Management's Discussion and Analysis

2003 Forest Service Performance Indicators and Trends

The Budget and Performance Initiative of the PMA highlights the critical need for Federal agencies to integrate their budget and performance responsibilities. The preparation of the Forest Service Performance and Accountability Report—Fiscal Year 2003 is an excellent example of this initiative between the Program and Budget (P&BA) and Strategic Planning and Resource Assessment (SPRA) staffs.

In “Performance Reporting Issues for FY 2003 Forest Service Performance Accountability Report,” dated August 21, 2003, the CFO and the Deputy Chief for Programs, Legislation, and Communication jointly directed the region, station, and area directors to report FY 2003 performance accomplishments to P&BA Staff by September 19, 2003. All FY 2003 accomplishment information was needed prior to year-end in order to meet external reporting requirements and to meet the needs of FY 2005 Budget Justification deadlines.

Performance information was certified and reported to P&BA by the deadline, but the results represented an actual and estimated accomplishment, due to the accelerated schedule. After P&BA verified and validated the information, it was released to the SPRA Staff for inclusion in the FY 2003 Performance and Accountability Report.

The certification procedure used in this process applies to the actual and estimated results. It provides reasonable assurance that the information is relevant and reliable. Supporting documentation of the methodology and the measures used to make the estimates was maintained at the reporting units, as requested in the letter mentioned above. All performance numbers are entered in the 10-month actual and 2-month estimate columns, but the data is footnoted if the reporting period differs.

Final accomplishment information was due December 1, 2003, for all nongrant-related accomplishments. All grant-related accomplishments were due December 15, 2003. As they become available, final 12-month actual accomplishments that differ from reported information will be posted on the Web version of the report and will be updated in the FY 2004 Performance and Accountability Report.

Despite a focus on consistency and a convergent evolution, there are several indicators that are not 10-month actual/2-month estimates. Forest products are reported on a 9-month actual and 3-month estimate basis since their performance reporting systems are based on fiscal year quarters.

Also, the three performance indicators for Law Enforcement and Investigations (LEI) were reported to the P&BA staff directly by the Washington Office LEI staff. These three line items are considered 12-month estimates, as the LEI performance accountability system, LEIMARS, tracks performance on the calendar, rather than the fiscal, year. Finally, the NFP indicators are tracked in the NFP performance accountability system, National Fire Plan Operations and Reporting System (NFPORS), with results representing 12-month actual performance. All other exceptions are footnoted in the 2003 Planned and Actual Performance table.

Certified performance information for FY 2003 is represented in the following three tables:

Exhibit 5: 2003 Planned and Actual Performance.
Exhibit 6: Performance Trends 1999-2003.
Exhibit 7: Data Sources for Actual and Estimated Performance (includes reporting period).

