# Sale and Disposal of National Forest System Timber; Modification of Contracts To Prevent Environmental Damage or To Conform to Forest Plans
> **Forest Service** · Final rule; technical amendment. · Published 1996-12-09 · Effective 1996-12-09 · 61 FR 64815
## Document
- **Document number:** 96-31232
- **Category:** forest-service
- **Sub-agency:** Forest Service
- **Federal Register citation:** 61 FR 64815
- **CFR reference:** 36 CFR 223
- **Publication date:** 1996-12-09
- **Effective date:** 1996-12-09
## Abstract

This technical amendment combines two similar rules to establish one streamlined regulation for modifying timber sale contracts. The need for this technical amendment became apparent when the agency reviewed its regulations as part of the President's Regulatory Reinvention Initiative.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1996/12/09/96-31232/sale-and-disposal-of-national-forest-system-timber-modification-of-contracts-to-prevent)
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