Code of Federal Regulations Title 36. Parks, Forests, and Public Property § 36.219.14 Decision document and planning records

(1) The rationale for approval;

(2) A statement of how the plan, plan amendment, or plan revision applies to approved projects and activities (§ 219.15);

(3) The documentation of how the best available scientific information was used to inform planning, the plan components, and other plan content, including the plan monitoring program (§ 219.3);

(4) The concurrence by the appropriate research station director with any part of the plan applicable to any experimental forests or experimental ranges (§ 219.2(b)(4));  and

(5) The effective date of the plan, amendment, or revision.

(1) The scope and scale of the plan amendment;  and

(2) Which specific requirements within §§ 219.8 through 219.11 apply to the amendment and how they were applied.

(1) The responsible official shall keep the following documents readily accessible to the public by posting them online and through other means:  assessment reports (§ 219.6);  the plan, including the monitoring program;  the proposed plan, plan amendment, or plan revision;  public notices and environmental documents associated with a plan;  plan decision documents;  and monitoring evaluation reports (§ 219.12).

(2) The planning record includes documents that support analytical conclusions made and alternatives considered throughout the planning process. The responsible official shall make the planning record available at the office where the plan, plan amendment, or plan revision was developed.