Exhibit 5: 2003 Planned and Actual Performance
2003 PERFORMANCE INDICATORS	UNIT of MEASURE	2003 PLANNED	10-MONTH ACTUAL	2-MONTH ESTIMATE	PROJECTED 2003 PERFORMANCE	PERCENT ACCOMPLISHED
WILDLAND FIRE
Firefighting production capability	Chains/hour	N/A ²	12,652	465	13,117	N/A
Wildland-/urban interface high-priority hazardous fuels mitigated	Acres	807,649	N/A	N/A	1,041,094 ³	129
Non wildland-urban interface hazardous fuels in condition class 2 or 3 treated in fire regimes 1, 2, or 3	Acres	645,910	N/A	N/A	623,060 ⁴	96
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
Volunteer assistance generated	Days	275,000	65,920	132,254	198,174	72
Communities receiving technical assistance	Communities	8,820	3,068	931	3,999	45
Participating communities	Communities	11,050	3,618	7,251	10,869	98
COOPERATIVE FORESTRY
NIPF stewardship management plans	Plans	16,594	4,069	17,726	21,795	131
NIPF lands under approved stewardship management plans	Acres (Thousands)	1,617	528	1,049	1,577	98
Conservation of environmentally important forests threatened by conversion to non-forest uses	Acres	676,799	N/A	N/A	292,583 ⁵	43
Improved capacity of rural communities to handle changes associated with natural resources is reflected in their ability to plan, implement and measure strategic actions.	Communities	750	N/A	N/A	699 ⁶	93
FOREST HEALTH MANAGEMENT
Forest health acres surveyed, Federal lands	Acres (Thousands)	250,000	118,991	67,566	186,557	75
Forest health acres protected Federal lands	Acres (Thousands)	370	131.012	368.48	499.492	134
Forest health acres surveyed, cooperative lands	Acres (Thousands)	417	N/A	N/A	419	100
Forest health acres protected, cooperative lands	Acres (Thousands)	932	N/A	N/A	855	92
STATE FIRE ASSISTANCE
State fire assistance to communities	Communities	840	N/A	N/A	3,680	438
RESEARCH
Research products, tools, and technologies developed	Products	6,899	4,832	906	5,738 ⁷	83
FIA products, tools, and technologies developed	Products	350	294	46	340	97
Percent of FIA target plots measured	Percent	83	0	0	81	97
Research products, tools, and technologies developed (fire)	Products	600	619	131	750	125
LAW ENFORCEMENT ⁸
Enforcement of laws and regulations	Percent	50	N/A	N/A	65	130
Criminal investigations	Percent	72	N/A	N/A	55	76
Eradicate cannabis	Plants	453,013	N/A	N/A	155,000	34
FOREST PRODUCTS ⁹
Timber volume offered for sale—appropriated	CCF (100 cubic ft.)	2,823,091	1,185,913	1,526,569	2,712,482	96
Timber volume sold-- all funding sources	CCF	3,416,598	1,462,548	727,036	2,189,584	64
Approved timber management NEPA documents (timber sales), all funding sources.	Documents	502	277	70	347	69
Special products permits administered	Permits	206,221	184,597	26,107	210,704	102
Timber volume harvested—all funding sources	CCF	3,571,240	2,038,483	584,709	2,623,192	73
Timber volume offered for sale -- Salvage	CCF	1,178,909	701,456	489,585	1,191,041	101
RANGE
Grazing allotment administration to standard	Acres	29,182,643	30,195,421	7,774,822	37,970,243	130
Grazing allotment decisions signed (Analyzed/NEPA)	Allotments	451	189	119	308	68
PLANNING, INVENTORYING, AND MONITORING
Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP) amendments underway	Amendments	72	47	12	59	82
LRMP revisions/new plans underway	Plans	27	34	4	38	139
Forestland Rehabilitation and Restoration for NFP	Projects	N/A	415	15	430	N/A
GIS resource mapping	Quads	0	35,197	411	35,608 ( BASELINE)	N/A
LRMP monitoring and evaluation reports	Reports	117	47	54	101	86
