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FOREST SERVICE MANUAL
CARIBOU-TARGHEE NATIONAL FOREST (REGION 4)
IDAHO FALLS, ID
FSM 1200 – ORGANIZATION
CHAPTER 1230 – DELEGATIONS OF AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY
Supplement No.: 1200-2001-1
Effective Date: January 30, 2001
Duration: Effective until superseded or removed
Approved: JERRY B. REESE
Forest Supervisor
Date Approved: 01/16/2001
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.
New Document(s):
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Superseded Document(s):
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1236.42
1236.43
1236.51
1239.1
Combines the Caribou and Targhee National Forests’ supplements to
reflect the consolidation of the two forests. No direction changes were
made; only the forest name is updated.
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1236.42 - Forest Staff Officers
Staff Officer must designate an acting with the necessary authority to fully act for them in their
absence.
The designation shall be verbal for absences up to 8 hours and written when the absence is
expected to exceed 8 hours. Written authorities must contain any reservations placed upon the
acting.
1236.43 - National Forest Signing Authorities.
Specific policy concerning the signing of correspondence and other documents in the
Supervisor's Office and on Ranger Districts is as follows:
1. Internal Correspondence and External Correspondence. All internal or external
correspondence, except as delegated herein, shall be signed by the unit head or designated acting.
Specific examples include:
a. Documents or letters establishing new policy, changing the existing policy, or
interpreting controversial policy.
b. Letters involving funding, targets adjustments, or budgetary decisions.
c. Transmittal and follow-up letters for management, program, or activity reviews.
d. Correspondence related to Congressional inquires. District will refer
Congressional inquires to the S.O., with acknowledgment to the Congressional Office
involved.
e. Letters of charges, decisions, and reprimands to employees under the Forest
Supervisor's employment authority.
f. Correspondence concerning important policy, key relationships, special situations,
or that may have repercussions.
g. Environmental impact statements, environmental analysis reports, and letters of
transmittal for EIS's and EA's.
h. Correspondence which involves functional activities on which specific procedures
or policy have not been established for coordination.
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i. Approval or recommendation of annual work plans and program budget.
j. Supplements to the Forest Service Manuals and Handbooks.
k. Approval or recommendations of land exchanges, purchases and donations.
l. Approval or proposal of issues, opportunities and concerns for environmental
assessments.
m. Approval or proposal of unit objectives.
n. Requests for reports or replies requiring compilation of data, field work, or other
impacts.
o. Attainment reports or other reports reflecting unit accomplishment or standing,
and letters of transmittal.
p. Accident reports and letters of transmittal.
q. Letters transmitting inspection reports to permittees, notification of permit
compliance, deficiencies, proposed actions, breach, agreements on actions, or other
significant permit administrative items.
r. Letters initiating fee reviews, 5-year reappraisals, changes in fees, or late fee
payments.
s. Special use or similar permits, applications, waivers, and operating plans.
t. Timber appraisals.
u. Fire reports and law enforcement reports.
v. Grazing permits, applications, waivers, and related plans.
w. Administrative approval of plan and specifications packages and engineering
reports for force account, contract, or permittee construction.
2. Acting Forest Supervisor, Acting District Ranger, or Acting Branch Chief Signature
Authority. During the absence of the unit head (e.g. leave) the designated "Acting" must sign
over the Forest Supervisor's, District Ranger's, or Branch Chief's name and title, unless the
position is vacant, in which case the Acting shall sign over the title "Acting Branch Chief" as
applicable.
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The "Acting" title must be used in certain other situations where authority is specifically
delegated, as outlined under Special Signing Authorities.
3. Branch Chiefs, Forest Engineer, Forest Planner, and Administrative Officer. Branch
Chiefs have authority to sign over the title of "Branch Chief" (resource branches), "Forest
Engineer", "Forest Planner", or "Administrative Officer" as appropriate, for functional
correspondence and special or recurrent reports to other Federal agencies, State and County
governments, the Regional Office, other Branch Chiefs, and private parties.
Branch Chiefs shall also sign over their name and title when their personal identification
as the Forest "expert" or "contact" is appropriate to the context of the subject, or where a need
exists to maintain key personal contacts or working relationships.
