FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK
EASTERN REGION (REGION 9)
MILWAUKEE, WI
FSH 2709.11 – SPECIAL USES HANDBOOK
CHAPTER 30 – FEE DETERMINATION
Supplement No.: R9 RO 2709.11-2016-1
Effective Date: February 26, 2016
Duration: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
Approved: KATHLEEN ATKINSON
Regional Forester
Date Approved: 02/01/2016
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.
New Document
R9 RO 2709.11-2016-1
15 Pages
Superseded Document(s)
R9 RO 2709.11-2014-1
11 Pages
Digest:
31.51a – Updates the effective year of the regional minimum fees.
31.51a - Updates Exhibit 01 to reflect minimum fees for calendar year 2015 and 2016
36 – Adds the title Fee Systems and Schedules
36.41 –
Adds explanation of how to determine fees for linear communication uses that are co-located.
Exhibit 02 - 2015 WO letter, Fees for Linear Fiber Optic and Wire Communication Uses
Exhibit 03 - sample letter that may be sent to holders
Exhibit 04 - sample spreadsheet to document linear rights-of-way on NFS Lands
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31 – ESTABLISHING FEES
31.5 – Fees Established by Field Units
31.51 – Fees Established by Regions
Minimum land use fees shall not be prorated nor refunded for authorizations issued or cancelled
within a calendar year.
If a fee is adjusted for an existing authorization due to a scheduled rate redetermination or as
specified in the authorization, notify the holder in advance of the adjustment. Notification of
ninety (90) days or more is recommended. Annual fee adjustments applying the IPD (linear fee
schedule) and CPI-U (communication sites) are not considered a fee adjustment requiring
notification.
If a land use fee is partially or fully waived, calculate the full fee; then document it and the facts
and rational supporting the full or partial waiver in the case folder and in the Special Use Data
System (SUDS). Cite the applicable subsections from the Regulations 36 CFR 251.57(b) and
FSH 2709.11, 31.2.
1. Payment Procedure. Use SUDS to prepare all bills for land use fees. Send all bills
for calendar year land use fees to holders prior to December 1.
2. Periodic Review of Fees.
a. Notice of Fee Adjustment. Any fee adjustment will be effective on January 1 of
the following calendar year, unless the special use authorization specifies otherwise.
Make fee adjustment by amending the special use authorizations.
31.51a – Regional Minimum Fees
Regional minimum fees effective January 1, 2016 rounded to the nearest dollar.
If a regional minimum fee is not listed for a particular use, use the WO minimum fee identified
in the Use Code Library of the SUDS library.
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31.51a - Exhibit 01 – Regional Minimum Fee Schedule
Special Use
Description
Boat Dock &
Wharf
Noncommercial
Small Rec
Facilities that
Serve Individual
Boaters
Boat Dock &
Wharf
Noncommercial
Large Rec
Facilities that
Serve Groups of
Boaters
Shelter
Isolated Cabin
Restaurant
GFA/minimum
fee
Store, Shop,
Office
GFA/minimum
fee
Rental Service
Facility
GFA/minimum
fee
Service Station
GFA/minimum
fee
Marina
Commercial
Recreation
Facilities with
Public Services
GFA/minimum
fee
CY 2012
CY 2013
Minimum Minimum
Fee
Fee
CY 2014
Minimum
Fee
CY 2015
Minimum
Fee
CY 2016
Minimum
Fee
IPD=1.024
IPD=1.017
IPD = 1.014
IPD = 1.016
IPD = 1.010
111
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
111
$180.74
$183.82
$186.39
189.37
191.00
114
121
$60.25
$240.99
$61.27
$245.09
$62.13
$248.52
63.12
252.50
64.00
255.00
135
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
136
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
136b
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
137
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
138
$180.74
$183.82
$186.39
189.37
191.00
Use
Code
63.12
64.00
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Exhibit 01 - Minimum Fee Schedule – Cont.
