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STATEMENT OF ; t I /I 



MICHAEL RAINS, ASSOCIATE DEPUTY CHIEF iWi'/T • T 

 FOREST SERVICE 

 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 



Before the 



Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural Resources 



Committee on Agriculture 



United States House of Representatives 



Concerning 



APHIS Proposed Rule 



on the Importation of Logs, Lumber, 



and Other Unmanufactured Wood Articles 



June 29, 1994 

 MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE SUBCOMMITTEE: 



Thank you for the opportunity to offer our views on APHIS'S proposed 

 rule on the importation of logs, lumber, and other unmanufactured wood 

 articles. (Federal Register Vol. 59, No. 13; January 20, 1994) 



I am accompanied by Dr. Nancy Lorimer from our Forest Pest Management 

 staff here in Washington. 



Endorsement of Regulations 



The Forest Service strongly supports the proposed rule on the 

 regulation of wood imports by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection 

 Service (APHIS) . 



