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                    FSH 1909.17 - ECONOMIC SOCIAL ANALYSIS HANDBOOK

                                  30.6 - Exhibit 02

       How Social Analysis Tasks are Integrated with Land Management Planning


                                        B                                      
          A                   NEPA Process Applied to
Analysis Activities in a      Forest Service Land Management      Related Social Analysis Tasks
Convenient Sequence 1/               (36 CFR 219.12)                        (FSM 1970)           
Scoping                       Determine purpose and need by       Initiate social effects analysis 
                              identifying and evaluating public   when the potential effects of 
                              issues, management concerns, and    agency policies or actions are 
                              resource use and development        important to the decision.  
                              opportunities.  Develop criteria    Conduct a preliminary 
                              to guide the planning process,      investigation to identify or 
                              based on laws, administrative       validate issues, select key 
                              direction, public   and             variables for analysis, determine 
                              management input, and ecological,   analysis areas, and assess data 
                              technical, economic, and            needs and sources.  Help identify 
                              management factors.                 public and agency concerns and 
                                                                  management opportunities.

Collecting and Inter-         Maintain a current inventory of     Depth of analysis depends on 
preting Data                  data appropriate for planning and   importance of expected social 
                              managing resources.  Determine      effects. 
                              the unit's ability to supply 
                              goods and services at specified     If desired, develop a social 
                              levels of management production.    overview document or file to 
                                                                  present this information.

Formulating Alternatives      Develop a broad range of            Assist in formulating 
                              reasonable alternatives that        alternatives that respond to all 
                              respond to issues, concerns, and    important public and agency 
                              opportunities, and that provide a   social concerns.  Consider 
                              basis for maximizing net public     effects on lifestyles, attitudes, 
                              benefit, consistent with sound      beliefs and values; social 
                              forest management practices.        organization; population and land 
                              Include a "current level" and an    use; and civil rights.
                              RPA Program alternative.



1/There is no fixed analysis sequence and steps often overlap.


                               30.6 Exhibit 02 - Continued


                                        B                                      
          A                   NEPA Process Applied to
Analysis Activities in a      Forest Service Land Management      Related Social Analysis Tasks
Convenient Sequence 1/               (36 CFR 219.12)                        (FSM 1970)           
Estimating Effects            Estimate the physical,              Estimate social and economic 
                              biological, economical, and         changes that would result from 
                              social effects of each              each alternative.  Report effects 
                              alternative, including expected     by alternative on forest users, 
                              market and nonmarket outputs, and   forest-development communities, 
                              direct and indirect benefits and    urban areas, others who value the 
                              costs.                              forests, women and minorities, 
                                                                  civil rights, and consumers.


Selecting a Preferred         Evaluate the significant            Help evaluate and compare the 
Alternative                   physical, biological, economic,     social and economic effects of 
                              and social effects of each          each alternative so that these 
                              alternative, using planning         are considered along with other 
                              criteria.  Recommend a preferred    factors.
                              alternative.

Monitoring Program            Evaluate implementation at          Observe the effectiveness of 
Implementation                designated intervals  to            program implementation, including 
                              determine how well the unit         mitigation efforts, through 
                              applied management standards and    direct observation and 
                              has met objectives.  Recommend      conversations with knowledgeable 
                              needed changes in management        people.  Provide suggestions for 
                              direction.                          program improvement.