District Rangers shall designate those principal staff members whom they wish to
function in this fashion.
4. - Other Singing Authorities. The title "Contracting Officer" shall be used by duly
appointed contracting officers in signing contract and subsequent correspondence after award of
contract. The title of "Contracting Officer's Representative:" shall be used only by those so
designated.
Routine correspondence within or outside the Forest Service pertaining to personnel
management or manpower development shall be signed by the Personnel Officer or Manpower
Development Officer.
Routine correspondence with vendors, District Rangers, or the Regional Office, in
connection with small purchases, etc., must be signed by the Contracting Officer or Purchasing
Agent.
Routine correspondence to the District Rangers or Regional Office dealing with
accounting or budgeting must be signed by the Budget and Accounting Officer.
All professional specialists and project staff shall sign over their own titles on internal
correspondence dealing with their technical specialties when the addressee is their work
supervisor. When the addressee is other than the work supervisor, the correspondence must be
addressed to the unit head "through" the District Ranger or Forest Supervisor, as appropriate.
This does not include the establishment or interpretation of policies, budgetary matters, or
personnel matters.
PIO's and the Forest Information Receptionist shall sign over their name and title when
responding to inquiries or requests for general Forest information, price schedules, map sales,
etc. District Rangers shall designate those on their staff whom they wish to function in this
fashion.
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Branch Chiefs, the Forest Engineer, the Forest Planner, District Rangers, and the
Administrative Officer are also authorized to sign Overtime Request and Authorization, Form
6100-30, to approve overtime for their employees. This authority shall be redelegated to a
designated acting. The Administrative Officer has authority to sign for the Forest Supervisor
over the title "Acting Forest Supervisor", the following:
a. Operator's Identification Cards, OF-346.
b. Travel Vouchers for Rangers and Branch Chiefs.
c. Recommendations for changes in imprest funds (SF-1191).
d. General and Special Travel Authorizations and amendments thereto.
5. - Correspondence Procedures. For all correspondence, the author must sign his or her
last name and date in the lower left hand corner of the yellow file copy. Other staff or Branch
Chiefs (or acting) endorsements shall be indicated in a similar fashion.
Correspondence shall not by-pass an organizational level between the originating staff
person and the unit head. When the subject is multi-functional, or impacts or affects the
responsibilities of another branch, the affected Branch Chief must also endorse the file copy
prior to its submission for signature.
After the original is signed, the yellow file copy, reading file, extra copies, etc., must be
signature stamped.
The practice of making "personal" file copies shall be avoided. In a few cases it is
necessary or desirable to make extra copies of correspondence for individuals, but this
occurrence is rare.
1236.51 - District Rangers
*-This supplement is to clarify the Forest policy concerning the relationship between crews or
individuals working out of the Supervisor's Office and the District Rangers.
Regardless of the origin of personnel doing the work on a Ranger District, the District Ranger is
responsible for the execution of all land management and general administration activities.
Work performed by centralized crews shall only be done in accordance with the plans approved
by the District Ranger. These plans are in the form of multiple use survey reports, Project Work
Plans, form 1900-4, and/or formal contracts.
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Supervisor's Office personnel have no authority to deviate from approved plans without
clearance from the District Ranger.
The special relationships which exist between the District Ranger and road construction
inspectors are as follows:
1. Timber Purchaser Roads. The designated engineer on timber purchaser roads is
operating in the same capacity as the timber sales administrator. He is responsible to the District
Ranger to see that the work is done in accordance with the specifications of the timber Ranger.
He shall also work closely with the Forest Engineer on all items concerning technical
engineering problems. Inspectors on these projects shall be working directly for the construction
engineer and must work through him on any technical engineering questions.
2. Contracted Roads. The Inspector on contract roads is answerable to the Contracting
Officer's Representative. No changes can be made without the approval of the Contracting
Officer's Representative and the Contracting Officer. Supervisor's Office personnel are required
to keep the District Rangers completely informed of their activities while on the District. This
includes letting the District Ranger know, as far in advance as possible, of the job, and exactly
what will be done.
