[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR216.3]

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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.  216.3  Applicability; relationship to other public participation opportunities.

    (a) The requirements described in this part do not apply to--
    (1) Rules or regulations promulgated according to the requirements 
of the Administrative Procedure Act, 5 U.S.C. 553;
    (2) Instructions, procedures, and other material issued in Forest 
Service Handbooks; and
    (3) Proposed Manual directives which provide guidance and procedures 
on administrative support activities such as personnel matters, 
procurement, service contracting, and other routine business operations 
of the agency.
    (b) This part does not supersede or replace the requirements of the 
National Environmental Policy Act as set forth in 40 CFR part 1500 and 
chapter 1950 of the Forest Service Manual. The requirements described in 
this part do not apply where equivalent public notice and opportunity 
for comment on the contents of a proposed Manual directive are provided 
during compliance with NEPA procedures.
    (c) The direction for management of many Forest Service programs is 
developed with public participation during land and resource management 
planning part 219, and other activities. The relevant results of such 
public participation shall be used in formulation of Forest Service 
Manual directives to avoid duplicating public participation efforts.
    (d) In addition to the opportunity for formal public review and 
comment offered in this part, the public may informally review and 
comment on Manual material at other times.
    (e) These regulations do not prevent informal consultation with 
selected Federal, State, and local governments and the public when such 
consultation is deemed appropriate in formulating Manual material.