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FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
NORTHERN REGION (REGION 1)
MISSOULA, MT
FSM 1500 – EXTERNAL RELATIONS
CHAPTER 1580 GRANTS, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, AND OTHER
AGREEMENTS
Supplement No.: 1500-2010-1
Effective Date: February 05, 2010
Duration: This amendment is effective until superseded or removed.
Approved: LESLIE A.C. WELDON
Regional Forester
Date Approved: 01/29/2010
Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by Title and calendar year.
Post by document name. Remove entire document and replace with this supplement. Retain this
transmittal as the first page of this document. The last supplement to this manual was 15002004-1 to chapter 80.
New Document
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Superseded Document(s) by
Issuance Number and
Effective Date
1500-2004-1, chapter 80 (11/04/2004)
10 Pages
Digest:
Previous Regional direction can be found in revised parent text.
1580 – Revises Regional signatory officials.
R1 NORTHERN REGION SUPPLEMENT 1500-2010-1
EFFECTIVE DATE: 02/05/2010
DURATION: This amendment is effective until superseded or removed.
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FSM 1500 – EXTERNAL RELATIONS
CHAPTER 1580 – GRANTS, COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
1580.41d – Regional Foresters, Station Directors, Area Director, International
Institute of Tropical Forestry Director, and Special Agents in Charge of Law
Enforcement and Investigations.
The Grants and Agreements (G&A) Specialist and the Regional Grants and Agreements
Specialist for Acquisition Management, are designated as signatory officials and are delegated
authority to sign grants and cooperative agreements for State and Private Forestry programs in
the Northern Region. In their absence, this authority is redelegated to the Director of State and
Private Forestry.
The Director of Fire, Aviation, and Air is designated as signatory official and is delegated
authority to sign Cooperative Fire Agreements. The Director of Fire, Aviation and Air and the
Director of Engineering are designated as signatory officials and are delegated authority to sign
interagency agreements up to $100,000 in total project value.
Forest Supervisors are delegated signatory official and are delegated to sign grants, cooperative
agreements, other agreements and other agreements for programs under their jurisdiction. This
authority may be redelegated in writing to line offices under their supervision.
All delegations and redelegations of authority to sign agreements shall be done in writing and a
copy shall be provided to the assigned G&A Specialist.