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1239.1 - Minimum Standards for Summary Exhibits.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------X = May redelegate to next lower organizational level.
O = Delegation limited to organizational level.
# = May be delegated to specified positions.
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AUTHORITY DELEGATED TO
FSM REF
ACTIVITY
FS
DFR ADR
1200 ORGANIZATION
1220
Recommends organizational changes
for approval
X
X
O
1236
General authorities delegated to
Forest Supervisor, Staff Officers and
District Rangers
X
X
O
1236
Prepares, reviews, and signs
correspondence of a highly
sensitive or controversial nature.
X
X
O
1300 MANAGEMENT
1343
Approve employee suggestions and
grant awards, except for immediate
subordinates and then limited
to $1,000.
X
X
O
1361
Authorize attendance at Regional,
State, and local meetings.
X
-
-
X
O
1500 EXTERNAL RELATIONS
1502
Authorize or present statements at
meeting or public hearings position
of Forest Service on proposed projects.
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X = May redelegate to next lower organizational level.
O = Delegation limited to organizational level.
# = May be delegated to specified positions.
______________________________________________________________________________
AUTHORITY DELEGATED TO
FSM REF
ACTIVITY
FS
DFR
ADR
1500 EXTERNAL RELATIONS
1593.04
Respond directly to Federal
Coordinating Officers's request for
action which is:
1. Justified under F.S. authority for
immediate protection of life.
X
2. Can be furnished without
reimbursement as part
.
X
X
#
X
#
1594.1 Response to fire emergencies
X
X
#
1595
X
X
O
Approve co-op agreement with noncommercial organizations for projects
of a local nature.
X
X
X
Arrange and conduct displays of local
exhibit material at County, Regional,
State, and similar small fairs and expositions in towns and cities.
X
X
O
Present Forest Service issues on radio
or TV programs
X
X
O
X
X
O
Render emergency assistance in
extinguishing fire and preserving
life and property from fire in the
absence of reciprocal agreement.
1600 INFORMATION
1624.04
1644.12
1650
1700 CIVIL RIGHTS
1709.11
Title VI Compliance
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------X = May redelegate to next lower organizational level.
O = Delegation limited to organizational level.
# = May be delegated to specified positions.
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AUTHORITY DELEGATED TO
FSM REF
ACTIVITY
FS
DFR
ADR
1800 HUMAN RESOURCE PROGRAMS
1830.42
1860.43
Authorize and approve volunteer service
agreements where there are not reimbursement of expenses required.
X
X
O
Responsible for SCSEP Programs
O
-
-
X
X
O
X
X
O
Issue bills of sale to purchasers
of impounded livestock
X
X
O
Authorize larger numbers of livestock
for shorter times or smaller numbers
for longer time if total animal months of
permitted use is not exceeded. Must be
shown on the Bill for Collection.
X
X
O
Make season extensions of grazing and
livestock use permits limited to 15
days.
X
X
O
1900 PLANNING
1950.4 Approve Environmental Assessments.
(Approved by official who has authority
to approve plan, project, or use).
2200 RANGE MANAGEMENT
2204.1 Issue Notice of Intent to impound
unauthorized livestock
2204.2
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------X =May redelegate to next lower organization level.
O = Delegation limited to organizational level.
# = May be delegated to specified positions.
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AUTHORITY DELEGATED TO
FSM REF
ACTIVITY
FS
DFR
ADR
2209.11-1
Issue grazing permits:
1. Approve non-use of term grazing
permits up to 5 consecutive years for
personal convenience.
2. Approve applications for livestock
use and temporary grazing permits.
3. Issue livestock use and temporary
grazing permits.
4. Cancel temporary grazing or livestock use permits for violation of
provisions and requirements.
5. Issue free grazing permits.
6. Approve crossing permits.
X
X
O
X
X
O
X
X
O
X
O
X
X
X
O
O
Approve administrative timber use
of up to 20 MBF
X
X
O
Grant free use of timber for up to $20
O
-
-
2400 TIMBER MANAGEMENT
2404.13
2400 TIMBER MANAGEMENT
2404.13
Grant free use to other branches of the
Federal Government for up to 50 MBF
X
X
O
Make commercial sales and execute
contract for up to 2 MMBF
X
X1/
O1/
X
X
O
2462.2 Make sales of other forest products
and execute contract for up to $2,000
in value
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O = Delegation limited to organizational level.
