[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: 36CFR254.22]

[Page 311]
 
              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
          CHAPTER II--FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 254_LANDOWNERSHIP ADJUSTMENTS--Table of Contents
 
                   Subpart B_National Forest Townsites
 
Sec.  254.22  Designation and public notice.

    (a) A Forest Service official must--
    (1) Ensure the application meets the requirements of Sec.  254.21;
    (2) Process an order to set aside and designate the lands for 
townsite purposes; and
    (3) Transmit, where applicable, a copy of the designation order to 
the State Director, Bureau of Land Management.
    (b) The designation order will segregate the lands from other forms 
of entry as long as the application remains in force.
    (c) The designation order does not preclude compatible land 
adjustments under the Secretary's authority within the area set aside.
    (d) A Forest Service official must prepare a public notice of the 
proposed townsite sale to be inserted once a week for 4 consecutive 
weeks in a local newspaper:
    (1) The notice shall include descriptive information on the proposed 
townsite sale and identify the applicant and responsible Forest Service 
official; and
    (2) A period of 45 days, from first date of publication, must be 
provided for accepting public comments.