36 C.F.R. § 251.94 Responsive statement.
Title 36 - Parks, Forests, and Public Property
(a) Content. A responsive statement contains the Deciding Officer's response to the specific facts or issues of law or regulation and the requested relief set forth by the appellant in the notice of appeal. (b) Timeframe. Unless the Reviewing Officer has granted an extension or dismissed the appeal, or unless mediation has been requested under this subpart, the Deciding Officer shall prepare a responsive statement and send it to the Reviewing Officer and all parties to the appeal within 30 days of receipt of the notice of appeal. Where mediation occurs but fails to resolve the issues, the Deciding Officer shall prepare a responsive statement and send it to the Reviewing Officer and all parties to the appeal within 30 days of the reinstatement of the appeal timeframes (§251.103(c)). (c) Replies. Within 20 days of the postmarked date of the responsive statement, the appellant(s) and any intervenor(s) may file a written reply to the responsive statement with the Reviewing Officer. Appellants and intervenors must send a copy of any reply to a responsive statement to all parties to the appeal, including the Deciding Officer. [54 FR 3362, Jan. 23, 1989, as amended at 64 FR 37846, July 14, 1999]
Title 36: Parks, Forests, and Public Property
PART 251—LAND USES
Subpart C—Appeal of Decisions Relating to Occupancy and Use of National Forest System Lands
§ 251.94 Responsive statement.
