[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: 36CFR294.14]

[Page 372]
 
              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
          CHAPTER II--FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 294_SPECIAL AREAS--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart B_State Petitions for Inventoried Roadless Area Management
 
Sec.  294.14  Petition contents.

    (a) Any petition made pursuant to Sec.  294.12 shall provide the 
following:
    (1) The location and description of the particular lands for which 
the petition is being made, including maps and other appropriate 
resources in sufficient detail to enable consideration of the petition;
    (2) The particular management requirements recommended for the lands 
and any exceptions;
    (3) The identification of the circumstances and needs intended to be 
addressed by the petition, including conserving roadless area values and 
characteristics; protecting human health and safety; reducing hazardous 
fuels and restoring essential wildlife habitats; maintaining existing 
facilities such as dams, or providing reasonable access to public and 
private property or public and privately owned facilities; and technical 
corrections to existing maps such as boundary adjustments to remove 
existing roaded areas;
    (4) A description of how the recommended management requirements 
identified in paragraph (a)(2) of this section differ from existing 
applicable land management plan(s) or policies related to inventoried 
roadless area management, and how they would comply with applicable laws 
and regulations;
    (5) A description of how the recommended management requirements 
identified in paragraph (a)(2) of this section compare to existing State 
or local land conservation policies and direction set forth in any 
applicable State or local land and resource management plan(s);
    (6) A description of how the recommended management requirements 
identified in paragraph (a)(2) of this section would affect the fish and 
wildlife that utilize the particular lands in question and their 
habitat;
    (7) A description of any public involvement efforts undertaken by 
the petitioner during development of the petition, including efforts to 
engage Tribal and local governments, and persons with expertise in fish 
and wildlife biology, fish and wildlife management, forest management, 
outdoor recreation, and other important disciplines; and
    (8) A commitment by the petitioner to participate as a cooperating 
agency in any environmental analysis for a rulemaking process.
    (b) The petition contents described in paragraphs (a)(1) through 
(a)(8) of this section constitute an information collection requirement 
as defined by 5 CFR part 1320 and have been assigned Office of 
Management and Budget control number 0596-0178.