[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 5, 2003)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 10420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-5116]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

36 CFR Part 219

RIN 0596-AB86


National Forest Service Land and Resource Management Planning

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice; extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the public comment period for the 
proposed rule for National Forest System Land and Resource Management 
Planning, published in the Federal Register on December 6, 2002 (67 FR 
72770), is being extended. The original comment period end date was 
March 6, 2003.

DATES: Comments on the proposed rule must be received in writing, on or 
before the new deadline of April 7, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be sent to USDA FS Planning Rule, Content 
Analysis Team, PO Box 8359, Missoula, MT 59807; via email to [email protected]; or by facsimile to Planning Rule Comments at (406) 329-
3556. All comments, including names and addresses when provided, are 
placed in the record and are available for public inspection and 
copying.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jody Sutton, Content Analysis Team 
Program Coordinator, Forest Service, (801) 517-1023.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Diversity Options Workshop was held 
February 18-20, 2003, to discuss the approaches to implementing the 
National Forest Management Act (NFMA) diversity requirement in the 
proposed rule; address strengths and weaknesses of the two diversity 
options in the proposed rule; and to discuss any additional options for 
implementing the NFMA diversity requirement. Proceedings from the 
Diversity Options Workshop are expected to be posted on World Wide Web 
at www.fs.fed.us/emc/nfma by March 17, 2003.

    Dated: February 26, 2003.
Bov B. Eav,
Acting Chief.
[FR Doc. 03-5116 Filed 3-4-03; 8:45 am]
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