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<br><font size=3>Public comment deadline extended to January 22, 2008.
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<br><font size=3>Federal Register: December 20, 2007 (Volume 72, Number
244)]<br>
[Proposed Rules] <br>
[Page 72319]<br>
>From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE<br>
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Forest Service<br>
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36 CFR Part 223<br>
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RIN 0596-AB81<br>
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Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period--Sale and Disposal <br>
of National Forest System Timber; Special Forest Products and Forest <br>
Botanical Products<br>
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AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.<br>
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ACTION: Notice of Extension of Public Comment Period.<br>
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SUMMARY: The public comment period is being extended an additional 30 <br>
days for the proposed rule governing the disposal of special forest <br>
products from National Forest System lands. The original notice called
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for comments to be submitted by December 21, 2007 (FR 72, 59496-59506,
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published on Monday, October 22, 2007). As stated in the original <br>
Public Notice, special forest products include, but are not limited to,
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wildflowers, mushrooms, moss, nuts, seeds, tree sap, and Christmas <br>
trees. The proposed rule also formally establishes a pilot program to <br>
charge and collect fees for the harvest and sale of forest botanical <br>
products on National Forest System lands. The proposed rule is intended
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to facilitate sustainable harvest of special forest products and forest
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botanical products. Public comment is invited and will be considered in
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the development of the final rule.<br>
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DATES: Comments must be received in writing by January 22, 2008.<br>
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ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Director, Forest Management Staff,
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USDA Forest Service, Mail Stop 1103, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., <br>
Washington, DC 20250, by fax to (202) 205-1045, or by e-mail to </font><a href=mailto:wospecialproducts@fs.fed.us><font size=3 color=blue><u><br>
wospecialproducts@fs.fed.us</u></font></a><font size=3>. Comments also may
be submitted via the <br>
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World Wide Web/Internet at </font><a href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.regulations.gov"><font size=3 color=blue><u>http://www.regulations.gov</u></font></a><font size=3>.
All comments, <br>
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including names and addresses when provided, are placed in the record <br>
and are available for public inspection and copying at the Office of <br>
the Director, Forest Management Staff, Third Floor SW., Yates Building,
<br>
201 14th Street, SW., Washington, DC. Persons wishing to inspect the <br>
comments are encouraged to call ahead (202) 205-1766 to facilitate <br>
entrance into the building.<br>
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Fitzgerald, Forest Service, <br>
Forest Management Staff, (202) 205-1753, or Sharon Nygaard-Scott, <br>
Forest Management Staff, (202) 205-1766.<br>
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf
(TDD) <br>
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339
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between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through <br>
Friday.<br>
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Dated: December 14, 2007.<br>
Gloria Manning,<br>
Associate Deputy Chief, NFS.<br>
[FR Doc. E7-24710 Filed 12-19-07; 8:45 am]<br>
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