[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR216.4]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
          CHAPTER II--FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 216--INVOLVING THE PUBLIC IN THE FORMULATION OF FOREST SERVICE DIRECTIVES--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 216.4  Determining the need for formal public review of proposed 
Manual directives.

    (a) Agency officials responsible for formulating Manual directives 
containing applicable standards, criteria, and guidelines shall 
determine whether substantial public interest or controversy concerning 
a proposed Manual directive can be expected.
    (b) The following shall be considered in making this determination:
    (1) Direct written or oral communication with those known to be 
interested in the proposal;
    (2) The degree to which the proposal is likely to adversely or 
beneficially affect the general public as well as those known to be 
interested in the proposal;
    (3) The amount of change the proposal represents from current 
direction;
    (4) The extent of recent news media coverage on subjects related to 
the proposal; and
    (5) The amount of interest or controversy expressed on previous 
proposals on the same or similar subjects.