Special Use
Description
Rental Service
(Without
Facilities)
GFA/minimum
fee
Snow Play
GFA/minimum
fee
Target Range
Park or
Playground
Golf Course
Recreation
Events
Small
Recreation
Events
Large –
Anticipated
combination of
participants and
spectators
exceeds 500
people and/or
planned event
exceeds two days
in duration
Vendor
GFA/minimum
fee
Agricultural
Cultivation
Agricultural
Nursery
Agricultural
Orchard
Apiary
Livestock Area
CY 2012
CY 2013
Minimum Minimum
Fee
Fee
CY 2014
Minimum
Fee
CY 2015
Minimum
Fee
CY 2016
Minimum
Fee
IPD=1.024
IPD=1.017
IPD = 1.014
IPD = 1.016
IPD = 1.010
151
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
165
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
171
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
172
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
173
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
181
$90.37
$91.91
$93.19
94.69
96.00
181
$240.99
$245.09
$248.52
182
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
211
$102.42
$104.16
$105.62
107.31
108.00
212
$102.42
$104.16
$105.62
107.31
108.00
213
$102.42
$104.16
$105.62
107.31
108.00
214
215
$60.25
$102.42
$61.27
$104.16
$62.13
$105.62
63.12
107.31
64.00
108.00
Use
Code
252.50
255.00
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Special Use
Description
Fish Hatchery
Barn, Shed
Fence
Agricultural
Residences
Range Buildings
Corral, Pen,
Livestock Area
Dipping Vat
Convenience
Enclosure
Cemetery
Church
Marker
Monument
Sign, small
Sign, large
(billboard size, 4
ft x 8 ft or larger)
Solid Waste
Disposal Site
Liquid Waste
Disposal Area
Sewage
Transmission
Lines
Hazardous Toxic
Waste Disposal
Site
Transfer Station
Residence,
Privately Owned
Building
Shelter
Mailbox
Parking Lots
Visitor
Centers/Museums
Exhibit 01 - Minimum Fee Schedule – Cont.
CY 2012
CY 2013
CY 2014
Use
Minimum Minimum Minimum
Code
Fee
Fee
Fee
CY 2015
Minimum
Fee
CY 2016
Minimum
Fee
216
221
222
IPD=1.024
$60.25
$102.42
$60.25
IPD=1.017
$61.27
$104.16
$61.27
IPD = 1.014
$62.13
$105.62
$62.13
IPD = 1.016
63.12
107.31
63.12
IPD = 1.010
64.00
108.00
64.00
223
$102.42
$104.16
$105.62
107.31
108.00
231
$102.42
$104.16
$105.62
107.31
108.00
232
$102.42
$104.16
$105.62
107.31
108.00
233
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
241
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
321
322
331
332
333
$60.25
$60.25
$60.25
$60.25
$60.25
$61.27
$61.27
$61.27
$61.27
$61.27
$62.13
$62.13
$62.13
$62.13
$62.13
63.12
63.12
63.12
63.12
63.12
64.00
64.00
64.00
64.00
64.00
333
240.99
245.09
248.52
252.50
255.00
341
$240.99
$245.09
$248.52
252.50
255.00
342
$240.99
$245.09
$248.52
252.50
255.00
343
$240.99
$245.09
$248.52
252.50
255.00
344
$240.99
$245.09
$248.52
252.50
255.00
345
$240.99
$245.09
$248.52
252.50
255.00
351
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
364
365
366
$60.25
$60.25
$60.25
$61.27
$61.27
$61.27
$62.13
$62.13
$62.13
63.12
63.12
63.12
64.00
64.00
64.00
367
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
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Special Use
Description
Encroachment Other
improvement
Site Survey &
Test
Resource Survey
Experimental &
Demonstration
Research Study
Weather Station
Observatory
Military Training
Area
Education Center
Cultural
Resources - 1906
Act Permit
Cultural
Resources Nondisturbing Use
Cultural
Resources Disturbing Use,
1979 Act
Treasure Hunting
Construction
Camp and
Residence
Warehouse and
Storage Yard
Stockpile Site,
less than ¼ acre
Stockpile Site,
more than ¼ acre
Processing Plant
Truck &
Equipment Depot
Batch & Mixing
Plant
Exhibit 01 - Minimum Fee Schedule – Cont.