Watershed assessments completed	Assessments	142	89	41	130	92
Broadscale assessments underway	Assessments	N/A	42	4	46	N/A
Above-project integrated inventories	Acres (Millions)	27	31.8	16.9	48.8	180
WILDLIFE and FISH
Provide interpretation and education products	Products	2,802	3,806	248	4,054	145
Terrestrial wildlife habitat restored / enhanced	Acres	284,396	204,994	33,205	238,199	84
Streams restored or enhanced	Miles	2,000	1,406	281	1,687	84
Lakes restored or enhanced	Acres	20,212	16,733	596	17,329	86
VEGETATION AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
Soil and water resource improvements	Acres	17,758	20,178	4,024	24,202	136
Noxious weed treatment	Acres	117,125	118,607	17,119	135,726	116
Improve vegetation	Acres	1,429,574	800,466	122,852	923,318	65
Establish vegetation	Acres	41,564	46,580	4,996	51,576	124
ECAP-- Environmental compliance and protection	Activities	N/A ¹⁰	245	20	265	N/A
Manage air quality	PSD	11,782,575	7,047,437	1,826,373	8,873,810	75
LANDS
Land use proposals and applications processed	Permits	2,546	2,609	359	2,968	117
Cases resolved through litigation or processed through administrative procedure	Cases	527	490	84	574	109
Authorizations (non-recreation) administered to standard	Permits	12,425	10,365	1,466	11,831	95
Boundary line marked/maintained	Miles	3,297	2,299	817	3,116	94
Acres adjusted	Acres	27,710	22,117	5,390	27,507	99
Acres acquired	Acres	66,070	65,264	6,510	71,774	109
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT and MAINTENANCE
Miles of trails maintained to standard	Miles	23,993	26,031	3,537	29,568	123
Miles of trail improved to standard	Miles	1,292	837	146	983	76
Miles of road improved	Miles	1,470	1,198	273	1,471	100
Miles of high clearance road maintained	Miles	31,963	33,317	5,330	38,647	121
Miles of road decommissioned	Miles	1,521	659	229	888	58
Miles of passenger car road maintained	Miles	24,549	28,413	4,457	32,870	134
Facility Condition Index	FCI	N/A	3,813	347	4,160	N/A
Capital improvements completed for facilities over $250,000	Improvements	125	51	12	63	50
MINERALS and GEOLOGY
Operations administered to standard	Operations	14,503	12,276	2,045	14,321	99
Operations processed	Operations	9,684	7,623	1,230	8,853	91
Geologic permits and reports completed	Reports	1,176	951	165	1,116	95
RECREATION, WILDERNESS, and HERITAGE
Wilderness areas managed to standard	Areas	71	59	17	76	107
Recreation special use authorizations administered to standard	Permits	14,042	12,473	1,483	13,956	99
Products provided to standard	Products	20,544	13,288	2,364	15,652	76
Heritage resources managed to standard	Sites	8,513	6,525	979	7,504	88
General forest areas managed to standard	Days	2,431,996	1,853,771	357,925	2,211,696	91
Operation of developed sites to standard	PAOTS (persons at one time)	99,277,344	90,493,321	18,121,333	108,614,654	109
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN
Improved capacity of rural communities to handle changes associated with natural resources is reflected in their ability to plan, implement and measure strategic actions.	Communities	97	159	95	254	306
Forest health acres protected, cooperative Lands (NFP)	Acres (Thousands)	205	31	23	54	26
Forest health acres protected, Federal Lands (NFP)	Acres (Thousands)	203	723	5	728	359
Assistance to volunteer fire departments (NFP)	Departments	2,930	1,879	1,320	3,868	132
State fire assistance to communities (NFP)	Communities	1,545	1,423	5,043	8,187	530
Assistance to volunteer fire departments	Departments	1,790	1,999	1,097	2,271	127

