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Report Submitted to Supervisor. 



The examiner will submit to the supervisor for indorsement his report in 

 triplicate, with two copies each of the land classification and title maps. The 

 supervisor will forward the report in duplicate to the District Forester, with 

 one copy each of the classification and title maps, accompanied by any further 

 statements and recommendations desired. The retained copies of the report 

 and maps will be filed in the supervisor's office. 



Inter-Forest Changes. 



When changes are contemplated in inter-Forest boundaries the supervisors 

 of the Forests affected will confer and submit a joint report and recommenda- 

 tion to the District Forester. In case of disagreement the District Forester will 

 decide. 



Temporary Withdrawals. 



If the supervisor, either upon his own findings or upon those of a reporting 

 officer, is convinced that a withdrawal is necessary, he will submit a brief 

 report to the District Forester covering the urgency of the situation and describ- 

 ing the character of the land to be withdrawn. The report should be accom- 

 panied by a plat of the area. 



National Monuments. 



Upon the discovery of an object worthy of inclusion in a national monument 

 the supervisor will submit a detailed report to the District Forester. This re- 

 port should be accompanied by a tracing showing the location of the objects by 

 legal subdivisions or by metes and bounds. When feasible, photographs also 

 should be submitted. 



DISTRICT OFFICE PROCEDURE. 



Action on Reports and Maps. 



Upon receipt of reports and maps from the supervisor recommending bound- 

 ary changes the District Forester, if he approves the changes, will transmit the 

 report in duplicate, accompanied by classification and title map to the Forester. 



Secretary's Letter. 



Upon receipt of notice of the Forester's ratification of the boundary the 

 District Forester will prepare a letter to the Secretary of the Interior or to 

 the President for the signature of the Secretary of Agriculture. This letter 

 will explain the necessity for the proposed boundary change and transmit the 

 draft of the proclamation for approval or signature. In the case of inter-Forest 

 boundary changes in connection with which no exterior changes are being made, 

 and in this case only, the letter should be addressed to the President. In the 

 case of eliminations the letter should state whether the lands eliminated con- 

 tain valuable power sites. If no information to that effect is of record, the 

 letter should so state. Attention should also be called to administrative sites 

 retained as isolated tracts of Forest land and to any tracts embraced within 

 eliminated areas which are not desired longer -for administrative purposes and 

 which should be released. The original letter with two carbons should be for- 

 warded to the Forester, and a third carbon is retained in the awaiting file. 



Press Notice. 



At the time the Secretary's letter is written the District Forester will prepare 

 also an undated press notice, in duplicate, on yellow paper. This should be a 

 short statement for publication, describing the change in boundary and its need. 



Number of Lithographic Prints. 



It may be advisable at times to issue more or fewer lithographic prints than 

 the regular number, depending upon the probable permanency of the boundary 

 line as established by the proclamation. This may be done if the request is 

 sent to the Forester before the edition is printed. 



Ranger Stations Retained as Isolated Tracts. 



AVhen it is necessary to eliminate lands surrounding administrative sites 

 whose further retention is desirable the administrative site will be retained and 

 shown on the tracing as an isolated tract of Forest land. 



Recommendations for Withdrawals. 



Upon receipt of recommendations from the supervisor for the withdrawal of 

 land under the act of June 25, 1910, the District Forester will pass upon the 



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