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FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
BOISE NATIONAL FOREST (REGION 4)
BOISE, ID
FSM 2400 – TIMBER MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 2430 – COMMERCIAL TIMBER SALES
Supplement No.: r4_boise_2400-2009-1
Effective Date: April 23, 2009
Duration: Effective until superseded or removed
Approved: CECILIA R. SEESHOLTZ
Forest Supervisor
Date Approved: 4/16/2009
Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by Title and calendar year.
Post by document name. Remove entire document and replace with this supplement. Retain this
transmittal as the first page of this document. The last supplement to this title was Supplement
2400-2007-1 to 2430.
New Document(s):
2430
5 Pages
Superseded Document(s):
2430 (Supplement 2400-2007-1, (5/11/07)
6 Pages
Digest:
2431.31a – Incorporates a change in Minimum Rates (FSM 2431.31b) based on Interim
Directive No. 2430-2009-1, effective 2/26/09, for high and medium value species in Exhibit 01
for non-sawtimber. Establishes a new standard rate and minimum stumpage rate for posts and
poles in Exhibit 01. Establishes new rates for dry (decorative) cones in Exhibit 02, and live
transplants and commercial mushroom permits in Exhibit 03.
BOISE SUPPLEMENT 2400-2009-1
EFFECTIVE DATE: 04/23/2009
DURATION: Effective until superseded or removed
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2431.31a - Standard Rates
The following standard rates for Special Forest Products are established for Forest-wide use as
the selling price for personal use sales or as the advertised price for sealed bid or oral auction
commercial transactions. Since transaction evidence appraisals do not appraise Special Forest
Products, these standard rates may be used for any size sale as long as the product is not a sawlog
or houselog.
The minimum charge for commercial and personal-use sales per contract or permit is described
in FSM 2431.31c. These minimum charges are for product values. The minimum charge for
personal use of a Christmas tree is $10.
Public Law 108-108, Title III, Section 335, 117 Stat. 1312 provides for a pilot program for
harvest and sale of forest botanical products that grow on National Forest System lands
(reference WO June 23, 2005 6500 letter to RFs). Under the provisions of the Act, Forest
Service retains the fees collected from the sale of botanical products (mushrooms, fungi, flowers,
seeds, roots, bark, leaves, and other vegetation, or portion thereof) and expands them to finance
the activities pertaining to the botanical products and their sale. Receipts for botanical products
(product codes 29 through 55) will be deposited into Fund Code TPBP (Treasury symbol
12X5264).
Exhibit 01 shows standard rates for Convertible Timber Products.
Exhibit 02 shows standard rates for Nonconvertible Timber Products.
Exhibit 03 shows standard rates for Nonconvertible Nontimber Products.
BOISE SUPPLEMENT 2400-2009-1
EFFECTIVE DATE: 04/23/2009
DURATION: Effective until superseded or removed
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2431.31a - Exhibit 01
Convertible Timber Products
Post and Poles
The rates for fence posts, corral poles (rails) and tepee poles are based on the assumption they
will be cut from trees within the following size classes. Since it is difficult to accurately
determine how many of each product a certain size tree will yield, these products will be sold per
tree or per CCF based on current R-4 Conversion Factors for Sale and Permit Coding.
Tree Size
Class
CF/
Tree
Product
Code
< 4.9”
5.0–6.9”
7.0–8.9”
1
3
7
03
06
14
/CCF
/Tree
Minimum
Stumpage Rate
/CCF
/Tree
$20.00
$20.00
$20.00
$0.20
$0.60
$1.40
$3.00
$3.00
$3.00
Standard Rate 1/
$0.03
$0.09
$0.21
Associated
Charges 1/
/CCF
/Tree
$17.00
$17.00
$17.00
$0.17
$0.51
$1.19
1/ This is the maximum associated charge that can be collected for brush disposal and road maintenance under
approved plans based on the standard rate minus the minimum stumpage rate. If planned associated charge
collections are less than this amount, the stumpage rate will be increased so the total of stumpage and associated
charges equals the standard rate per CCF or per tree. For advertised sales, if planned associated charges are less
than this amount, the advertised rate will be the actual associated charges plus the minimum stumpage rate.
