Smith River National Recreation Area

The Forest Service is giving notice of a change in the effective date of the Smith River National Recreation Area final rule. The Smith River final rule was published in the Federal Register on April 3, 1996, (61 FR 14621) and became effective on that date. However, at the time of submission, the Forest Service was unaware of the new statutory requirements concerning Congressional review of regulations. Public Law 104-121, Subtitle E, Section 251, ``Congressional Review'' requires the agency to submit a report and a copy of a final regulation to each House of Congress and to the General Accounting Office (GAO), when the rule is published in the Federal Register. The effective date of a published rule must be later than the publication date in order to allow time for Congressional review. A report and a copy of the rule were submitted to Congress and the GAO on May 3, 1996.