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[FR Doc No: 94-16816]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Indian Affairs

25 CFR Part 165

RIN: 1076-AC75

 

Sale of Forest Products, Red Lake Indian Reservation, Minnesota

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is proposing to delete 
regulations which govern the terms and conditions under which forest 
products produced by the Red Lake Indian Mills may be sold. The BIA is 
proposing to delete these regulations because the Red Lake Indian Mills 
no longer exists and the revision of the ``General Forest 
Regulations,'' prescribes policy for the sale of forest products 
produced by other Indian forest product enterprises on the Red Lake 
Indian Reservation. Therefore, this proposed deletion is necessary to 
eliminate redundancy and potential confusion in forestry program 
regulations.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 12, 1994.

ADDRESSES: Mail or hand deliver comments to: Mr. Jim Stires, Billings 
Area Office, BIA, Branch of Forestry, 316 North 26th Street, Billings, 
Montana; or Mr. Bill Downes, Division of Forestry, 1849 C Street NW., 
Mail Stop 4545 MIB, Washington DC 20240.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Jim Stires, Billings Area Office, 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, Branch of Forestry, telephone (406) 657-6358.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Deletion of 25 CFR part 165 will eliminate 
potential confusion because the Red Lake Indian Mills, which are the 
subject of the regulation, no longer exist. This deletion also will 
eliminate a perceived redundancy because provisions in Sec. 163.13 of 
the revision of 25 CFR part 163, ``General Forest Regulations,'' are 
adequate to govern the sale of Indian forest products by Indian forest 
enterprises on the Red Lake Indian Reservation.
    The policy of the Department of the Interior is, whenever 
practical, to afford the public an opportunity to participate in the 
rulemaking process. Accordingly, interested persons may submit written 
comments regarding the proposed rule to the locations identified in the 
addresses section of this document.
    This rule is not considered a significant regulatory action under 
the criteria of Executive Order 12866. Therefore, review by the Office 
of Management and Budget is not required prior to publication in the 
Federal Register.
    This rule will not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities under the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) because the sale of lumber and forest 
products produced by Indian enterprises will be conducted as in the 
past.
    The Department of the Interior has determined that this proposed 
rule does not constitute a major Federal action significantly affecting 
the quality of the human environment and that no detailed statement is 
required pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.
    The Department has certified to the Office of Management and Budget 
that these proposed regulations meet the applicable standards provided 
in Sections 2(a) and 2(b)(2) of Executive Order 12778.
    In accordance with Executive Order 12630, the Department has 
determined that this rule does not have significant takings 
implications.
    The Department has determined that this rule does not have 
significant federalism effects.
    The deletion of 25 CFR part 165, ``Sale of Forest Products, Red 
Lake Indian Reservation Minnesota,'' will not create information 
collection or record keeping requirements which require approval by the 
Office of Management and Budget under 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
    The primary author of this document is Mr. Jim Stires, Forester, in 
the Billings Area Office, BIA, Branch of Forestry, Billings, Montana.

List of Subjects in 25 CFR Part 165

    Forests and forest products; Indian--lands.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, Part 165 of Chapter I, 
Title 25 of the Code of Federal Regulations is proposed to be removed.

    Dated: May 16, 1994.
Ada E. Deer,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 94-16816 Filed 7-11-94; 8:45 am]
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