PCU ADMINSTRATIVE RECORD

Known Items included in the full administrative record

of the 'Group Use' rulemaking as of Feb. '97:


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ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD
CHRONOLOGICAL LISTING
Date Description
July 1972 The Rainbow Oracle
4/27/78 Statement to Douglas Co. Bd. of Commissoners by K.T. Churchill, Deputy Supervisor,Umpqua N.F.
11/03/82 Letter from Legaliason/Re: Right to Gather
1983 Rainbow Peace Gathering Interior Site Operating Plan
8/9/88 Rainbow Legaliason Letter-Aug. 9, 1988
8/11/88 USFS Records of Meeting, Chief Robertson & Legaliaison Volunteers.
8/16/88 Ltr to USFS Chief Dale Robertson from Rainbow Legaliaison
8/31/88 FOIA Request from Mary Huddle
9/1/88 Legaliaison for the Rainbow Family Council
3/16/89 Ltr from C.R. Hartgraves, USFS Assoc. Dep. Chief
Spring 1989 Ltr to USDA Forest Service from Northern Vermont Rainbow Family
3/17/89 Ltr to Southwestern Regional Rainbow Family from William Thomas
3/24/89 Ltr to USFS from Great Lakes Regional Spring Gathering of the RF
3/31/89 Ltr to USFS Chief F.Dale Robertson from Rainbow LL Council at Tuscon
2/22/90 USFS OMB Review signed by George M. Leonard, Assoc. Chief  and Marion P. Connolly, Regulatory Officer
3/19/90 Ltr to M. Connolly, USDA Forest Service
3/20/90 Letter and Final Report: Nevada Gathering
4/2/90 Ltr to FS Desk Officer from W. Thomas
4/2/90 Ltr to FS Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs and OMB
4/08/90 Ltr from M.P. Connolly, USFS Regulatory Officer
4/10/90 Ltr to M.P. Connolly, USFS Regulatory Officer
4/24/90 Ltr from M.P. Connolly, USFS Regulatory Officer
5/1/90
4/1/90
Cumberland Legaliason Ltr
Analysis of 1990 proposed USFS rulemaking [36 CFR §§ 251,261]
2/5/91 Ltr to M. Connolly, USDA Forest Service
Vermont 91 Vermont Gathering Report
Appendix A - Operating Plan
Appendix B - Public Affairs Plan
Appendix C - Public Letter and Fact Sheet
Appendix D - FS News Release (6/7/91)
Appendix E - Community Newsletters
Appendix F - Forest Service Welcome Flyer
Appendix G - Newspaper Articles
Appendix H - Vermont State Agency Reports
Appendix I - Site Rehabilitation Plan
Appendix J - Summary of Arrests 
9/21/92
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Ltr to W. Thomas from M.P. Connolly
attachment: President's Memorandum to Agency Heads on the regulations
1/12/93 Ltr to M. Espy
1/12/93 Ltr to Leon Panetta
1/15/93 Ltr to D. Robertson, USFS Chief
1/15/93 FOIA Request to FOI Office, OMB
1/17/93 FOIA Request to FOI Office, USDA
1/17/93 Ltr to E.R. Madigan, Sec. of Agriculture
1/22/93 L.E. Panetta/OMB Memorandum to agency heads
1/25/93 Ltr to M. Espy, Sec. of Agriculture
1/26/93 Carol Rasco, Domestic Policy Advisor
1/28/93  Ltr from G. D. Keaton, USFS Information Systems & Technology
2/4/93 Ltr to G. D. Keaton, USFS Information Systems & Technology
2/6/93 Ltr to Senator John Glenn's Office
2/10/93 Ltr from D. A. Johnson, OMB Dep. Asst. Director
2/20/93 Ltr to Cathy Way, White House Office of Domestic Policy
2/21/93 Ltr to Cathy Way, White House Office of Domestic Policy
2/23/93 Ltr from J. Lamar Beasley, USFS Dep. Chief
2/25/93 Ltr to Dept. of Agriculture, Sec. Espy 
2/28/93 Ltr to J. Lamar Beasley, USFS Dep. Chief
3/2/93
6/1/88
4/14/89
G. Beck Ltr to Carol Rasco, Domestic Policy Advisor
attachments: US v. Rainbow, Court Order
Defense Memorandum
3/8/93 Ltr from J. Lamar Beasley, USFS Dep. Chief Reply to 6230
3/93 Ltr from J. Lamar Beasley, USFS Dep. Chief Reply to 6270-1
3/17/93 Ltr from M. P. Connolly, USFS Regulatory Officer Reply to 1010
3/24/93 Ltr from J. Lamar Beasley, USFS Dep. Chief Reply to 1010
3/29/93 Ltr to Secretary Michael Espy
3/29/93 Ltr to Larry Hill, Forest Service, Delta CO
7/13/93 FOIA request from W. Thomas
7/19/93 Ltr to D. Robertson, USFS, from Carla Newbre 
7/22/93 Ltr to Senator Patrick Leahy
7/22/93 Ltr to W. Thomas from J. L. Beasley, USFS
7/27/93 Ltr to Representative Joel Hefley
7/30/93 PCU Ltr to Asst. Secretary J. Lyons
July 1993 Rainbow Gathering Reports: Alabama and Kentucky
8/3/93 USFS Cleanup Letter
8/3/93 Ltr to USFS from T. McLeod
