UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED BY AND BETWEEN THE PARTIES THAT. A. The Tribal Council and the Forest Supervisor maintain their distinctive responsibilities as the primary decision-makers for their respective entities. B. The Forest Supervisor and the Tribal Council shall be responsive to communications and interactions through the formal consultation process as defined in the FSM 1563 throughout the incident and as needed after the incident. C. The emergency nature of the incident may necessitate an immediate decision by the Forest Supervisor or Incident Commander that may preclude formal Government-to-Government consultation or coordination with the Tribe prior to the decision being implemented. In such cases, consultation with the Tribe will be initiated as soon as practical thereafter. D. In addition to consultation with the Tribe and the Heritage Consultants, the Forest Service will make every attempt to meet various heritage and natural resource laws by consulting with other interested traditional practitioners and publics regarding heritage resources on National Forest System lands. E. The Tribe will identify in an annual letter by May 1, to the Forest Supervisor, qualified individuals to perform duties outlined in this MOU. F. Cooperation and consultation between the parties of this MOU shall be integrated into the Forest Service’s Incident Management Organization.
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UNDERSTOOD AND AGREED BY AND BETWEEN THE PARTIES THAT. A. The Tribal Council Agency Administrator (Chairman’s office), and the Forest Supervisor maintain their distinctive responsibilities as the primary decision-makers for their respective entities.
B. The Forest Supervisor and the Tribal Council Agency Administrator (Chairman’s office), shall be responsive to communications and interactions through the formal consultation process as defined in the FSM 1563 throughout the incident and as needed after the incident.
C. The emergency nature of the incident may necessitate an immediate decision by the Forest Supervisor or Incident Commander that may preclude formal Government-to-Government consultation or coordination with the Tribe prior to the decision being implemented. In such cases, consultation with the Tribe will be initiated as soon as practical thereafter.
D. In addition to consultation with the Tribe and the Heritage Consultants, the Forest Service will make every attempt to meet various heritage and natural resource laws by consulting with other interested traditional practitioners and publics regarding heritage resources on National Forest System lands.
E. The Tribe Tribal Agency Administrator (Chairman’s office), will identify in an annual letter by May 1, to the Forest SupervisorSupervisors, qualified individuals to perform duties outlined in this MOU.
F. Cooperation and consultation between the parties of this MOU shall be integrated into the Forest Service’s Incident Management Organization.
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