National Forest Service Land and Resource Management Planning

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identifier: "/us/fr/03-5116"
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title: "National Forest Service Land and Resource Management Planning"
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title_name: "Federal Register"
section_number: "03-5116"
section_name: "National Forest Service Land and Resource Management Planning"
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currency: "2003-03-05"
last_updated: "2003-03-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
agency: "Agriculture Department"
document_number: "03-5116"
document_type: "proposed_rule"
publication_date: "2003-03-05"
agencies:
  - "Agriculture Department"
  - "Forest Service"
cfr_references:
  - "36 CFR Part 219"
rin: "0596-AB86"
fr_citation: "68 FR 10420"
fr_volume: 68
comments_close_date: "2003-04-07"
fr_action: "Notice; extension of public comment period."
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#  National Forest Service Land and Resource Management Planning

**AGENCY:**

Forest Service, USDA.

**ACTION:**

Notice; extension of public comment period.

**SUMMARY:**

Notice is hereby given that the public comment period for the proposed rule for National Forest System Land and Resource Management Planning, published in the *Federal Register* on December 6, 2002 (67 FR 72770), is being extended. The original comment period end date was March 6, 2003.

**DATES:**

Comments on the proposed rule must be received in writing, on or before the new deadline of April 7, 2003.

**ADDRESSES:**

Comments may be sent to USDA FS Planning Rule, Content Analysis Team, PO Box 8359, Missoula, MT 59807; via email to *[email protected];* or by facsimile to Planning Rule Comments at (406) 329-3556. All comments, including names and addresses when provided, are placed in the record and are available for public inspection and copying.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Jody Sutton, Content Analysis Team Program Coordinator, Forest Service, (801) 517-1023.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**

The Diversity Options Workshop was held February 18-20, 2003, to discuss the approaches to implementing the National Forest Management Act (NFMA) diversity requirement in the proposed rule; address strengths and weaknesses of the two diversity options in the proposed rule; and to discuss any additional options for implementing the NFMA diversity requirement. Proceedings from the Diversity Options Workshop are expected to be posted on World Wide Web at *www.fs.fed.us/emc/nfma* by March 17, 2003.

Dated: February 26, 2003.

Bov B. Eav,

Acting Chief.