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FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
ALASKA REGION (REGION 10)
JUNEAU, ALASKA
FSM 1200 – ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 1230 – DELEGATIONS OFAUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
Supplement No.: R10 1200-2015-2
Effective Date: November 6, 2015
Duration: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
Approved: /s/ Beth G. Pendleton
Beth G. Pendleton
Regional Forester
Date Approved: 11/6/2015
Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by title number 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 R-10
Supplement 1200-2015-1 to chapter 1230.
New Document
1239.1_ex01_1000-1900
10 Pages
Superseded Document(s) by
Issuance Number and
Effective Date
1239.1_exhibit01_1000-1900
(1200-2011-1, 5/25/2011)
6 Pages
Digest:
1239.1
Entire Exhibit 1:
Adds file code sub-headings for quick reference.
Includes regional-specific direction only and deletes verbiage that is consistent with
Agency-wide manual/handbook directives. This supplement accurately reflects R10
direction only and should be considered together with the Agency-wide directive for the
appropriate file code, in totality, for complete direction.
Citations under ‘Reference’ column given for R10 Supplement directive, Agency-wide
directives, and any other appropriate reference for ease of use.
R-10 SUPPLEMENT 1200-2015-2
EFFECTIVE DATE: 11/6/2015
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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FSM 1200 - ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 1230 – DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
Digest--Continued:
Includes sentence explaining that it is inherent that the Regional Forester (RF) and
Deputy Regional Forester (as delegated by the RF) have been delegated authority from
the Chief unless otherwise noted.
R-10 SUPPLEMENT 1200-2015-2
EFFECTIVE DATE: 11/6/2015
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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FSM 1200 - ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 1230 – DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
1239.1 - Exhibit 01
Delegated Authority for 1000-1900
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY
X - Authority has been delegated to this level.
X* - Authority has not been, but can be re-delegated.
A number listed with sentence indicates the number of the corresponding paragraph in the Supplement.
“No R10 Supplement” - no R10 supplement for file code or one exists but contains no delegated authority direction.
It is inherent, pursuant to FSM 1236.11 and 1236.12 that the Regional Forester (RF) has authorities for each matter
addressed herein and that the Deputy Regional Forester (DRF) is delegated authority to perform all duties and to
exercise all functions vested in the Regional Forester for the matters addressed herein, unless otherwise noted.
FSM/FSH
Reference
Delegated Authority
RF/
DRF
Dir
FS/
DFS
DR
1000 – ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
1000 Zero Code
No R10 Supplement
1010 Laws, Regulations & Orders
No R10 Supplement
1020 Forest Service Mission
No R10 Supplement
1100 - DIRECTIVES
1100 Zero Code
No R10 Supplement
1110 Directive System Structure & Standards
No R10 Supplement
1120 Directive Writing, Preparation & Clearance
No R10 Supplement
1130 Directive Distribution & Maintenance
No R10 Supplement
1200 – ORGANIZATION
1200 Zero Code
No R10 Supplement
1220 Organization & Position Management
No R10 Supplement
Approve organizational changes within respective units
except those requiring Chief’s approval.
R10 1200-2006-1
1225.04e
X
X
X
-
R10 1200-2015-1
1236.14
X
-
-
-
X
-
-
-
1230 Delegations of Authority & Responsibility
1. Delegation to sign the following types of
correspondence and documents are limited to the
Regional Forester, Deputy Regional Forester, and is
not re-delegable to an Acting Regional Forester during
his/her normal monthly rotation:
a.
Documents establishing new policy or major or
significant changes in established policy.
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DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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FSM 1200 - ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 1230 – DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
Delegated Authority
FSM/FSH
Reference
DRF
Dir
FS
DR
X
-
-
-
b.
Decisions made by the Regional Forester under
the Appeal Regulations.
c.
Transmittal of the Region's annual planning,
budgeting, and management information; letters
directing use of staffing; all changes to budget
and/or targets during the year and other
documents of similar significance, unless
otherwise agreed to in writing.
X
-
-
-
d.
Regional basic grants, agreements, and
memoranda of understanding with other Federal
agencies, State authorities, and private
organizations.
X
-
-
-
e.
Official letters to retiring employees, messages
of appreciation, congratulations, or condolences
to Forest Service personnel, or out-Service
people, as appropriate.
X
-
-
-
f.
Changes to Regional Office organization,
including grade or significant changes in duties.
X
-
-
-
g.
All management review correspondence with the
Chief or a Forest Supervisor, and all management
review documents, pertaining to management
reviews conducted by the Regional or
Washington Offices, including cancellation or
establishment of reviews.
X
-
-
-
h.
Permit timber use. See 5(a) under this section.
X
-
-
-
i.
Approve selections of National Forest Lands
made by the State of Alaska pursuant to Section 6
of The Act of July 7, 1958 (72 Stat. 399).
