B-274505:
Sep 16, 1996
The Department of Agriculture requested a GAO decision on whether a July 2 memorandum issued by the Secretary of Agriculture concerning the Emergency Salvage Timber Sale Program is a "rule" under a recently enacted provision. GAO found that the memorandum constitutes a "rule" as defined by the provision. GAO further found that Agriculture has distributed the July 2 memorandum to committees and mem...