36 CFR § 223.32 - Timber sale operating plan.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s223.32"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "36 CFR § 223.32 - Timber sale operating plan."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "223.32"
section_name: "Timber sale operating plan."
chapter_name: "FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "223"
part_name: "SALE AND DISPOSAL OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM TIMBER"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "90 Stat. 2958, 16 U.S.C. 472a; 98 Stat. 2213, 16 U.S.C. 618, 104 Stat. 714-726, 16 U.S.C. 620-620j, 25 U.S.C. 3055 and 3057, 113 Stat. 1501a, 16 U.S.C. 528 note; unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 28252, June 2, 1977, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated at 49 FR 2760, Jan. 23, 1984."
cfr_part: "223"
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# 223.32 Timber sale operating plan.

Sale contracts with a term of 2 years or more shall provide for the filing of an operating plan as soon as practicable after execution of the contract, such plan shall be a part of the contract. The plan of operation shall be general in nature, outlining the expected timing and order of sale development, including such major operations as road construction, felling and removal of timber, distribution of timber, and contractual requirements for erosion prevention and slash disposal. The plan of operation and revisions thereto shall be subject to concurrence by the Forest Service.