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FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK
CHIPPEWA NF (REGION 9)
CASS LAKE, MN
FSH 2409.19 – RENEWABLE RESOURCE USES FOR KNUTSON-VANDENBERG (K-V)
FUND
CHAPTER 20 – COSTS, COLLECTIONS AND ACCOUNTING
Supplement No.: R9 Chippewa 2409.19-2003-2
Effective Date: October 31, 2003
Duration: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
Approved: NORMAN L. WAGONER
Forest Supervisor
Date Approved: 10/28/2003
Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by Handbook number and calendar
year. Post by document; remove the entire document and replace it with this supplement. The last
supplement to this Handbook was R9 Chippewa 2409.19-2003-1, a zero (0) page supplement.
New Document
R9 Chippewa 2409.19-2003-2
4 Pages
Superseded Document(s)
(Supplement Number and
Effective Date)
R9 Chippewa 2409.19-98-1, dtd 5-98
5 Pages
Digest: In order by code, summarize the main additions, revisions, or removal of direction incorporated
in this supplement.
20 – Revises CNF supplement 98-1 in MS word.
21.2 – Removes most frequently used activity codes reference.
K-V Activities & District Unit Costs Table –
- Removes CDS Codes column
- Updates Direct Cost Dollar Amounts
- Consolidates Activity Descriptions
- Removes Timber Stand Improvement Section
R9 CHIPPEWA SUPPLEMENT 2003-2
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 31, 2003
DURATION: Effective until superseded or removed
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FSH 2409.19 – RENEWABLE RESOURCE USES FOR KNUTSON-VANDENBERG (K-V) FUND
CHAPTER 20 – COSTS, COLLECTIONS, AND ACCOUNTING
21 – COLLECTION OF FUNDS
21.2 – Documenting Sale Area Improvement and K-V Collection Plan
Districts shall prepare an R9 Sale Area Improvement (SAI) and K-V Collection Plan on form FS
2400-50 (including a map and narrative attachment) for all timber sales that require post sale
treatment. For new contracts, the original SAI Plan is the plan revised at the date of sale award
to reflect total bid value, but prior to contract approval. Revisions are necessary when the
amount of work, type of work, costs, overhead rates, etc., have changed since the existing plan
was created.
Instructions for use of KV funds are located in the WO parent text and the R9 supplements of
FSH 2409.19. The following instructions are for use of for FS-2400-50. KV plans originated
through the District Automation Process (DAP) module, prior to the Timber Information
Manager (TIM) can be updated through the DAP. The KV plan form is available in TIM for
new sales.
Use the following activity costs as a guide. These costs represent forest wide averages. If the
IDT developing or updating a KV Plan feels that an adjustment (up or down) is appropriate,
simply document the rationale and the adjusted costs in the KV Plan Narrative. Current costs
were utilized. Inflate project costs using the inflation factors at the end of this supplement
estimating the number of years between approval of the SAI plan and the time work is expected
to be completed. Most activities are completed about six years after sale award.
K-V Activities and District Unit Costs
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTON
DIRECT COST
REFORESTATION
Residual Stem Felling
$ 35.00/Acre
Site Preparation – Mechanical
$220.00/Acre
Site Preparation – Prescribed Fire
$600.00/Acre
Direct Seeding
$110.00/Acre
Tree Planting
Full
Partial
$400.00/Acre
$300.00/Acre
Reforestation Surveys
$
7.00/Acre
R9 CHIPPEWA SUPPLEMENT 2003-2
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 31, 2003
DURATION: Effective until superseded or removed
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FSH 2409.19 – RENEWABLE RESOURCE USES FOR KNUTSON-VANDENBERG (K-V) FUND
CHAPTER 20 – COSTS, COLLECTIONS, AND ACCOUNTING
Release
Light/Easy
Heavy/Difficult
$125.00/Acre
$200.00/Acre
WILDLIFE & FISHERIES
Permanent Openings Maintenance
$200/Acre
Nest Box (Construct and Install)
Song Birds
Waterfowl
Other
$ 35/each
$ 80/each
$50/each
Wild Rice Seeding
$180/Acre
Beaver Management
Dam Removal
Trapping
$200/each
$ 75/each
Fish Habitat Improvement
Tree Drops
Spawning Riffle
$75/each
$5,000/each
Stream Bank Stabilization
Vegetative
Mechanical
$50/foot
$100/foot
* TEMPORARY ROADS
Gates (purchase & install)
$2,500/each
Re-Open Temporary Road for KV Treatments
Easy (less than 2 culverts/mile)
Moderate (2-3 culverts/mile)
Difficult (4 or more culverts/mile)
$1,700/mile
$2,800/mile
$3,900/mile
Close Temporary Roads
(pull pipes/waterbar/tank trap/slash)
Easy
Moderate
Difficult
$1,100/mile
$2,200/mile
$3,300/mile
Seeding Temporary Roads/Landings
$500/acre
R9 CHIPPEWA SUPPLEMENT 2003-2
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 31, 2003
DURATION: Effective until superseded or removed
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FSH 2409.19 – RENEWABLE RESOURCE USES FOR KNUTSON-VANDENBERG (K-V) FUND
CHAPTER 20 – COSTS, COLLECTIONS, AND ACCOUNTING
All projects include a records management cost of $1.50 per acre for data base management to
keep accurate activity records for upward reporting of accomplishments and fiscal accountability
of KV funds at the project level.
* Temporary roads constructed as part of the timber sale area are the purchaser’s responsibility
to close. However, if a temporary road is needed for access for post-sale KV activities, KV
deposits may be collected and used to pay for road closure after the post-sale activities have been
completed. Since access management is a sensitive issue and it is more cost effective to have
timber sale purchasers close temporary roads, decisions to defer road closure and handle with
KV funds must be documented in the environmental analysis and should have a clear economic
benefit. Guidelines for road closure decisions are as follows:
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If a temporary road is not needed for access for post-sale KV activities, the timber
sale purchaser shall be required to close the road.
If post-sale KV activities can be completed within 1-2 years after purchasers use is
completed, defer road closure and collect KV deposits to close the road.
If post-sale KV activities cannot be completed within 1-2 years following purchaser’s
use or if the environmental/access management trade-offs are unacceptable, the
purchaser shall close the road and KV deposits can be collected to re-open and close
the road.
Projects and cost deviations from those listed in the previous table must be fully documented in
the SAI Plan Narrative.
These direct costs will be adjusted by the assessment rate for indirect expenses as states in FSM
2435.04 (C).
An inflation factor of 3 percent shall be applied to the direct project costs for each year between
approval of the SAI plan and the time work is expected to be completed, according to the
following table.
Years
Inflation factor
3 percent
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
1.03
1.06
1.09
1.13
1.16
1.19
1.23
1.27