The options are identified by the number given to the revision topic in the Notice of Intent and a letter designation such as 22c. This section includes adjustments and updates to management direction from the existing plan. These items do not change the direction or intent of the original plan, but rather clarify the direction. There is generally little controversy about these items. This section identifies information that may be used to address issues and concerns.
Data is information organized for analysis or used as the basis for making a decision.
A related item, comparison measures, is data used to differentiate and select between different alternatives. Data Include current information on employment and socioeconomic data for the revision analysis. Consider the economic impacts on the WMNF related to timber harvest, tourism, and snowmobiling Address the value of the undeveloped forest to the surrounding towns. Address the influence the Forest as on the quality of life in New England. These are actions needed to address issues and concerns during revision that do not fall into the above three categories.