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If the application is disapproved by the District Forester, the sec- 

 retary of the association will be informed and specific 

 reasons given. On receipt of a copy of such a letter, 

 the Supervisor may take the matter up with the local 

 representatives, show them what is necessary to correct their applica- 

 tion or enlarge their organization to secure recognition. Disapproval 

 for noncompliance with this regulation need not preclude reapplication 

 and subsequent approval. An appeal from the District Forester's 

 refusal to recognize a stock association may be made to the Forester. 

 While the Forest Service must control the grazing on the Forests 

 and retain the administrative authority, it must be 

 mtndations! recom " remembered that an advisory board is in a position 

 to express accurately the wants of stockmen compos- 

 ing the association. 



It is the responsibility of the Forest officer to determine in each 

 instance whether the wants of the people are compatible with the good 

 of the Forest. When they are not, the latter will govern. 



When it is necessary to disapprove the recommendations of an 

 advisory board the Supervisor will furnish them a clear statement of 

 his reasons for such disapproval. 



The advisory board may, if the Supervisor's action and reasons are 

 Appeals by ad- unsatisfactory, appeal to the District Forester and 

 visory boards. from his decision to the Forester, and from the For- 



ester's decision to the Secretary of Agriculture. 



State associations may appoint advisory boards for any Forest in 



the State in which their membership includes a ma- 

 state associations. , j.i A i j i i 



jority or the users. A single advisory board repre- 

 senting a State association may be consulted by the District Forester 

 on questions which concern the entire State. 



If, after setting any date of meeting with an advisory board giving 



Meetin s ample time for all members to attend either in person 



or by proxy, a majority of the board is not present, 



the Supervisor or District Forester will be relieved from all obligation 



to delay action or confer with the board. 



National live-stock associations representing the owners of any kind 

 of stock using the National Forests, may appoint an 

 tions! ional associa " advisory board, which will be recognized by the Secre- 

 tary of Agriculture and consulted with annually at 

 such time and place as may be agreed upon in reference to matters 

 affecting the use of all of the National Forests. 



Complaint against the Supervisor's action by members of the asso- 

 compiaints of ciation should be taken up through the advisory board 

 members. unless the permittee desires to take up the matter 



direct as an individual. 



Where there is more than one advisory board on a Forest, care 

 Area covered should be taken to see that the members understand 

 clearly the boundaries of the area over which their 

 jurisdiction extends, whether it be a Forest, a grazing district, or a few 

 divisions. In handling important range questions which it is neces- 

 sary to refer to an advisory board complications may be avoided by 

 having this thoroughly understood beforehand. 



Matters submitted to advisory boards should be of general rather 

 than individual or personal interest. An individual case, however, 



