36 C.F.R. § 219.5 Environmental management systems.
Title 36 - Parks, Forests, and Public Property
The Responsible Official must establish an environmental management system (EMS) for each unit of the National Forest System. The scope of an EMS will include, at the minimum, the land management planning process defined by this subpart. An EMS for any unit may include environmental aspects unrelated to the land management planning process under this subpart. (a) Plan development, plan amendment, or plan revision must be completed in accordance with the EMS and §219.14. An EMS may be established independently of the planning process. (b) The EMS must conform to the consensus standard developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and adopted by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) as “ISO 14001: Environmental Management Systems—Specification With Guidance For Use” (ISO 14001). The ISO 14001 describes EMSs and outlines the elements of an EMS. The ISO 14001 is available from the ANSI website at http://webstore.ansi.org/ansidocstore/default.asp. (c) Pursuant to §219.1(c), the Chief of the Forest Service shall establish procedures in the Forest Service Directive System to ensure that appropriate EMSs are in place. The Responsible Official may determine whether and how to change and improve an EMS for the plan area, consistent with applicable Forest Service Directive System procedures.
Title 36: Parks, Forests, and Public Property
PART 219—PLANNING
Subpart A—National Forest System Land and Resource Management Planning
§ 219.5 Environmental management systems.
