[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR219.18]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
          CHAPTER II--FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 219--PLANNING--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart A--National Forest System Land and Resource Management Planning
 
Sec. 219.18  Role of advisory committees.

    (a) Advisory committees. Advisory committees can provide an 
immediate, representative, and predictable structure within which public 
dialogue can occur and the Forest Service can develop relationships with 
diverse communities of interests. The responsible

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official may seek the assistance or advice from a committee, consistent 
with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. 
app.) in determining whether there is a reasonable basis to propose an 
action to address an issue. Each Forest or Grassland Supervisor must 
have access to an advisory committee with knowledge of local conditions 
and issues, although an advisory committee is not required for each 
national forest or grassland. Responsible officials may request 
establishment of advisory committees and recommend members to the 
Secretary of Agriculture. Advisory committees used by other agencies may 
be utilized through proper agreements.
    (b) Participation in other types of community-based groups. When 
appropriate, the responsible official should consider participating in 
community-based groups organized for a variety of public purposes, 
particularly those groups organized to develop landscape goals 
(Sec. 219.12(b)).

             Ecological, Social, and Economic Sustainability