CY 2012
CY 2013
CY 2014
Use
Minimum Minimum Minimum
Code
Fee
Fee
Fee
CY 2015
Minimum
Fee
CY 2016
Minimum
Fee
IPD=1.024
IPD=1.017
IPD = 1.014
IPD = 1.016
IPD = 1.010
373
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
411
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
412
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
421
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
422
423
425
$60.25
$60.25
$60.25
$61.27
$61.27
$61.27
$62.13
$62.13
$62.13
63.12
63.12
63.12
64.00
64.00
64.00
431
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
432
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
441
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
442
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
443
60.25
61.27
62.13
63.12
64.00
444
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
511
$240.99
$245.09
$248.52
252.50
255.00
521
$240.99
$245.09
$248.52
252.50
255.00
522
53.56
61.27
62.13
63.12
64.00
522
$240.99
$245.09
$248.52
252.50
255.00
531
$240.99
$245.09
$248.52
252.50
255.00
532
$240.99
$245.09
$248.52
252.50
255.00
533
$240.99
$245.09
$248.52
252.50
255.00
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Special Use
Description
Weighing or
Scaling Station
Geological and
Geophysical
Exploration
Timber - Tailhold
Timber - Spar
Timber - Log
Landing, <¼ acre
Timber – Log
Landing, >¼ acre
Timber - Yarding
Corridor
Wind Power
Facility
Oil & Gas
Pipeline
Oil & Gas
Pipeline Related
Facility
Oil & Gas
Production and
Storage Area
Natural Gas
Pipeline (FERC)
Powerline
Other Utility
Improvement
Airport, Heliport
Hangar & Service
Facility
Airport
Concession
Airport or
Airway Beacon
Helicopter
Landing Site
Mooring Point
Exhibit 01 - Minimum Fee Schedule – Cont.
CY 2012
CY 2013
CY 2014
CY 2015
Use
Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum
Code
Fee
Fee
Fee
Fee
CY 2016
Minimum
Fee
IPD=1.024
IPD=1.017
IPD = 1.014
IPD = 1.016
IPD = 1.010
541
$240.99
$245.09
$248.52
252.50
255.00
561
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
591
592
$60.25
$60.25
$61.27
$61.27
$62.13
$62.13
63.12
63.12
64.00
64.00
593
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
593
240.99
245.09
248.52
252.50
255.00
594
60.25
61.27
62.13
63.12
64.00
621
240.99
245.09
248.52
252.50
255.00
631
90.37
91.91
93.19
94.69
96.00
632
90.37
91.91
93.19
94.69
96.00
633
$240.99
$245.09
$248.52
252.50
255.00
634
$90.37
$91.91
$93.19
94.69
96.00
643
$90.37
$91.91
$93.19
94.69
96.00
644
$90.37
$91.91
$93.19
94.69
96.00
711
$240.99
$245.09
$248.52
252.50
255.00
712
$240.99
$245.09
$248.52
252.50
255.00
713
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
714
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
715
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
721
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
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Special Use
Description
Boat Dock,
Wharf, Pier
Non-recreation
Commercial
Navigation Aid,
Lighthouse
Navigation Aid
(Beacon, Buoy,
Marker, & Other)
Railroad Rightof-Way
Railroad Signal
Device
Federal Land
Policy and
Management
(FLPMA)
Easement
FLPMA Permit
Wilderness Act
Authorization for
Roads and Trails
Slurry Pipeline
Telephone and
Telegraph Line,
Non-REA
Fiber Optic Cable
Irrigation Water
Ditch
Irrigation Water
Transmission
Pipeline, 12”
diameter or more
Irrigation Water
Transmission
Pipeline, less
than 12” diameter
Exhibit 01 - Minimum Fee Schedule – Cont.
2709.11 -CY
Exhibit
Minimum
Schedule
201201 - CY
2013 FeeCY
2014 – Cont.
