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I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I DU115~ LAND MANAGEMENT, BUREAU OF BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT PLANNING SYSTEM The Bureau has developed a system by which its resource management programs and practices are developed to the point of application on the public lands administered. Various phases are involved from initial policy guidance to deter- minations of actions to be taken for each resource activity. Guidance General and specific program objectives, principles and policies are estab- lished to constrain overall program development. Planning assumptions and general standards are provided and land use decision criteria are formulated to resolve conflicts between activities on the same land areas. The program outlook guide is a moving 5-year projection of budget outlook and program items for priority attention. Unit Resource Analysis A comprehensive display of basic physical resource data and an analysis of current use, production, condition and trend, potentials and opportunities within a planning unit for seven resource classes: lands, minerals, recreation, wildlife, forestry, range and watershed. Social-Economic Profile An identification and analysis of social, economic and intergovernmental coordination issues, problems and trends, divided into three parts: social - economic factors; infrastructure systems, bureau relationships with planning and land use control groups, actions, study and interest groups and key individuals. State and district staff develop and use a library of social and economic data (including the bureau SED system) and studies done by other organizations. The purpose of the social-economic profile is to record and index the source of rele- vant data in this library and to identify and analyze major trends, issues and problems of significance to public lands in the area. The SEP is an initial organization of social and economic data which can be most efficiently handled on this substate regional scale. Planning Area Analysis An analysis of data in the SEP plus all other relevant data, to establish the significance of the public lands in the planning area to institutions and users within and outside the area. The PAA is organized into several major sections including: social-economic analysis and development of demand project- tions for public lands and resources within the planning area; analysis of public land significance to the area and regional populations cultural values, social well being, and expectations and positions of various public groups and sectors; analysis of public land significance to a variety of infrastructures and the significance of these infrastructures to the public lands in the planning area and analysis of extent and significance of critical environmental areas as de- fined by State or Federal law. 1 - 21