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FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
NORTHERN REGION (REGION 1)
MISSOULA, MT
FSM 2400 – TIMBER MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 2440 – DESIGNING, CRUISING, SCALING, AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Supplement No.: 2400-2002-1
Effective Date: August 30, 2002
Duration: Effective until superseded or removed
Approved: LYNN ROBERTS FOR
BRADLEY E. POWELL
Regional Forester
Date Approved: 08/15/2002
Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by Title and calendar year.
Post by document, remove the entire document and replace with this supplement. Retain this
transmittal as the first page of this document. The last supplement to this title was 2400-2001-2
to 2470.
New Document(s):
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2 Pages
Superseded Document(s) by
Issuance Number and
Effective Date.
2400-96-2 (9/18/1996)
2 Pages
Digest:
2440.3 – Removes Regional policy on use of presale measurement methods to determine
volume.
The direction included in this chapter has been developed through the coordinated efforts of
Regions 1, 2, 3, and 4. This coordination was initiated by the leadership of each Region under
the concept of shared services. All four Regions must concur on future changes to this direction.
R1 SUPPLEMENT 2400-2002-1
EFFECTIVE DATE: 08/30/2002
DURATION: Effective until superseded or removed
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FSM 2400 – TIMBER MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 2440 – DESIGNING, CRUISING, SCALING, AND ACCOUNTABILITY
2442 - TIMBER CRUISING
2442.04b - Forest Supervisor
The Regional Forester retains responsibility and authority for training and certifying Check
Cruisers. In addition to the general responsibilities described in the parent text, it is the Forest
Supervisor's responsibility to provide or maintain sufficient access to Certified Check Cruisers,
who are assigned duties that include:
1. Performing required inspections, providing associated documentation, maintaining a
certification roster, and forwarding summary information to the Regional Forester.
2. Providing and/or assisting with Qualified Cruiser training and assisting with advanced
cruising sessions.
3. Maintaining training or certification test-plots within their area of responsibility.
4. Participating in special projects associated with maintaining the quality of the tree
measurement program, such as gathering data for monitoring volume equations, testing and
evaluating new measurement techniques and equipment, and trouble shooting cruising problems.
When appropriate, consider sharing services between units, and combining check cruising and
check scaling duties into measurement specialist positions.
2443 - SCALING TIMBER SALE PRODUCTS AFTER FELLING
2443.04c - Forest Supervisor
In addition to responsibilities in parent text, Forest Supervisors shall:
4. Assure there are sufficient certified scalers and check scalers to accomplish fall-buckand-scale defect studies, to complete remaining scaled sales, and to provide for special situations
that require log scaling.
5. Maintain records documenting scaler performance on certification items such as
training, testing, mill visits, and check-scales. Forward a summary to the Regional Office.