[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: 36CFR223.115] [Page 101] TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY CHAPTER II--FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PART 223_SALE AND DISPOSAL OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM TIMBER --Table of Contents Subpart B_Timber Sale Contracts Sec. 223.115 Contract extensions. The term of any contract or permit shall not be extended unless the approving officer finds: (a) That the purchaser has diligently performed in accordance with contract provisions and an approved plan of operation; or (b) That the substantial overriding public interest justifies the extension. [[Page 102]]