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USDA/FS RIN: 0596-AD66 Publication ID: Spring 2025 
Title: ●Special Areas: Roadless Area Conservation Repeal 
Abstract:

The rulemaking would repeal 36 CFR 294 subpart B, which established prohibitions on road construction, road reconstruction, and timber harvesting in inventoried roadless areas on National Forest System lands. With the repeal, management requirements for inventoried roadless areas would be guided by individual land management plans.

 

 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: First time published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: Undetermined  Unfunded Mandates: No 
EO 14192 Designation: Deregulatory 
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 294   
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 472, 551, and 1604    42 U.S.C. 4321   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  02/00/2026 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined  Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 
Small Entities Affected: No  Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Nathan Morris
Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
201 14th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20024
Phone:202 205-0833
Email: nathan.morris@usda.gov