Purchaser Credit on Timber Sale Contracts
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Oct. 7, 2026. Document 2026-20512. Updated Nov. 5, 2026.
- What it does
The United States Department of Agriculture, Forest Service (Forest Service or Agency) is making purely technical, clarifying amendments to its existing regulations relating to timber purchaser credit in timber sale contracts on National Forest System lands. The authority to use purchaser credit ended in April 1999, and there are no timber contracts subject to this expired authority. This final rule removes sections regulating purchaser credit because these regulations are now obsolete. The removal is necessary to reflect the statutory repeal of purchaser credit authority after April 1, 1999, and the elimination of expired contractual provisions.
The Forest Service's summary, as published in the Federal Register.
- What changed in the regulation
1 part of Title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations:
- Compared with
The Forest Service has published 7 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 4 in all of 2025.
Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Before this
No earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 0596-AD78 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- What happens next and when
This rule is effective November 5, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
- Check it yourself
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-20512 |
|---|---|
| Action | Final rule. |
| Agencies | Agriculture Department; Forest Service |
| Published | Oct. 7, 2026 |
| Effective date | Nov. 5, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 0596-AD78 |
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