Scope of Work, 11 mandated tasks
The goals, objectives, and methods for IFMAT IV are set out in broad outline by the charge from ITC based on and as added to by the ITC Oversight Committee, as below: Scope of Work 1. Collaborate with the ITC Contract Compliance Office and ITC Oversight Committee to develop a work plan for IFMAT IV within budgetary and time constraints Contract Compliance Officer to implement the work plan, organize site visits by IFMAT- IV, and revise the Work Plan as necessary. 3. Participate in site visits and the preparation of individual site visit reports 4. Lead IFMAT IV efforts to collect, analyze and interpret information. 5. Provide guidance and direction in the preparation of analyses, written and verbal reports to satisfy informational needs of Congress and ITC which will include periodic progress reports, year-end reports, and final report to Congress and ITC. 6. Familiarize such other members of IFMAT IV with the duties and responsibilities of the Chair as may be directed by the ITC Oversight Committee. 7. Prepare and deliver presentations and testimony to Congress and the established by the ITC Oversight Committee. 2. Coordinate with the ITC
Administration as requested by the ITC President and ITC Oversight Committee 8. Prepare and deliver presentations and testimony to the ITC Executive Board and Membership at the request of the ITC Oversight Committee. This will include an assessment of Indian forest lands and Indian forest land management practices, and a subsequent report that is national in scope and provides the following 11 tasks: a. an in-depth analysis of management practices on, and the level of funding for, specific Indian forest land compared with similar Federal and private forest lands; b. a survey of the condition
laws such as the Indian Trust Asset Reform Act (ITARA); f. a comprehensive review of the adequacy of Indian forest land management plans, including their compatibility with applicable tribal integrated resource management plans and their ability to meet tribal needs and priorities; g. an evaluation of the feasibility and desirability of establishing minimum standards against which the adequacy of the forestry programs of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in fulfilling its trust responsibility to Indian tribes can be measured; h. a recommendation of any reforms and increased funding levels necessary to bring Indian forest land management programs to a state-of-the-art condition; i. an evaluation of tribal risk and adaptation related to climate change; j. an assessment of how Indian forests fit into the general scheme of landscape ecology and restoration, and k. an assessment of institutional capability, staff, equipment, facilities, and organizational components necessary to support landscape scale management. 9. Provide a status report to Congress as required in Section 208 (c) of the National Indian Forest Resource Management Act.
of Indian forest lands, including health and productivity levels; c. an evaluation of the
staffing patterns of forestry organizations of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and of Indian tribes; d. an evaluation of procedures
employed in timber sales administration, including preparation, field supervision, and
accountability for proceeds; e. an analysis of the potential for reducing or eliminating relevant administrative procedures, rules and policies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs consistent with the Federal trust responsibility, and recent
18 Assessment of Indian Forests and Forest Management in the United States
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