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From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Attachments: Weeks, Andria -FS 15 Sep 2017 21:34:51 +0000 Nelson, Christopher - OBPA;Murray, Mariel J - OBPA, Washington, DC Lago, Lenise -FS;Malkowski, Anton - FS FS Reform Plan Proposals FS_REFORM PLAN_20170915 (Final).docx Good evening Chris and Mariel, I understand that OBPA is no longer incorporating agency reform plan proposals into the FY2019 Department Estimate. Therefore, I'm sending the Forest Service's final proposals directly to you. Please let me know if you have any questions or need additional information. Thanks, Andria Weeks Acting Chief of Staff Forest Service Washington Office, Business Operations f: 202-649-1161 aweeks@fs.fed.us 1400 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, DC 20250 www.fs.fed.us Caring for the land and serving people (b)(5);Deliber ative Dmrnrr________ AGENCY REFORM PLAN Scope Forest Service Type Improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness (b)(5);Deliber ative Dr. USDA Strategic Goals USDA Strategic Goal 6. 3 - Mitigate Wildfire Risk USDA Strategic Goal 6. 2 - Ensure Lands and Watersheds are Sustainable, Healthy and Productive (b)(5);Deliber ative Dmrorr (b)(5);Deliber ative Drorocc 2019 DEPARTMENT ESTIMATES Proposal Implementation and Time Horizon to Start Action The Forest Service proposes to begin implementing this Initiative in FY 201~j~ (b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege Measuring Success Affected Stakeholders Internal and External. / (b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege Mechanism: r Administrative. | (b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege Budget and FTE changes This Initiative does not require any budget or FTE changes -T (b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege Implications for other agencies There would be limited or no impacts to other USDA agencies. (b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege |(b)(5);Deliber| ative 2019 DEPARTMENT ESTIMATES Scope: Forest Service Type (select one) - Supports all actions below / Eliminating activities S Restructuring or merging activities S Improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness S Workforce management (improve performance, increase accountability, and/or reduce cost/sizc) USDA Strategic Goals Identify which of the new USDA Strategic Goals (see Appendix A) will the reform proposal help achieve: Strategic Goal I: Ensure USDA programs are Delivered Efficiently, Effectively, and with Integrity; Strategic Goal 6: Ensure Productive and Sustainable Use of our National Forest System Lands Proposal-at-a-Glance Justification Projected result/outcomes, both positive and negative. (b)(5); Deliber ative Dmrocc What We Learned in 2013: What Is Different About This Proposal for 2017: Affected Stakeholders Internal stakeholders: / Mechanism: ____________________________________ (b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege (b)(5); Deliber ative Dmrocc Budget and FTE changes .___________ This nronosal requires no budget or FTE changes to implement 1 (D)(3);ueiiDerative process Privilege Proposal Name: Streamlining Env ironmental Analysis and Decision Making Scope Interagency - Forest Service)'(b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege Type Improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness USDA Strategic Goals Strategic Goal 1: Ensure USDA programs are delivered efficiently, effectively, and with integrity. Strategic Goal 6: Ensure productive and sustainable use of our National Forest System Lands. Proposal at a Glance a. (b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege b. c. Supporting Evidence 2019 DEPARTMENT ESTIMATES |(b)(5);Deliber| ative iDrnrocc Budget and FTE changes ~~| no budget or FTE changes are expected. (b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege Implications for other agencies (optional) b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege Proposal Name: Forest Products Delivery System Modernization Scope Forest Service Type Improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness USDA Strategic Goals Strategic Goal 1: Ensure USDA programs arc delivered efficiently, effectively, and with integrity. Strategic Goal 6: Ensure productive and sustainable use of our National Forest System Lands. Proposal-at-a-Glance Description National Forests were originally envisioned as working forests with multiple objectives to improve and protect the forest, secure favorable watershed conditions, and to furnish a continuous supply of timber for use by citizens of the United States. During the post-World War II housing boom, national forests were viewed as a ready supply of building material resulting in high volume outputs that peaked in the 1980s. This era had a significant influence on our forest management culture and associated internal direction that persists to this day. b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege (b)(5);Deliber ative Dmi-acc Justification Our current practices and processes arc not delivering results at the pace and scale expected of the Forest Service. We aspire to significantly improve our practices and processes to meet the pace and scale of results expected of the Forest Service in a sustainable way. 1(b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege Supporting Evidence (b)(5);Deliber ative Drnrocc Proposal Implementation and Time Horizon to Start Action FY 2017: Project initiated, breadth and depth of problem/issues described, potential program changes identified. FY 2018: Problcm/issues further refined, potential program changes identified, top priority program changes identified and selected, and work initiated. FY 2019: Short-term changes have been implemented, long-term changes have been initiated. Mechanism Administrative/Regulatory: These changes are anticipated to be pre-dominantly administrative in nature. There may be a few regulatory changes, and an even smaller number of statutory changes. / (b)(5);Deliber ative ative Drnroec Proposal Name - Scope USDA and Forest Service Type Improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness USDA Strategic Goals Strategic Goal 1: Ensure USDA programs are delivered efficiently, effectively, and with integrity. Strategic Goal 6: Ensure productive and sustainable use of our National Forest System Lands. Proposal-at-a-Glance Description 12 2019 DEPARTMENT ESTIMATES Justification (b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege Supporting Evidence (b)(5);Deliber| lative D Proposal Implementation and Time Horizon to Start Action Measuring Success National metrics already exists to measure success through standard inspection criteria. Actual costs will need to be tracked and accounted for. Affected Stakeholders (b)(5); Deliber |ative Dr. Proposal Name: |(b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege