36 CFR § 294.10 - Purpose.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t36/s294.10"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "36 CFR § 294.10 - Purpose."
title_number: 36
title_name: "Parks, Forests, and Public Property"
section_number: "294.10"
section_name: "Purpose."
chapter_name: "FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE"
part_number: "294"
part_name: "SPECIAL AREAS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "16 U.S.C. 472, 529, 551, 1131, 1608, and 1613 and 23 U.S.C. 201 and 205."
regulatory_source: "38 FR 5852, Mar. 5, 1973, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "294"
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# 294.10 Purpose.

The purpose of these administrative procedures is to set forth a process for State-specific rulemaking to address the management of inventoried roadless areas in areas where the Secretary determines that regulatory direction is appropriate based on a petition from the affected Governor.