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Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: (1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; (2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or (3) email: [email protected]. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender. Cover design photo credits Main Photo View of the Milky Way over Cathedral Rock, seen from the Cathedral Rock Trailhead on Back O' Beyond Road, Sedona, Arizona. Cathedral Rock is a prominent rock formation located on the Coconino National Forest between Sedona and the Village of Oak Creek, Arizona. Both towns are certified International Dark Sky Communities, abiding by lighting ordinances that help protect northern Arizona's dark skies for local observatories, astronomers, and star gazers. Forest Service photo by Deborah Lee Soltesz. Smaller photos - left to right A national forest guest participates in activities lead by Forest Service employees. Forest Service photo. A Forest Service employee helps put out fires at the Happy Camp Complex on the Klamath National Forest. Forest Service photo. Forest Service Fire Management Officer Patrick Scott, at a timber sale on the North Mills Area, Pisgah Ranger District, Pisgah National Forest. Forest Service photo by Cecilio Ricardo. Top: A Forest Service employee interacts with a guest at a national forest. Photo by Gerald Heinrich, Midewin Interpretive Association. Bottom: A Forest Service employee at First Creek Fire on Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. Forest Service photo. Top: A member of the Youth Conservation Corps explores a national park. Forest Service Photo. Bottom: A man mountain bikes near Wade Lake on the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest. USDA Photo by Preston Keres. 2021 USDA EXPLANATORY NOTES – FOREST SERVICE 2021 USDA EXPLANATORY NOTES – FOREST SERVICE Agency-Wide ................................................................................................................................................................ 1 Budget Overview ..................................................................................................................................................... 1 Purpose Statement .................................................................................................................................................... 3 Lead-Off Tabular Statements ................................................................................................................................... 5 Four-Year Summary of Appropriations and 2021 Pay, Awards and FERS Increases ............................................. 6 Four-Year Summary of Staff Years (SY) .............................................................................................................. 10 Revenue, Receipts and Transfers ........................................................................................................................... 12 Organization Chart ................................................................................................................................................. 13 Available Funds and Staff Years............................................................................................................................ 14 Permanent Positions by Grade and Staff Years ..................................................................................................... 16 Vehicle Fleet .......................................................................................................................................................... 17 Shared Funding Projects ........................................................................................................................................ 19 Forest and Rangeland Research ...................................................................................................................................21 Lead-Off Tabular Statement .................................................................................................................................. 21 Appropriations Language ....................................................................................................................................... 21 Project Statement ................................................................................................................................................... 22 Justifications of Increases and Decreases............................................................................................................... 23 Classification By Objects ....................................................................................................................................... 26 Status of Programs ................................................................................................................................................. 27 State and Private Forestry ............................................................................................................................................31 Lead-Off Tabular Statement .................................................................................................................................. 31 Appropriations Language ....................................................................................................................................... 31 Project Statement ................................................................................................................................................... 32 Justifications of Increases and Decreases............................................................................................................... 33 Classification By Objects ....................................................................................................................................... 38 Status of Programs ................................................................................................................................................. 39 National Forest System ................................................................................................................................................47 Lead-Off Tabular Statement .................................................................................................................................. 47 Appropriations Language ....................................................................................................................................... 47 Project Statement ................................................................................................................................................... 48 Justifications of Increases and Decreases............................................................................................................... 50 Classification By Objects ....................................................................................................................................... 56 Status of Programs ................................................................................................................................................. 57 Capital Improvement and Maintenance .......................................................................................................................69 Lead-Off Tabular Statement .................................................................................................................................. 69 Appropriations Language ....................................................................................................................................... 69 i 2021 USDA EXPLANATORY NOTES – FOREST SERVICE Project Statement ................................................................................................................................................... 70 Justifications of Increases and Decreases..............................................................................................................