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USDA/FS RIN: 0596-AB67 Publication ID: Spring 1998 
Title: ●Administration of the Forest Development Transportation System 
Abstract: The Forest Service proposes to revise the regulations concerning the management of the National Forest System transportation system to address changes in how the road system is developed,used, maintained, and funded. The existing road system on National Forest System lands was largely funded and constructed to develop areas for timber harvesting and the development of other resources. In the last two decades, interest in the appropriate uses of the resources of the national forests, as well as the costs associated with resource development, including road-building, has generated much public debate. At the same time, resource uses on the national forests have shifted substantially toward recreation. The agency believes this is an appropriate time to consider changes in public opinion, public demand, and public use of national forest resources in the context of the accumulated body of scientific information about the benefits and environmental impacts of roads, and to consider adjustments in the management of the forest road system to respond to these changes and, thus, better serve present and future management objectives in a more efficient manner. 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 212   
Legal Authority: Not Applicable   
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
ANPRM  01/28/1998  63 FR 4350   
ANPRM Comment Period End  03/30/1998    
NPRM  07/00/1998    
NPRM Comment Period End  09/00/1998    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
Agency Contact:
Marian P. Connolly
Regulatory Officer
Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
MS 1134, ATTN: IRM, D&R, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250-1134
Phone:703 605-4533
Fax:703 605-5111
Email: mconnolly@fs.fed.us