Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS)

The Forest Service has announced its Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for land management planning on the National Forest System. The PEIS includes the preferred alternative, which is displayed as Modified Alternative A. Please view the documents listed below to read the PEIS.

• Summary of the Preferred Alternative (pdf - 62kb)
• Federal Register Notice of Availability 02/03/12 (pdf - 148kb)
• Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) (full document)(pdf - 5.48mb)
  • PEIS Errata (pdf - 54.8kb)
  • Cover, Summary, and Table of Contents (pdf - 3.05kb)
  • Chapter 1. Purpose and Need for Action (pdf - 419kb)
  • Chapter 2. Alternatives, Including the Proposed Action (pdf - 546kb)
  • Chapter 3. Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences (pdf - 1.31mb)
  • Chapter 4. Consultation and Coordination (Index Included with Ch. 4)(pdf - 436kb)

• PEIS Appendices (full document)(pdf - mb)
  • Appendix Cover (pdf - 2.29mb)
  • Appendix A: Alternative A - Proposed Planning Rule (pdf - 193kb)
  • Appendix B: Alternative B - 2000 Planning Rule Transition Provisions (pdf - 24.5kb)
  • Appendix C: Alternative B - 1982 Planning Rule (pdf - 152kb)
  • Appendix D: Alternative B - Appeal Procedures (pdf - 68.1kb)
  • Appendix E: Alternative C (pdf - 106kb)
  • Appendix F: Alternative D  (pdf - 102kb)
  • Appendix G: Alternative E (pdf - 73.3kb)
  • Appendix H: NFMA Minimum Requirements Rule (pdf - 37.7kb)
  • Appendix I: Modified Alternative A (Preferred Alternative) (pdf - 229kb)
  • Appendix J: Alternative M (pdf - 71.4kb)
  • Appendix K: Agency Cost Assumptions (pdf - 28.7kb)
  • Appendix L: Final PEIS References (pdf - 131kb)
  • Appendix M: Economic Contributions (pdf - 106kb)
  • Appendix N: Review of Roadless Rules, Legislation, and Policy (pdf - 19.6kb)
  • Appendix O: Response to Comments on the Draft PEIS and Proposed Planning Rule (pdf - 608kb)
  • Appendix P: Comments to the Draft PEIS from Federal, State, and Local Agencies, Elected Officials, and Tribes (pdf - 66.7mb)