FOREST SERVICE proposes MASSIVE amendments to the MINING and MINERAL COLLECTION REGULATIONS
In March, 2008, the United States Department of Agriculture - ForestService published a Proposed Rule: AMENDMENT to Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 223, 228, 261, 292, and 293; and the OMB No.0596-NEW. The Proposed Rules constitute a massive change to Forest Service Mining Regulations. We believe that the Proposed Rules, if enacted, as is, would, effectively, curtail both, small scale commercial mining and recreational mineral collecting, altogether, in all of the National Forests within the United States. If this is the intent and effect of the Proposed Rules then, only your participation can prevent it from happening. Please participate and comment. Public comments and information collection requirement comments are,both, due by May 27, 2008. (Federal Register Notice: Tuesday, March 25,2008, (73 FR 15694).) Equal Access to Justice, Inc., (a nonprofit organization) , is submitting a substantive set of comments opposing both, the ProposedRules and OMB No. 0596-NEW. You can do the same just go the Equal Access To Justice, Inc. comments<http://www.equalaccess2justice.us/cgi-bin/news.cgi?article=66> . There is an explanation page along with a link to both the comments anda form that you can send in if you agree with the comments. There are so many violations of procedure and law that, we realized, it would be very cumbersome and impractical to print and send in a full set of comments so we incorporated a form to lesson the extensive burden of printing and mailing so many pages. This also makes it possible to fax your comments in. You are welcome to download the comments of course and if you could spread the word it would be good. Feel free to post any of this information to other locations. These comments are very extensive, even so by Sunday night we expect to have a more complete set of comments which we will also post in the same location.
Thank You,
Walter H. Eason, Jr.CEO
Equal Access To Justice. Inc.
Wheasonjr@equalacce ss2justice.us