Fuelwood (Gross Scale)
Description
Commercial
Personal use 3/
Product
Code
Standard
Rate/Cord
Stumpage
Rate/Cord
07
07
$10.00
$10.00
$10.00
$10.00
Associated
Charges/Cord
2/
3*/
2/ Associated charges for brush disposal or road maintenance would be in addition to the charge for stumpage
based on approved plans.
3/ Two-cord minimum and 10-cord maximum per individual or household. *Associated charges to be
determined annually as part of the SW Idaho Ecogroup fuelwood program and are in addition to stumpage.
Non-Sawtimber
Description
Product
Code
Standard
Rate
Dry Logs (Dead) >(8-inch top d.i.b.) 4/
Cull Logs (>6-inch top d.i.b.) 5/
Pulpwood (<6-inch top d.i.b.)
Green Biomass (tons) 6/
08
18
02
20 or 53
$5.00/CCF
$1.00/CCF
$1.00/CCF
$0.34/TON
4/ See R-4 Supplement, FSH 2409.12-2007-1, 12, Exhibit 04, Utilization Specifications (Merch Factor 8.0)
5/ Gross Scale (less than one-third sound or Merch Factor of 10.67)
6/ Based on a conversion factor of 58.05 lbs/CF @$1/CCF (use a sale or site-specific conversion factor if available)
BOISE SUPPLEMENT 2400-2009-1
EFFECTIVE DATE: 04/23/2009
DURATION: Effective until superseded or removed
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2431.31a - Exhibit 02
Nonconvertible Timber Products
Christmas Trees
Description
Personal Use (< 12’ tall)
Commercial
Product
Code
Standard
Rate/Tree
Stumpage
Rate/Tree
Associated
Charges/Tree
15
15
$10.00
$10.00
$5.00
$10.00
$5.00
7/
7/ Any associated charges for brush disposal or road maintenance would be in addition to the charge for
stumpage based on approved plans.
Cones
Description
Green (seed) 8/
Dry (decorative)
Product
Code
Standard
Rate/Bushel
33
34
$2.50
$0.20
8/ See FSH 2409.26f – Seed Handbook, Chapter 320 for conversion
factor to number of cones/bushel by species.
Live Transplants (Conifer and Hardwood Trees)
Description
All Species (< 1’ height)
All Species (1’ – 6’)
All Species (6’ – 10’)
Product
Code
Standard
Rate/Each
28
28
28
$ 1.00
$ 5.00
$10.00
Boughs
Description
All Conifer Species
Product
Code
Standard
Rate/Pound
29
$0.20
BOISE SUPPLEMENT 2400-2009-1
EFFECTIVE DATE: 04/23/2009
DURATION: Effective until superseded or removed
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2431.31a - Exhibit 03
Nonconvertible Non-Timber Products
Mushrooms
Product
Code
Description
Standard
Rate
Incidental Personal Use
Commercial Permit 10/
9/
42
21 Days (100 gallons @ $2.00/gal)
$200.00
$500.00
Buyer’s special-use permit 11/
9/ No permit is required for personal use collection up to 5 gallons/day per family
member present. Free use permit may be required to pick in areas where
commercial picking is by permit only.
10/ 21 days assigned will be CONSECUTIVE.
11/ Buyers operating on National Forest System lands must secure a temporary
special-use buyer’s permit. This is a nonrefundable permit, with a fee of $500.
The permit authorizes the holder or agents/employees to occupy an area of
authorization for the purpose of buying mushrooms from permitted harvesters
during normal business hours. Buying permits should be for an authorized area.
Use form FS-2700-25, Temporary Special Use Permit to authorize the buying of
products from permitted harvesters on National Forest System lands.
Live Transplants (Shrubs/Forbs/Plants)
Description
Product
Code
Standard
Rate/Each
Shrubs
Plants/Forbs
17
17
$1.00
$0.10
Seeds (Shrubs/Forbs)
Description
Product
Code
Standard
Rate/Pound
All Species
36
$0.24
Foliage/Decorative Greenery
Description
Product
Code
Standard
Rate/Pound
All Species
30
$0.05