Forest Service Manual

 

RUSSELLVILLE, AR

 

fsM 1400  – controls

 

chapteR 1410 – planning reviews

 

Supplement No.:  1400-2001-1

 

Effective Date:  March 20, 2001

 

Duration:  Effective until superseded or removed

 

Approved:  charles s. richmond

                      Forest Supervisor

Date Approved:  03/05/2001

 

Posting Instructions:  Supplements are numbered consecutively by Title and calendar year.  Post by document name.  Remove entire document and replace with this supplement.  Retain this transmittal as the first page of this document. 

 

New Document(s):

 

1410

4 Pages

Superseded Document(s):

(Last supplement was 1400-99-1.)

1410

4 Pages

 

Digest:  This is a technical supplement that converts the format and style of this FSM title from Applixware to the current corporate word processing application.

 

1410

The entire supplement text has been reformatted and replaced, so that the supplement text on the Service-wide Directives Home Page in the Forest Service Web/Intranet (http://fsweb.wo.fs.fed.us/directives/index.html) corresponds with the supplement text on the Forest Service Directives Home Page in the Forest Service World Wide Web/Internet (http://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives).

 

Although some minor typographical and technical errors have been corrected, substantive direction has not been changed.

 

1416 – PLANNING, CONDUCTING, AND TAKING ACTIONS ON REVIEWS

 

1416.11 – Annual Schedule

 

The following is a schedule of planned Resource Program Reviews of the Forest’s Subunits:

 

Subunits

Planned

Review Date

Responsible

Staff Officer

Bayou/Buffalo

1st quarter FY2001

Ecosystems

Pleasant Hill

3rd quarter FY2001

Technical Services

Boston Mountain/Magazine

2nd quarter FY2002

Planning

Sylamore/St. Francis

4th quarter FY2002

Public Services

 

 

The following is a schedule of planned Business Management Program Reviews of the Forest’s Subunits:

 

Subunits

Planned

Review Date

Responsible

Staff Officer

Bayou/Buffalo

April 2001

Information Services

Pleasant Hill

July 2001

B&F

Boston Mountain/Magazine

April 2002

Personnel

Sylamore/St. Francis

July 2002

B&F

 

These schedules shall be repeated.  Team leaders shall schedule actual review dates so as to minimize conflicts.

 

1416.12 – Review Team

 

The interdisciplinary review team shall be made up of the Forest Supervisor, Forest Staff Officer, District Ranger and Deputy District Ranger.

 

 

1416.14 – Review Plan

 

Prepare a simple review plan with the District Ranger and have it approved by the Forest Supervisor before initiating on-site review work

 

 

1416.14c - Program Review Plans.

 

In formulating the review plan, the program review topics (FSM 1413) and the following issues should be considered: 

 

1.      Is the Forest Plan being followed?

2.      Is project work being implemented as per the EA and Decision Notice?

3.      Are environmental effects occurring as predicted and is appropriate project level analysis being conducted?

 

Emphasis will be placed on efforts to help the districts comply with NEPA, NFMA, and FLRMP implementation, monitoring and evaluation requirements.

 

 

1416.3 - Planning and Taking Action

 

Use the following Core Review team to facilitate for Resource Project Reviews:

 

 

Team Leader

Other Core

Team Members

Planning Staff

Eco Systems Staff

Bayou District Ranger and Magazine

Deputy District Ranger

Eco Systems Staff

Technical Service Staff

Boston Mountain District Ranger and  St. Francis Deputy District Ranger

Fire Staff

Technical Service Staff,

Fire Staff

Public Services Staff,

Public Affairs Staff,

Sylamore District Ranger and Buffalo Deputy District Ranger

Public Services Staff,

Public Affairs Staff

Eco Systems Staff

Pleasant Hill District Ranger

Bayou District Ranger and Magazine

Deputy District Ranger

 

1416.31 - Action Plan. 

 

Develop an action plan and transmit to District Ranger within 15 days following transmittal of the review report.  Use FSM 1418.1 as a guide in developing the action plan.

1416.32 - Follow-up.  

 

To ensure the completion of planned corrective action:

 

1.      The Forest Supervisor shall provide instructions for reporting completion of actions in the letter transmitting the action plan.

 

2.      District Ranger responsible for actions shall certify to the Forest Supervisor the completion of planned actions.

 

3.      The team leader shall monitor to ensure the submission of all certifications and the closure of the review.

 

 

1416.33 – Review File.

 

Maintain an official case file in the Supervisor and District Office

 

 

1416.2 - Conducting Reviews

 

1416.21 – On-Site Procedure for Review

 

Use FSM 1417.1 as a guide to organizing the on-site review in a manner the team considers appropriate.

 

1416.25 - Review Report.

 

Prepare a review report and transmit to the District Ranger within 30 days following the review.  Use the format in FSM 1417.4 as a guide in preparing the report.