CY 2015
Use
Minimum Minimum Minimum Minimum
Code
Fee
Fee
Fee
Fee
CY 2016
Minimum
Fee
IPD=1.024
IPD=1.017
IPD = 1.014
IPD = 1.016
IPD = 1.010
722
$180.74
$183.82
$186.39
189.37
191.00
724
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
725
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
731
$90.37
$91.91
$93.19
94.69
96.00
732
$90.37
$91.91
$93.19
94.69
96.00
752
$90.37
$91.91
$93.19
94.69
96.00
753
$90.37
$91.91
$93.19
94.69
96.00
754
$90.37
$91.91
$93.19
94.69
96.00
761
$90.37
$91.91
$93.19
94.69
96.00
821
$90.37
$91.91
$93.19
94.69
96.00
823
$90.37
$91.91
$93.19
94.69
96.00
911
$90.37
$91.91
$93.19
94.69
96.00
912
$90.37
$91.91
$93.19
94.69
96.00
913
$90.37
$91.91
$93.19
94.69
96.00
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Special Use
Description
Water
Transmission
Pipeline, 12”
diameter or more
Water
Transmission
Pipeline, less
than 12” diameter
Debris and
Siltation
Impoundment
Dam, Reservoir
Water Diversion,
Weir
Reservoir
Well, Spring,
Windmill
Stock Water
Wildlife Water
Fish Ladder
Water Storage
Tank
Stream Gauging
Station
Water Quality
Monitoring
Station
Water Treatment
Plant
CY 2012
CY 2013
Minimum Minimum
Fee
Fee
CY 2014
Minimum
Fee
CY 2015
Minimum
Fee
CY 2016
Minimum
Fee
IPD=1.024
IPD=1.017
IPD = 1.014
IPD = 1.016
IPD = 1.010
914
$90.37
$91.91
$93.19
94.69
96.00
915
$90.37
$91.91
$93.19
94.69
96.00
921
$90.37
$91.91
$93.19
94.69
96.00
922
$90.37
$91.91
$93.19
94.69
96.00
923
$90.37
$91.91
$93.19
94.69
96.00
924
$90.37
$91.91
$93.19
94.69
96.00
931
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
932
933
934
$60.25
$60.25
$60.25
$61.27
$61.27
$61.27
$62.13
$62.13
$62.13
63.12
63.12
63.12
64.00
64.00
64.00
935
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
941
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
942
$60.25
$61.27
$62.13
63.12
64.00
951
$90.37
$91.91
$93.19
94.69
96.00
Use
Code
32.2 - Payment of Fees
Use authorizations shall normally identify January 1 as the due date for receipt of calendar year
payments. For fees based on revenues, the due date shall coincide with the holder's fiscal year.
32.3 - Billing Procedure
Holders must be billed at least 30 days before payment is due, unless authorization terms direct
otherwise. Since use authorizations normally identify January 1 as the due date for receipt of
calendar year payments, land use fees for most existing authorizations must be billed by
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December 1.
Whenever possible when billing for new authorizations, make all bills due either the first or
fifteenth of the month, even if this gives the Holder more than 30 days to pay. Making bills due
only on the first or fifteenth of the month will make it easier to track any late payments and
process dunnings.
36 – FEE SYSTEMS AND SCHEDULES
36.41 – DETERMINATION OF FEES FOR LINEAR COMMUNICATION USES
For linear communication uses that may be authorized on National Forest System (NFS) lands
refer to Washington Office Forest Service Handbook 2709.11, Chapter 40 and Region 9
Regional Office FSH 2709.11, Chapter 40.
All single-owner, metal wired telephone (821 and 822), fiber optic (823), and cable television or
other wire-line telecommunications systems that provide a communication service solely by
wire-line (809*, 831 and 832) that are co-located within the same right-of-way shall be charged
only one land use fee (see Exhibit 02: April 24, 2015 Washington Office memo). To qualify for
a single land use fee, an applicant or special use holder must provide clear documentation that
the facilities are owned by a single entity and are co-located within the same right-of-way (e.g.
buried alongside one another, on poles adjacent to one another, attached to the same poles, or
above and below ground line within the same right-of-way width).
A single land use fee shall not be charged if an owner of co- facilities is subleasing excess
capacity to a third-party entity. In cases where subleasing is occurring, the holder must be
charged an additional land use fee for each third-party use. Charge based on the established
linear right-of-way fee schedule (see FSH 2709.11, Chapter 40, Section 48.23c).
See R9 RO Forest Service Handbook 2709.11, Chapter 40 for the information that applicants and
holders must provide before their existing fees may be changed. Units may, at their discretion,
use and/or modify the sample letter in Exhibit 03 and/or the sample spreadsheet in Exhibit 04 to
obtain necessary information from existing permit holders.
All new special use authorizations for co-located 809*, 821, 822, 823, 831, and/or 832 uses must
be consistent with the WO letter shown in Exhibit 02. Existing special use authorizations should
be modified to be consistent with the WO letter when annual land use bills are completed,
provided the required information has been obtained.
If required information is received in calendar year (CY) 2015, the holder’s bill will be updated
in CY16. If the information is received in CY16, the bill will be updated in CY17, and so forth.
Bills will not be updated retroactively. Data for all 809*, 821, 822, 823, 831, and/or 832 uses
must be entered and tracked in SUDS, regardless of whether only a single fee is charged for colocate lines.
*Applicable to 809 uses only when the fee method is linear.
