[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: 36CFR223.132]

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              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 C_Suspension and Debarment of Timber Purchasers
 
Sec. 223.132  Policy.

    (a) The Forest Service shall solicit and consider timber sale bids 
from and award contracts only to responsible business concerns and 
individuals. Debarment and suspension by the Forest Service are 
discretionary actions that, taken in accordance with these regulations, 
are appropriate means to effectuate this policy.
    (b) Debarment and suspension shall be imposed only for the causes 
and in accordance with the procedures set forth in this subpart. The 
serious nature of debarment and suspension requires that these actions 
be imposed only in the public interest, for the Government's protection, 
and not for the purpose of punishment.
    (c) Debarment and suspension actions taken under this subpart shall 
be based on the administrative record, including any submissions and 
argument made by the purchaser or named affiliate in accordance with 
this subpart, and shall be limited in scope and duration to that 
necessary to protect the Government's interest.

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