[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: 36CFR228.12]

[Page 143-144]
 
              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
          CHAPTER II--FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 228_MINERALS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_Locatable Minerals
 
Sec.  228.12  Access.

    An operator is entitled to access in connection with operations, but 
no road, trail, bridge, landing area for aircraft, or the like, shall be 
constructed or improved, nor shall any other means of access, including 
but not limited to

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off-road vehicles, be used until the operator has received approval of 
an operating plan in writing from the authorized officer when required 
by Sec.  228.4(a). Proposals for construction, improvement or use of 
such access as part of a plan of operations shall include a description 
of the type and standard of the proposed means of access, a map showing 
the proposed route of access, and a description of the means of 
transportation to be used. Approval of the means of such access as part 
of a plan of operations shall specify the location of the access route, 
design standards, means of transportation, and other conditions 
reasonably necessary to protect the environment and forest surface 
resources, including measures to protect scenic values and to insure 
against erosion and water or air pollution.