---
kind: "section"
citation: "36 C.F.R. § 254.22"
title: "36"
number: "254.22"
heading: "Designation and public notice."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/36/254.22"
---

# §254.22. Designation and public notice.

- (a) **A Forest Service official must—**
  - (1) Ensure the application meets the requirements of [§ 254.21](/cfr/36/254.21.md);
  - (2) Process an order to set aside and designate the lands for townsite purposes; and
  - (3) Transmit, where applicable, a copy of the designation order to the State Director, Bureau of Land Management.
- (b) The designation order will segregate the lands from other forms of entry as long as the application remains in force.
- (c) The designation order does not preclude compatible land adjustments under the Secretary's authority within the area set aside.
- (d) A Forest Service official must prepare a public notice of the proposed townsite sale to be inserted once a week for 4 consecutive weeks in a local newspaper:
  - (1) The notice shall include descriptive information on the proposed townsite sale and identify the applicant and responsible Forest Service official; and
  - (2) A period of 45 days, from first date of publication, must be provided for accepting public comments.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: Pub. L. 85-569; 72 Stat. 438; 16 U.S.C. 478a, as amended by sec. 213, Pub. L. 94-579; 90 Stat. 2743.

### Source

Source: 50 FR 29673, July 22, 1985, unless otherwise noted.