[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR219.3]

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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.  219.3  Nature of land management planning.

    (a) Principles of land management planning. Land management planning 
is an adaptive management process that includes social, economic, and 
ecological evaluation; plan development, plan amendment, and plan 
revision; and monitoring. The overall aim of planning is to produce 
responsible land management for the National Forest System based on 
useful and current information and guidance. Land management planning 
guides the Forest Service in fulfilling its responsibilities for 
stewardship of the National Forest System to best meet the needs of the 
American people.
    (b) Force and effect of plans. Plans developed in accordance with 
this subpart generally contain desired conditions, objectives, and 
guidance for project and activity decisionmaking in the plan area. Plans 
do not grant, withhold, or modify any contract, permit, or other legal 
instrument, subject anyone to civil or criminal liability, or create any 
legal rights. Plans typically do not approve or execute projects and 
activities. Decisions with effects that can be meaningfully evaluated 
(40 CFR 1508.23) typically are made when projects and activities are 
approved.