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FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
DENVER, CO
TITLE 2400 - TIMBER MANAGEMENT
R2 Supplement No. 2400-96-2
Effective December 16, 1996
POSTING NOTICE: Supplements are numbered consecutively by Title and calendar year. Post
by document name. This supplement replaces all Region 2 text except Interim Directives (ID).
Retain this transmittal as the first page of this document. The last supplement to this Title was
Supplement 2400-96-1 to FSM 2440.
This supplement supersedes Supplement 2400-95-4 to 2430-2431.
Document Name
2430-2431
Superseded New
Number of Pages)
5
7
Digest:
2431.31a - Adds new products, standard rates, and units of measure for Special Forest Products.
Revises rates for Christmas Trees, effective January 1, 1997.
2431.31c - Increases minimum amount charged for personal use and small commercial sales,
effective January 1, 1997.
ELIZABETH ESTILL
Regional Forester
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FSM 2400 - TIMBER MANAGEMENT
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CHAPTER 30 - COMMERCIAL TIMBER SALES
2430.3 - Policy.
11. Establish a personal use fuelwood program that:
a. Provides the public with an amount of fuelwood commensurate with supply and
demand in local area.
b. Provides an alternate energy supply.
c. Provides a recreation opportunity.
d. Accomplishes other resource program objectives and reduces the cost of
accomplishing such resource program objectives.
e. Provides a net return to the United States Treasury.
f. Develops cooperative fund accounts to cover the cost of preparation and
administration of the program.
2430.43 - Forest Supervisor.
1. Use only contract provisions approved by the Chief or the Regional Forester and
included in the clause collector. When additional provisions or changes in standard wording are
necessary, submit a request with adequate background information to the Regional Forester for
approval. Make requests prior to implementation of the sale area plan.
2431.31 - Minimum and Standard Rates.
2431.31a - Standard Rates. Standard rates may be used for sale of all nonconvertible products
and Special Forest Products. Forest Supervisors may establish higher standard rates when
supported by an appraisal specialized for that product. Limit standard rates for convertible
products to less than 4,000 Ccf.
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2431.31a - Exhibit 01
PRODUCTS
Species
Unit Rate
Unit of Measure 1/
Live Sawlogs
All Conifer
2/ Ccf
(Net Scale) 3/
Dead Sawlogs and Houselogs
All conifer
4/ Ccf
(Gross Scale) 3/
Firewood (Individual Permits)
All
5/ per Cord
(1.25 Cords/Ccf)
Products other than logs 6/
All
NONCONVERTIBLE TIMBER PRODUCTS
6/ Ccf
6/ Ton
Cones-Grn
All
2.50
Per Bushel
Cones-Dry
All
.50
Per Bushel
Christmas Trees
All
Boughs
All
Transplants, small trees and
shrubs
Cull Logs
All
5.00
8.00
10.00
.01
5.00
Each
Each Effective
Ton
01/01/97
Pound
Each
All
*
**
Small Roundwood
All
*
**
Burls
All
1.00
Each
Burlwood
All
*
**
NONCONVERTIBLE SPECIAL FOREST PRODUCTS
Green Biomass (convertible)
All
*
Ton
Dry Biomass (convertible)
All
*
Ton
Specialty wood Products
All
1.00
Each
Bee Trees
All
*
**
Foliage
All
*
**
Needles
All
*
**
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2431.31a - Exhibit 01--Continued
Species
Unit Rate
Unit of Measure 1/
Bark
All
*
**
Seed
All
*
Pound
Nuts/Seed
All
*
Pound
Fruits/Berries
All
*
Pound
Tree Sap
All
*
**
Tree Resin
All
*
**
Roots
All
*
Pound
Bulbs
All
*
Pound
Mushrooms
All
2.00
Pound
Fungi
All
*
Pound
<osses
All
.05
Pound
Herbs
All
*
Pound
Ferns
All
.05
Pound
Wildflowers
All
*
Pound
Grass
All
.05
Pound
Aquatic Plants
All
*
**
Vines
All
*
**
Mslto/Spms
(Mistletoe/Spanish Moss)
Cacti
All
.05
Pound
All
*
Each
Other Pland Resources
All
*
Per ton
Worms
All
*
**
Insects
All
*
**
Animal Artifact
All
*
**
Other Animal Resources
All
*
**
PRODUCTS
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2431.31a - Exhibit 01--Continued
* - Unit Rate not determined at this time. Forest Supervisors may set standard rates for products
for which a standard rate is not established.
