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FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION (REGION 2)
DENVER, CO
FSM 2200 – RANGE MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER – ZERO CODE
Supplement No.: 2200-2005-1
Effective Date: March 9, 2005
Duration: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
Approved: RICK D. CABLES
Regional Forester
Date Approved: 02/23/2005
Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by title 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 title was 2200-20031 to 2200.
New Document(s):
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Superseded Document(s) by
Issuance Number and
Effective Date
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Digest:
2204.2 – Adds responsibilities of Regional Forester for approval of rangeland analysis and
management procedures. Refers to the Rangeland Analysis and Management Training Guide as
containing specific Region 2 procedures.
2204.3 – Adds responsibilities of Forest Supervisor for rangeland analysis and management to
fully implement ecosystem management principles and Forest Plan goals. Allows for
redelegation of decision document approval authority to District Rangers and describes their
responsibility for assuring public understanding and participation in the process.
R2 SUPPLEMENT 2200-2005-1
EFFECTIVE DATE: 03/09/2005
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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2204.2 – Regional Foresters
Responsibility/Authority
16. Approve rangeland analysis and management procedures used to
collect data for the development and implementation of Forest Land
and Resource Management plans and project-level plans.
May be delegated to
Forest Supervisor
No
NOTE: Procedures specific to Region 2 are documented in the
“Rangeland Analysis and Management Training Guide”.
2204.3 - Forest Supervisors
Responsibilities and authorities listed below are delegated to Forest Supervisors. Where
indicated, they may be redelegated to District Rangers when adequate training, staffing, and
skills are available to carry out the responsibilities in accordance with the parent text.
Responsibility/Authority
May be delegated to
District Ranger
1. Establish range allotments or modify range allotment boundaries.
Yes
2. Approve allotment management and wild free-roaming horse
territory plans including those where Wilderness or Wilderness study
areas are involved, after review by Forest Supervisor.
Yes
3. Approve applications for and issue term, temporary, and livestock
use grazing permits.
Yes
4. Approve nonuse of term grazing permits for:
a. Permittee convenience for up to three consecutive grazing
seasons on a year-by-year basis.
b. Resource Protection for no longer than the remaining term of
the term grazing permit.
c. The conduct of rangeland research by a fact-finding
institution or organization.
d. A conservation reserve agreement up to the length of the
approved agreements.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
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EFFECTIVE DATE: 03/09/2005
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Responsibility/Authority
May be delegated to
District Ranger
5. Confirm waivers and escrow waivers of term grazing permits.
Yes
6. Approve applications for and issue term, temporary, and livestockuse permits.
Yes
7. Establish criteria for issuing, extending, modifying, suspending, or
canceling term grazing, temporary grazing, and livestock-use permits.
No
8. Modify term grazing permits
Yes
9. Suspend or cancel up to 100 percent of a term grazing, temporary
grazing, or livestock-use permit for violations of terms and
conditions.
Yes
10. Develop and approve annual operating instructions (AOI's).
Yes
11. Make seasonal extensions of term grazing, temporary grazing,
and livestock-use permits when justified by current year monitoring.
(All extensions will be charged.)
Yes
12. Issue all Bills for Collection for grazing fees.
Yes
13. Approve refund or credit of unused fees.
Yes
14. Establish base property requirements within limits set by the
Regional Forester.
No
15. Establish lower limits within limits set by the Regional Forester
No
16. Issue term grazing permits to Indian tribes on the basis of rights
reserved by treaty.
No
17. Establish requirements for and approve performance bonds.
Yes
18. Recognize and withdraw recognition of local livestock
associations, and approve special rules for livestock associations.
Yes
19. Issue bill of sale to purchasers of impounded livestock.
Yes
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EFFECTIVE DATE: 03/09/2005
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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Responsibility/Authority
May be delegated to
District Ranger
20. Establish audit schedules for National Grassland Grazing
Associations.
No
21. Determine allowable Land Use Practice costs on National
Grasslands.
Yes
22. Determine, through appraisal, the adjusted value of permanent
range improvements, negotiate and settle compensation cases.
No
23. Close areas to livestock grazing or open previously closed range,
including livestock driveways, as allowed through the Forest Land
and Resource management Plan process.
No
24. Administer requirements of the Wild Free-Roaming Horse and
Burro Act.
Yes
25. Adjust boundaries or abolish wild free-roaming horse and burro
territories as allowed through the Forest Land and Resource
Management Plan process.
No
26. Negotiate and authorize exchanges of grazing use with other
Federal and state agencies.
No
27. Approve agreements with the Bureau of Land Management
under the 1966 Memorandum of Understanding.
No
28. Approve plans and enter into agreements with local counties for
control of noxious weeds, vegetation destroying insects, animal
disease, and stray or unbranded livestock.
No
29. Approve agreements and memorandums of understanding with
Bureau of Land Management, Soil Conservation Service (NRCS),
and Science and Education Administration-Extension prepared under
the November 1980 Agreement.
No
30. Approve agreements under the authority of the 1976 Agreement
between the Forest Service and the Soil Conservation Service
(NRCS).
No
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EFFECTIVE DATE: 03/09/2005
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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Responsibility/Authority
31. Conduct rangeland analysis and planning to fully implement
ecosystem management principles and Forest Plan goals, objectives,
standards, and guidelines. Approves decision documents for
rangeland projects.
* District Rangers schedule and conduct rangeland analysis and
planning on priority allotments, are familiar with and follow
approved methods, give administrative guidance and leadership in the
development and application of environmental assessments and
allotment management plans, and are responsible for assuring public
understanding and participation in the process.
May be delegated to
District Ranger
Yes*