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though such permits do not, of course, convey any ease- 

 ment running with the land. The issuance of a special- 

 use permit for any of the purposes named will not in 

 any way prevent the permittee from filing a map of 

 location for approval and record by the Secretary of 

 the Interior under the right-of-way grant. 



Whenever a supervisor learns of a proposed railroad, reser- 

 voir, or conduit in his Forest, for which an application has been 

 or will be filed in the Department of the Interior, he need not 

 await a formal request for a report, but as soon as he can 

 secure a map of the project from the applicant, or otherwise 

 learn of its location, lie should submit his report on Form i)('i. 

 In this way the Forest Service may often complete its part of 

 the transaction and secure the necessary stipulation from the 

 applicant before the application is formally referred to the 

 Forester from the Department of the Interior. 



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ADMINISTRATIVE USE OF TIMBER. 



REG. 21. The Forester may, with as little expense to the 

 Government as possible, dispose of any timber upon the 

 National Forests, by sale or otherwise, when such disposal 

 is actually necessary to protect the Forest from ravages or 

 destruction, or when the timber is necessary for use in 

 improvements to the National Forests or in experiments 

 conducted by the Forest Service. 



Timber may be disposed of under this regulation to 

 remove an actual menace from insects, disease, or other 

 sources. 



Where supervisors discover that the timber on National For- 

 ests is endangered, they should report to the Forester at once 

 and suggest the readiest and most economical means of remov- 

 ing the danger. When insect infestation is discovered, speci- 

 mens of all insects found in the trees, together with pieces of 



