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FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK
MONONGAHELA NF (REGION 9)
ELKINS, WV
FSH 2409.19 – RENEWABLE RESOURCE HANDBOOK
CHAPTER 30 – CWKV COLLECTIONS, COSTS, AND ACCOUNTING
Supplement No.: R9 Monongahela 2409.19-2009-1
Effective Date: May 26, 2009
Duration: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
Approved: CLYDE N. THOMPSON
Forest Supervisor
Date Approved: 05/26/2009
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. Retain this transmittal as the first page(s) of this document. The last supplement to
this Handbook was 2409.19-2007-2 Chapter 20.
New Document
R9 Monongahela 2409.19-2009-1
5 Pages
Superseded Document(s)
(Supplement Number and
Effective Date)
R9 Monongahela 2409.19-2007-2
7 Pages
Digest:
Currency review reissues supplement under Chapter 30 with no change in content.
21.12 – Update of indirect costs and inflation rate (if needed)
21.2 – Requires use of FACTS for development of official SAI Plan and revisions. Updates
direct costs of K-V Projects
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31 – COLLECTION OF FUNDS
31.12 – Program Support Cost
The FACTS (Forest Service Activity Tracking System) data manager will update the FACTS
database annually with the latest W.O., R.O., S.O., and District indirect rates and the annual
inflation rate. Total project costs are calculated in the FACTS program by multiplying the direct
project cost times the indirect rates. The inflation rate is automatically calculated and added to
the project cost through the FACTS program.
To update K-V plans with the latest indirect collection rates, click on these buttons on the
FACTS screen in the following order: 1) “Get Latest Rates”, 2) “Recalculate Total Unit Cost”,
and 3) “Allocate KV Funds”. The FACTS program will automatically revise the K-V plan with
the new rates and unit costs. Revised plans are then printed for signatures.
31.2 - Documenting Sale Area Improvement and K-V Collection Plan
31.21 - Form FS-2400-50
Districts shall prepare a 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 have K-V eligible
projects. The official SAI Plan will be created in the FACTS database thru
I-Web. Revisions of existing plans will be edited through FACTS. Narratives for each SAI plan
are created in a Word document and attached to the plan in FACTS by clicking on the
‘Narrative” button. Read and follow the instructions for attaching a narrative from the following
website and clicking on “attach documents/images to a record”. A Quick Guide is also available
to download at this website.
http://fsweb.ftcol.wo.fs.fed.us/frs/facts/support/guides/documents/silviculture.pdf
Instructions for appropriate uses of KV funds are located in the WO parent text, Chapter 10 of
FSH 2409.19. Instructions for completing FS 2400-50 form are located in Chapter 30 of the WO
parent text and the R9 supplement of FSH 2409.19.
Form FS 2400-50 requires the signatures of 3 officials. The Approved By block requires the
signature of the officer authorized to approve the timber sale NEPA documentation, i.e., the
District Ranger. This also verifies NEPA compliance and that all projects are cost effective and
appropriate. The Recommended By signature block should be signed by the interdisciplinary
team leader. The Prepared By signature block should be signed by the person preparing the
original KV plan or the revision.
Use the following activity costs as a guide. These costs do not include “Training and
Equipment” needs or “Records, GIS, and Reporting” needs. If the IDT developing or updating a
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KV Plan feels that a cost adjustment greater than 20% (plus or minus) is appropriate, document
the rationale and the adjusted costs in the KV Plan Narrative.
K-V Activities, Direct Costs/Unit, and FACTS Codes
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTON
Part A: Required K-V Work
SITE PREPARATION
Site Preparation – Chemical (Conventional)
Site Preparation – Chemical (Helicopter sale)
Site Preparation – Other (Conventional)
Site Preparation – Other (Helicopter sale)
Site Preparation - Prescribed Burning
.1 to 100 acres
100+ acres
REFORESTATION
Tree Planting (includes planting stock, tree
shelters, and stakes @ 40 seedlings/acre)
Tree Shelter Maintenance
Stocking Surveys (1st Year-conventional)
Stocking Surveys (3rd Year-conventional)
Stocking Surveys (1st Year-helicopter)
Stocking Surveys (3rd Year-helicopter)
Stocking Surveys (Certification-conventional)
Stocking Surveys (Certification-helicopter)
Survival Surveys
Plantation Release
Individual Tree Fence/Shelter
Individual Tree Shelter Maintenance
Area Fence Construction
Area Fence Maintenance
Fence Removal
Part B: Non-required K-V Work
TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENT
Release and Weeding
Pre(non)-commerical thinning
Vine control (Pre-harvest)
Vine control (Post-harvest)
Pruning
UNIT COST
FACTS CODE
$250/acre
$480/acre
$100/acre
$250/acre
4470, 4480, 4490
4470, 4480, 4490
4470, 4480, 4490
4470, 4480, 4490
4470, 4490
$500/acre
$250/acre
$550/acre
$50/acre
$10/acre
$14/acre
$16/acre
$20/acre
$8/acre
$16/acre
$15/acre
$270/acre
$240/acre
$80/acre
$900/acre
$50/acre/year
$450/acre
4431, 4432, 4450, 4451,
4460, 6080, 6567, 6676
4460
4341
4341
4341
4341
4341
4341
4342
4511
4460
4460
4460
4460
4460
4511
$115/acre
$65/acre
$180/acre
$150/acre
4530
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Fertilization
WILDLIFE HABITAT IMPROVEMENT
Permanent Opening/Savannah Construction
Permanent Opening Maintenance/Reseed
Permanent Opening Mowing
Seeding Temporary Roads/Landings
Waterhole Construction
Nest Box (construct and install)
Song Birds
Waterfowl/Bat/Raptor
Flying Squirrel
Create Snags
Create Brush Piles
Hawthorn Release
WATER AND FISHERIES
Fish Habitat Improvement
Tree Drops
Spawning Riffle
Stream Bank Stabilization
Vegetative
Mechanical
Mechanical
RECREATION
Trail Reconstruction/Rehabilitation
Trailhead Parking Construction
Dispersed Campsite Rehabilitation
ROADS*
Closure Devices (purchase and install)
Decommision
Erosion Control
Obliteration
Restoration
Stabilization
Storage
Re-Open Temporary Road for KV
Treatments
Easy (less than 2 culverts/mile)
$400/acre
4550
$1,140
$400/acre
$250/acre
$1,000/acre
$550/structure
6130
6131
6107
6080
6220
6210
$50/structure
$200/structure
$210/structure
$5/structure
$160/acre
$130/acre
6213
6000, 6050
6102
$150/structure
6631, 6644
$1,200/structure 6638
$80/acre
$750/acre
$250/structure
6676, 5530
6600, 6682
5430
$7,300/mile
3232
$4,700/structure 3240
$1,200/acre
3192
$3,500/structure
$26,000/mile
$10,600/mile
$30,000/mile
$13,750/mile
$2,000/mile
$26,000/mile
$2,500/mile
3500
9004, 5630
9000
9003, 5620, 3510
9000, 9002
9000
9000, 5630
9002
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Moderate (2-3 culverts/mile)
Difficult (4 or more culverts/mile)
Seeding Temp Roads and Landings
$4,500/mile
$7,500/mile
$1,200/acre
5633
OTHER
Noxious/NNIS Weed Treatment/Mowing
$500/acre
2510
* 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.