Welcome to the Forest Service Policy Report! Our goal is to provide updates on agency policy actions, including directives, regulations and information collections.

RECENTLY ISSUED DIRECTIVES

• FSH 7709.59 Chapter 40 – Highway Safety Program (03/28/23)
  • Changes section title from “Hazard Identification and Correction” to “Road Hazard Identification and Mitigation” and sets forth direction. Changes section title from “Forest Service Employees and Forest Service-Owned Equipment” to “Forest Service Employees and Federally Owned Equipment and Vehicles” and sets forth direction. Other substantial changes are listed within the digest.
• 2350 (Section 2358) - Saw Program (03/29/23) 
  • Technical correction: adds reference to FSH 1509.11, section 91.2 (paragraph 5). All other substantial changes made previously are listed within the digest. 

INFORMATION COLLECTIONS

No new information collections were approved from the period of 03/17/2023 to 03/31/2023.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

There are no new announcements regarding upcoming events, but please continue to check this report as new updates may be included in the future. 
If you have questions or recommendations for report content that would be valuable to you and your colleagues, please contact Miranda Galadima  (Miranda.galadima@usda.gov).