[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 8, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 20726]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-11471]



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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

36 CFR Part 292

RIN 0596-AB39


Smith River National Recreation Area

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Final rule; change of effective date.

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SUMMARY: The Forest Service is giving notice of a change in the 
effective date of the Smith River National Recreation Area final rule. 
The Smith River final rule was published in the Federal Register on 
April 3, 1996, (61 FR 14621) and became effective on that date. 
However, at the time of submission, the Forest Service was unaware of 
the new statutory requirements concerning Congressional review of 
regulations. Public Law 104-121, Subtitle E, Section 251, 
``Congressional Review'' requires the agency to submit a report and a 
copy of a final regulation to each House of Congress and to the General 
Accounting Office (GAO), when the rule is published in the Federal 
Register. The effective date of a published rule must be later than the 
publication date in order to allow time for Congressional review. A 
report and a copy of the rule were submitted to Congress and the GAO on 
May 3, 1996.

EFFECTIVE DATE: The new effective date for this rule is May 23, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sam Hotchkiss, Minerals and Geology 
Management Staff, Forest Service, USDA, (202) 205-1535.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This final rule (36 CFR Part 292) implements 
Section 8(d) of the Smith River National Recreation Area Act of 1990 
and sets forth the procedures by which the Forest Service will regulate 
mineral operations on National Forest System lands within the Smith 
River National Recreation Area. This rule supplements existing Forest 
Service regulations and is intended to ensure that mineral operations 
are conducted in a manner consistent with the purposes for which the 
Smith River National Recreation Area was established.

    Dated: May 3, 1996.
David G. Unger,
Associate Chief.
[FR Doc. 96-11471 Filed 5-7-96; 8:45 am]
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