Technical Information for Planning (TIPs)

The 2012 Planning Rule governs Land Management Planning for the National Forest System. Further direction for conducting planning activities is found in the proposed planning directives, currently under review. This site will contain additional resources that Forests may use to help them revise their land management plans. It will contain technical guides, examples and lessons learned from recent plan revision experiences.

Draft guidance that is under development and review is available to Forest Service users on the 2012 Planning Rule Implementation SharePoint site.

The 2012 Planning Rule

• 2012 Planning Rule - Contains links to the Rule text and historical information about its development.
• U. S. Forest Service Planning Rule Revision - Planning Directives are more detailed guidance to Forest Service personnel revising and amending plans. These Directives are in development. Find information about that process on this website.
• Planning Rule FACA Committee - Find information on the federal advisory committee that has been helping the Forest Service develop the Planning Directives.

Complying with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA)

• Key Principles and Practical Advice for Complying with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (PDF)
• Partner Resource Center: Collaboration and the Law
• The Forest Service Partnership Resource Center has more information about FACA

Ecological, social and economic sustainability

• Economic Analysis for Planning - Information about economic impact and contribution analysis (IMPLAN), economic efficiency analysis, and ecosystem services evaluation.
• Economic Profile System - Human Dimensions Toolkit – This software is available for assessing general condition and trend data on employment, income, demography, and so on for counties, regions, or States.
• Planning and Analysis Group Help Library
• Resource Information Group Reading Room