United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 1995_register executive 2010-09-25 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1be059436 D09002ee1be05954e United States Department of Agriculture originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Forest Service originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This final rule implements the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 (Act). It defines certain terms necessary to facilitate uniform compliance; prohibits transfer of unprocessed private timber for export by a person who possesses or acquires unprocessed Federal timber; prohibits export of such unprocessed private timber by a third or successive parties; prescribes procedures for reporting the acquisition and disposition of Federal and private timber, including transfers; prescribes procedures for identifying unprocessed Federal and private timber requiring domestic processing; establishes procedures for assessing civil and criminal penalties and applying administrative remedies for violations of the Act, its implementing regulations, and contracts issued under the Act; and authorizes Regional Foresters' entry into cooperative agreements with other agencies. This comprehensive rule incorporates, with some changes, the provisions of the interim rule published November 20, 1990 (55 FR 48572) which established sourcing area procedures; continued surplus species determinations; and continued the existing reporting procedures applicable to timber sale contracts awarded prior to August 20, 1990. This comprehensive rule also incorporates the final rule of limited scope, published December 19, 1991 (56 FR 65834), which: Continued the existing reporting procedures applicable to timber sale contracts awarded prior to August 20, 1990; amended the interim rule for sourcing area disapproval and review procedures; and established application procedures for persons applying for a share of the limited amount of unprocessed timber originating from National Forest System lands in the State of Washington that are exempted from the prohibition against indirect substitution. This comprehensive rule also establishes the specific quotas for indirect substitution in Washington State. This comprehensive rule fully implements the Act, except for the determination of surplus species, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 620a(b). The intended effect of this rule making is to conserve public timber resources and help relieve domestic timber supply shortages by implementing the provisions of the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990. Given the scope of this final, comprehensive rule making, the Department is seeking public comment on any ``fine tuning'' of the regulations that may be necessary for more efficient implementation. This request for public comment in no way affects the finality of this rulemaking. 60 FR 46890 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1995-09-08/95-21912 95-21912 fr08se95-14 RIN 0596-AB22 3410-11-M https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1995-09-08/95-21912 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1995-09-08/html/95-21912.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1995-09-08/pdf/95-21912.pdf 45 p. 46890 46934 60 FR 46890 Title 36 Part 223 36 CFR Part 223 RIN 0596-AB22 Sale and Disposal of National Forest System Timber; Administration of Timber Export and Substitution Restrictions; Federal Register Vol. 60, Issue RULE 95-21912 II DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service 1995-09-08 1995-10-10 3410-11-M 95-21912 Final rule with request for comments.

This final rule implements the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 (Act). It defines certain terms necessary to facilitate uniform compliance; prohibits transfer of unprocessed private timber for export by a person who possesses or acquires unprocessed Federal timber; prohibits export of such unprocessed private timber by a third or successive parties; prescribes procedures for reporting the acquisition and disposition of Federal and private timber, including transfers; prescribes procedures for identifying unprocessed Federal and private timber requiring domestic processing; establishes procedures for assessing civil and criminal penalties and applying administrative remedies for violations of the Act, its implementing regulations, and contracts issued under the Act; and authorizes Regional Foresters' entry into cooperative agreements with other agencies. This comprehensive rule incorporates, with some changes, the provisions of the interim rule published November 20, 1990 (55 FR 48572) which established sourcing area procedures; continued surplus species determinations; and continued the existing reporting procedures applicable to timber sale contracts awarded prior to August 20, 1990. This comprehensive rule also incorporates the final rule of limited scope, published December 19, 1991 (56 FR 65834), which: Continued the existing reporting procedures applicable to timber sale contracts awarded prior to August 20, 1990; amended the interim rule for sourcing area disapproval and review procedures; and established application procedures for persons applying for a share of the limited amount of unprocessed timber originating from National Forest System lands in the State of Washington that are exempted from the prohibition against indirect substitution. This comprehensive rule also establishes the specific quotas for indirect substitution in Washington State. This comprehensive rule fully implements the Act, except for the determination of surplus species, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 620a(b). The intended effect of this rule making is to conserve public timber resources and help relieve domestic timber supply shortages by implementing the provisions of the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990. Given the scope of this final, comprehensive rule making, the Department is seeking public comment on any ``fine tuning'' of the regulations that may be necessary for more efficient implementation. This request for public comment in no way affects the finality of this rulemaking.

This rule is effective September 8, 1995. Comments must be received in writing by October 10, 1995. Rex Baumback, Timber Management Staff, Forest Service, USDA, P.O. Box 96090, Washington, DC 20090-6090, (202) 205-0855. Vol. 60, no. 174 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 1995-09-08 continuing daily deposited born digital 296 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1995-09-08 P0b002ee180a805e4 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr08se95 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1995-09-08 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1995-09-08/pdf/FR-1995-09-08.pdf fdlp 46749 47037 DGPO 2010-09-25 2023-05-07 FR-1995-09-08 machine generated eng FR FR-1995-09-08 60 174