[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: 36CFR218.9]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
          CHAPTER II--FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 218_PREDECISIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCESSES--
Table of Contents
 
Sec.  218.9  Objection time periods and process.

    (a) Time to file an objection. Written objections, including any 
attachments, must be filed with the Reviewing Officer within 30 days 
following the publication date of the legal notice of the EA or FEIS in 
the newspaper of record (Sec.  218.4(b)). It is the responsibility of 
objectors to ensure that their objection is received in a timely manner.
    (b) Computation of time periods. (1) All time periods are computed 
using calendar days, including Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal holidays. 
However, when the time period expires on a Saturday, Sunday, or Federal 
holiday, the time is extended to the end of the next Federal working day 
as stated in the legal notice or to the end of the calendar day (11:59 
p.m.) for objections filed by electronic means such as e-mail or 
facsimile machine.
    (2) The day after publication of the legal notice for this subpart 
of the EA or FEIS in the newspaper of record (Sec.  218.4(b)) is the 
first day of the objection-filing period.
    (3) The publication date of the legal notice of the EA or FEIS in 
the newspaper of record is the exclusive means for calculating the time 
to file an objection. Objectors may not rely on dates or timeframe 
information provided by any other source.
    (c) Evidence of timely filing. Timeliness shall be determined by:
    (1) The date of the postmark, e-mail, fax, or other means of filing 
(for example, express delivery service) of an objection and any 
attachment;
    (2) The time and date imprint at the correct Reviewing Officer's 
office on a hand-delivered objection and any attachments; or
    (3) When an objection is electronically mailed, the objector should 
normally receive an automated electronic acknowledgment from the agency 
as confirmation of receipt. If the objector does not receive an 
automated acknowledgment of the receipt of the objection, it is the 
objector's responsibility to ensure timely receipt by other means.
    (d) Extensions. Time extensions are not permitted.
    (e) Other timeframes. The Reviewing Officer shall issue a written 
response to the objector(s) concerning their objection(s) within 30 days 
following the end of the objection-filing period.