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FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (REGION 4)
OGDEN, UT
FSM 2400 – TIMBER MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER – ZERO CODE
Supplement No.: 2400-2008-1
Effective Date: October 23, 2008
Duration: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
Approved: HARV FORSGREN
Regional Forester
Date Approved: 10/09/2008
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 2400-20061 to FSM 2400_zero_code.
New Document(s):
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Superseded Document(s) by
Issuance Number and
Effective Date
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12/29/2006)
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Digest:
2404.28 - Revises Uinta-Wasatch-Cache Forest Supervisor authorities to reflect the combined
administrative unit.
R4 SUPPLEMENT 2400-2008-1
EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/23/2008
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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2404 - RESPONSIBILITY
2404.2 - Delegation of Authority To Sell and Dispose of Timber and Forest
Products
This section redelegates the authority to the Forest Supervisors and District Rangers. For ease of
reference, the maximum delegations are set forth in exhibit 01, FSM 2404.28.
2404.21 - Scope of Authority
The scope of authority in the Washington Office direction is further clarified as described below.
1. The four authorities associated with the disposal of timber and forest products may be
delegated as described in the Washington Office direction except for the clarification on
Contracting Officer delegation.
d. Contracting Officer authority will be delegated to named individuals in writing by
the Regional Forester. In addition, the Boise, Dixie, Payette and Sawtooth Forest
Supervisors are delegated authority to serve as an agent for the Forest Service to
select a bidding method for each sale and to award and enter into timber sale
contracts (Contracting Officer authority) on the FS-2400-4 contract form. On permit
forms, the Forest Supervisor is delegated authority to serve as an agent for the Forest
Service to approve permits (Forest Officer authority). Within the delegated authority
specific to each Forest Supervisor, the Forest Supervisor may further delegate to
qualified individuals the authority to award and administer timber sale contracts on
the FS-2400-4 contract form, pursuant to the Contract Disputes Act, or to approve
permits. The District Ranger may delegate authority to approve permits. Such
delegations must be to an individual named as Contracting Officer for contracts and
Forest Officer for permits and not to a position.
2. A line officer may not exceed the authority to approve timber disposal (according to
the preceding paragraph 1d of this section) above the volumes or values specified in exhibit 01,
FSM 2404.28 or in accordance with their delegation letter.
2404.28 - Specific Delegations of Timber Sale and Disposal Authority
Exhibit 01 lists the maximum size or value of sales and other disposals by type delegated to the
Forest Supervisor or District Ranger for Region 4. Delegated authority for Forest Supervisors
and District Rangers is limited to the levels shown in the Washington Office Amendment,
Exhibit 01 when not specified in the Region 4 table. Forest Supervisors may redelegate
authorities to subordinate positions on specific units as limited by Exhibit 01 and authorized by
Washington Office policy. Do not use supplements to this exhibit to issue delegations to named
individuals; official correspondence shall be used for such delegations. Contracting Officer
R4 SUPPLEMENT 2400-2008-1
EFFECTIVE DATE: 10/23/2008
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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authority and Forest Officer authority must be delegated separately to an individual named as
Contracting Officer for contracts or Forest Officer for permits (FSM 2404.21, 1d. and FSM
2404.25).
2404.28 - Exhibit 01
Delegated Authority to Sell and Dispose of National Forest Timber 1/
Authorization to R-4 Forest
Supervisors
Commercial
Special Forest
Products
Units of Measure
CCF
$ Advertised
Value
Ashley
Boise
Bridger-Teton
Dixie
Fishlake
Manti-LaSal
Payette
Salmon-Challis
Sawtooth
Caribou-Targhee
Humboldt-Toiyabe
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache
20,000
50,000
20,000
30,000
10,000
30,000
50,000
30,000
14,000
30,000
10,000
14,000
20,000
30,000
20,000
30,000
20,000
30,000
30,000
30,000
20,000
30,000
20,000
20,000
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
40
20,000
50,000
20,000
30,000
10,000
30,000
50,000
30,000
14,000
30,000
10,000
14,000
5,000
5,000
40
5,000
District Rangers 3/
Administrative Environmental
Use (Free)
Analysis 2/
CCF Free
CCF
1/ Delegated authority for Forest Supervisors and District Rangers is limited to the levels shown in
the Washington Office Amendment, Exhibit 01 when not specified in the Region 4 table. The scope
of the delegated authority is described in FSM 2404.21. Authorities for Federal Free Use and
Seized Timber Sales will be delegated on a case-by-case basis (WO direction).
2/ For environmental documents and Decisions containing multiple timber sales, this maximum level
is the volume of the largest individual sale within the document and Decision.
3/ Delegate authority compatible with ability of Ranger and Ranger's staff to independently prepare
sales.