Sale and Disposal of National Forest System Timber; Timber Sale Contracts; Indices To Determine Market-Related Contract Term Additions
forest-service · Forest Service · Rule · Published 2006-01-23 · Effective 2006-01-23 · 71 FR 3409
Document
Document number
06-548
Federal Register citation
71 FR 3409
CFR reference
36 CFR 223
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
forest-service
Sub-agency
Forest Service
Publication date
2006-01-23
Effective date
2006-01-23
Abstract
In this final rule, the Forest Service is selecting Producer Price Indices (PPI) for use by the Chief of the Forest Service to determine whether there has been a drastic reduction in wood prices warranting market-related contract term additions. The indices selected in this final rule replace certain PPI indices that were discontinued by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) after December 2003. An interim final rule and request for comments was published in the Federal Register on June 29, 2005 (70 FR 37266). In this final rule, the Forest Service makes appropriate changes, reflecting public comments and its own analysis of the replacement indices. A detailed summary of Forest Service responses to public comments is available for review as provided in the Addresses section of this notice.