[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 155 (Friday, August 9, 1996)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 41507] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 96-20326] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service 36 CFR Part 211 National Commission on Wildfire Disasters AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA. ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The National Wildfire Commission was established pursuant to the Wildfire Disaster Recovery Act of 1989 to study the effects of disastrous wildfires. The Act provided that the Commission would be dissolved following submission of the Commission's final report. The final report was filed in May 1994, and the commission dissolved; therefore, the regulation governing donations to support the work of the Commission is no longer needed and is being removed. The Agency identified the need to remove this obsolete regulation during a review of regulations undertaken as part of the President's Regulatory Reinvention Initiative. EFFECTIVE DATE: August 9, 1996. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laurie Perrett, Fire and Aviation Management Staff, Forest Service, USDA, P.O. Box 96090, Washington, D.C. 20090-6090, (202) 205-1511. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background The Wildfire Disaster Recovery Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 551 note) directed the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a National Commission on Wildfire Disasters. Section 105 of the Act provided that the Secretary could receive donations to support the work of the Commission. The Department published an interim rule in the Federal Register on October 7, 1991, (56 FR 50512) to establish uniform administrative procedures for receiving and processing contributions to the Commission. Regulations were needed to assure adherence to the statutory limitation on contributions. The Commission completed its study and published its report in May 1994. The Commission was disbanded following publication of its report. Following a review of Forest Service regulations under the President's Regulatory Reinvention Initiative, the Agency identified this regulation as no longer needed, and, accordingly, by this amendment, is removing the rule from the Code of Federal Regulations. Because of the narrow scope and limited effect of this action, the Agency has determined that this amendment is a technical amendment for which notice and comment pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act (5 U.S.C. 553) is neither practicable nor necessary. Regulatory Impact This rule is a technical amendment to remove an obsolete regulation and, as such, has no substantive effect, nor is it subject to review under USDA procedures and Executive Order 12866 on Regulatory Planning and Review. Accordingly, this rule is not subject to OMB review under Executive Order 12866. Moreover, because good cause exists to exempt his rule from notice and comment pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553, this rule is exempt from further analysis under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995; Executive Order 12778, Civil Justice Reform; Executive Order 12630, Takings Implications; or the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. List of Subjects in 36 CFR Part 211 Administrative practice and procedure, Fire prevention, Intergovernmental relations, National forests. Therefore, for the reasons set forth in the preamble, Part 211 of Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations is hereby amended as follows: PART 211--[AMENDED] 1. The authority citation for Part 211 continues to read as follows: Authority: 30 Stat. 35, as amended, sec. 1, 33 Stat. 628 (16 U.S.C. 551, 472). Sec. 211.6 [Removed] 2. Remove section 211.6. Dated: August 6, 1996. David G. Unger, Associate Chief. [FR Doc. 96-20326 Filed 8-8-96; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410-11-M