FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
Taos, New Mexico
TITLE 2700
SPECIAL USES MANAGEMENT
Carson Supplement No. 15
Effective September 24, 1990
POSTING NOTICE. Supplements to this title are numbered
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Page Code
2726.3ld
Superseded
New
(Number of Sheets)
1
1
Digest:
Identifies management codes to be used for deposit of monies
collected for annual land use fees and reimbursement of
administrative expenses.
LEONARD A. LINDQUIST
Forest Supervisor
TITLE 2700
SPECIAL USES MANAGEMENT
2710.44 -District Rangers. Authority is delegated to District
Rangers to issue special use permits for uses of a temporary
nature, uses having negligibie environmental impacts, and
standardized permits on approved sites. Permits of a temporary
nature are those which by their terms will terminate in one year
or less. The installation of minor weather instrumentation,
outfitter guide, apiary, survey, and experimental and
demonstration permits are examples of uses having a negligible
environmental impact. Standardized permits are typically issued
for approved recreation residence lots and radio-electronic uses
at approved sites. Except for term permits (FSM 2711.3) for
approved recreation residence sites, only annual (FSM, 2711.1)
permits will be issued by District Rangers.
This delegation does not authorize issuance of road permits.
District Rangers are also delegated the authority to authorize
construction of facilities applied for by Mountain States as
amendments to the Master Permit in accordance with the Master
Working Agreement between the Mountain States Telephone and
Teiegraph Company and the Forest Service dated June 15, 1973.
This authority does not apply to main toll lines nor electronic
sites.
In conjunction with this authtority, the District Ranger is also
authorized to approve any NEPA documentation in accordance with
FSH 1909.15.
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SPECIAL USES MANAGEMENT
2715.25
2715.25 Periodic Review of Fees. All special use permits will
be reviewed according to the following schedule to determine if
fee adjustment is necessary to meet the criteria in the parent
text. This review will include free perm its to determine if they
still qualify.
Recreation Residences
1991
Organization Camps
1991
Winter Sports
1987
Other Recreation Uses
1991
Agriculture Uses
1991
Community Uses
1988
Industrial Uses
1988
Public Information
1987
Research Study and Experimental1987
Transportation
1989
Utilities and Communication
1989
Water
1987
1996
1996
1992
1996
1996
1993
1993
1992
1992
1994
1994
1992`
2001
2001
1997
2001
2001
1998
1998
1997
1997
1999
1999
1997
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2726.31d-Cost Reimbursement and Rental Fee. In accordance with
section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended
November 16, 1973 (P.L. 93-153). Pipeline companies operating on
the Jicarilla Ranger District under the scope of this Act will be
billed by the District as indicated below for reimbursement of
administrative expenses which are in addition to right-of-way
rental fees. This applies only to new pipeline permits or
addendums to existing permits when said pipelines are under
Forest Service jurisdiction.
1. Processing permit applications (each application): $165
for first pipeline mile + $50 per additional mile or
fraction thereof.
The steps involved in processing a pipeline permit
application include:
a. Reviewing proposed pipeline route in office to
determine effects and resource conflicts.
b. Meeting with company surveyor in field and flagging
pipeline route.
c. Setting up date with archaeologist and company
representative and inspecting
pipeline route.
d. Performing paper work such as computing and preparing
billings, writing letter to company authorizing
construction. Setting up pipeline file, and
reviewingarchaeological report.
2.
Monitoring pipeline construction (each site):
$125 for first pipeline mile + $50 per additional mile or
fraction thereof.
Monitoring construction involves coordinating between company
official and contracted pipeline construction company to
achieve desired finished product. This entails the following:
a. overseeing right-of-way clearing, ditching operations
and backfilling and rehabilitation measures prior to
reseeding. Ocasionally, this can be a complex step if,
for example, ground conditions become wet and significant
road and resource damage occurs.
b. Assuring archaeological sites are undisturbed and
successful reseeding has been accomplished.
c.
Computing and preparing billing.
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3. Annual administration (each pipeline permit): $50 for
first pipeline mile with no charge for each additional mile
or fraction thereof. I
Annual administration includes the following:
a. Conducting pipeline inspections to determine whether
or not further reseeding is necessary, if erosion is
occurring, whether or not exposed pipel ines are
presenting hazards to public and/or other permittees,
whether or not line drips are adequate, whether signing
is adequate and if painting is acceptable.
b. Billing of master permit fees which includes checking
over the company's "'Exhibit All and map.
4. Extraordinary expense:
basis.
To be billed on actual cost
Occasionally. a situation may arise whereby extraordinary
costs to the Government may be incurred. Such might be the
case if a proposed pipeline route traverses a Travel
Influence Zone, significant archaeological ruins are
discovered during construction or a contingency occurs at any
time. In these instances, the District Ranger, in conjunction
with the Forest Supervisor's Office, will maintain cost data
pertinent to the specific exigency. The pipeline company will
then be billed accordingly in lieu of the standard rates.
The above rates for items one through three represent actual
weighted average costs and are applicable for routine pipeline
administration. These rates are subject to annual review.
The amendment to the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 reads in part"
... and the holder of a right-of-way permit shall reimburse the
United States for costs incurred..." (emphasis added). Since it
is the intent to reimburse the United States, the above fees will
be billed after the fact as opposed to land rental fees which are
collected in advance.
1. Bills for collection for processing permit applications
will be forwarded by the District to the permittee at the
same time the initial land use fee billing is made.
2.
Bills for collection for monitoring construction
activities will be forwarded by the District to the permittee
at the same time as final construction approval is furnished.
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3. Bills for collection for annual administration of
pipelines included in the Master Permit will be forwarded by
the District to the permittee anniially in conjunction with
the November 15th billing for the following year's land use
fee.
4. Bills for collection for extraordinary costs will be
forwarded by the District to the permittee at the conclusion
of the project which caused those costs to be incurred.
*-The Jicarilla Ranger District will only issue bills for
collection for pipelines on lands under Forest Service
jurisdiction. All bills for collection will be payable within
30 days of billing. Monies collected for reimbursement of
administrative expenses as described in items 1 through 4 above
will be deposited into Miscellaneous Receipts account,
management code 899015 & Monies collected in advance for land
use fees are to be deposited into National Forest Fund account,
management code 898302.
If administrative expenses are incurred on pipelines under Bureau
of Land Management (BLM) jurisdiction, such costs are to be
reported to the BLM for billing and deposit into BLM accounts,
even though said pipelines may lay in National Forest System
land. I