36 Cfr 219.14, 219.15, 219.16

§ 219.13

36 CFR Ch. II (7–1–03 Edition)

or other undesirable and unintended
consequences;
(iv) Preserve important historic, cultural, and natural aspects of our national heritage, and maintain, wherever possible, an environment which
supports diversity, and variety of individual choice;
(v) Achieve a balance between population and resource use which will permit high standards of living and a wide
sharing of life’s amenities; and
(vi) Enhance the quality of renewable
resources and approach the maximum
attainable recycling of depletable resources.
(3) Cooperatively developed landscape
goals, whether the result of efforts initiated by the Forest Service or others,
must be deemed an issue for the purposes under § 219.4.
§ 219.13 Coordination
agencies.

among

(b) During planning, the responsible
official must consider the governmentto-government relationship between
American Indian or Alaska Native tribal governments and the federal government.
(c) The responsible official must consult with and invite American Indian
tribes and Alaska Natives to participate in the planning process to assist
in:
(1) The early identification of treaty
rights, treaty-protected resources, and
American Indian tribe trust resources;
(2) The consideration of tribal data
and resource knowledge provided by
tribal representatives; and
(3) The consideration of tribal concerns and suggestions during decisionmaking.
§ 219.16 Relationships with interested
individuals and organizations.
The responsible official must:
(a) Make planning information available to the extent allowed by law;
(b) Conduct planning processes that
are fair, meaningful, and open to persons with diverse opinions;
(c) Provide early and frequent opportunities for participation in the identification of issues;
(d) Encourage interested individuals
and organizations to work collaboratively with one another to improve
understanding and develop cooperative
landscape and other goals;
(e) Consult with individuals and organizations who can provide information
about current and historic public uses
within an assessment or plan area,
about the location of unique and sensitive resources and values and cultural practices related to issues in the
plan area; and
(f) Consult with scientific experts and
other knowledgeable persons, as appropriate, during consideration of collaboratively developed landscape goals and
other activities.

federal

The responsible official must provide
early and frequent coordination with
appropriate federal agencies and may
provide opportunities:
(a) For interested or affected federal
agencies to participate in the identification of issues and formulation of
proposed actions;
(b) For the streamlined coordination
of federal agency policies, resource
management plans, or programs; and
(c) The development, where appropriate and practicable, of joint resource management plans.
§ 219.14 Involvement of state and local
governments.
The responsible official must provide
early and frequent opportunities for
state and local governments to:
(a) Participate in the planning process, including the identification of
issues; and
(b) Contribute to the streamlined coordination of resource management
plans or programs.

§ 219.17 Interaction with private landowners.
The responsible official must seek to
collaborate with those who have control or authority over lands adjacent to
or within the external boundaries of
national forests or grasslands to identify:

§ 219.15 Interaction with American Indian tribes and Alaska Natives.
(a) The Forest Service shares in the
federal government’s overall trust responsibility for federally recognized
American Indian tribes and Alaska Natives.

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