Under IC 4-22-2-24, notice is hereby given that on October 27, 2014, at 11:00 a.m., at the Indiana Government Center North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Room N501, Indianapolis, Indiana, the Natural Resources Commission will hold a public hearing on a proposed rule to amend 312 IAC 15-1-1, 312 IAC 15-1-4 through 312 IAC 15-1-9, 312 IAC 15-2-1, and 312 IAC 15-2-4, and add 312 IAC 15-1-11, which govern forest and resource management, to reflect the merging of the Classified Forest Program and the Classified Wildlife Habitat Program into the Classified Forest and Wildlands Program, and add 312 IAC 15-3 to allow other means of depicting and identifying parcels classified as native forest land, forest plantation, or wildlands provided that the means do not result in a real property description of the parcel.

IC 4-22-2-24(d)(3) Justification Statement: The proposed rule amendments would not impose requirements or costs under IC 4-22-2-24(d)(3).

Copies of these rules are now on file at the Indiana Government Center North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Room N501 and Legislative Services Agency, Indiana Government Center North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Room N201, Indianapolis, Indiana and are open for public inspection.