FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST REGION (R5)
VALLEJO, CALIFORNIA
FSH 2709.11 - SPECIAL USES HANDBOOD
CHAPTER 50 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS
Supplement No.: R5 2709.11-2016-1
Effective Date: 4/25/2016
Duration: This supplement expires 5 years from the effective date unless superseded or
removed earlier.
Approved: Randy Moore, Regional Forester
Date Approved: 4/11/2016
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.
Last Change: 2709.11-2014-1 to Chapter 40
New Document: 2709.11 30, 3 Pages
Superseded Document(s): 2709.11-2011-3, 6/14/2011, 3 Pages
Digest: Conducted periodic review and edited for 508 compliancy.
CHAPTER 50 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS
FSH 2709.11 - SPECIAL USES HANDBOOD
Supplement No.:R5 2709.11-2016-1 - Effective Date: 4/25/2016
51 - INDEX
51.1 - Title Index to Clauses
This supplement contains terms and conditions pertinent to specialized situations and needs for
Special Use Authorizations in Region 5. These conditions supplement both those printed on the
standard special-use authorization forms and those included in the parent text.
The Office of General Counsel for Region 5 has reviewed these terms and conditions for legal
sufficiency. Direct inquiries to the appropriate Regional Forester staff if the applicability of terms
and conditions use in a specific situation is questioned. The Regional Forester in consultation
with the Regional Attorney must approve the use of any additional terms and conditions or
changes to any of those listed in this chapter or elsewhere in this handbook.
Include these terms at the end of the permit, unless otherwise directed in the user notes. Do not
strike out any of the standard clauses within the body of the authorization unless the instructions
for the specific clause indicate to do so.
Approved Region 5 terms and conditions for use in authorizations follow.
Title
Antifreeze
Noxious Weeds
Bear Proof Waste Receptacles
Category and Number
R5-D-8
R5-D-9
R5-D-10
52.4 - D CLAUSES - Resource and Improvement Protection
R5-D-8. Antifreeze.
Instructions: Use in recreation event authorizations when appropriate.
The Holder shall notify all persons interested in participating in the event that all water-cooled
vehicles participating in the event must use ethylene glycol free anti-freeze unless prohibited by
an existing original manufacturer’s warranty. Participants will be required to certify under penalty
of perjury that motor vehicles operated in the event do not use ethylene glycol based antifreeze
or that the original vehicle manufacturer prohibits the use of alternative antifreeze products. The
Holder will use attachment A to obtain user certifications, and will certify under penalty of
perjury, that all event participants executed the certification. The Holder will provide a copy of
the executed attachment A to the authorized officer not more than 7 days after conclusion of the
event.
R5-D-9. Noxious Weeds.
Instructions: Use when appropriate.
The permit holder shall prepare, in cooperation with the Forest Service, a noxious weed plan for
surveying, preventing, reporting, controlling and monitoring noxious weed populations on the
authorized areas and within the holder’s area of responsibility. These measures may include,
where appropriate, equipment inspection for soil, seeds, and vegetative matter, equipment
cleaning, and use of weed-free materials (soil, gravel, straw, mulch) and seed mixes. A current
list of noxious weeds of concern is available at the Forest Supervisor’s Office.
R5-D-10. Bear Proof Waste Receptacles.
Instructions: Use when appropriate.
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CHAPTER 50 - TERMS AND CONDITIONS
FSH 2709.11 - SPECIAL USES HANDBOOD
Supplement No.:R5 2709.11-2016-1 - Effective Date: 4/25/2016
The holder shall provide only bear-proof waste receptacles within the permit area and bearproof food storage containers inside authorized improvements to inhibit attraction by wildlife and
pets. In the event that full retrofitting of the entire site is not feasible within one operating
season, a phased-in schedule will be specified in the Operations Plan agreed to by the
authorized officer.
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