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Record of Decision

Record of Decision

I. The Decision

II. Rationale For Decision

III. Public Involvement and Public Comment

IV. Application of Decision

V. Alternatives Considered

VI. Means to Avoid Environmental Harm

VII. Findings Related To Other Requirements

VIII. Implementation

IX. Appeal Rights

X. Contact Persons

Appendix A: Management Direction

Appendix B: Glossary

SEIS Volume 1

SEIS Volume 2

SNFPA Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement

January 2004

Record of Decision

VII. Findings Related To Other Requirements

The Forest Service manages the Sierra Nevada national forest in conformance with many Federal laws. In this section some of the more important laws pertinent to this programmatic-level decision are discussed.

  1. National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
  2. National Forest Management Act (NFMA)
  3. Endangered Species Act (ESA)
  4. Clean Water Act
  5. Clean Air Act
  6. Flood Plains and Wetlands (Executive Orders 11988 and 11990)
  7. Environmental Justice (Executive Order 12898)
  8. Civil Rights
  9. Magnuson-Stevens Act
  10. Healthy Forests Restoration Act

USDA Forest Service · Pacific Southwest Region
Sierra Nevada Forest Plan Amendment