[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: 36CFR251.84]

[Page 334]
 
              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
          CHAPTER II--FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 251_LAND USES--Table of Contents
 
Subpart C_Appeal of Decisions Relating to Occupancy and Use of National 
                           Forest System Lands
 
Sec. 251.84  Obtaining notice.

    (a) A Deciding Officer shall promptly give written notice of 
decisions subject to appeal under this subpart to applicants and holders 
defined in Sec. 251.86 of this subpart and to any holder of like 
instruments who has made a written request to be notified of a specific 
decision. The notice shall include a statement of the Deciding Officer's 
willingness to meet with applicants or holders to hear and discuss any 
concerns or issues related to the decision (Sec. 251.93). The notice 
shall also specify the name of the officer to whom an appeal of the 
decision may be filed, the address, and the deadline for filing an 
appeal.
    (b) In States with Department of Agriculture certified mediation 
programs, a Deciding Officer shall also give written notice of the 
opportunity for the affected term grazing permit holder to request 
mediation of decisions to suspend or cancel term grazing permits, in 
whole or in part, pursuant to 36 CFR 222.4(a)(2)(i), (ii), (iv), (v) and 
(a)(3) through (a)(6). Such notice must inform the permit holder that, 
if mediation is desired, the permit holder must request mediation as 
part of the filing of an appeal.

[54 FR 3362, Jan. 23, 1989, as amended at 64 FR 37846, July 14, 1999]