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FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
TONTO NATIONAL FOREST
PHOENIX, AZ
FSM 1600
CHAPTER 10 – INFORMATION SERVICES
Supplement No.: 1600-94-2
Effective Date: April 11, 1994
Duration: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
Approved: CHARLES R. BAZAN
Forest Supervisor
Date Approved:
Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by title and calendar year. Post
by document; remove the entire document and replace it with this supplement. Retain this
transmittal as the first page(s) of this document. The last supplement to this title was 1600-94-1.
New Document
Superseded Document(s)
(Supplement Number and
Effective Date)
1610.31
7 Pages
6 Pages
Digest:
This Supplement changes wording from Office of Information to Public Affairs Office.
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CHAPTER 10 - PLANS
1610.31 - Public Notification Plans (PNP). This plan is designed with the objective of
encouraging the participation of minorities, women and nontraditional public participation in all
Forest Service programs for which the Forest is primarily responsible. Inputs from the Ranger
Districts of the Tonto National Forest have been incorporated into the formulation of this plan.
Annual reviews and supplementation will be accomplished to ensure this plan is maintained in a
current status in consideration of actual programs and activities which will benefit, or in any way
affect, the public served by this Forest. Specific objectives and action items implementing this
plan are enumerated in Exhibit 1, which also designates responsible officials.
The Tonto National Forest will make every effort to ensure that special action be taken to advise
minorities, women, and nontraditional publics of the availability of benefits and programs and
the requirements for nondiscrimination in all program activities, as contained in USDA
regulations.
*-The Forest will inform all concerned of new programs, or program changes as they occur, by
mailing information via news releases, or by making special announcements or fully utilizing
available mailing lists to ensure proper dissemination of all available information. Individual
mailings, as well as personal contacts and, when appropriate, public meetings will be used to
ensure effective distribution of information. The assistance of the Director of Public Affairs will
also be secured when a wider scope of public notification than that identified on the Arizona
mailing list is required.-*
The Tonto National Forest will continue to ensure equal access to all Forest Service program
benefits without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or handicapping
condition. The Supervisor's Office and all its functional areas with obvious public visibility,
including each of the six Ranger Districts, will prominently display the nondiscrimination poster
"And Justice for All." Additionally, a notice of nondiscrimination will be included in all job
vacancy announcements and in other documents or publications when appropriate.
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Exhibit 1
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION PLAN
OBJECTIVE
ACTION
The Forest will notify
1. Implement and monitor the
minorities, women, senior
Public Notification Plan.
citizens, underprivileged,
non-English speaking
people, the handicapped, and
nontraditional public about
Forest Service programs and
benefits so that equal
opportunity and access is
provided to encourage their
participation
RESPONSIBLE
OFFICIAL(S)
Public Information Officer
and Special Emphasis
Program Managers with
assistance from Forest
Supervisor, SO Staff,
District Rangers, and
Contracting and Procurement
Officers.
2. Review and as necessary
expand media,
organization and land
management planning
mailing lists to ensure
that minority and
women's organizations,
veterans, senior citizens,
the handicapped and
other identifiable nontraditional public groups
receive public
announcements and news
releases.
Public Information Officer
with assistance from Land
Management Planner,
Contracting Officer, District
Rangers and any other Forest
Personnel with maintain
mailing lists in the
performance of their duties.
3. Review Forest printed
publications and news
releases and sign
program to determine the
need for bilingual
announcements. Also
give consideration to
recorded PSA's in
Public Information Officer
and Forest Civil Rights
Committee Special Emphasis
Program Manager.
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OBJECTIVE
ACTION
RESPONSIBLE
OFFICIAL(S)
Spanish. Review audiovisual programs to
eliminate sexist language
or any visual appearance
of discriminatory
practices.
4. Prominently display "And
Justice For All" posters
in all appropriate Forest
Service offices, work
centers and facilities
where public visibility is
assured.
Forest Supervisor and
District Rangers.
5. Provide public notification
in areas of Forest
employment
opportunities, including
human resource programs
like YCC and SCSEP,
volunteer opportunities,
and Civil Service
employment opportunities
by personal contacts,
news releases and public
announcements provided
to organizations serving
minorities, women,
handicapped, veterans,
aged and other specialized
audiences.
Forest Supervisor, District
Rangers, Personnel Officer,
Administrative Officer,
Special Emphasis Program
Managers, Public
Information Officer and
others presenting career
programs at schools, etc.
6. Provide public
notification of current
and new programs that
offer services, goods or
facilities that can be used
and/or enjoyed by
minorities, women, aged,
Public Information Officer,
Forest Supervisor, District
Rangers and SO Staff.
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OBJECTIVE
ACTION
RESPONSIBLE
OFFICIAL(S)
under-privileged and
handicapped, including
increasing awareness of
the personal-use
fuelwood program, the
jojoba bean harvesting
program and the
Christmas Tree by
Permit program, among
these nontraditional
audiences.
7. Serve on the Minority
Business Opportunity
Subcommittee of the
Federal Executive
Association as a vehicle
to identify and notify
minority, handicapped
and women owned
business of opportunities
to participate in Forest
procurement and
contracting programs.
Make periodic news
releases announcing
future contract
opportunities. Update
bidders lists to access the
widest scope of potential
minority business
owners.
Contracting Officer,
Administration Officer and
District Rangers.
8. Continue conducting
speeches, environmental
education programs,
career day programs,
special tours of District
area and special work
projects, designed to
expose a wide range of
Forest Supervisor, District
Rangers, SO Staff, Personnel
Officer, and Special
Emphasis Program
Managers.
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OBJECTIVE
ACTION
RESPONSIBLE
OFFICIAL(S)
audiences to the Forest
Service mission and
activities. Provide
appropriate materials to
enhance public
awareness and to solicit
public participation in
Forest activities,
programs and decision
making.
9. Submit Civil Rights
success stories as they
occur to the Regional
Public Affairs office
through the Forest Public
Information Officer for
possible use as feature
article and administrative
bulletin material.
District Rangers, SO Staff,
Public Information Officer,
and Special Emphasis
Program Manager.