[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 42 (Friday, March 3, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10956-10957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-2022]


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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://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives/fsm/1300/1330.doc.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joe Carbone by e-mail 
[email protected], 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://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives.

    Dated: Februrary 24, 2006.
Dale N. Bosworth,
Chief.
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