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FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
DENVER, CO
FSM 3000 - STATE AND PRIVATE FORESTRY
R2 Supplement No. 3000-92-1
Effective October 31, 1992
POSTING NOTICE. Supplements to this title are numbered consecutively. 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 No. 5 to 3060.
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ELIZABETH ESTILL
Regional Forester
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CHAPTER 3070 - EXTERNAL COORDINATION
REGION 2 AND REGION 4
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
FOR FEDERALLY FINANCED
STATE AND PRIVATE COOPERATIVE PROGRAMS
IN THE STATE OF WYOMING
I.
General Principles
A.
This memorandum provides for the administrative responsibilities and
correlation of work between the two Regions in the administration of the
cooperative programs within the Region 4 area of the State of Wyoming.
It is intended to reduce to a minimum the impact on the time of the
State Forester and his staff, due to State and private lands being in two
Regions.
B.
Except as noted in specific instances contained in this memorandum,
Region 2 will:
1.
Have full responsibility for regular Federally financed State and private
cooperative program administration - including financial planning,
audit, and inspection.
2.
Process all program and project correspondence with the Chief.
3.
Assemble and submit Statewide statistical and other information
requested by the Chief. When information is needed from the National
Forests in Region 4, this material will be obtained through the Regional
Forester, Region 4. Make available to Region 4 a copy of an
correspondence, financial plans, reports, or other correspondence,
financial plans, reports, or other material which includes cooperative
program activities on State and private lands within the Region 4 area.
4.
Arrange for Region 4 participation, to the extent possible and
practicable, when cooperative program review involves State and
private lands within the Region 4 area.
5.
Have responsibility of State-level cooperation program contacts and
representation on groups that are Statewide in nature.
6.
Provide principal advisor to Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
in fire incidents under P.L. 93-288.
In major disasters declared by the President, cooperation with FDAA
will remain with the concerned Region.
C.
Region 4 will keep Region 2 informed of an contacts, agreements, or
other activities, as appropriate, that are understand.
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This memorandum will be reviewed once every three years. Changes,
mutually agreeable to both Regional Foresters, may be made at any
time.
II.Additional Points of Agreement for Specific Cooperative Programs
A.
Agriculture Conservation Program (ACP)
Region 2 will provide Forest Service representation on the State
Agriculture Conservation Program Development Group. Participation
in County Committee ACP activities in Region 4 will be responsibility of
Region 4.
B.
Rural Development Program (RD)
1.
Forest Supervisors in Wyoming are responsible for identifying those
Forest Service personnel who are members of county and/or Regional
rural development committees. State rural development committee
information will be sent to all county and/or Regional representatives
through their respective Forest Supervisors.
2.
Region 2 and Region 4 representatives on county and/or District
committees in Wyoming will prepare necessary reports, through their
respective Forest Supervisors.
C.
Conservation Districts (CD)
Participation in local CD activities will be the responsibility of the
appropriate Forest Supervisors. Their participation will be in
accordance with the January 14, 1975, Memorandum of Understanding
developed in consultation with the National Association of Conservation
Districts.
D.
Cooperative Fire Control (C-M-2) (RCEP)
Region 2 will arrange for participation by Region 4 in the Fire
Protection Analysis work in the Region 4 area.
E.
Cooperative Small Watershed Program (P.L. 566)
Region 4 will be responsible for contacting the State Forester concerning
participation in and subsequent development of work plans in the
Region 4 area of Wyoming.
F.
Pest Control Program
Within the Region 4 portion of Wyoming, Region 4 will provide
leadership, guidance, technical assistance, and liaison directly with the
State, as established in FSM 3400.
G.
Resource Conservation and Development Projects (RC&D)
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Where RC&S projects are initiated that include lands in Region 4, there
will be close correlation between the Regions, and responsibilities,
including those of the Regions, and responsibilities, including those of
the Forest Supervisors, will be worked out on a case-by-case basis
between the two Staff Directors for Area Planning and Development and
the appropriate Forest Supervisors.
H.
Cooperative Area Planning
Area Planning Guides, National Forest Management Act, and Resources
Planning Act Assessment and Program activities will be coordinated
between Research, S&PF, and NFS in both Regions per current "State
Representative" arrangements.
APPROVED:
Region 2
Region 4
By /s/ F.A. Dorrell
By /s/ Vern Hamre
Title Acting Regional Forester
Title
Date
Date
Nov 29, 1977
Regional Forester
Dec 22, 1977