[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: 36CFR219.8]

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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. 219.8  Amendment.

    (a) Amending plans. A plan amendment may add, modify, or rescind one 
or more of the decisions of a plan (Sec. 219.7). An amendment decision 
must be based on the identification and consideration of issues 
(Sec. 219.4), applicable information (Sec. 219.5), and an analysis of 
the effects of the proposed amendment (Sec. 219.6). In developing an 
amendment, the responsible official must provide opportunities for 
collaboration consistent with Sec. 219.12 through Sec. 219.18.
    (b) Environmental review of a proposed plan amendment. For each 
proposal for a plan amendment, the responsible official must complete 
appropriate environmental analyses and public involvement in accordance 
with Forest Service NEPA procedures. A proposed amendment that may 
create a significant environmental effect and thus require preparation 
of an environmental impact statement is considered to be a significant 
change in the plan. If a proposal for amendment requires the preparation 
of an environmental impact statement, the responsible official must give 
public notice and an opportunity to comment on the draft environmental 
impact statement for at least 90 calendar days.