Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack has announced the delay of implementing the Sale and Disposal of Special Forest Products and Forest Botanical Products Final Rule until March 30, 2009. to provide the public an additional 30-day comment period ending March 2. The notice to postpone implementation of the rule and extend the comment period will be published in the Jan. 29, 2009 Federal Register.
"In keeping with President Obama's recent pledge for a more transparent and inclusive government that works for the people, this extension will afford the public an opportunity to participate in the rulemaking process," he said. "This rule is especially important to American Indians and Alaska Natives and we want to make sure that they, and other stakeholders, have an opportunity to have their voices heard."
The rule establishes regulations for the sustainable free use, commercial harvest and sale of special forest products and forest botanical products from National Forest Service lands.
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