Forest Service Renews Fairness Review Tool, Yawn
Published Date: 5/5/2026
Notice
Summary
The Forest Service is keeping its Equal Opportunity Program Delivery Compliance Review Tool for another term without changes. This tool helps make sure everyone gets fair treatment in programs, affecting federal agencies and the public. If you want to share your thoughts, send comments by July 6, 2026—no extra costs or new rules, just a smooth extension!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
Continued Civil‑Rights Monitoring to Protect Access
The Forest Service is extending without change its Equal Opportunity Compliance Review Tool to keep enforcing Title VI, Title IX, the Age Discrimination Act, Section 504, and related Executive Orders. The tool continues pre-award reviews and ongoing monitoring (including post-award reviews on a 5- or 10-year basis per Forest Service Handbook 1709.11, Chapter 70) so the public is served without discrimination and serious complaints are reported to USDA civil rights officials.
Recipients Keep 1‑Hour Compliance Interviews
If your organization receives Federal financial assistance, you must continue to complete the Forest Service form FS-1700-6A during pre-award and post-award interviews by phone or in person. The agency estimates the burden is 1 hour per response, with 3,294 respondents per year, 4 responses per respondent, and an estimated total annual burden of 2,394 hours.
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