Planning Strategy

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Planning Strategy

• Region 5
• FY 2006

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Emphasis for 2006

• National level decision to complete existing plan
  revisions underway before approving new starts.
• Train and learn new regs, interim directives,
  examples, etc.
• Transition
• EMS
• CER
• R5 schedule allows us to learn from other Regions
  going first.

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Emphasis Items

• Focus in FY 2007 2009
• Planning becomes adaptive vs. episodic
• Transition existing plan to new model
• Complete EMS and use it
• Plan updates
• Monitoring and Evaluation

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Planning Work
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Planning Related Work
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Focus for Results

• Plan Revisions must focus on key needs such as
  statutory requirements vs. a broad set of issues.
• National direction or templates for framing
  revisions may be needed.
• Issues traditionally dealt with in revision can
  be resolved through Plan updates decreasing the
  cost of revisions and placing more emphasis on
  Plan updates consistent with the 2005 rules
  focus on adaptive planning.

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Focus for Results

• Will need to standardize approaches, reduce
  duplication of work.
• ME find common questions and protocols across
  units.
• EMS use existing procedures, ME, operational
  controls, share work
• Implement corporate data systems and data
  collection protocols.

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R5 LMP Revision Schedule

• Complete the FY2006 starts (LTBMU, Modoc,
  Sequoia).
• Complete the Quincy Library group plan revisions.
  Meet the legislative requirements.
• Complete the central Sierra Nevada block of
  forests next (Eldorado, Stanislaus and Sierra).
• Complete the Northern California plans next
  (Shasta-Trinity, Klamath, Six Rivers, Mendocino).
  They are a logical geographic cluster and are
  all under the Northwest Forest Plan (FY
  2010-2012).
• The Inyo is next in priority. The Inyo is
  different from the central Sierra forests and
  make sense to split out from them to meet the
  BASS schedule.
• The Southern California forests were revised in
  FY2005, so are last in priority for a new update.

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Revision Schedule
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Transition/EMS Schedule

• An EMS must be completed to use the 2005 Planning
  Rule for amendments or revision.
• Complete EMS and transition from FY2006 to
  FY2009. The forests are scheduled for this work
  in advance of their revision starts.

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EMS Strategy

• Develop the EMS for the Cleveland as the lead
  forest. The forest plan was just revised and
  there is a skilled cadre to work on the EMS.
  This will provide an example for others to
  follow. They will work through an EMS and have
  it operational by the end of September.
• The Modoc and Sequoia will be a few months behind
  the Cleveland. Given that auditors have to get
  out on the ground, it will be spring of 2007
  before audits can be completed.
• LTBMU still developing their EMS work schedule.
• Remaining forests scheduled over FY2007 to
  FY2009.

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Transition Schedule (w/ EMS)
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The Sequoia is expected to

• Complete the transition of their existing plan to
  the plan model format developed for the 2005
  planning regulations.
• To develop their Environmental Management System
  (EMS) to the point where it is ready to begin
  testing (turn it on) in the first quarter of
  FY2007.

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The Modoc and LTBMU are expected to

• Complete the transition of their respective
  existing plans to the new plan model format
  developed for the 2005 planning regulations.
• Develop their respective EMSs to the point of
  turning it on, conducting a management review,
  and scheduling an external audit for the spring
  of 2007.
• To begin work on their comprehensive evaluation
  reports (CER). A basic outline will be produced
  and collaboration with the public started with
  completion of the CER scheduled by the mid-year
  of FY2007.

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Southern California

• The Southern California planning team is expected
  to complete the transmittal memos including issue
  identification and citations to the record.
• The Cleveland National Forest is expected to
  develop the first EMS in Region 5. They will
  develop a functioning EMS in FY2006.

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Transition

• New Plan Model
• Vision
• Strategy
• Design Criteria
• Posting existing plans to the new Plan Model
• Consolidation of existing documents
• No decisions made just reformatting

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Plan Model

• See FSH 1909.12, Chapter 10, page 5
• www.fs.fed.us/TIPS
• See technical guide Foundations of Forest
  Planning

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CER

• Comprehensive Evaluation Reports
• FSH 1909.12, Chapter 20, 24.2 (page 9-13)
• Required for plan revision - 36 CFR 219.6(a)
• Must be updated at least every 5 years

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CER

• The comprehensive evaluation shall disclose
  information on the plan areas social, economic,
  and ecological conditions and trends that
  contribute to sustainability (36 CFR
  219.6(a)(1)).
• The area of analysis should be at least as large
  as the forest, grassland, prairie, or other
  comparable administrative unit, but may be larger
  as appropriate.

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CER - Trends

• The Responsible Official determines the type and
  extent of the trend analysis.
• Trend analysis displays past, present, and
  projected future changes in social, economic, and
  ecological resources that contribute to
  sustainability in the area of analysis.
• Trends should be displayed at the appropriate
  spatial and temporal scales for the desired
  conditions, objectives, and sustainability
  elements (ch. 40) being evaluated.

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CER Review Questions

• See handout (from FSH 1909.12, Ch. 20,
  24.24-Exhibit 01)
• Possible Plan Review Questions

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EMSEnvironmental Management System

• Will be covered today by Tom White, Planner,
  Cleveland National Forest
• Later in our agenda

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QUESTIONS?

• Any questions concerning the R5 Revision
  Schedule?