# = May be delegated to specified positions.
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AUTHORITY DELEGATED TO
FSM REF
ACTIVITY
FS
DFR
ADR
2476
Approve Sale Area Betterment Plan (KV).
(Plan is approved by the Officer
authorized to approve the timber sale).
X
X
O
X
X
O
Issue non-disturbing permits for archeological
or paleontological explorations and
evacuations after review by a cultural
specialist.
X
X
O
Issue FLPMA road use permits.
X
X
O
Administer 1872 Act use regulations
under 36 CFR 228
X
X
O
Issue land use permits for geologic
and geophysical explorations and
preliminary prospecting (does not
include any right to minerals or to
preference right to mineral permit).
X
X
O
X
X
O
2700 SPECIAL USE MANAGEMENT
2710.44
2724.42
2733.04
Approve existing, standardized special
use permits not in conflict with Forest
Plan direction.
2800 MINERALS AND GEOLOGY
2815.04
2821.04
1/ Delegation by name only
2822.11
Approve sales of mineral materials
not to exceed appraised value of
$1,000.
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O = Delegation limited to organizational level.
# = May be delegeated to specified positions.
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AUTHORITY DELEGATED TO
FSM REF
ACTIVITY
FS
DFR
ADR
2850.4 Authorized officer for purposes of
administering regulations in
36 CFR 252, subject to the
following restrictions:
X
X
1. Forest Supervisor concurrence required prior to
informing operator that an EIS is required.
2. When an EIS is required, Forest Supervisor becomes
the "authorized officer".
3. *Forest Supervisor approval is required when bonding
needs exceed $2,000.
O
6100 PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
6104.04
Authority to approve cash awards and
suggestion awards up to and including
$1,000 for employees except for
immediate subordinates.
X
X
O
X
X
-
-
Establish regularly scheduled tours
of overtime service.
X
X
O
Authorize and approve irregular or
unscheduled overtime work.
X
X
O
Establish standard tours of duty and
hours per day.
X
X
O
6104.1 Authority to approve training of up to
40 hours from:
A. Government source
B. Non-government sources
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O = Delegation limited to organizational level.
# = May be delegated to specified positions.
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AUTHORITY DELEGATED TO
FSM REF
ACTIVITY
FS
DFR
ADR
Establish clock hours and days of
week for part-time and intermittent
workers.
X
X
O
Order and approve holiday work.
X
X
O
X
X
O
Approve leave.
X
X
O
Deal with informal grievances.
X
X
O
Establish and approve non-standard
tours of duty and days worked.
X
X
O
To close Forest Service Office or activity
and administratively release employees
because of extreme weather or other
specified conditions.
X
X
O
Casual fire-fighter employment
approve casual fire time reports for
submission to NFC.
X
X
O
Approve of OF-346 Operator's
Identification Card.
X
X
O
Approve advance funds for travel
X
X
O
Authorize and approve travel
associated with meetings and
approved training.
X
X
O
6109.1 Excused absence.
6109.11
6109.34
6140
6500 FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING
6509.33
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O = Delegation limited to organizational level.
# = May be delegated to specified positions.
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AUTHORITY DELEGATED TO
FSM REF
ACTIVITY
FS
DFR
ADR
6540
Approve Ranger's POV mileage
X
X
O
X
X
O
X
X
X
X
X
X
O
O
O
X
X
O
Approve closures (Area, Roads, Trails)
X
O
O
Approve road agreements with
counties
X
O
O
6700 SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS
6716.04
Personal Protective Equipment
approval for procurement of items
not already covered in Health and
Safety Code.
6700 SAFETY AND HEALTH PROGRAMS
6730.8 Perform safety investigations for
injury and property damage including:
A. First-aid treatment
B. Medical treatment
C. Property damage to $1,000
7100 ENGINEERING
7133
Approve up to $300 repair cost for
each vehicle
7700 TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
7700