[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR215.19]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
          CHAPTER II--FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 215--NOTICE, COMMENT, AND APPEAL PROCEDURES FOR NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 215.19  Appeal reviewing officer authority.

    (a) Identification of Appeal Reviewing Officer. An agency official 
at the Regional Office level designated by the Chief is the Appeal 
Reviewing Officer for appeals of District Ranger and Forest Supervisor 
decisions. An agency official at the Washington Office level designated 
by the Chief is the Appeal Reviewing Officer for appeals of Regional 
Forester Decisions. The Appeal Reviewing Officer shall be an officer at 
least at the level of the agency official who made the initial decision 
on the project or activity that is under appeal and has not participated 
in the initial decision and will not be responsible for implementing the 
initial decision after the appeal is decided.
    (b) Scope of review. The Appeal Reviewing Officer's review of 
decisions under this part focuses on decision documentation developed by 
the Responsible Official in reaching the decision, issues raised in the 
appeal, and comments submitted by interested parties.
    (c) Consolidation of recommendations. In cases involving multiple 
appeals of a decision subject to this part, the Appeal Reviewing Officer 
shall determine whether to issue one recommendation or separate 
recommendations.