² Not available as there was no planned number for fire-fighting production capability in the 2003 Program Direction.
³ Reported as 12-month ACTUAL performance.
⁴ Reported as 12-month ACTUAL performance.
⁵ Reported as 12-month ACTUAL performance.
⁶ Reported as 12-month ACTUAL performance.
⁷ Not verified at time of 2003 audit. Performance number should be 10,986.
⁸ Reported as a 12-month ESTIMATE performance (calendar year).
⁹ Reported as 9-month ACTUAL / 3-month ESTIMATE performance.
¹⁰ N/A is not available as there was no planned number for ECAP in the 2003 Program Direction.

Exhibit 6: Performance Trends for 1999-2003
TRENDS IN PERFORMANCE INDICATORS	UNIT of MEASURE	1999	2000	2001	2002	PROJECTED 2003
TRENDS IN PERFORMANCE INDICATORS	FISCAL YEAR ACTUAL
WILDLAND FIRE
Firefighting production capability	Chains/hour	N/A¹¹	N/A	N/A	N/A	13,117
Wildland/urban interface high-priority hazardous fuels mitigated	Acres	N/A	N/A	611,551	764,367	1,041,094
Non-wildland/urban interface hazardous fuels in condition class 2 or 3 treated in fire regimes 1, 2, or 3	Acres	1,421,281	772,375	750,146	493,536	623,060
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
Volunteer assistance generated	Days					198,174
Communities receiving technical assistance	Communities	2,450	2,450	121	768	3,999
Participating communities	Communities	10,514	10,547	11,021	11,686	10,869
COOPERATIVE FORESTRY
NIPF stewardship management plans	Plans	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	21,795
NIPF Lands under approved stewardship management plans	Acres (Thousands)	1,866,000	1,437,360	1,616,986	1,640,000	1,577
Conservation of environmentally important forests threatened by conversion to non-forest uses	Acres	19,281	31,263	84,709	57,009	292,583
Improved capacity of rural communities to handle changes associated with natural resources is reflected in their ability to plan, implement and measure strategic actions.	Communities	740	928	959	970	699
FOREST HEALTH MANAGEMENT
Forest health acres surveyed, Federal lands	Acres (Thousands)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	186,557
Forest health acres protected, Federal lands	Acres (Thousands)	N/A	175	198	302	499,492
Forest health acres surveyed, cooperative lands	Acres (Thousands)					419
Forest health acres protected, cooperative lands	Acres (Thousands)	NR¹²	562	417	950	855
STATE FIRE ASSISTANCE
State fire assistance to communities	Communities	2,450	2,450	121	768	3,680
RESEARCH
Research products, tools, and technologies developed	Products	NR	NR	NR	8,429	5,738¹³
FIA products, tools, and technologies developed	Products	NR	NR	NR	402	340
Percent of FIA target plots measured	Percent	NR	42	65	73	81
Research products, tools, and technologies developed (fire)	Products	N/A¹⁴	0	63	783	750
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND INVESTIGATIONS
Enforcement of laws and regulations	Percent	28	30	44	50	65
Criminal investigations	Percent	49	51	43	72	55
Eradicate cannabis	Plants	NR	733,427	733,427	396,880	155,000
FOREST PRODUCTS¹⁵
Timber volume offered for sale—appropriated	CCF (100 cubic ft.)	4,370,000	3,220,000	3,180,343	3,073,824	2,712,482
Timber volume sold– all funding sources	CCF	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	2,189,584
Approved timber management NEPA documents (timber sales)—all funding sources	Documents	NR	NR	NR	NR	347
Timber volume harvested—all funding sources	CCF	5,877,142	5,084,853	3,530,158	3,402,989	2,623,192
Special products permits administered	Permits	NR	NR	NR	NR	210,704
Timber volume offered for sale—salvage	CCF	1,381,345	997,119	1,347,181	1,169,885	1,191,041
RANGE
Grazing allotment administration to standard	Acres	NR	45,225,600	44,010,000	21,016,978	37,970,243
Grazing allotment decisions signed (Analyzed/NEPA)	Allotments	464	354	184	Not Verified¹⁶	308
PLANNING, INVENTORYING, AND MONITORING
Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP) amendments underway	Amendments	NR	15	82	198	59
