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EFFECTIVE DATE: 05/16/2003
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
FSH 1609.11 – PUBLICATIONS MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK
CHAPTER 30 – SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
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32 – CLASSIFICATION OF PUBLICATIONS
32.1 – Publications Versus Administrative Documents
Refer to FSM 1630.5 for the definition of publications and administrative documents.
1. Publications are produced to meet specific needs of the public, other agencies, and cooperators, as well as the Forest Service. These materials are subject to a formal publications proposal/review process. See FSM 1631.11; exhibit 01, for a list of publications subject to the formal review process.
2. Administrative documents are produced primarily for use by Forest Service employees. Printing is limited to 1,000 copies. These materials are exempt from formal proposal/review/approval procedures, but must conform to all design standards, and other applicable rules and regulations. See FSM 1631.12 for a list of items considered administrative documents. a. Distribution of administrative documents to other agencies, cooperators, individuals, or organizations which need to be kept informed of Region 4 business, must not exceed 100 copies or 10 percent of the total number of copies printed, whichever is less. b. An administrative document becomes public information (a publication) when the distribution to the public exceeds the above limits; or when the document is made available to Superintendent of Documents for public sale; or when the document is put on the World Wide Web (WWW)/Internet.
34 – APPROPRIATE SERIES
Upon approval by the Regional Forester, the Regional Publications Control Officer will determine the appropriate series to issue a publication in. See exhibit 01, D in the parent text for
Regional Publication Series.

R4 SUPPLEMENT 1609.11-2003-1
EFFECTIVE DATE: 05/16/2003
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
FSH 1609.11 – PUBLICATIONS MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK
CHAPTER 30 – SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
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34.1 – Series Identification
The alphanumeric system for identifying series publications in Region 4 follows:
Region 4 Identification System
Series
Designation
Appropriate File Designation
Examples of complete approved publication number to be shown on publication
Location of number on publication
Forestry
Reports (FR)
Management
Bulletins
(MB)
Miscellaneou s Reports
(MR)
Protection
Reports (PR)
Recreation
Guides (RG)
Technical
Publications
(TP)
Utilization
Reports (UP)
Unnumbered
Publications
2-digit number taken from the first two digits of the 4-digit file designation based on FSH
6209.11. For example:
--a publication which lists forest tree diseases, the 2-digit number would be: “45” for 4500
– Forest Insect & Disease
Research file designation
--a publication which addresses fire prevention steps for homeowners, the 2-digit number would be: “51” for 5100
– Fire Management
--a publication listing Christmas tree cutting areas and permit rules, the 2-digit number would be: “24” for 2400 – Timber
Management
FR-45 -412-08/2002
MB-24-418-08/2002
MR-24-407-08/2002
PR-51-415-08/2002
RG-23-403-08/2002
TP-13-410-08/2002
UP-24-408-08/2002
23-400-08/2002
On back cover or title page (see
Section
18.21,
Exhibits 11 and 12)