** - Unit of Measure not determined at this time. Forest Supervisors may set units of measure for
products for which a unit of measure is not established.
1/ Use Unit of Measure identified in permit or contract. Avoid conversions.
2/ Advertised sales - Published base period price at time of advertisement minus Forest
competition amount. Negotiated sales - Use published base period price without reduction by
competition amount at time of award.
3/ Based on standard conversion factor.
4/ Advertised sales - 1/3 of published base period price minus competition factor (subtraction of
competition factor optional by Forest Supplement). Negotiated sales - 1/3 of published base
period price.
5/ Must be established by Forest Supervisor; FSM 2431.04b.
6/ Use for all hardwoods and on all convertible product not specified elsewhere. Offer as
products other than logs (POL). Avoid specifying a specific product such as posts or poles. Use
published TE POL base period price or a higher rate as determined by Forest Supervisor (Higher
rates must be developed via TE appraisal which is maintained on file).
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2431.31b - Minimum Rates. The following minimum rate prices apply to all timber and forest
products (ex. 01) and are applicable to all Forests. Sale of any forest product at minimum rates
must be supported by an appraisal. Forest Supervisors may establish higher minimum rates but
must protect the product identity and unit of measure as shown herein. Maintain relationships
between high, moderate, and low value species; consider all products other than sawlogs (POL)
as low value species. Forest Supervisors should consult with industry and adjacent Forests. 1
2431.31b - Exhibit 01
CONVERTIBLE TIMBER PRODUCTS
Unit Rate
Unit of Measure 2
13.50
CCF (Net Scale)
11.25
CCF (Net Scale)
6.75
CCF (Net Scale)
Dead Sawlogs
and Houselogs All conifer
6.75
CCF (Gross Scale)
Fuelwood
(Individual Permits)
5.00
per Cord
4.00
CCF Cord
Species
Live Sawlogs
HIGH VALUE
Black Hills
Ponderosa Pine & all
Englemann Spruce
MODERATE VALUE
Lodgepole pine,
Douglas fir, and
Ponderosa pine
(Other than BH)
LOW VALUE
True Fir, other
Conifer
Products Other
than logs
1
2
3
3
All Species
For all nonconvertible products minimum rates are the same as standard rates.
Use Unit of Measure identified in permit or contract. Avoid conversions.
Use for all hardwoods and for any convertible product not specified elsewhere.
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2431.31b - Exhibit 01--Continued
Measurements and Conversions between CCF-MBF_Cords and/or tons cords:
One cord stacked = 128 cubic feet total
13 cubic feet bark
35 cubic feet void
80 cubic feet solid wood
80 cubic feet = .80 ccf
80
100
To convert 100 cords to ccf, multiply the 100 cords by .80 ccf/cord to get 80 ccf per 100 cords.
To convert to cords, divide the 100 ccf by .80 ccf/cord to get 125 cords per 100 ccf.
MBF conversions are:
POL - 4.0 bf
Sawtimber
Ccf
=
= 5.0 bf =
=
1 cubic foot
1 cubic foot
100 cubic foot
Weight conversions are:
1 ton
1 cord
1 cord
= 2000 pounds
= 4600 pounds (year average)
= 2.3 tons
See FSH 2409.11, National Scaling Handbook for standard converting factor for most forest
products.
2431.31c - Minimum Charges for Small Sales. Minimum amount for personal use sales other
than Christmas trees shall not be less than $15 for the remainder of Calendar Year 1996. Starting
January 1, 1997, the minimum rate for personal use sales other than Christmas trees shall not be
less than $20. Minimum amounts for small commercial sales shall not be less than $50. Forest
Supervisors may increase minimum charge for small sales.