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DOI/BLM RIN: 1004-AE12 Publication ID: Fall 2010 
Title: Timber Sale Contract Modification 
Abstract: This rulemaking would expand the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) existing authorities to extend or modify timber sale contracts on BLM-managed public lands. The rule would allow timber sale contracts to be extended or modified during severe declines in the timber market. Currently, timber companies must pay penalties if they do not harvest the timber as called for in their 3-year contracts with the BLM. The proposed change could help timer companies withstand severe market fluctuations with minimal cost to the Federal Government. The U.S. Forest Service and the Bureau of Indian Affairs already have similar authorities to modify or extend their timber sale contracts. 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 43 CFR 5470   
Legal Authority: 30 USC 601    43 USC 1181e    43 USC 1740   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  11/00/2011    
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:
Scott Lieurance
Chief, Division of Forest and Woodlands
Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management
1620 L Street NW., Room 204,
Washington, DC 20036
Phone:202 912-7246
Fax:202 452-7701
Email: scott_lieurance@blm.gov