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B-275178 1 (1997-07-03)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptafto0001 and id is 1 raw text is: G AO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 Office of the General Counsel B-275178 July 3, 1997 The Honorable Ted Stevens Chairman Committee on Appropriations United States Senate The Honorable Frank H. Murkowski Chairman Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate The Honorable Don Young Chairman Committee on Resources House of Representatives Subject: Status of the Tongass National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan Under the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act This is in response to your joint letter, dated June 5, 1997, requesting our views on whether the Tongass National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan, issued by the United States Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, and signed on May 23, 1997, is a rule under the provisions of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (SBREFA). 5 U.S.C. § 801 et eg. On June 18, 1997, the Chief of the Forest Service forwarded copies of the Plan to both Houses of Congress and our Office following the procedures outlined in chapter 8 of title 5 of the United States Code. However, the transmittal letter accompanying the Plan stated that The Forest Service does not consider land and resource management plans to be subject to the requirements of 5 U.S.C. § 800. In addition, on the Congressional Notice and Review Report attached to the transmittal letter, the Forest Service classifies the Plan as non-major.1 We have informally requested but have not received the views of the Department of 1A major rule is one found by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, to meet certain criteria, such as whether the rule will have an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more. 5 U.S.C. § 804(2).

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