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Producing a management plan involves many steps and will take about three to four years to complete. The following is a list of the general steps of the planning process.
* indicates the current step in the planning process
Step 1. Project Startup - Fall 2008
Step 2. Identify the Planning Context - 2009
Step 3. Develop and Evaluate Preliminary Alternatives - 2010
Step 4. Develop the Management Approach - 2011
Step 5. Prepare and distribute Management Plan for public review and comment - 2012
Step 6. Submit Management Plan for Approval to U.S. Secretary of the Interior *
Step 7. Implement the Plan - 2013 and beyond
* indicates the current step in the planning process
Step 1. Project Startup - Fall 2008
Step 2. Identify the Planning Context - 2009
Step 3. Develop and Evaluate Preliminary Alternatives - 2010
Step 4. Develop the Management Approach - 2011
Step 5. Prepare and distribute Management Plan for public review and comment - 2012
Step 6. Submit Management Plan for Approval to U.S. Secretary of the Interior *
Step 7. Implement the Plan - 2013 and beyond