[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: 36CFR254.8]

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              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. 254.8  Notice of exchange proposal.

    (a) Upon entering into an agreement to initiate an exchange, the 
authorized officer shall publish a notice once a week for four 
consecutive weeks in newspapers of general circulation in the counties 
in which the Federal and non-Federal lands or interests proposed for 
exchange are located. The authorized officer shall notify authorized 
users, the jurisdictional State and local governments, and the 
congressional delegation and shall make other distribution of the notice 
as appropriate. At a minimum, the notice shall include:
    (1) The identity of the parties involved in the proposed exchange;

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    (2) A description of the Federal and non-Federal lands being 
considered for exchange;
    (3) A statement as to the effect of segregation from appropriation 
under the public land laws and mineral laws, if applicable;
    (4) An invitation to the public to submit in writing any comments on 
or concerns about the exchange proposal, including advising the agency 
as to any liens, encumbrances, or other claims relating to the lands 
being considered for exchange; and
    (5) The deadline by which comments must be received, and the name, 
title, and address of the official to whom comments must be sent and 
from whom additional information may be obtained.
    (b) To be assured of consideration in the environmental analysis of 
the proposed exchange, all comments must be made in writing to the 
authorized officer and postmarked or delivered within 45 days after the 
initial date of publication.
    (c) The authorized officer is not required to republish legal 
descriptions of any lands that may be excluded from the final exchange 
transaction, provided such lands were identified in the notice of 
exchange proposal. In addition, minor corrections of land descriptions 
and other insignificant changes do not require republication.