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Final ruleTakes effect Nov. 12, 2026

Project-Level Predecisional Administrative Review Process

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Oct. 13, 2026. Document 2026-20890. Updated Nov. 5, 2026.

What it does

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is issuing a final rule amending its Project-Level Predecisional Administrative Review Process regulations. These regulations establish the process by which the public may file objections seeking administrative review of proposed projects and activities implementing land management plans on national forests and grasslands. The Department is amending these regulations to consolidate and streamline processes, increase efficiency, and better align with the Agency's statutory obligations and recent rescissions and revisions to National Environmental Policy Act regulations.

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:

36 CFR 218

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

1 earlier Federal Register document under regulation identifier 0596-AD69 since Jan. 1, 2025.

What happens next and when

The final rule is effective November 12, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-20890
ActionFinal rule.
AgenciesAgriculture Department; Forest Service
PublishedOct. 13, 2026
Effective dateNov. 12, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)0596-AD69
DocketFS-2026-0001

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register