[Federal Register: February 24, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 36)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Office of the Secretary
Request for Comments on Revised Departmental Strategic Plan for
FY 2003-2008
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Interior.
ACTION: Request for comments on a revised Departmental Strategic Plan
for FY 2003-2008.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior (DOI) is seeking public comment
on its draft strategic plan for fiscal years 2003-2008.
DATES: Comments should be provided no later than April 25, 2003.
ADDRESSES: Written comments can be provided by: E-mail: strategic--
plan@ios.doi.gov.
Fax: (202) 208-2619.
Mail: U.S. Department of the Interior, Office of the Secretary,
Office of Planning and Performance Management, Attention: Strategic
Plan Coordinator, 1849 C Street NW., Mail Stop 5258, Washington, DC
20240.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LeRon Bielak (202) 208-1818.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Government Performance and Results Act
of 1993 (GPRA) requires periodic updating of agency strategic plans.
The first DOI GPRA strategic plan was published in 1997. A subsequent
revision was produced in 2000. The next revision must be published no
later than September 30, 2003.
DOI began its revision process in the fall of 2001 to position the
strategic
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process and development of goals and measures ahead of the FY 2004
budget formulation cycle. Instead of requesting public comment for the
first time after a new draft plan had been created, DOI chose to begin
the process with internal and external focus group sessions in a
``clean slate'' approach. These sessions were held in Washington, D.C.;
Denver, Colorado; and Albuquerque, New Mexico between December 2001 and
February 2002. We integrated the information to produce the first plan
drafts. Subsequently the plan has been subjected to additional critical
review and evaluation through all levels of the Department. At this
point, DOI wants to return our product to our external stakeholders and
customers for review.
DOI has taken a major departure from its past approaches to
strategic planning. Previously, Interior produced a set of ten GPRA
strategic plans--an overview document and nine bureau or office plans.
While the overview attempted to draw attention to areas of commonality
among bureaus, Interior was still perceived as a ``holding company''
and concern lingered about the effectiveness of an agency functioning
in a holding company fashion.
The DOI draft strategic plan will stand as the GPRA document for
the entire agency. Commonality of mission function and desired results
is given much greater weight than in previous plans. The Department has
subscribed to the ``logic model'' approach of strategic planning in
which results (end outcomes) are clearly identified and represent the
first step in the plan development process. Measures are applied to end
outcomes to provide a means of gauging success in achieving the desired
results. Results are measured both long term and on an annualized
basis. Supporting strategic (or intermediate outcomes) have also been
established and are accompanied by specific performance measures.
Bureau operating plans must be tied to both the intermediate and end
outcome levels of the Departmental Plan.
This overall approach is aimed at greater integration of purpose
and function across the Department and at achieving superior
performance results. The Departmental strategic plan cannot include
goals and measures for every discrete aspect of every program, but
outcomes are written to encompass all of the programs identified in the
Department's budget accounts. Greater specificity for discrete elements
will be found in bureau level annual or long-term operating plans or in
specific field planning documents, as appropriate.
Interior looks forward to your comments regarding our planning
approach and draft strategic plan. We are asking that comments be
submitted within 60 days of publication of this notice. The text of the
draft plan is available in a ``pdf'' downloadable format through the
DOI Internet Web site: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.doi.gov/about.html. For those who may
not have internet access, a hard copy can be requested from the contact
points listed in the ADDRESSES section.
Dated: February 14, 2003.
P. Lynn Scarlett,
Assistant Secretary--Policy, Management and Budget.
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