Letter to William Thomas 1/28/93
From: United States Forest Service
14th & Independence SW
P.O. Box 96090
Washington, DC 20090-6090
January 28, 1993
To: Thomas
P.O. Box 27217
Washington, DC 20038
Dear Mr. Thomas,
Your letter to (ex-)Secretary Madigan has been referred to me for
response. You are requesting confirmation of the status of the
proposed rule to revise 36 CFR Part 251 which governs special uses
of the National Forest System.
You are correct that the rule was recently exempted from the
regulatory moratorium imposed by President Bush. The basis for
that exemption was the desire to try to adopt a final rule before
the summer field season when use of the National Forests is
heaviest, so that uniform rules governing all group uses would be
in place to guide Forest Service officers.
Subsequently, on January 22, the Director of the Office of
Management and Budget imposed a suspension of regulatory
publication to allow the new Administration opportunity to become
familiar with and make their own decisions on pending regulatory
matters. We still hope to publish the proposed rule soon, so that
the public can comment on the proposal and we can adopt a final
rule before the summer.
As you know, you are already on our mailing list to receive a copy
of the proposed rule when it is published. We encourage you to
submit your comments on the record so that they can be considered
in adoption of the final rule.
G. Dennis Keaton
Acting Director, Information Systems and Technology
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