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extreme situation and economic distress that led the President to convene his Forest Conference 

 in the first place. 



Finally, the President's Northwest Forest Plan created a new bureaucracy which includes new 

 planning and o\ ersight teams, above and beyond what is required by the National Forest 

 Management Act, Federal Lands Policy and Management Act, National Environmental Policy 

 Act. Endangered Species Act and other laws. Attachment #3 provides a substantial explanation 

 of where this Administration's new bureaucracy has gone awry. Prior to this Administration, 

 there was a clear line of responsibility in the Forest Ser\ice and BLM organization structures 

 from Washington, D.C. to management activities on the ground. 



Today, the White House is represented by the Office of Forestry & Economic Development. 

 Ecosystem management policies are promulgated by the Regional Ecosystem Office. Its policies 

 are implemented by the Regional Interagency Executive Conmiittee that receives advice from the 

 Intergovernmental Advisory Committee. The Regional Interagency Executive Committee then 

 relies on a dozen Provincial Interagency Executive Committees to implement its policies in 

 twelve subregions of the northwest. Of course, the dozen Provincial Interagency Executive 

 Committees receive advice from a dozen Provincial Interagency Advisory Committees. After 

 policies, directives and even specific project level activities are reviewed, discussed and 

 massaged by these committees. Forest Super%'isors and BLM District Managers are told what to 

 do. One needs only to look at this chart to understand why the performance under the President's 

 Northwest Forest Plan has been so dismal. 



This new bureaucracy has resulted in increased inefficiencies. Exhibits #4 and #5 display 

 Region 6 of the Forest Service's historic timber sale programs compared to number of employees 

 and armual budgets. As you can see, the budgets and employees has only slightly reduced while 

 the timber sale program has been dismal. 



Finally, even with these added layers of checks and balances, the agencies are faced with daily 

 micro-management and second guessing by the White House and Department officials. To my 



