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1772.2 - Assurance Clause
Land Uses Program. The assurance clauses will not be used with any Region 1 special- use
authorizations. In its place, form FS-1700-1, "Assurance of Compliance With the Department
of Agriculture Regulation Under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964" (assurance statement)
will be used as appropriate with new or reissued special-use authorizations. The assurance
statement is required with the special-use application and shall be made part of the authorization
when issued.
The assurance statement will also be completed for existing authorizations which are subject to
Title VI.
1773.04 - Responsibility
1. Region and Forests. Coordination for the application of Title VI of the Civil Rights
Act of 1964, and the related regulations in Region 1 is provided by the Assistant to the Regional
Forester for Civil Rights.
Each Forest Supervisor will designate a Title VI coordinator whose name will be reported to the
Assistant to the Regional Forester for Civil Rights.
The responsibilities of the Forests' Title VI coordinator include, but are not limited to:
a. Advises the Forest Supervisor regarding interpretation and implementation of the Title
VI regulations and requirements.
b. Maintains an up-to-date inventory of the programs and activities subject to Title VI,
which the unit has the responsibility to review.
c. Provides assistance to the Forest Supervisor in the preparation of the unit's annual Title
VI compliance review work plan.
d. Monitors the unit's progress in conducting Title VI compliance reviews and keeps the
Forest Supervisor apprised of the progress.
e. Is responsible for compiling unit's Management Attainment Report (MAT) data relative
to Title VI compliance activities including assisting with the establishment of the Title VI
compliance review target.
f. Coordinates with Districts to eliminate duplication of Title VI compliance reviews of
activities involving more than one District which are subject to Title VI.
g. Cooperates with Regional Office in Regional efforts to eliminate duplication of Title VI
activities.
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h. Is responsible for assessing the training needs of Title VI compliance reviewers of the
unit, and for making certain that they are adequately trained to conduct required reviews.
2. Counties. The following assignment of counties will be given to each Forest for
conducting Compliance Reviews:
Forest Responsible
County
Beaverhead
Madison
Bitterroot
Ravalli
Clearwater
Clearwater
Latah
Custer
Carbon
Carter
Powder River
Rosebud
Stillwater
Corson
Harding
Perkins
Slope
Billings
Dunn
Golden Valley
Grant
McKenzie
Ransom
Richland
Sioux
Deerlodge
Deerlodge
Granite
Jefferson
Silver Bow
Flathead
Flathead
Lake
Gallatin
Gallatin
Park
Sweet Grass
Helena
Broadwater
Lewis & Clark
Powell
Idaho Panhandle
Benewah
Bonner
Boundary
Kootenai
Shoshone
Kootenai
Lincoln
Lewis & Clark
Cascade
Choteau
Fergus
Glacier
Golden Valley
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Beaverhead
Judith Basin
Meagher
Pondera
Teton
Wheatland
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Lolo
Mineral
Missoula
Nezperce
Idaho
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1773.11 - Review Schedule. Forest Supervisors will prepare the annual Forest Title VI
compliance review plan. The Regional coordinator will consolidate the Forest plans into a
Region 1 Title VI compliance review plan. The Region's plan will be forwarded to the WO who
will submit a Forest Service Title VI compliance review plan to EEOC. The Forest Title VI
compliance review plan is the Forests' MAT No. 54 for compliance reviews.
Title VI Compliance Review Plan (MAT #54). Forests will submit an annual Title VI
compliance review plan on a fiscal year basis to the Regional Office by August 1. The Title VI
compliance review plan is basically a field review plan.
Field compliance reviews are the heart of the system for determining how well benefits and
services are being delivered by recipients in compliance with Title VI.
Types of Reviews. There are two types of Title VI compliance reviews to determine a
recipient's compliance status. They are:
1. Preaward. The evaluation of a potential recipient's compliance is a written
determination based on, but not limited to, the submission of an Assurance Statement (form
1700-1).
2. Postaward. A review of a recipient's program made after the Federally assisted
program has been approved and initiated. This is normally an onsite review. Postaward
reviews are defined as follows:
Desk Audits. An annual desk audit will be performed on all activities subject to Title VI
requirements. This annual desk audit will maintain an up-to-date Forest inventory of programs
and activities subject to Title VI compliance requirements.
Recipients of special-use authorizations classified as Federally assisted programs are in technical
violation of Title VI if they have not provided the Forest Service with a signed assurance
statement.
Title VI Field Compliance Review. An onsite review of a Title VI related activity to determine
the compliance status of a recipient. Onsite Title VI compliance activity reviews are to be
scheduled as pursuant to instructions in FSH 1709.11, Section 73.
Field Title VI compliance reviews are not in order without first having obtained the signed
assurance statement.
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