FOREST MANAGEMENT AND STUMP-TO-FOREST GATE CHAIN-OF-CUSTODY SURVEILLANCE EVALUATION REPORT - Certified Expiration 28 January 2018 - 27 January 2023

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SCS Global Services prepared a public surveillance evaluation report for the State of New York, Bureau of Forest Resource Management, under FSC forest certification requirements. The document explains the purpose of annual evaluations and describes how they are composed of focused assessment of outstanding Corrective Action Requests, follow-up on issues arising since certification, and additional topic focus when needed. It outlines reporting structure, including a public summary posted to the FSC Certificate Database and a more detailed section for required record-keeping.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages63

Reading Time2 h 39 min

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SECTION A – PUBLIC SUMMARY

1. GENERAL INFORMATION

2. CERTIFICATION EVALUATION PROCESS

3. CHANGES IN MANAGEMENT PRACTICES

4. RESULTS OF EVALUATION

5. STAKEHOLDER COMMENTS

SCS Global Services Report FOREST MANAGEMENT AND STUMP‐TO‐FOREST GATE CHAIN‐OF‐CUSTODY SURVEILLANCE EVALUATION REPORT State of New York, Bureau of Forest Resource Management SCS‐FM/COC‐00104N State of New York, DEC, Bureau of Forest Resource Management 625 Broadway, Albany NY 12333‐4233 Josh Borst, [joshua.borst@dec. ny.gov](joshua.borst@dec. ny.gov) [www.dec.ny.gov/about/27748.html](www.dec.ny.gov/about/27748.html) CERTIFIED EXPIRATION | 28 January 2018 | 27 January 2023 | | --- | --- | | DATE OF FIELD EVALUATION | | --- | | 11‐13 September 2018 | | DATE OF LAST UPDATE | | 17 October 2018 | SCS Contact: Brendan Grady | Director Forest Management Certification +1.510.452.8000 [bgrady@scsglobalservices.com](bgrady@scsglobalservices.com) 2000 Powell Street, Ste. 600, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA +1.510.452.8000 main | +1.510.452.8001 fax [www.SCSglobalServices.com](www.SCSglobalServices.com) Forest Management & Stump‐to‐Forest Gate Chain‐of‐Custody Surveillance Evaluation Report | PUBLIC Foreword | Cycle in annual surveillance evaluations | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | ☒ 1st annual evaluation | ☐ 2nd annual evaluation | ☐ 3rd annual evaluation | ☐ 4th annual evaluation | ☐ Other (expansion of scope, Major CAR audit, special
audit, etc.): | | Name of Forest Management Enterprise (FME) and abbreviation used in this report: | | | | | | New York State Department of Conservation (NYDEC), Bureau of Forest Resource Management (BFRM) | | | | | All certificates issued by SCS under the aegis of the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) require annual evaluations to ascertain ongoing conformance with the requirements and standards of certification. A public summary of the initial evaluation is available on the FSC Certificate Database [http://info.fsc.org/](http://info.fsc.org/) . Pursuant to FSC and SCS guidelines, annual / surveillance evaluations are not intended to comprehensively examine the full scope of the certified forest operations, as the cost of a full‐scope evaluation would be prohibitive and it is not mandated by FSC evaluation protocols. Rather, annual evaluations are comprised of three main components: 􀂃 A focused assessment of the status of any outstanding conditions or Corrective Action Requests (CARs; see discussion in section 4.0 for those CARs and their disposition as a result of this annual evaluation); 􀂃 Follow‐up inquiry into any issues that may have arisen since the award of certification or prior to this evaluation; and 􀂃 As necessary given the breadth of coverage associated with the first two components, an additional focus on selected topics or issues, the selection of which is not known to the certificate holder prior to the evaluation. Organization of the Report This report of the results of our evaluation is divided into two sections. Section A provides the public summary and background information that is required by the Forest Stewardship Council. This section is made available to the public and is intended to provide an overview of the evaluation process, the management programs and policies applied to the forest, and the results of the evaluation. Section A will be posted on the FSC Certificate Database ([http://info.fsc.org/](http://info.fsc.org/)) no less than 90 days after completion of the on‐site evaluation. Section B contains more detailed results and information for required FSC record‐keeping or the use by the FME. Version 8‐0 (May 2018) | © SCS Global Services Page 2 of 63 Forest Management & Stump‐to‐Forest Gate Chain‐of‐Custody Surveillance Evaluation Report | PUBLIC Table of Contents SECTION A – PUBLIC SUMMARY ................................................................................................................... 4 1. GENERAL INFORMATION .......................................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Evaluation Team.....................

FAQs

What is the purpose of annual FSC surveillance evaluations in this report?

The report states that annual evaluations verify ongoing conformance with certification requirements and standards. It also clarifies that they do not comprehensively examine the full scope of operations due to cost and protocol constraints.

How are annual/surveillance evaluations structured?

Annual evaluations include a focused assessment of outstanding conditions or Corrective Action Requests, follow-up on issues since certification, and—when needed—additional focus on selected topics chosen for coverage breadth.

What sections does the report use for its results and public information?

Section A provides the public summary and background required by the Forest Stewardship Council, intended for posting to the FSC Certificate Database. Section B contains more detailed results for required record-keeping or use by the FME.

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