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05/31/07 - Recent Court Ruling on the 2005 Planning Rule

On March 30, Judge Phyllis Hamilton of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California enjoined the Forest Service from implementing the 2005 Planning Rule. The Court held that the Forest Service violated the Administrative Procedures Act (APA), for not adequately involving the public in developing the 2005 Planning Rule; the Endangered Species Act (ESA), for not properly consulting with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), by improperly applying a categorical exclusion and not fully evaluating the environmental impacts in promulgating the 2005 Planning Rule. The court remanded the decision to the Department of Agriculture for compliance with the APA, ESA, and NEPA. The Bitterroot, Flathead, and Lolo National Forests will not release land management plans or begin objection periods until issues related to this court decision are resolved at the national level.

For more information please visit our Regional web site at: http://www.fs.fed.us/r1/projects/plan_rule.shtml This site will be updated as information becomes available.

 

01/22/07 - Content Analysis Completed for Western Montana Forest Plans

07/28/06 - Comment Period Extended

Notice of Availability of Proposed Plans for Public Comments

05/01/06 - Release of the Proposed Land Management Plans

Notice of Adjustment: Switch to New Planning Rule

05/12/05 - New Planning Rule

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