forest-service · Forest Service · Rule · Published 2016-01-22 · Effective 2016-01-22 · 81 FR 3720
Document
Document number
2016-01215
Federal Register citation
81 FR 3720
CFR reference
36 CFR 223
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
forest-service
Sub-agency
Forest Service
Publication date
2016-01-22
Effective date
2016-01-22
Abstract
The United States Department of Agriculture (Department) is issuing this rule to carry out Stewardship End Result Contracting Projects. This authority originated on a limited pilot basis and then was expanded through a succession of subsequent amendments and continued into Fiscal Year 2014. The enactment of section 8205 of the Agricultural Act of 2014 (2014 Act) establishes permanent authority to conduct Stewardship End Result Contracting projects by adding a new section 604 to the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (HFRA). Accordingly, this final rule sets forth the regulations implementing this permanent authority. These regulations generally follow the Forest Service policy and processes that have been in place for some time. The regulations revise existing Forest Service policy to provide greater uniformity in the administration of the various mechanisms used by the Forest Service to implement stewardship projects.