8/3/93 Notes from Aug. 3, 1993 Legaliason Council
Consensus from Legaliason Council
9/1/93 
7/23/93
Ltr to T. McLeod from M.J. Packer, Forest FOIA Coordinator
Ann Mates' Lettert
9/93 USFS Staff Notes/Memos re: Inquiries on Group Use rulemaking by aide to Sen. Dale Bumpers, Chair of Senate Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, National Parks and Forests
10/15/93  "Presentation Package" to Assistant Secretary James Lyons: Cover letter & Compendium of public comments, issues in Congress, and further appeals
11/1/93 Letter to USDA Secretary Espy from Rep. Edwards, Chair of House Judiciary Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights
11/17/93 Letter to Forest Service/RCRWM Staff from IVI-IPO, Chicago IL
12/5/93 Ltr to Ellen Hornstein, Office of the General Counsel
12/15/93 Ltr to G. D. Keaton from W. Thomas
12/17/93 Ltr to Jim Gilliland, General Counsel from W. Thomas
Dec. 1993 "Group Use Rules for National Forest Lands ... A Legal & Land Use Review" 
12/30/93 Ltr to W. Thomas from Dept. of Agriculture
1/1/94 Ltr to J. Lyons from PCU
1/5/94 Faxes from Beth Pearse
1/27/94 Ltr to PCU from J. Lyons
January 1994 House Committee (Agriculture, Judiciary) inquiries & meeting with FS Staff
1/28/94
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Ltr to E. Hornstein from W. Thomas
attachment re Ex parte Communications in Informal Rulemaking Proceedings
1/31/94 Ltr to J. Lyons from PCU
2/23/94
7/23/93
Ltr to J. Lyons from PCU
Attachment: Response from A.E. Mates
2/23/94 Ltr to G. D. Keaton from W. Thomas
3/1/94 Ltr to W. Thomas from N. Charboneau
3/18/94 Ltr to W. Thomas from Marvin C. Meier
4/4/94 Forest Service Reinvention Announcement
4/4/94 Ltr to Marvin C. Meier from W. Thomas 
4/7/94 Ltr to Forest Service Reinvention Team
4/28/94 Ltr to G. D. Keaton from L. Rowan
4/30/94
5/13/94
Forest Service Reinvention: Participation and inputs at Town Hall Meetings, direct discussions with the Chief at two venues (St. Paul MN, Washington DC)
5/16/94 Ltr to Chief Jack Ward Thomas from PCU
5/23/94 Ltr to G. D. Keaton from William Thomas
5/24/94 SCA Comments and Attachments to FS Reinvention Team
7/6/94
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Ltr from J. W. Thomas to Town Hall Participant
Attachment: Reinventing the Forest Service Work Group Reports
7/6/94 Ltr to W. Thomas from J. L. Beasley, USFS
7/29/94 Ltr to Rainbow Family from G. Clark, USFS
July 1994 Rainbow Gathering Report: Wyoming
8/4/94 Ltr to L. Beasley from W. Thomas
8/12/94 SCA Ltr to FS Reinvention Team
7/2/94 Cleanup letter
8/15/94 WT Ltr to FS Reinvention Team
Wyoming 1994 USFS Incident Command Team: Special report on the July 3 'Big Fire'
Individual Fire Report "Rainbow 002" (Ref. FSH 5109.14)
. Letters from Greg Clark, District Ranger, Big Piney RD, re: Successful cleanup after Wyoming Gathering, thanks to volunteers for stopping the Big Fire.
9/8/94 Ltr to W. Thomas from J. L. Beasley, USFS
2/14/95 Ltr to Senator Larry Craig
3/24/95 Ltr to FS Reinvention Team, L. Laverty
4/12/95 Letters to Chief Thomas, Asst. Secretary Lyons, certified mail
5/11/95 Ltr to S. Addison from J. R. Lyons, USFS
July 1995 Rainbow Gathering Report: New Mexico
7/30/95 Letter to Asst. Secretary Lyons
9/11/95 Ltr to S. Addison from J. R. Lyons, USFS
10/18/95 Ltr to W. & E. Thomas from J. W. Thomas, USFS
11/03/95 Forest Service, New Mexico Cleanup letter
2/16/96 Summons &Complaint from Florida Case
March 96 Crackdown on Rainbows in Osceola
6/03/96 Motion to Dismiss & for Default Judgment | Memorandum
7/29/96 Forest Service Clean-up letter
8/29/96 Dockett for Florida Case
Feb. 1997 Permit Signed in Florida, Pg. 1, Pg. 2, Pg. 3
7/28/97 Forest Service Clean-up letter
7/29/97 Forest Service Gathering Report
6/23/98 Congressional Oversight - FS Law Enforcement
3/15/99 Wm. Fox - Please declare an Emergency letter
4/29/99 Forest Service "Non-Natural Emergency" letter
6/10/99 FS Declaration of Authority - Rainbow Gathering
?/??/99 Alice Carlton - "We finally got them!"
2/16/01 Government's reply to Barry Adam's FOIA request

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