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FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (REGION 4)
OGDEN, UT
FSH 7309.11 – BUILDINGS AND RELATED FACILITIES HANDBOOK
CHAPTER 30 – DEVELOPMENT
Supplement No.: 7309.11-2004-1
Effective Date: March 8, 2004
Duration: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
Approved: JACK G. TROYER
Regional Forester
Date Approved: 02/23/2004
Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by Handbook number and
calendar year. Post by document; remove entire document and replace it with this supplement.
Retain this transmittal as the first page(s) of this document. The last supplement to this
Handbook was 7309.11-97-1 to Chapter 30.
New Document(s):
7309.11_30
3 Pages
Superseded Document(s) by
Issuance Number and
Effective Date
7309.11,30 (Supplement 7309.11-97-1, 9/11/1997)
3 Pages
Digest:
30 – This is a technical supplement that converts the format and style of this Regional directive
to the new FSH template using the agency’s current cooperate word processing software.
Although some minor typographical and technical errors have been corrected, this supplement
contains changes to the substantive direction in this title.
R4 SUPPLEMENT 7309.11-2004-1
EFFECTIVE DATE: 3/8/2004
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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FSH 7309.11 – BUILDINGS AND RELATED FACILITIES HANDBOOK
CHAPTER 30 – DEVELOPMENT
31.3 - Technical Requirements and Practices
The Director of Engineering must review and approve all lease proposals for technical
requirements and shall assist the leasing officer on preoccupancy inspections.
32 - SITE AND STRUCTURE PURCHASE OR EXCHANGE
The Directors of Engineering, Lands, and Acquisition Management shall review and recommend
for approval all acquisitions by purchase or exchange.
32.31 - Exchange Development Procedures
Refer to Federal Acquisition Regulations, FSH 6309.32, and FSM 5430 for direction on
acquisition by exchange.
2. Quality Assurance.
a. The Director of Engineering must review and approve all design drawings and
shall assist in the final acceptance of facilities constructed for an exchange
acquisition.
34.14 - Offices
2. Consider the following when designing Forest Service offices to accommodate public
service needs:
OFFICE DESIGN AND LOCATION HOST EVALUATION CHECKLIST
a. Is office located on a main thoroughfare or intersection where most users can
readily find it?
b. Is the structure highly visible to the using public?
c. Is the facility adequately identified by approach and on-site signing?
d. Is the office designed to look like a public Forest Service facility?
e. Is there adequate and convenient parking?
f. Is there a separation of public and official parking to avoid?
(1) Is there confusion as to the nature of the facility?
(2) Will public parking space be used by government employees?
R4 SUPPLEMENT 7309.11-2004-1
EFFECTIVE DATE: 3/8/2004
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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g. Is access between the facility and public roads convenient and safe?
h. Is access between the public parking area and the public portion of the facility
convenient for all users including handicapped?
i. Is there a separation between visitor and work areas inside and outside the
building, and easy access to public restrooms and water fountain?
j. Are the site, vicinity, facility, public entrance, and reception area inviting to the
public?
k. Is the reception area large enough to serve the anticipated number of visitors (300
square feet minimum)?
l. Has the facility been designed to meet the information needs of the public when it
is closed (posted office hours, self-dispensing information, and regulations)?
m. Can vestibule be located outside rather than inside reception area?
n. Are exhibits designed to help answer basic visitor questions, and to draw attention
to key Forest Service messages? (Follow interpretive planning process.)
o. Is space provided for cooperating interpretive association sales display?