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Article: Transcript of Remarks to the Media Pool by George Frampton, Chairman of Council on Environmental Quality
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- U.S. Newswire
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- October 13, 1999
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 13 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Following is a transcript
of remarks to the pool by George Frampton, chairman of the Council
on Environmental Quality:
Reddish Knob Overlook,
Virginia
1:41 P.M. EDT
Q This is a new rule being proposed by the Forest Service to
extend new protections to 40 million acres of land?
MR. FRAMPTON: At least 40 million acres.
Q At least 40 million acres, okay. What -- in what way would it -
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MR. FRAMPTON: Actually, what's going to go in the Federal
Register this week -- next week -- is a Notice of Intent. And
there'll be a proposed -- to take public comment, there will be a
proposed rule in, probably, February or March.
And it would do two things. It ...