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Show Forest Management Act of 1976, they provide for integrated in-tegrated planning for all resource uses. The public is invited to comment on the proposed rules by November 30, 1978. The regulations were prepared pre-pared with the advice of a Committee of Scientists which was appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture from outside theForestSer- vice. They provide for integrated in-tegrated planning for all resource re-source uses, including timber production, range forage, fish and wildlife habitat, water production, wilderness, and outdoor recreation. rec-reation. They also establish firm guidelines for early and frequent involvement of the public in the planning process, close coordination with Federal and State agencies, and the use of interdisciplinary teams in creating the plans. COMMENT INVITED ON FS RULES Proposed rules to guide future land and resource planning, for the National Forest System were published pub-lished in the Federal Register Reg-ister on August 31. As required by the National |