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FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
EASTERN REGION (REGION 9)
MILWAUKEE, WI
FSM 1200 – ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 30 – DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
EXHIBIT 11 – PART 2300
Supplement No.: R9 RO 1230-2004-11
Effective Date: April 9, 2004
Duration: Effective until superseded or removed
Approved: DONALD L. MEYER
Deputy Regional Forester
Date Approved: 4/9/2004
Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by Title and calendar year.
Post by document name. Remove entire document and replace with this supplement. Retain this
transmittal as the first page of this document. The last supplement issued to this Handbook was
1200-2004-10 to Chapter 30, Exhibit 10.
New Document(s):
R9RO 1230-2004-11
5 Pages
Superseded Document(s):
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0 Pages
Digest: Insert digest information here
1239.1, Exhibit 11
Creates Delegation of Authority summary table for…
FSM 2300 – Recreation, Wilderness & Related Resources Management
R9 RO SUPPLEMENT
EFFECTIVE DATE: 4/9/2004
DURATION: Effective until superseded or removed
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FSM 1200 - ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 30 – DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
1239 – SUMMARY OF DELEGATIONS OF SPECIFIC AUTHORITY
1239.1 – Minimum Standards for Summary Exhibits
1239.1 - Exhibit 11
FSM 2300 – Recreation, Wilderness, & Related Resource Management
Delegations of Authority Summary
Key to the attached table:
Y
Yes, the authority is delegated.
N
No, the authority is not delegated and may not be
exercised.
Y*
Yes, the authority is delegated and may be redelegated
to next lower level.
1,2…
See corresponding footnote.
NA
Delegation does not apply to the organization.
Abbreviations Used in the Attached Table:
RF
Regional Forester
ROSD
Regional Office Staff Director
FS
Forest Supervisor
FSO
Forest Staff Officer
DR
District Ranger
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R9 RO SUPPLEMENT
EFFECTIVE DATE: 4/9/2004
DURATION: Effective until superseded or removed
FSM 1200 - ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 30 – DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
1239.1 - Exhibit 11
FSM 2300 – Recreation, Wilderness, & Related Resource Management
Delegations of Authority Summary Cont.
Authority Delegated to
FSM/FSH
Reference
2330.42a
1
Activity
RF ROSD
FS
FSO
DR
1
N
N
1. Review and approve design narratives and
sire designs.
Y*
Y
Y
2. Designate fee sites that meet the criteria
of the Land and Water Conservation Fund
Act (FSM 2330.1)
Y*
N
N
N
N
3. Seek partnerships with other entities to
share in the development, cost, and/or labor
of providing recreation opportunities and
ensure compliance with requirements on
authorizing instruments (agreements,
memorandums of understanding, and so
forth) in FSM 1580 and FSH 1509.11.
Y*
N
Y
N
N
4. Identify and update Regional priorities for
the recreation capital investment program.
Y
N
N
N
N
5. Establish admission fees for National
Recreation Areas, National Monuments,
National Volcanic Monuments, National
Scenic Areas, and areas of concentrated
public use.
Y*
N
Y
N
N
6. Establish recreation use fees for sites that
meet the criteria of section 4(a) of the Land
and Water Conservation Fund Act, as
amended (16 U.S.C. 460/-6a)
Y*
N
Y
N
N
7. Set fee rates and fee periods pursuant to
section 4(a) of the Land and Water
Conservation Fund Act (16 U.S.C. 460/-6a),
and grant fee waivers when there is a benefit
to the National Forest System such as
offering a free camping day in conjunction
with the annual “National Fishing Week”.
Y*
N
Y
N
N
Forest Supervisors may approve design narratives and site designs for projects under $250,000.
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R9 RO SUPPLEMENT
EFFECTIVE DATE: 4/9/2004
DURATION: Effective until superseded or removed
FSM 1200 - ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 30 – DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
1239.1 - Exhibit 11
FSM 2300 – Recreation, Wilderness, & Related Resource Management
Delegations of Authority Summary Cont.
Authority Delegated to
FSM/FSH
Reference
Activity
2330.42a
cont.
8. Seek input from Forest Supervisors and
nominate areas of concentrated public use
where fees may be charged (16 U.S.C 460/6a; 36 CFR part 291) for the Chief’s approval,
and include in the nomination a description of
how each area meets the criteria described in
FSM 2331.21a, paragraph 2 and 2d.
2354.04e
RF ROSD
FS
FSO
DR
Y
N
N
N
N
1. Approve detailed boundary descriptions,
river classifications, and development and
management plans for designated wild and
scenic rivers.
Y*
N
N
N
N
2. Determine the direct and indirect effects
of water resource projects upon designated or
study wild and scenic rivers, and determine,
pursuant to section 7 of the Wild and Scenic
Rivers Act, whether the Department of
Agriculture will consent to a proposed action
(35 CFR 297).
Y
N
N
N
N
3. Approve memorandums of understanding
or cooperative agreements between the
Forest Service and other Federal agencies,
States and local governments involved in
administration of components of the National
Wild and Scenic River System.
Y*
N
N
N
N
4. Approve land acquisition actions taken
pursuant to section 6 of the Act.
Y
N
N
N
N
5. Approve interim measures for wild and
scenic river management, pending
completion and approval of the management
plan.
Y
N
N
N
N
6. Approve activities for gathering
information about water resources.
Y
N
N
N
N
7. Designate a lead Forest Supervisor when
more than one Forest is involved with study
and management of a river.
Y
N
N
N
N
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R9 RO SUPPLEMENT
EFFECTIVE DATE: 4/9/2004
DURATION: Effective until superseded or removed
FSM 1200 - ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 30 – DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
1239.1 - Exhibit 11
FSM 2300 – Recreation, Wilderness, & Related Resource Management
Delegations of Authority Summary Cont.
Authority Delegated to
FSM/FSH
Reference
Activity
RF ROSD
FS
FSO
DR
2354.74a
1. Make determinations for proposed water
resources projects on designated wild and
scenic rivers and congressionally authorized
study rivers, where other Federal agency
assistance is involved.
Y
N
N
N
N
2372.04c
1. Designate areas less than 100,000 acres
under 36 CFR 294.14a.
Y
N
Y
N
N
2. Designate areas less than 160 acres under
36 CFR 294.1b.
Y*
N
N
N
N
3. Approve special area management
direction in forest plans.
Y
N
N
N
N
4. Approve area boundary descriptions and
maps.
Y
N
N
N
N
Approve agreements with
interpretive associations.
Y
N
Y
N
N
2. Approve sale items, including
publications, assuring that they comply with
sale requirements.
Y*
N
Y
N
N
3. Designate a Regional Interpretive
Association Coordinator.
Y
N
N
N
N
2372.04c
cont.
2393.04c
1.