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FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
NEBRASKA NATIONAL FOREST
(REGION 2)
CHADRON, NE
FSM 2800 - MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
CHAPTER 2820 - MINERALS, LEASES, PERMITS, AND LICENSES
Supplement No.: r2_nnf_2800-2004-2
Effective Date: February 13, 2004
Duration: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
Approved: DONALD J. BRIGHT
Forest Supervisor
Date Approved: 02/04/2004
Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by title and calendar year.
Post by document; remove the 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 2800-20041 to FSM 2800_zero_code.
New Document
2820
2 Pages
Superseded Document(s) by
Issuance Number and
Effective Date
2820 (Supplement 2800-99-1, 7/26/99)
2 Pages
Digest:
2822 - This is a technical supplement that converts the format and style of this chapter to the new
FSM template using the agency's current corporate word processing software. Although some
mnor technical errors have been corrected, this supplement contains no changes to the
substantive direction in this chapter.
NEBRASKA SUPPLEMENT 2800-2004-2
EFFECTIVE DATE: February 13, 2004
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
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FSM 2800 - MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
CHAPTER 2820 - MINERALS, LEASES, PERMITS, AND LICENSES
2822.04 - Responsibility
2822.04d - District Rangers
District Rangers are delegated authority to review for adequacy proposed operating plans
received from the United States Department of Interior (USDI). Such reviews will be made in
close coordination with the USDI responsible officers.
This Authority does not extend to operating plans that would require:
1. A bond of $20,000 or more;
2. The preparation of an environmental impact statement; or
3. Operations in designated wilderness, administration-endorsed wilderness proposals,
Congressional wilderness study areas and further planning areas identified in the Roadless Area
Review of Evaluation (RARE II) decision document. The Regional Forester shall be promptly
informed about proposed operating plans affecting these lands.
The District Ranger has general responsibilities for orderly administration of licenses, permits,
and leases. These include recordkeeping, observation to see that stipulations are being honored,
and general coordination between lease or permit holders, other users, and Government agencies.