Scope Forest Service Type S Workforce management (improve performance, increase accountability, and/or reduce cost/size S Restructuring or merging activities USDA Strategic Goals Strategic Goal 1: Ensure USDA programs are Delivered Efficiently, Effectively, and with Integrity Strategic Goal 5: Strengthen the Stewardship of Private Lands through Technology and Research Strategic Goal 6: Ensure Productive and Sustainable Use of our National Forest System Lands Proposal-at-a-Glance_______________ # |(b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege 14 2019 DEPARTMENT ESTIMATES b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege Justification (b)(5);Deliberative |(b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege Mechanism: 1(b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege Scope: Forest Service Type ......................... / Eliminating activities. S Restructuring or merging activities: S Improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness: USDA Strategic Goals Strategic Goal 1: Ensure USDA programs arc Delivered Efficiently, Effectively, and with Integrity. Proposal-at-a-Glance Description Justification Supporting Evidence Mechanism: Administrative. Budget and FTE changes (b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege (b)(5);Deliber ative Drnrocc |(b)(5);Deliber| ative Pmrucc Proposal Name - 1(b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege Scope Forest Service Type - Improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness USDA Strategic Goals Strategic Goal 1: Ensure USDA programs arc delivered efficiently, effectively, and with integrity. Strategic Goal 6: Ensure productive and sustainable use of our National Forest System Lands. Proposal-at-a-Glance (b)(5)deliberative Process Privilege lb)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege b)(5);Deliberati lb)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege Description Justification Our current practices and processes are not delivering results at the pace and scale expected of the Forest Service. We aspire to significantly improve our practices and processes to meet the pace and scale of results expected of the Forest Service in a sustainable way. Supporting Evidence (b)(5);Deliber ative Drn<~c Proposal Implementation and Time Horizon to Start Action FY2017 - FY2019 Affected Stakeholders (b)(5); Deliberative Process Privilege Mechanism (b)(5);Deliber ative Drrvr'occ (b)(5);Deliber ative Drrvr'occ Administrative/Legislative: Proposal Name - Scope Forest Service Type - Restructuring or merging activities USDA Strategic Goals Strategic Goal 1: Ensure USDA programs arc delivered efficiently, effectively, and with integrity. Proposal-at-a-Glance Supporting Evidence Affected Stakeholders Internal and External stakeholders./ |(b)(5);Deliber| ative Pmracc (b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege Budget and FTE changes No significant budgetary or FTE changes are anticipated. (b)(5);Deliber| ative Implications for other agencies (optional) Other USDA agencies will not be impacted by this agency reform. (b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege Proposal Name: Scope Forest Service Type Improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness USDA Strategic Goals Strategic Goal 1: Ensure USDA programs are delivered efficiently, effectively, and with integrity. Strategic Goal 6: Ensure productive and sustainable use of our National Forest System Lands. Proposal at a Glance |(b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege (b)(5);Deliber| lative Description |(b)(5);Deliber| ative Budget and FTE changes Estimated savings of b)(5);Deliberat per year. Mechanism Regulatory. 1(b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege Proposal Name: Scope Forest Service Type - Improve Organization efficiencies & effectiveness USDA Strategic Goals Strategic Goal 1: Ensure USDA programs are delivered efficiently, effectively, and with integrity. Strategic Goal 6: Ensure productive and sustainable use of our National Forest System Lands. Proposal-at-a-Glance 1(b)(5); Deliberative Process I b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege 22 Description 2019 DEPARTMENT ESTIMATES Justification Our current practices and processes are not delivering results at the pace and scale expected of the Forest Sendee. We aspire to significantly improve our practices and processes to meet the pace and scale of results expected of the Forest Service in a sustainable way. Supporting Evidence Proposal Implementation and Time Horizon to Start Action FY2017 - FY2019 Measuring Success (b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege Affected Stakeholders :j)(5) Deliberative Process Privilege i: Deliber Mechanism Statutory, regulatory, and administrative Budget and FTE changes No sigmfieanLlnidgetary or FTE changes are anticipated. Proposal Name: Scope Forest Service Type S Restructuring or merging activities S Improving organizational efficiency and effectiveness S Workforce management USDA Strategic Goals Strategic Goal 1: Ensure USDA programs are Delivered Efficiently, Effectively, and with Integrity Proposal-at-a-Glance Proposal Implementation and Time Horizon to Start Action Proposed timeline: FY 2017- Early FY 2018-f (b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege 24 2019 DEPARTMENT ESTIMATES Affected Stakeholders Internal stakeholders, f Proposal Name: Scope: Type S Eliminating activities USDA Strategic Goals Strategic Goal 1: Ensure USDA programs are Delivered Efficiently, Effectively, and with Integrity Strategic Goal 5: Strengthen the Stewardship of Private Lands through Technology and Research Proposal-at-a-G e. Justification f. h)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege g- h. 1. |(b)(5);Deliber| tative |(b)(5);Deliber| ative Proposal Implementation and Time Horizon to Start Action |(b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege Measuring Success b)(5):Deliberative Process Privileqe Affected Stakeholders Mechanism: Statutory: b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege (b)(5); Deliber| lative D Budget and FTE changes (b)(5);Deliber ative Drorocc (b)(5);Deliber ative Drrsr'Qcc (b)(5);Deliber ative Drnrotc Proposal Name: Scope Type v' Eliminating activities S Restructuring or merging activities Improve organizational efficiency and effectiveness v' Workforce management (improve perfonnance, increase accountability, and/or reduce cost/size) USDA Strategic Goals Strategic Goal 1: Ensure USDA programs are Delivered Efficiently, Effectively, and with Integrity Strategic Goal 6: Ensure Productive and Sustainable Use of our National Forest System Lands Proposal-at-a-Glance Mechanism Administrative. / (b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege Budget andFTE changes (1-2 paragraphs).. Short term: Long term: (b)(5);Deliberative Process Privilege