X
-
-
-
j.
Approve functions and responsibilities identified
in Sections 14(g), 15, 17(a), 17(b), 22(j), and
22(k) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
designated to the Secretary of Agriculture.
X
-
-
-
-
As
Acting
RF/DRF
-
-
2. Delegation to sign the following types of
correspondence and documents may be signed by an
Acting Regional Forester for the RF/DRF when the
Acting delegation has been made in writing:
R10 1200-2015-1
1236.14
R10 1200-2015-1
1236.14
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DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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FSM 1200 - ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 1230 – DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
Delegated Authority
FSM/FSH
Reference
DRF
Dir
FS
DR
-
As
Acting
RF/DRF
-
-
a.
Records of decision associated with
environmental impact statements and decision
notices associated with environmental
assessments or categorical exclusions pertaining
to actions for which the RF has approval
authority which are not within the framework of
the Forest Plan.
b.
Letters denying requests for Freedom of
Information or Privacy Act material, or denying
requests for waiver of fees.
-
As
Acting
RF/DRF
-
-
c.
Letters to the Chief concerning appeals,
objections, or other requests for administrative
review made to the Chief under the Forest
Service Administrative Review regulations.
-
As
Acting
RF/DRF
-
-
d.
Approval of Regional supplements to the Forest
Service Manual or Forest Service Handbooks.
-
As
Acting
RF/DRF
-
-
e.
Progress reports to the Chief on the Regional
Management Reviews and Audits.
-
As
Acting
RF/DRF
-
-
f.
Correspondence responding to letters which were
originally addressed to the RF/DRF from
individuals, Native corporations, State officials,
and others, when request is Region-wide and
response preparation is requested by the RF’s
Office. When the request is limited to an issue
affecting one particular Forest/Area, the response
may be prepared at the SO and signed by the
Forest Supervisor on behalf of the RF.
-
As
Acting
RF/DRF
-
-
-
X
-
-
3. Functionally responsible Staff Director may sign:
R10 1200-2015-1
1236.14
R10 1200-2015-1
1236.14
a.
Except as restricted in 1 & 2 above, any
correspondence or documents necessary to
discharge the obligation of carrying out assigned
functions
-
X
-
-
b.
Technical, procedural, instructional, and staff
negotiation correspondence, bearing signer's file
designations.
-
X
-
-
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DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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FSM 1200 - ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 1230 – DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
FSM/FSH
Reference
Delegated Authority
c.
Routine, administrative correspondence involving
only the originator's unit, but bearing another
unit's functional designation unless the
correspondence is more significant than could be
termed "routine, administrative," then it should
be signed by the Director of the unit with
functional responsibility.
R10 1200-2015-1
1236.14
DRF
Dir
FS
DR
-
X
-
-
X
-
-
-
No R10 Supplement
1240 Organization Standards
1300 - MANAGEMENT
1300 Zero Code
No R10 Supplement
1310 Methods of Doing Business
No R10 Supplement
1320 Technology Transfer
No R10 Supplement
1330 Management Systems
No R10 Supplement
1340 Management Improvement Administration
No R10 Supplement
1350 Committee Management
No R10 Supplement
1360 Meetings Management
No R10 Supplement
1370 Forms Management
No R10 Supplement
1380 Reports & Info Collection Management
No R10 Supplement
1390 Knowledge Sharing & Conservation
R10 1300-2003-1
1. DRF for Operation has responsibility to:
1390.46
a.
Approve requests for required information and
Region-wide information systems.
X
-
-
-
c.
Approve the Regional long-range Information
Resource Management (IRM) Plan and IRM
budgets.
X
-
-
-
-
X
-
-
2c. Regional Staff Directors have the responsibility to
approve additions to the Regional Office Integrated
Information Environment for items and applications
that pertain only to his/her staff area.
1390.46
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FSM 1200 - ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 1230 – DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
FSM/FSH
Reference
Delegated Authority
DRF
Dir
FS
DR
4a. Forest Supervisors have the responsibility to
approve Forest-level requests for regional information
and information systems.
1390.46
-
-
X
-
5a. District Rangers have the responsibility to approve
District-level requests for required information and
information systems.
1390.46
-
-
-
X
Approve proposals to modify existing or proposed new
regional information requirements.
