FOREST SERVICE PUBLISHES ROADLESS AREA CONSERVATION PROP The USDA Forest Service is proposing new regulations to protect certain roadless areas within the 192 million acre National Forest System. In addition to a draft environmental impact statement and a cost benefit analysis, the agency has prepared an initial regulatory flexibility analysis. The public is invited to comment on the proposed rule and accompanying analyses, which are available by accessing the worldwide web at roadless.fs.fed.us/or by requesting via telephone ad (703) 605-5299. WEB: Forest Service Roadless Area Conservation, http://www.roadless.fs.fed.us. E-MAIL: Forest Service Roadless Area Conservation, http://www.roadless.fs.fed.us. Posted 05/17/00 (W-SN455704).

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