[Federal Register: March 3, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 42)]
[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
RIN 0596-AC02
Directive for Environmental Management Systems
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of issuance of agency final directive.
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SUMMARY: The Forest Service is issuing a final directive to Forest
Service Manual 1330, Environmental Management Systems (EMS), to provide
overall guidance to Forest Service line officers and employees on how
to include EMS in carrying out national forest land management planning
regulations at 36 CFR part 219, subpart A, published in the Federal
Register on
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January 5, 2005 (70 FR 1023), as it relates to Forest Service units and
facilities.
DATES: Final directive number 1300-2006-1 is effective March 3, 2006.
ADDRESSES: The directive is available on the World Wide Web/Internet at
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsm/1300/1330.doc.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Carbone by e-mail
jcarbone@fs.fed.us, by phone at 202-205-0884, or by mail at Joe
Carbone, USDA Forest Service, Mailstop 1104, EMC, 3 Central, 1400
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20050-1104.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
On January 5, 2005, the Department adopted final planning
regulations for the National Forest System (NFS) at 36 CFR part 219,
subpart A (70 FR 1023). The planning rule provides broad programmatic
direction in developing and carrying out land management planning. The
planning rule included requirements for EMS. The rule explicitly
directs the Chief of the Forest Service to establish planning
procedures in the Forest Service directives system (36 CFR 219.1(c)).
On March 23, 2005, the Forest Service issued 12 interim directives,
including FSM 1330 (EMS), 1900, and 1920 and FSH 1909.12 asking for
public comment (70 FR 14637). This notice of issuance involves a final
amendment for FSM 1331--Environmental Management Systems, addressing
EMS responsibilities under the planning rule, as well as Executive
Order 13148. Directives to FSMs 1900 and 1920 and FSH 1909.12, chapters
zero code, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 and 80 were issued on January 31,
2006 (71 FR 124-5153) along with responses to comments on the interim
directives, including those for FSM 1330.
The Forest Service directives contain the agency's policies,
practices, and procedures and serve as the primary basis for the
internal management and control of programs and administrative
direction to Forest Service employees. The FSM contains legal
authorities, objectives, policies, responsibilities, instructions, and
guidance needed on a continuing basis by Forest Service line officers
and primary staff to plan and execute programs and activities. The
directives for all agency programs are set out on the World Wide Web/
Internet at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives.
Dated: Februrary 24, 2006.
Dale N. Bosworth,
Chief.
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