PART 290 — CAVE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT [ 36 CFR 290 ]PART290 — CAVE RESOURCES MANAGEMENT [ 36 CFR 290 ]Table of Contents§ 290.1 — Purpose and scope.§ 290.2 — Definitions.§ 290.3 — Nomination, evaluation, and designationof significant caves.§ 290.4 — Confidentiality of cave locationinformation.§ 290.5 — Collection of information.Authority: 16U.S.C. 4301–4309; 102 Stat. 4546.Source: 59FR 31152, June 17, 1994, unless otherwise noted.§ 290.1 Purpose and scope.The rules of this part implement the requirements of theFederal Cave Resources Protection Act (16U.S.C. 4301–4309), hereafterreferred to as the “Act”. The rules apply tocave management on National Forest System lands. These rules, in conjunctionwith rules in part 261 of this chapter, provide the basis for identifying andmanaging significant caves on National Forest System lands in accordance withthe Act. National Forest System lands will be managed in a manner which, to theextent practical, protects a...