[Federal Register: March 30, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 59)]
[Rules and Regulations]               
[Page 14049]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service

36 CFR Parts 223 and 261

RIN 0596-AB81

 
Sale and Disposal of National Forest System Timber; Special 
Forest Products and Forest Botanical Products

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice of Delay of Effective Date.

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SUMMARY: The Department is delaying the effective date of this rule for 
an additional 60 days. The Department previously delayed the effective 
date and sought comment for 30 days ending on March 2, 2009 (74 FR 
5107). More time is needed for the Forest Service to properly respond 
to the comments and to consider any potential changes to the rule. The 
rule regulates the sustainable free use, commercial harvest, and sale 
of special forest products and forest botanical products from National 
Forest System lands.

DATES: The effective date for the rule published at 73 FR 79367, 
December 29, 2008, is delayed until May 29, 2009.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Fitzgerald, Forest Service, 
Forest Management Staff, (202) 205-1753. Individuals who use 
telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 
p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through Friday.

    Dated: March 25, 2009.
Ann Bartuska,
Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Natural Resources and Environment.
[FR Doc. E9-7075 Filed 3-26-09; 11:15 am]

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