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USDA/FS RIN: 0596-AC73 Publication ID: Fall 2009 
Title: Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) (FSM 2523) 
Abstract: The changes proposed to FSM 2523, Burned Area Emergency Response, would provide clear direction on the objective, policy, and responsibilities for the BAER program. This revision is needed to: • Clarify the objective of the BAER program. • Provide clear policy for regions/forests to conduct post-fire emergency stabilization while applying appropriate cost-constraints in order to avoid fire transfer of funds. • Assign approval (decision) authority to the regional foresters (currently the WO director of WFW). • Provide a definition of a BAER emergency. • Define several other key terms. • Enumerate the program constraints. • Clarify the distinction between the BAER and post-fire rehabilitation programs. • Establish new process for the BAER program. • Establish oversight for program accountability. 
Agency: Department of Agriculture(USDA)  Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: None     (To search for a specific CFR, visit the Code of Federal Regulations.)
Legal Authority: Not Yet Determined   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Proposed Directive  01/00/2010    
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: Federal 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Lorrie Parker
Regulatory Analyst
Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
ATTN: ORMS, D&R Branch, 1400 Independence Avenue SW,
Washington, DC 20250-0003
Phone:202 205-6560
Fax:202 260-6539
Email: lsparker@fs.fed.us