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RIN: 0596-AC86

Publication ID: Spring 2009

Title: ●Sale and Disposal of National Forest System Timber, Prohibitions--Timber and Other Forest Products
Abstract: The Department is preparing to issue a final rule (RIN 0596-AB81; 36 CFR 223) governing the disposal of special forest products and forest botanical products from National Forest System lands, via commercial harvest, sale, and free-use activities, on or prior to November 1, 2008. The final rule allows the Forest Service to: better manage the disposal of special forest products through commercial harvest and sale and free use; to implement a pilot program for charging and collecting fees for harvest of forest botanical products, pursuant to the pilot program law. The rule is intended to facilitate sustainable harvest of special forest products and forest botanical products. However, to legally enforce the rule, the regulations at 36 CFR 261.6(f) need to be clarified to include specific references to the Forest Service's management of the sale or exchange of forest products obtained via free or personal use.
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)	Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: Undetermined	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Interim Final Rule	04/00/2009

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:202 260-6539 Email: lsparker@fs.fed.us