Planning Rule Archives

2012 Planning Rule Documents

•  Planning Rule Documents

  • 2012 Planning Rule - Federal Register Version (Including Preamble and Rule Text) (PDF, 686 KB)

  • Preamble Only - Federal Register Version (Including the Under Secretary's Decision and Responses to Public Comments) (PDF, 509 KB)

  • Rule Text Only - Federal Register Version (PDF - 157 kb)

• Summary of 2012 Planning Rule (PDF - 38.8 kb)

• Fact Sheet: How is the 2012 Planning Rule Different from the 1982 Rule? (PDF - 39.5 kb)

• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Eight National Forests Selected as First to Implement Planning Rule of 2012

National forests in Alaska, California, Idaho, New Mexico, and Puerto Rico were selected as the first to revise their land management plans using the new National Forest System Planning Rule. Click here to read the press release for more information.
 

Features

The process for developing the planning rule will go through several stages.  Select Overview of Rulemaking Process for more information; the  NEPA process is also discussed.

Draft Concepts for the Proposed Rule Content:  Initial ideas on how to address a variety of topics in the proposed rule were taken from our former blog.

Further Information

• Amendment to the 2012 Planning Rule

• 2012 Preferred Alternative and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement

• 2011 Proposed Planning Rule

• 2011 Draft Environmental Impact Statement

• 2009 Notice of Intent

• Collaboration & Public Involvement 

• Proposed Directives Webpage