1643.2
TITLE 1600 - INFORMATION SERVICES
1643 - STILL PHOTOGRAPHY
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1643.04 - Responsibility. The Public Information Officer is designated as the
Forest Photographic Coordinator responsible for coordinating equipment
available for Forest wide usage. SO Staff Officers, District Rangers, and
Monument Manager are designated as coordinators for their units. The Forest
Property Management Officer will annually provide each Staff Officer, District
Ranger and Monument Manager with a list of photographic equipment and
accessories assigned to each unit. This will be reviewed and assignments
adjusted as necessary to achieve good management and utilization.
1643.2 - Photographic Equipment. It is the Forest policy to supply
photographic equipment as needed for official work. Only under unusual and
fully justified circumstances will equipment rental agreements be approved for
the use of employee equipment. Procedures outlined in R-10 supplement 14 will
be followed in procuring new equipment.
If an employee elects to use personal equipment and film to take photographs
needed in official work, it must be done at the employee's own risk. If these
Photographs are suitable for official use, the employee will be reimbursed at
the going commercial rate for film and processing. The following procedure
will be used for documentation:
1. A requisition signed by the Staff Officer, District Ranger or Monument
Manager that sets forth the number of slides and/or prints needed and their
proposed use.
2. Payment would be based on commercial rates for film and processing for
the number of prints or slides accepted for use.
Personal film shall not be developed at government expense and government film
including partially exposed rolls, shall not be used for personal photographs.
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The Forest Photographic Coordinator will work with Staff, Rangers and Monument
Manager to determine which cameras are held for the purpose of producing high
quality photographs of Forest Service projects or activities. These
photographs will pe submitted annually by August 1 to the Forest Photographic
Coordinator.
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