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AMA |
Adaptive Management Areas are designed as community based forums to work with federal land managers, encouraging development of innovative forest management techniques within their designated area. |
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CERT |
Community Economic Revitalization Teams are responsible for bringing together all of the federal agencies responsible for allocating federal grants and loans in each state. Although each team includes representatives from federal, state, local and tribal governments, the states were allowed to define what type of representation would best serve the needs of their citizens. |
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FEMAT |
Forest Ecosystem Management Assessment Team, comprised of federal officials led by Jack Ward Thomas, head of the US Forest Service, which prepared a scientific report on Northern Spotted Owl Forests, submitted to the White House and released by President Clinton July 1, 1993. |
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IAC |
Intergovernmental Advisory Committee, serves as the lead body to the RIEC. The 20 members include one official from local, state, and tribal governments in California, Oregon, and Washington, plus federal officials from each participating agency in the region. |
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ISC |
Interagency Steering Committee establishes policies for the NFP; it is chaired by the White House Council on Environmental Quality. This committee, based in Washington, DC, includes subcabinet representatives from the Secretaries of Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. |
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MAC |
Multi-Agency Command, a team of high-ranking federal officials that oversees the state CERTs of California, Oregon and Washington. |
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NEAI |
Northwest Economic Adjustment Initiative, the economic assistance arm of the Northwest Forest Plan. |
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NFP |
Northwest Forest Plan, see Option 9. |
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Option 9 |
The Clinton Administration’s plan for managing national forests in the range of the Northern Spotted Owl. It is also know as the Northwest Forest Plan. |
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PACs |
Provincial Advisory Committees, serve as the lead advisory bodies to the PIECs. They have up to 29 members. |
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PIECs |
Provincial Interagency Executive Committees, are made up of federal agency directors who oversee the management of federal public lands for each of the 12 provinces the region is divided into. |
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RCERT |
Regional Economic Revitalization Team, is composed of the executives of regional federal agencies responsible for awarding grants and loans. It includes representatives from the state, local and tribal governments of California Oregon and Washington. |
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REO |
Regional Ecosystem Office serves as the staff and advisory office to the RIEC and the IAC. It provides support for their efforts and provides independent scientific, technical, and other review and support to help resolve differences in implementing the NFP. |
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RIEC |
Regional Interagency Executive Committee, serves as the senior body of line managers responsible for implementing the NFP and coordinating and communicating policies with agencies in the Plan’s region. |
