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'XX0XX :0(x" ( (:XXImages:XX 'h# 'XX0XX :0h$ ( (:XXImagesCharged:XX 'X% 'XX0XX(X& ( (  '       - XX16USCA1612X8Xe  eXX8Ԁ16U.S.C.A.1612X8Xe  %  eXX8%ZJFz \ `<<@X********@E> *2|| $5 > R   UNITEDSTATESCODEANNOTATEDTITLE16.CONSERVATIONCHAPTER36FORESTANDRANGELANDRENEWABLERESOURCESPLANNINGSUBCHAPTERIPLANNING  Copr.WestGroup2001.NoclaimtoOrig.U.S.Govt.Works.CurrentthroughP.L.10726,approved817011612.Publicparticipation(a)Adequatenoticeandopportunitytocomment̀InexercisinghisauthoritiesunderthissubchapterandotherlawsapplicabletotheForestService,theSecretary,byregulation,shallestablishprocedures,includingpublichearingswhereappropriate,togivetheFederal,State,andlocalgovernmentsandthepublicadequatenoticeandanopportunitytocommentupontheformulationofstandards,criteria,andguidelinesapplicabletoForestServiceprograms.%  %(b)Advisoryboards̀InprovidingforpublicparticipationintheplanningforandmanagementoftheNationalForestSystem,theSecretary,pursuanttotheFederalAdvisoryCommitteeAct(86Stat.770)andotherapplicablelaw,shallestablishandconsultsuchadvisoryboardsashedeemsnecessarytosecurefullinformationandadviceontheexecutionofhisresponsibilities.ThemembershipofsuchboardsshallberepresentativeofacrosssectionofgroupsinterestedintheplanningforandmanagementoftheNationalForestSystemandthevarioustypesofuseandenjoymentofthelandsthereof.CREDIT(S)2000MainVolume(Pub.L.93378,14,asaddedPub.L.94588,11,Oct.22,1976,90Stat.2958.)   %  %  <   GeneralMaterials(GM)References,Annotations,orTables   >   **#0       *#1                HISTORICALANDSTATUTORYNOTES          RevisionNotesandLegislativeReports        1976Acts.SenateReportNos.94893and94905,andSenateConferenceReportNo.941335,see1976U.S.CodeCong.andAdm.News,p.6662.      ReferencesinText        TheFederalAdvisoryCommitteeAct,referredtointext,issetoutinAppendix2toTitle5.      TransferofFunctions        FortransferofcertainenforcementfunctionsofSecretaryorotherofficialinDepartmentofAgricultureunderthissubchaptertoFederalInspector,Office %  %! ofFederalInspectorfortheAlaskaNaturalGasTransportationSystem,seeTransferofFunctionsnotesetoutundersection1601ofthistitle.      ForestServiceDecisionMakingandAppealsReform       Pub.L.102381,TitleIII,322 ,Oct.5,1992,106Stat.1419,providedthat:         "(a)Ingeneral.   Inaccordancewiththissection,theSecretaryofAgriculture,actingthroughtheChiefofthe `"X# ForestService,shallestablishanoticeandcommentprocessforproposedactionsoftheForestServiceconcerningprojectsandactivitiesimplementinglandandresourcemanagementplansdevelopedundertheForestandRangelandRenewableResourcesPlanningActof1974( 16U.S.C.1601 etseq.)andshallmodifytheprocedureforappealsofdecisionsconcerningsuchprojects.         "(b)Noticeandcomment.     ' *         "(1)Notice.   Priortoproposinganactionreferredtoinsubsection(a),theSecretaryshallgivenoticeofthe 0*(#- proposedaction,andtheavailabilityoftheactionforpubliccommentby  *#.     %  %* 񀀀   "(A)   promptlymailingnoticeabouttheproposedactiontoanypersonwhohasrequesteditinwriting,andto  personswhoareknowntohaveparticipatedinthedecisionmakingprocess;and,    ̀   "(B)(i)   inthecaseofanactiontakenbytheChiefoftheForestService,publishingnoticeofactionintheFederal ` X Register;or    ̀   "(ii)   inthecaseofanyotheractionreferredtoinsubsection(a),publishingnoticeoftheactioninanewspaperof   generalcirculationthathaspreviouslybeenidentifiedintheFederalRegisterasthenewspaperinwhichnoticeunderthisparagraphmaybepublished.    ̀   "(2)Comment.   TheSecretaryshallacceptcommentsontheproposedactionwithin30daysafterpublicationof   thenoticeinaccordancewithparagraph(1).         "(c)Righttoappeal.   Notlaterthan45daysafterthedateofissuanceofadecisionoftheForestService   concerningactionsreferredtoinsubsection(a),apersonwhowasinvolvedinthepubliccommentprocessundersubsection(b)throughsubmissionofwrittenororalcommentsorbyotherwisenotifyingtheForestServiceoftheirinterestintheproposedactionmayfileanappeal.         "(d)Dispositionofanappeal.          %  %A4    "(1)Informaldisposition.         ̀   "(A)Ingeneral.   Subjecttosubparagraph(B),adesignatedemployeeoftheForestServiceshalloffertomeet  witheachindividualwhofilesanappealinaccordancewithsubsection(c)andattempttodisposeoftheappeal.    ̀   "(B)Timeandlocationofthemeeting.   Eachmeetinginaccordancewithsubparagraph(A)shalltakeplace      ̀   "(i)   notlaterthan15daysaftertheclosingdateforfilinganappeal;and  xp    ̀   "(ii)   atalocationdesignatedbytheChiefoftheForestServicethatisinthevicinityofthelandsaffectedbythe    decision.    ̀   "(2)Formalreview.   Iftheappealisnotdisposedofinaccordancewithparagraph(1),anappealsreviewofficer `"X# designatedbytheChiefoftheForestServiceshallreviewtheappealandrecommendinwriting,totheofficialresponsiblefordecidingtheappeal,theappropriatedispositionoftheappeal.Theofficialresponsiblefordecidingtheappealshallthendecidetheappeal.Theappealsreviewofficershallbealineofficeratleastattheleveloftheagencyofficialwhomadetheinitialdecisionontheprojectoractivitythatisunderappeal,whohasnotparticipatedintheinitialdecisionandwillnotberesponsibleforimplementationoftheinitialdecisionaftertheappealisdecided.    ̀   "(3)Timefordisposition.   Dispositionofappealsunderthissubsection %  %> shallbecompletednotlaterthan30days (!+ aftertheclosingdateforfilingofanappeal,providedthattheForestServicemayextendtheclosingdatebyanadditional15days.     *#. Ѐ   "(4)   IftheSecretaryfailstodecidetheappealwithinthe45dayperiod,thedecisiononwhichtheappealisbased  shallbedeemedtobeafinalagencyactionforthepurposeofchapter7oftitle5,UnitedStatesCode[ 5U.S.C.A.701 etseq.].         "(e)Stay.   UnlesstheChiefoftheForestServicedeterminesthatanemergencysituationexistswithrespecttoa   decisionoftheForestService,implementationofthedecisionshallbestayedduringtheperiodbeginningonthedateofthedecision         "(1)   for45days,ifanappealisnotfiled,or       ̀   "(2)   foranadditional15daysafterthedateofthedispositionofanappealunderthissection,iftheagencyaction h`  isdeemedfinalundersubsection(d)(4)."             LIBRARYREFERENCES   PH        %  %bG AdministrativeLaw      Proceduresforpublicinvolvement,see 36CFR216.1 etseq.      AmericanDigestSystem      UnitedStatesZJFz \ @ `<@X********@EV@*/v,(35,41.      KeyNumberSystemTopicNo.393.    WoodsandForests ZJFz \ @ `<@X********@E  @*/v (5,6.        KeyNumberSystemTopicNo.411.      Encyclopedias      UnitedStates,seeC.J.S.35,37,41,62to64.    WoodsandForests,seeC.J.S.5.      LawReviewandJournalCommentaries     "+$.   Takingaccountoftheecosystemonthepublicdomain:LawandecologyinthegreaterYellowstoneregion.RobertB.Keiter,60U.Colo.L.Rev.923(1989).     % ! %!O      % " %"5P  NOTESOFDECISIONS             Publiccomment  % # %#KQ  x  񀀀   Rulesandregulations  % $ %$R H @            % % %%R  .Rulesandregulations            AppealsReformAct(ARA)wasnotselfimplementing;rather,NationalForestServicewasexpectedandrequiredtoimplementARAthroughadministrativerulemaking. IdahoSportingCongress,Inc.v.U.S.ForestService,D.Idaho1994,843F.Supp.1373.      % & %&U  .Publiccomment           EmergencySupplementalAppropriationsforAdditionalDisasterAssistance,forAntiTerrorismInitiatives,forAssistanceintheRecoveryfromtheTragedythatOccurredatOklahomaCity,andRescissionsActof1995,whichauthorizedexpeditedsalvagetimbersalesonnationalforestlands,abrogatedprovisionsofPublicParticipationLawrequiring30daypubliccommentperiodforactions % ' %'.X takenunderForestandRangelandRenewableResourcesPlanningActof1974,pursuanttoRescissionsActprovisionindicatingthattimbersalesconductedinaccordancetherewithweredeemedtosatisfyrequirementsofallotherapplicablefederalenvironmentalandnaturalresourcelawsandtheirregulations,whichincludedPublicParticipationLaw. Mahlerv.U.S.ForestService,C.A.7(Ind.)1997,128F.3d573.     16U.S.C.A.1612    16USCA1612    ENDOFDOCUMENT XX ,X , ,