CHAPTER 7 PRE-DECISIONAL OBJECTIONS AND POST-DECISIONAL APPEALS: MAKING SENSE OF THE FOREST SERVICE'S VARIED REVIEW PROCESSES

• Jurisdiction: United States

Challenging and Defending Federal Natural Resource Agency Decisions
(Sep 2016)
CHAPTER 7
PRE-DECISIONAL OBJECTIONS AND POST-DECISIONAL APPEALS: MAKING SENSE OF THE FOREST SERVICE'S VARIED REVIEW PROCESSES
Vincent L. Dewitte
Senior Counsel
Office of the General Counsel, Natural Resources and Environment Division
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, DC
Steven K. Imig
Director
Lewis, Bess, Williams & Weese P.C.
Denver, CO

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VINCENT L. DEWITTE is Senior Counsel with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the General Counsel, Natural Resources and Environment Division, in Washington, DC. Since 1985, Mr. DeWitte has provided legal services and advice to the Secretary of Agriculture and Forest Service regarding land and resource management planning; roadless regulations; oil and gas leasing; and timber, wildlife, and other Forest Service program areas. He has a B.S. in Forest Management from Northern Arizona University and received his J.D. from the University of Arizona.

STEVEN K. IMIG is an attorney and director with Lewis, Bess, Williams & Weese, P.C. in Denver...