LRMP revisions/new plans underway	Plans	11	5	8	6	38
Forestland rehabilitation and restoration for NFP	Projects	N/A	N/A	329	506	430
GIS resource mapping	Quads	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	35,608 (Baseline)
LRMP monitoring and evaluation reports	Reports	101	87	104	92	101
Watershed assessments completed	Assessments	169	130	154	134	130
Broadscale assessments underway	Assessments	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	46
Above-project integrated inventories	Acres (Millions)	63.8	58.7	124.0	30.4	48.8
WILDLIFE and FISH
Provide interpretation and education products	Products	NR	2,885	2,885	3,886	4,054
Terrestrial wildlife habitat restored / enhanced	Acres	266,774	192,373	241,123	209,472	238,199
Streams restored or enhanced	Miles	2,194	1,687	2,193	2,001	1,687
Lakes restored or enhanced	Acres	16,346	18,147	18,428	18,217	17,329
VEGETATION AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
Soil and water resource improvements	Acres	35,562	29,899	31,863	Not Verified	24,202
Noxious weed treatment	Acres	87,000	121,946	143,938	130,868	135,726
Improve vegetation	Acres	NR	NR	4,539,798	170,044	923,318
Establish vegetation	Acres	268,520	217,215	195,593	160,814	51,576
ECAP environmental compliance and protection	Activities	NR	52	110	43	245
Manage air quality	PSD	60	65	102	Not Verified	8,873,810
LANDS
Land use proposals and applications processed	Permits	5,984	3,907	3,870	2,791	2,968
Cases resolved through litigation or processed through administrative procedure	Cases	332	263	292	441	574
Authorizations (non-recreation) administered to standard	Permits	18,726	12,108	12,907	11,498	11,831
Boundary line marked/maintained	Miles	3,102	2,880	3,187	2,455	3,116
Acres adjusted	Acres	337,396	75,295	35,132	15,553	27,507
Acres acquired	Acres	151,439	139,445	128,913	42,817	71,774
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT and MAINTENANCE
Miles of trails maintained to standard	Miles	NR	24,065	40,800	30,649	29,568
Miles of trail improved to standard	Miles	NR	1,510	1,245	1,159	983
Miles of road improved	Miles	NR	612	370	1,131	1,471
Miles of high clearance road maintained	Miles	NR	69,984	51,576	49,299	38,647
Miles of road decommissioned	Miles	2,907	2,545	2,164	734	888
Miles of passenger car road maintained	Miles	NR	51,733	30,056	27,499	32,870
Facility Condition Index	FCI	NR¹⁷	NR	NR	NR	4,160
Capital improvements completed for facilities over $250,000	Improvements	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	63
MINERALS and GEOLOGY
Operations administered to standard	Operations	9,189	NR	8,254	8,298	14,321
Operations processed	Operations	12,247	11,171	7,931	8,328	8,853
Geologic permits and reports completed	Reports	NR	NR	NR	1,048	1,116
RECREATION, WILDERNESS, and HERITAGE
Wilderness areas managed to standard	Areas	NR	39	39	105	76
Recreation special use authorizations administered to standard	Permits	NR	1,227	1,225	14,243	13,956
Products provided to standard	Products	NR	34,000	34,000	13,924	15,652
Heritage resources managed to standard	Sites	NR	4,000	4,000	6,906	7,504
General forest areas managed to standard	Days	NR	219,000	235,000	2,203,978	2,211,696
Operation of developed sites to standard	PAOTS (persons at one time)	NR	75,000,000	80,000,000	94,048,707	108,614,654
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN
Improved capacity of rural communities to handle changes associated with natural resources is reflected in their ability to plan, implement and measure strategic actions.	Communities	N/A ¹⁸	N/A	N/A	N/A	254
Forest health acres protected, cooperative lands (NFP)	Acres (Thousands)	N/A	N/A	1,001	2,647	54
Forest health acres protected, federal Lands (NFP)	Acres (Thousand)	N/A	N/A	N/A	423	728
Assistance to volunteer fire departments (NFP)	Departments	2,450	2,450	1,001	2,647	3,868
State fire assistance to communities (NFP)	Communities	N/A	N/A	1,070	1,795	8,187
Assistance to volunteer fire departments	Departments	2,450	2,450	871	1,134	2,271