1393
X
-
-
-
1400 – CONTROLS
1400 Zero Code
No R10 Supplement
1410 Management Reviews
No R10 Supplement
1420 Government Accountability Office Audit
No R10 Supplement
1430 Office of Inspector General Audits
No R10 Supplement
1440 External Accounting and Review
No R10 Supplement
1450 Special Audits, Reviews & Investigations
No R10 Supplement
1460 Cooperative Forestry Assistance Reviews
No R10 Supplement
1470 Research Reviews
No R10 Supplement
1480 Environmental Compliance Program
No R10 Supplement
1490 Performance Accountability
No R10 Supplement
1500 – EXTERNAL RELATIONS
1500 Zero Code
No R10 Supplement
1520 Public Service Programs
No R10 Supplement
1530 Interdepartmental
No R10 Supplement
1540 Intradepartmental
No R10 Supplement
1550 International Organizations / Travel
No R10 Supplement
1560 State/Tribal/County & Local Agencies, POs
No R10 Supplement
1570 Appeals & Litigation
No R10 Supplement
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DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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FSM 1200 - ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 1230 – DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
FSM/FSH
Reference
Delegated Authority
DRF
Dir
FS
DR
1580 Grants/Cooperative & Other Agreements
R10 1500-2015-1
Forest Supervisors and Deputy Forest Supervisors
have signing authority for grants or agreements issued
under his/her appointed forest.
1580.41d
X
-
X
-
State and Private Forestry grants and agreements to the
State, or local governments or other recipients
1580.41d
X
SPF
-
-
1590 Defense & Emergency Operations
No R10 Supplement
1600 – INFORMATION SERVICES
1600 Zero Code
R10 1600-2014-1
Adds web, video and exhibits to list of information
activities such as printed, audiovisual, graphic,
electronic, and other media forms.
1630.1
X
X
X
X
Changes code from (Alaska Region, Forest Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture) to conform to new
USDA Visual Information Guide dated janaury 2013.
1630.3
1630.3b
X
X
X
X
Changes wording of Regional Forester responsibilities
to conform to parent text. Also clarifies composition
of Regional Publication Control Committee.
1630.42a
X
X
-
-
Clarifies responsibilities of Forest Supervisor and
Forest Publication Control Committee.
1630.42b
-
X
X
-
Requires use of new R10-1600-6 (2014) to replace
obsolete Lotus Notes Publication Database form.
Also requires Publication Control Committees to meet
on an “as needed” basis in addition to an annual
meeting. Author is required to obtain approval before
beginning work on a publication.
1631.14
X
X
X
X
Clarifies that the Chugach National Forest publication
specialist also has delegated authority to procure
commercial printing following GPO guidelines.
1633.11
-
X
X
-
1610 Information Services Plans
No R10 Supplement
1620 Public Involvement Programs
No R10 Supplement
1630 Publishing & Related Activities
No R10 Supplement
1630 Publishing & Related Activities
No R10 Supplement
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EFFECTIVE DATE: 11/6/2015
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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FSM 1200 - ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 1230 – DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
FSM/FSH
Reference
Delegated Authority
1640 Audio-Visual Information
No R10 Supplement
1650 Media Relations Program
No R10 Supplement
1660 Web Content & Format
No R10 Supplement
1670 Library
No R10 Supplement
1680 History Program
No R10 Supplement
1690 Internal Communications
No R10 Supplement
DRF
Dir
1700 – CIVIL RIGHTS
1700 Zero Code
No R10 Supplement
1710 Civil Rights Program Management
No R10 Supplement
1720 Public Notification
No R10 Supplement
1730 Civil Rights Impacts
No R10 Supplement
1740 Civil Rights Training
No R10 Supplement
1750 Civil Rights Reports
No R10 Supplement
1760 Equal Employment Opportunity
No R10 Supplement
1770 Federal Financial Assistance Programs
No R10 Supplement
1780 Direct Programs
No R10 Supplement
1790 Socioeconic Programs
No R10 Supplement
1800 – YOUTH, VOLUNTEER & HOSTEL PROGRAM INQUIRIES
1800 Zero Code
No R10 Supplement
1810 Hosted Programs In the Forest Service
No R10 Supplement
1820 Public Lands Corps
No R10 Supplement
1830 Volunteers Program
No R10 Supplement
1840 Youth Conservation Corps (YCC)
No R10 Supplement
1850 Job Corps Civilian Conservation Corps
No R10 Supplement
1860 Senior Community Service Empl Program
No R10 Supplement
FS
DR
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FSM 1200 - ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 1230 – DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
FSM/FSH
Reference
Delegated Authority
DRF
Dir
X
-
FS
DR
-
-
No R10 Supplement
1870 Young Adults Conservation Corps
1900 - PLANNING
1900 Zero Code
R10 1909.15-96-1
NEPA summarization of signing authorities.
1909.15 04 Ex. 01
1910 National Resource Planning
No R10 Supplement
1920 Land & Resource Management Planning
No R10 Supplement
1930 Program Development & Budgeting
No R10 Supplement
1940 Inventory, Monitoring & Assessmt Activities
No R10 Supplement
1950 Environmental Policy & Procedures
No R10 Supplement
1960 Policy Analysis
No R10 Supplement
1970 Economic & Social Analysis
No R10 Supplement
(1980 not used)
1990 Special Plans & Studies
No R10 Supplement