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    FSH 1909.13 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND BUDGETING HANDBOOK
                    WO AMENDMENT 1909.13-94-1
                        EFFECTIVE 9/30/94

                     CHAPTER 50 - ATTAINMENT


50.1 - Authority.

    1.  Section 8 of the Resource Planning Act (RPA) 1974 (16 
U.S.C. 1606) requires the Forest Service to report annually to 
Congress its accomplishments and associated costs as they relate 
to meeting the RPA program.

    2.  The National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 
1604) requires the evaluation of land and resource management 
plans to determine how well the plans objectives are being meet.

50.4 - Responsibility.  (Sec. 04; FSM 1904 and 1930.4).

50.41 - Washington Office.

50.41a - Director, Program Development and Budget.  It is the 
responsibility of the Director, Program Development and Budget, 
through the Branch Chief for Financial Planning and Management 
to:

    1.  Include the allocation of performance goals in the 
Program Budget and Management Information (PBMI) Advice.

    2.  Develop, establish, and maintain the Management 
Attainment Reporting (MAR) System.

    3.  Prepare an analysis of accomplishments for use by the 
Chief in evaluating Agency performance.

    4.  Report to the Chief for submission to Congress, annually, 
the Agency's accomplishments and associated costs.

50.42 - Field Units.

50.42a - Regional Foresters, Station Directors, Area Director, 
and Institute Director.  It is the responsibility of the Regional 
Foresters, Station Directors, Area Director, and the Institute 
Director to ensure local processes and procedures are established 
for allocating and reporting accomplishments within the 
requirements established by the Chief.

50.42b - Forest Supervisors.  It is the responsibility of Forest 
Supervisors to ensure accomplishments are reported within the 
direction and guidance of the Regional Forester.

51 - ATTAINMENT REPORTING.  Attainments are an essential 
component of the many reports prepared by the Agency.  Attainment 
information is included in the budget justification to Congress 
(Explanatory Notes) and the Annual Report of the Forest Service.  

51.1 - Reporting Process.  (Sec. 50.42).  Field units enter the 
required accomplishment information with performance goals 
through the Planning and Budgeting Distributed Information System 
(PBDIS) module of the Management Attainment Reporting (MAR).  The 
data and supporting narrative should be transmitted 
electronically to the Washington Office, Program Development and 
Budget Staff (PD&B).  Research Stations and the Institute must 
report accomplishments to the Washington Office, PD&B Staff in 
accordance with due dates in the Program Budget Management 
Information (PBMI) Advice for inclusion in the MAR system.  

51.11 - Reporting Periods.  Complete Management Attainment 
Reporting (MAR) twice each fiscal year.  Standard attainment 
reporting periods are:

    1.  Period 1 - October 1 through July 31.  During this period 
the Regional Foresters, Station Directors, Area Director, and 
Institute Director are required to report actual accomplishments 
from October 1 through July 31 and to project final 
accomplishments from August 1 through September 30.

    2.  Period 2 - July 31 through September 30.  During this 
period the Regional Foresters, Station Directors, Area Director, 
and Institute Director are required to report actual 
accomplishments for the fiscal year.

51.12 - Report Due Dates.  Report attainments for each period in 
accordance with due dates in the Program Budget Management 
Information (PBMI) Advice or as updated by the annual Management 
Attainment Report instructions.  Include in both reports a 
narrative which explains  significant deviations (plus or minus 5 
percent) from the performance goals.  Submit these reports to the 
Washington Office, Director of Program Development and Budget.

51.13 - Attainment Reports.  Produce all attainment reports using 
the PBDIS report selections for the MAR process.  These reports 
are available by National and Regional level of detail and 
provide managers with a comprehensive summary of key 
informational items for which performance goals have been 
assigned.

52 - ATTAINMENT ANALYSIS.  Upon receipt of first period 
accomplishments, the Washington Office, Program Development and 
Budget Staff, Branch Chief for Financial Planning and Management 
implements the following steps to prepare an analytical package 
for the Chief:

    1.  Summarizes the Management Attainment Report (MAR items) 
relating to Regional Forester, Station Directors, Area Director, 
and Institute Director performance standards and highlights the 
percentage of accomplishments for each reporting period.

    2.  Documents MAR items where accomplishments for the report 
period differ significantly (plus or minus 5 percent) from 
performance goals.

    3.  Submits an analysis package to the Director, Program 
Development and Budget for transmittal to the Chief, Associate 
Chief, Deputy Chiefs, and the Washington Office, Director of 
Personnel Management as input for the performance evaluation of 
line officers.