¹¹ N/A is not available or not applicable.
¹² NR is not reported or not required.s
¹³ Not verified at time of 2003 audit. Performance should be 10,986.
¹⁴ N/A is not applicable or not available.
¹⁵ Projected performance is based on 9-month ACTUAL and 3-month ESTIMATE
¹⁶ Not verified at time of 2002 audit.
¹⁷ Not reported; protocol was under development and targets were not assigned.
¹⁸ Not applicable or not available.

Exhibit 7: Data Sources with Actual and Estimated Performance
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS	PERFORMANCE REPRESENTS	DATA SOURCE	UNIT OF MEASURE
PERFORMANCE INDICATORS	DATA SOURCES AND REPORTING PERIODS
WILDLAND FIRE
Firefighting production capability	12-month actual	RR-5100-2	Chains/hour
Wildland/urban interface high-priority hazardous fuels mitigated	12-month actual	NFPORS	Acres
Non-wildland/urban interface hazardous fuels in condition class 2 or 3 treated in fire regimes 1, 2, or 3	12-month actual	NFPORS	Acres
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE
Volunteer assistance generated	12-month actual	PMAS	Days
Communities receiving technical assistance	12-month actual	PMAS	Communities
Participating communities	12-month actual	PMAS	Communities
COOPERATIVE FORESTRY
NIPF stewardship management plans	12-month actual	PMAS	Plans
NIPF lands under approved stewardship management plans	12-month actual	PMAS	Acres (Thousands)
Conservation of environmentally important forests threatened by conversion to non-forest uses	12-month actual	PMAS	Acres
Improved capacity of rural communities to handle changes associated with natural resources is reflected in their ability to plan, implement and measure strategic actions.	12-month actual	EAP-PMT	Communities
FOREST HEALTH MANAGEMENT
Forest health acres surveyed, Federal lands	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	STAFF	Acres (Thousands)
Forest health acres protected, Federal lands	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	STAFF	Acres (Thousands)
Forest health acres surveyed, cooperative lands	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	STAFF	Acres (Thousands)
Forest health acres protected, cooperative lands	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	STAFF	Acres (Thousands)
STATE FIRE ASSISTANCE
State fire assistance to communities	12-month actual	NFPORS	Communities
RESEARCH
Research products, tools, and technologies developed	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	R&D Report	Products
FIA products, tools, and technologies developed	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	FIA Report	Products
Percent of FIA target plots measured	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	FIA Report	Percent
Research products, tools, and technologies developed (fire)	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	R&D Report	Products
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Enforcement of laws and regulations	Calendar Year 12-month estimate	LEIMARS	Percent
Criminal investigations	Calendar Year 12-month estimate	LEIMARS	Percent
Eradicate cannabis	Calendar Year 12-month estimate	LEIMARS	Plants
FOREST PRODUCTS¹⁹
Timber volume offered for sale-- appropriated	9-month actual/ 3-month estimate	STARS	CCF (100 cubic ft.)
Timber volume sold-- all funding sources	9-month actual/ 3-month estimate	TSA	CCF
Approved timber management NEPA documents (timber sales), all funding sources.	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Documents
Special products permits administered	9-month actual/ 3-month estimate	TIM	Permits
Timber volume harvested-- all funding sources	9-month actual/ 3-month estimate	TSA	CCF
Timber volume offered for sale—salvage	9-month actual/ 3-month estimate	STARS	CCF
RANGE
Grazing allotment administration to standard	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Acres
Grazing allotment decisions signed (analyzed/NEPA)	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	Infra	Allotments
PLANNING, INVENTORYING, AND MONITORING
LRMP amendments underway	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Amendments
LRMP revisions/new plans underway	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Plans
Forestland Rehabilitation and Restoration for NFP	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Projects
GIS resource mapping	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Quads
LRMP monitoring and evaluation reports	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Reports
Watershed assessments completed	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Assessments
Broadscale assessments underway	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Assessments
Above-project integrated inventories	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Acres (Millions)
WILDLIFE and FISH
Provide interpretation and education products	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	WFRP	Products
Terrestrial wildlife habitat restored / enhanced	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Acres
Streams restored or enhanced	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	N/A	Miles
Lakes restored or enhanced	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	N/A	Acres
VEGETATION AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
Soil and water resource improvements	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Acres
Noxious weed treatment	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Acres
Improved vegetation	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Acres
Established vegetation	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Acres
ECAP Environmental compliance and protection	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Activities
Manage air quality	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	PSD
LANDS
Land use proposals and applications processed	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	SUDS	Permits
Cases resolved through litigation or processed through administrative procedure	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Cases
Authorizations (non-recreation) administered to standard	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	SUDS	Permits
Boundary line marked/maintained	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Miles
Acres adjusted	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Acres
Acres acquired	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Acres
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT and MAINTENANCE
Miles of trails maintained to standard	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Miles
Miles of trail improved to standard	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Miles
Miles of road improved	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Miles
Miles of high clearance road maintained	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	RAR	Miles
Miles of road decommissioned	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Miles
Miles of passenger car road maintained	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	RAR	Miles
Facility Condition Index	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	Infra	FCI
Capital improvements completed for facilities over $250,000	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	CIP AR	Improvements
MINERALS and GEOLOGY
Operations administered to standard	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Operations
Operations processed	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Operations
Geologic permits and reports completed	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Reports
Operations administered to standard	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Operations
RECREATION, WILDERNESS, and HERITAGE
Wilderness areas managed to standard	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Areas
Recreation special use authorizations administered to standard	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Permits
Products provided to standard	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Products
Heritage resources managed to standard	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Sites
General forest areas managed to standard	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Days
Operation of developed sites to standard	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	PAOTS (persons at one time)
Wilderness areas managed to standard	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Areas
Recreation special use authorizations administered to standard	10-month actual/ 2-month estimate	MAR	Permits
NATIONAL FIRE PLAN
Improved capacity of rural communities to handle changes associated with natural resources is reflected in their ability to plan, implement and measure strategic actions.	12-month actual	EAP-PMT	Communities
Forest health acres protected, cooperative Lands (NFP)	12-month actual	NFPORS	Acres (Thousands)
Forest health acres protected, Federal Lands (NFP)	12-month actual	NFPORS	Acres (Thousands)
Assistance to volunteer fire departments (NFP)	12-month actual	NFPORS	Departments
State fire assistance to communities (NFP)	12-month actual	NFPORS	Communities
Assistance to volunteer fire departments	12-month actual	NFPORS	Departments

¹⁹ Reported as 9-month ACTUAL / 3-month ESTIMATE performance.

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2003 Forest Service Performance Indicators and Trends