Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture's Categorical Exclusions (opens in new tab)Categorical Exclusion
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Exclusion Text
(USDA-20c-USFS) Rules, regulations, or policies to establish service-wide administrative procedures, program processes, or instructions. Examples include, but are not limited to: (i) Adjusting special use or recreation fees using an existing formula; (ii) Proposing a technical or scientific method or procedure for screening effects of emissions on air quality related values in Class I wildernesses; (iii) Proposing a policy to defer payments on certain permits or contracts to reduce the risk of default; (iv) Proposing changes in contract terms and conditions or terms and conditions of special use authorizations; (v) Establishing a service-wide process for responding to offers to exchange land and for agreeing on land values; and (vi) Establishing procedures for amending or revising forest land and resource management plans.
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