[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR254.13]

[Page 360]
 
              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
          CHAPTER II--FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 254_LANDOWNERSHIP ADJUSTMENTS--Table of Contents
 
                        Subpart A_Land Exchanges
 
Sec. 254.13  Approval of exchanges; notice of decision.

    (a) Upon completion of all environmental analyses and appropriate 
documentation, appraisals, and all other supporting studies and 
requirements to determine if a proposed exchange is in the public 
interest and in compliance with applicable law and regulations, the 
authorized officer shall decide whether to approve an exchange proposal.
    (1) When a decision to approve or disapprove an exchange is made, 
the authorized officer shall publish a notice of the availability of the 
decision in newspapers of general circulation. At a minimum, the notice 
must include:
    (i) The date of decision;
    (ii) A concise description of the decision;
    (iii) The name and title of the deciding official;
    (iv) Directions for obtaining a copy of the decision; and
    (v) The date of the beginning of the appeal period.
    (2) The authorized officer shall distribute notices to the State and 
local governmental subdivisions having authority in the geographical 
area within which the lands covered by the notice are located, the non-
Federal exchange parties, authorized users of involved Federal lands, 
the congressional delegation, and individuals who requested notification 
or filed written objections, and others as appropriate.
    (b) For a period of 45 days after the date of publication of a 
notice of the availability of a decision to approve or disapprove an 
exchange proposal, the decision shall be subject to appeal as provided 
under 36 CFR part 215 or, for eligible parties, under 36 CFR part 251, 
subpart C.

[59 FR 10867, Mar. 8, 1994, as amended at 64 FR 25822, May 13, 1999]