[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 208 (Monday, October 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 65778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-27333]


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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Forest Service


Forest Service Strategic Plan (2003 Update)

AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Government Performance and Results Act of 
1993, the Forest Service will be updating its strategic plan over the 
next twelve months. The purpose of this plan is to outline long-term 
goals and objectives that will help guide the agency's current actions 
and future plans. In the past, the Forest Service has found that public 
comment has been helpful in developing the strategic plan and its 
subsequent updates. This notice, therefore, announces the opportunity 
for the public to review the agency's current strategic plan and to 
recommend changes that should be included in the draft 2003 update.

DATES: Comments must be received, in writing, on or before December 30, 
2002.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments for the draft 2003 update of the 
strategic plan to the Director, Strategic Planning and Resource 
Assessment Staff, via U.S. Postal Service to Forest Service, USDA, Mail 
Stop 1129, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20250-1129; via 
email to [email protected]; or via facsimile to (703) 605-4199. The public 
may inspect comments received on this notice in the office of the 
Director of Strategic Planning and Resource Assessment, Sixth Floor, 
Rosslyn Plaza, Building E, 1621 North Kent Street, Arlington, VA 22209. 
Persons wishing to inspect the comments are encouraged to call ahead at 
(703) 605-4488 to facilitate entrance into the building.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Osborne, Strategic Planning and 
Resource Assessment Staff, (703) 605-4488; or via email at 
[email protected]. Additional information concerning the strategic plan, 
including the current plan, may be obtained on the Internet at http://www.fs.fed.us/plan.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The intent of the strategic plan is to 
outline long-term goals and objectives that will help guide the 
agency's current actions and future plans. Management strategies are 
identified under each objective that provide key approaches to be used 
to achieve the stated goals and objectives. The draft 2003 update of 
the strategic plan will be developed using the Montreal Process 
Criteria and Indicators for forest conservation and sustainable 
management as a framework for identifying goals, objectives, and trend 
indicators focused on the agency mission of sustainable resource 
management. Three goals are envisioned for the draft 2003 update of the 
strategic plan: (1) Sustaining ecosystem health, diversity, and 
productivity of national forests and grasslands, (2) providing the 
American people with a sustainable flow of goods and services, and (3) 
maintaining organizational capacity to deliver effective public 
service.
    More information on the Montreal Process Criteria and Indicators 
and on current trends in the indicators for the United States is 
available at http://www2.srs.fs.fed.us/2003/2003.htm, the Web site for 
the draft National Report on Sustainable Forests. In addition, it is 
anticipated that the 2003 update of the Forest Service Strategic Plan 
will be available for public comment in spring 2003.

    Dated: October 18, 2002.
Sally D. Collins,
Associate Chief.
[FR Doc. 02-27333 Filed 10-25-02; 8:45 am]
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