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2012 Planning Rule Documents Planning Rule Documents2012 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…
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2012 Planning Rule Final Directives
USDA Releases 2012 Planning Rule Final Directives for National Forest System Land Management Planning
The final directives, a key set of agency guidance documents that direct the implementation of the 2012 Planning Rule, are now available. These directives, effective January 30, 2015, will help the Forest Service achieve the vision articulated in the 2012 Planning Rule – to protect and restore…
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2012 Planning Rule
The Forest Service released its 2012 planning rule for National Forest System land management planning. The 2012 planning rule was published in the Federal Register on April 9, 2012 and the Forest Service will begin implementing the planning rule 30 days following the publication date.The complete version of the planning rule, including the preamble and rule text, along with other related…
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Amendment to the 2012 Planning Rule
The Forest Service has published an amendment to the 2012 Planning Rule, within the Federal Register Notice.
The 2012 Planning Rule directs the land use planning process for national forests and grasslands. This amendment clarifies how land management plans originally developed under 1982 Planning Rule provisions are amended under the 2012 Planning Rule, and specifically addresses how 2012…
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Land Management Planning, Get Involved
Land management plans are developed and revised under the 2012 Planning Rule which requires decision makers, referred to as "responsible officials," to emphasize and provide opportunities for public involvement through every step of the planning process. Specifically, the planning rule focuses on engaging with and listening to the public at all phases of the planning process and requires engaging…
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Land Management Plans
What is a Land Management Plan?A land management plan is similar to a city or county comprehensive plan that helps guide land use and development. In the same way that your town, county, or city is planned to designate where particular uses (such as industrial and residential uses) may occur, national forests plans identify areas intended for specific uses such as timber harvest, primitive…