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FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
DENVER, CO
TITLE 1900 - PLANNING
Supplement No. 1900-94-1
Effective March 7, 1994
POSTING NOTICE. Supplements are numbered consecutively. Post by document name.
Remove entire document and replace with this supplement. Retain this transmittal as the first
page of this document. The last supplement to this Title was Supplement 1900-92-1 to 1950.
Page Code
1930.45--1 thru 1930.53--2
1931.7--1 thru 1931.7--3
Superseded Sheets
2
2
Supplements Covered
R2 Supplement 15, 04/89
R2 Supplement 04, 04/80
Document Name
1930
Superseded New
(Number of Pages)
3
Digest:
Updates Chapter 30 to electronic format and moves text to FSH 1909.13 where no parent text
exists in 1930.
ELIZABETH ESTILL
Regional Forester
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TITLE 1900 - PLANNING
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CHAPTER 1930 - PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND BUDGETING
1930.2 - Objective. The objective of the Regional Program Development and Budgeting
(PD&B) process is to display the budgetary requirements and activity levels necessary to
implement the Forest Plans in a format appropriate to the Agency's budget process.
The Regional process calls for the maintenance of two distinct data files:
1. A Forest Plan data file that displays the average annual Forest Plan outputs, activities
and costs in five year time periods.
2. An annual budget proposal that displays the outputs, activities and costs in incremental
data structure for a specific budget year as established in the Annual Budget Instructions.
1930.3 - Policy.
1. Reflect the Forest Plan standards and guidelines in costing the objectives of the Plan,
unless required to do otherwise by new legislation, or changes in Congressional or Executive
Order.
2. Narrow the gap between revenues generated and expenditures incurred to collect those
revenues while meeting the Forest Plan standards and guidelines.
3. Develop budget information for the Forest Plan data file and the annual budget will be
consistent with the data requirements found in the Regional Supplement to the Program
Development and Budgeting Handbook, FSH 1909.13.
1930.4 - Responsibility. An interdisciplinary approach to development of data for the Program
Development and Budgeting process is mandatory.
1930.44 - Regional Foresters, Station Directors, and the Area Director. Are primarily
responsible for establishment of an implementation of the PD&B process requirements. These
responsibilities have been delegated to the PD&B Process Manager, the Regional Staff Directors
and the Regional PD&B Steering Group.
1930.45 - Forest Supervisors. Shall develop and manage standards and procedures to implement
the objectives of the Forest Plan, consistent with the standards and guidelines, to the extent
feasible within budgetary constraints and instructions.
1. Forest Plan Data. Assure that the data provided accurately portray the Forest Plan in all
respects and that the file remains current through updates whenever the Forest Plan is amended
or revised.
2. Annual Budget Proposals.
a. Assure that the data provided is consistent with the Forest Plan.
b. Assure that the Forest staff and District Rangers are appropriately involved in
developing the annual Forest budget proposals.
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c. Assure that economic and technical analysis has been accomplished for all
investment projects per Regional Supplement to FSM 1970.6.
d. Comply with all regional instructions for submission of Program Budget data,
narratives, etc. (Data table, Appendix forms, CIP proposal sheets, special narrative
forms).
e. Assure that the STARTING POINT and all increments are complete and
implementable decision packages.
f. Identity significant program consequences in a short concise transmittal
memorandum (three pages or less).
3. Allocation & Accomplishment.
a. Document how the Forest Program budget data is used to affect Ranger District
allocations.
b. Use the Program Accounting and Management Attainment Reporting System
(PAMARS) in execution including required periodic financial reviews.
c. Provide a documented Plan of Work and financial plan at each organizational level
which includes identification of approved projects.
State Foresters. Shall develop and manage standards and procedures to implement the objectives
of the State Forest Resource feasible within budgetary constraints and instructions.
1. Provide accurate Program Budget structured data as may be required to support the
annual development of budget proposals.
2. Shall implement the objectives of the State Resource Management Plan to the extent
feasible within budgetary constraints and Congressional direction.
3. Annually monitor and report accomplishments.