[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 3, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 51723]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24478]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Indian Affairs

25 CFR Part 164

RIN 1076-AC77


Sale of Lumber and Other Forest Products Produced by Indian 
Enterprises From the Forests on Indian Reservations

AGENCY: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Interior.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is deleting regulations 
which govern the terms and conditions under which forest products 
produced by Indian tribal forest enterprises from the forests of Indian 
Reservations may be sold. The BIA is deleting these regulations because 
the ``General Forest Regulations,'' prescribe similar terms and 
conditions for such sales of Indian forest products in the section, 
``Indian Tribal Forest Enterprise Operations.'' Therefore, this 
deletion is necessary to eliminate redundancy and potential confusion 
in forestry program regulations.

EFFECTIVE DATE: November 2, 1995.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This action, deleting 25 CFR part 164, 
results from the BIA's need to eliminate the redundancy and potential 
confusion arising from having two regulations governing the same 
operations. The BIA recognizes that 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 and, as a result, 
that 25 CFR part 164 is no longer needed.
    No comments were received during the 60 day comment period 
following the publication of the proposed rule in the Federal Register.
    The Department of the Interior has determined that this rule is not 
a significant regulation action under Executive Order 12866, and 
therefore will not be reviewed by the Office of Management and Budget. 
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 final 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 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 164, ``Sale of Lumber and Other Forest 
Products Produced by Indian Enterprises from Forests on Indian 
Reservations,'' 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 164

    Forests and forest products; Indian lands.

    For the reasons set forth in the preamble, and under the authority 
of Public Law 97-257, Title I, Section 100 (September 30, 1982, Stat. 
839), Part 164 of Chapter I, of Title 25 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations is removed.

    Dated: July 17, 1995.
Ada E. Deer,
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs.
[FR Doc. 95-24478 Filed 10-2-95; 8:45 am]
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