Transcript County Elects Title II Secretary creates RACs Appoints members RAC Recommends projects (by majority of each member category) RAC submits descriptions Of projects to Secretary Secretary considers projects Against.

County Elects
Title II
Secretary creates RACs
Appoints members
RAC Recommends projects
(by majority of each member category)
RAC submits descriptions
Of projects to Secretary
Secretary considers projects
Against conditions for approval
Project meets conditions
Including 50% 204(f) requirement
Secretary agrees
To pursue project
Secretary rejects
Project (discretionary)
Secretary asks RAC to pay
for environmental review
Yes
RAC
Agrees
Project Does not
Meet conditions
Project rejected
(non-discretionary)
Notice & explanation
To RAC w/in 30-days
No
RAC
Disagrees
Project
Withdrawn
Sec. Publishes Notice of Project
Use existing NEPA notification
process
Projects passes
NEPA process
continue to page 2
continued from page 1
FS issues
decision document
Administrative appeals
Judicial Review
Sec. And RAC agree on:
-- project schedule;
-- cost & agency overhead;
--- cost for out-years;
-- remedies if Sec. fails to
meet agreement
Sec. may commit appropriated or other available
funds to project
Secretary transfers funds for project to the
National Forest unit
continue to page 3
continued from page 2
Project involves
Project involves sale
of merchantable
material
external contracts,
grants, etc.
No
Yes
Yes
No
Consider use of
“separate contracts”
for harvesting and
sale, under Pilot
Program (204(e)(3)
Secretary
Designate
contract for
Best Value
contracting:
Project selected for
Pilot Program
Yes
Ensure percentage
of projects using
“separate contracts”
Comply w/
204(e)(3)(B)
Designate project
to use “separate
contracts”
Project included in annual report
to Congress on results of
pilot program
No
No
Yes
Project Implementation
Assessment of Pilot Program in
GAO report
to Congress (due 9/30/03)