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36.41 - Exhibit 02
April 24, 2015 Washington Office Memo
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36.41 - Exhibit 03
Sample Letter to Owners of Linear Communication Facilities Regarding Fees
Dear (Name of Holder):
National fee policy for use of metal wired telephone (use codes 821 and 822); fiber optic (use
code 823); and other wire-line telecommunications systems that provide a communication
service solely by wire-line (use code 809*, 831 and 832) on National Forest System lands was
recently clarified.
Rather than charging a fee for each co-located metal wired telephone, fiber optic, and other wireline telecommunications use on National Forest System lands, lines that are owned by a single
entity and are co-located within the same right-of-way (within the same or different conduit
within the same right-of-way, and/or attached to poles within the same right-of-way), will be
assessed a single land use. The single land use fee will be based on linear right-of-way
occupancy at the widest portion of the shared right-of-way.
A single fee will not be assessed if the owner of co-located metal wired telephone, fiber optic,
and other wire-line telecommunication facilities is subleasing excess capacity to a third-party
entity. When subleasing is occurring, holders will be assessed an additional land use fee for each
third-party use. The established linear right-of-way fee schedule will be used to assess fees.
To determine if your fees should be modified, we need to confirm that all the wired telephone,
fiber optic, and other wire-line telecommunication facilities that you own and operate on
National Forest System lands have been identified and documented in your special use
authorization. Please provide the following information for all your lines and certify where any
co-location is occurring:
 Location description of all facilities on National Forest System lands (at a minimum:
Forest; District; County; State; US Tract or Township/Range/Section)
 Type of uses (809*, 821, 822, 823, 831, and/or 832)
 Whether uses are within separate right-of-ways or are co-located within one right-of-way
 Length (in miles and feet) of each line within a right-of-way
 Width (in feet) that each line occupies; and, if multiple lines are co-located in one rightof-way, the total width of the occupied right-of-way (Note: the minimum right-of-way
width that can be authorized is 10 feet)
 Whether the lines are buried, and if so, how deep
 Whether the lines are aerial, and if so, does the holder own the poles? If the holder does
not own the poles, the name of the entity who owns the poles
 Which, if any, lines are subleased; and if subleased, to whom
*Applicable to 809 uses only when the fee method is linear.
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 A printed or electronic vicinity map, topographic map, and sketch map showing all
facilities (providing an aerial photo map is optional)
 Detailed description and maps of any ancillary uses (e.g. road access)
Electronic Geographic Positioning System (GPS) data or Geographic Information System (GIS)
data also is requested for each line. You may provide this spatial data, or cost recovery funds
may be collected from you to fund a Forest Service employee or a contractor to produce it.
If changes in fees are warranted, they will be modified the calendar year (CY) after which you
provide the information. For example, if information is provided in CY15, fees will be modified
in CY16; if information is provided in CY16, fees will be modified in CY17; and so forth. Bills
will not be updated retroactively.
Please send your information to (Name and Title of Forest Service Contact) at (email address
and physical address of contact) or (phone number of contact). We look forward to hearing
from you.
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36.41 - Exhibit 04
Sample Spreadsheet to Document Linear Rights-of-Way on NFS Lands
*Applicable to 809 uses only when the fee method is linear.
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36.7 – Commercial Filming and Still Photography Fees
A land use fee shall be charged for all commercial filming activities and for all still photography
activities authorized under permit unless the holder to the activity qualifies for a fee waiver as
provided in FSH 2709.11, 31.2.
A fee is required for the professional use of still photography equipment, motion picture
equipment, or other videotaping equipment on National Forest System lands under the following
circumstances:
1. If the use involves the use of models, sets, or props that are not a part of the natural or
cultural resources or administrative facilities of the site when the activity is taking place.
2. When additional administrative costs are incurred as a direct result of the still
photography activity or when the activity takes place at a location where members of the public
generally are not allowed.
3. All commercial filming activities.
36.71 – Determining Commercial Filing and Still Photography Fees
The fee will be determined based on the number of people at each location and at each staging
area according to the following schedules.
1. Still Photography
*Number of
People
1-10
11-30
Over 30
Basic Fee Per
Day Rate
$ 50.00
$150.00
$250.00
* The number of people includes actors, models, and filming and support crews.
2. Commercial Filming
*Number of
People
1-10
11-30
31-60
Over 60
Daily Rate
for Location
$150.00
$200.00
$500.00
$600.00
Daily Rate for Each
Staging Area
$ 75.00
$100.00
$250.00
$300.00
* The number of people includes actors, models, and filming and support crews.
A bond shall be required for any activity requiring surface reclamation or restoration.