{"data":{"id":"us/36-cfr-216.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"36 CFR 216.3","heading":"Notice and an opportunity for public comment.","body":"(a) Prior to issuing a final directive subject to this part, the Forest Service shall:\n(1) Provide notice to the public of a proposed directive or interim directive and provide an opportunity to submit comments during a comment period of not less than 30 days in accordance with the requirements this section; and,\n(2) Review, consider and respond to timely comments received.\n(b) Notices required by paragraph (a) of this section shall:\n(1) Be published on a schedule for proposed directives and interim directives maintained by the Forest Service in a centralized repository on the Forest Service website.\n(2) Provide a physical mailing address and an internet address or similar online resource for submitting comments.\n(c) Notices of final directives shall be published on a schedule on the Forest Service website.","path":["Title 36—Parks, Forests, and Public Property","CHAPTER II—FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","PART 216—PUBLIC NOTICE AND COMMENT FOR STANDARDS, CRITERIA, AND GUIDANCE APPLICABLE TO FOREST SERVICE PROGRAMS"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-36.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:44Z","sha256":"8e70143ac8bdc84cc5e710e6c945a1bb274ba61e4a85f083ce1ba179861cca78","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/36-cfr-216.2","next":"us/36-cfr-216.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}