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FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
LEWIS AND CLARK NATIONAL FOREST (REGION 1)
GREAT FALLS, MT
FSM 1200 – ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 1230 – DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY
Supplement No.: 1200-2012-1
Effective Date: March 9, 2012
Duration: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
Approved: WILLIAM AVEY
Forest Supervisor
Date Approved: 03/09/2012
Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by title and calendar year.
Post by document; remove the entire document and replace it with this supplement. Retain this
transmittal as the first page(s) of this document. The last supplement to this title was 1200-20061 to FSM 1230.
New Document
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Superseded Document(s) by
Issuance Number and
Effective Date
1200-2006-1
4 Pages
Digest:
1231.3 – Updates delegation of authority for the Lewis & Clark NF.
LEWIS AND CLARK NF SUPPLEMENT 1200-2012-1
EFFECTIVE DATE: xx/xx/xxx
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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FSM 1200 - ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 30 – DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY
1231.3 – ACTING AUTHORITY
1.
Acting Forest Supervisor
In the absence of the Forest Supervisor, the following Staff Officers will serve as Acting for the
month specified. The acting delegation assumes all signing authority as outlined in FSM
1236.43 L&CNF Supplement.
Shared Forest Operations Staff Officer
Forest Public Affairs Officers
Shared Forest Planning/Budget Staff Officer
Shared Forest Fire Management Staff Officer
Shared Forest Resource Staff Officer
Jan.(L&C)/Apr.(HNF)/ Jul.(HNF)/Sep.(L&C)
Feb./May/Aug./Nov.(each for their respective forest)
Mar.(L&C)/Jun.(HNF)/Oct.(HNF)/Dec.(L&C)
Mar.(HNF)/Jun.(L&C)/Oct.(L&C)Dec.(HNF)
Jan.(HNF)/Apr.(L&C)/Jul.(L&C)/Sep.(HNF)
Should the Acting be absent during the designated month, the staff officer or Public Affairs
Officer for the next month will be Acting. Should that person be absent, the next person serves.
2.
Acting Staff Officer
It is the responsibility of each Staff Officer to designate, in writing, an Acting for their functional
area of responsibility during their absence. This designation must indicate whether any or all of
their signing authority as outlined in FSM 1236.43 L&CNF Supplement in included. Periods of
time for acting assignments are at the discretion of the individual Staff Officer.
3.
District Rangers/Center Director
District Rangers and Center Director shall establish similar acting procedures to provide for
continuity of authority in their absence to be effected, as necessary, by memorandum.
LEWIS AND CLARK NF SUPPLEMENT 1200-2012-1
EFFECTIVE DATE: xx/xx/xxx
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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FSM 1200 - ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 30 – DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY
1236 – DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY TO FIELD POSITIONS
1236.4 – National Forests
1236.41 – Forest Supervisors
1236.43 – National Forest Signing Authorities
Correspondence will be signed by the Forest Supervisor, Deputy Forest Supervisor or Acting
Forest Supervisor.
1. Forest Supervisor
a. Documents involving new Forest policy or program direction, line decisions,
requests requiring action and major changes in established policy.
b. Transmittal letters for management reviews.
c. Letters of acknowledgement or replies to members of Congress.
d. Letters to associations or organizations when personal attention will best serve the
public needs.
e. Grazing permits and special use permits as delegated by the Regional Forester.
f. Decisions on appeals under Title 36 CFR 251 and correspondence to the Appeals
Deciding Officer.
g. Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding with state agencies, association
or individuals.
h. Directives material including Forest Supplements.
i. All correspondence or material crossing lines of authority.
j. Correspondence to other Federal agencies, Indian tribal governments, state and
local governments and other Forest Service Regions.
LEWIS AND CLARK NF SUPPLEMENT 1200-2012-1
EFFECTIVE DATE: xx/xx/xxx
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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FSM 1200 - ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 30 – DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY
2. Deputy Forest Supervisor
A Deputy Forest Supervisor performs all duties and exercises all functions vested in the Forest
Supervisor, subject to any reservations of authority by the Forest Supervisor.
During the absence of the Forest Supervisor or Deputy Forest Supervisor, the designated Acting
Forest Supervisor will sign all of the above correspondence (ref 1231.3, L&CNF Supplement).
3. Acting Forest Supervisor
The Acting Forest Supervisor should not exercise the signing authority lightly. The Acting is
also responsible for ensuring that the material is accurate and properly prepared. If there is any
question, the author of the correspondence should be consulted.
4. Staff Officer
Staff Officers are responsible for carrying out the functions as assigned and for signing
correspondence needed to discharge this obligation. The Staff Officer should exercise judgment
in recognizing borderline correspondence which should go to the Forest Supervisor or Deputy
for action (see item i under Forest Supervisor). Each Staff Officer will exercise signing authority
for all routine functional correspondence to the Regional Office, other forests, districts and
individuals. Routine correspondence is defined as that which deals with clarification of
procedures, providing technical information or routine administration of the resource or function
for which the Staff Officer is responsible.
5. Specialists
Specialists have no signing authority except as stated in FSM 1231.3 L&CNF Supplement.