CFR > Title 36 - Parks, Forests, and Public Property > CHAPTER II—FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE > PART 218—PREDECISIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCESSES > SUBPART A—Predecisional Administrative Review Process for Hazardous Fuel Reduction Projects Authorized by the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 (§218.1 to §218.16) > 218.9—Objections set aside from review.

218.9—Objections set aside from review.

(a) The reviewing officer must set aside and not review an objection when one or more of the following applies:
(1) Objections are not filed in a timely manner ( §§ 218.5(c)(2)(iv), 218.10(c) ).
(2) The proposed project is not subject to the objection procedures of this subpart ( §§ 218.3, 218.4 ).
(3) The individual or organization did not submit written comments during scoping or other opportunity for public comment ( § 218.7(a) ).
(4) The objection does not provide sufficient information as required by § 218.7(b) through (d) for the reviewing officer to review.
(5) The objector withdraws the objection.
(6) An objector's identity is not provided or cannot be determined from the signature (written or electronically scanned) and a reasonable means of contact is not provided ( § 218.8(c)(2) ).
(7) The objection is illegible for any reason, including submissions in an electronic format different from that specified in the legal notice.
(b) The reviewing officer must give written notice to the objector and the responsible official when an objection is set aside from review and must state the reasons for not reviewing the objection. If the objection is set aside from review for reasons of illegibility or lack of a means of contact, the reasons must be documented in the project record.