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RIN: 0596-AC15

Publication ID: Fall 2008

Title: Predecisional Administrative Review and Objection Process for Projects Authorized Under Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003
Abstract: The Forest Service promulgated an interim final rule on January 9, 2004 (69 FR 1529), at 36 CFR part 218, to establish a predecisional administrative review process whereby persons can seek administrative review and file objections for hazardous fuel reduction projects authorized under the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (HFRA). The Agency solicited public comment on the interim final rule for a 90-day period. The comments received will be utilized to finalize 36 CFR part 218.
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 215 36 CFR 218, subpart A (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: PL 108-148

Legal Deadline:

Action	Source	Description	Date
Other	Statutory	PL 108-148, sec 105	01/05/2004

Overall Description of Deadline: The Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003 (HFRA) required the Secretary of Agriculture to promulgate interim final regulations within 30 days after the enactment of the Act.

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Interim Final Rule	01/09/2004	69 FR 1529
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End	04/08/2004
Final Action	09/17/2008	73 FR 53705

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No	Federalism: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Lorrie Parker Regulatory Analyst Department of Agriculture Forest Service ATTN: ORMS, D&R Branch, 1400 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20250-0003 Phone:202 205-6560 Fax:202 205-6539 Email: lsparker@fs.fed.us