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advance of the difference between the fees for the sum- 

 mer and year-long grazing periods. 



The number of animals allowed upon a National 

 Forest, or for which a permit is granted, will be calcu- 

 lated on a flat-rate basis, counting only stock 6 months 

 old and over. 



KEG. 56. All grazing fees are payable for each year 

 strictly in advance. When an applicant for a grazing per- 

 mit is notified by the supervisor that his application has 

 been approved, he will remit the amount due for grazing 

 fees to the Fiscal Agent, Forest Service, Washington, D. C., 

 and upon return of the certificate to the supervisor a permit 

 will be issued allowing the stock to enter the Forest and 

 remain during the period specified. 



Persons who fail to pay the grazing fee thirty days be- 

 fore the beginning of the grazing period must notify the 

 supervisor and give satisfactory reasons, or they may be 

 denied a grazing permit the following season. 



Applications for grazing permits will not be disap- 

 proved for nonuse of the range during one year, if 

 a statement giving satisfactory reasons is filed with 

 the supervisor before the opening of the grazing period 

 for which the fees are not paid. 



When payment of a fee is required by the Forester, the Forest 

 officer will furnish the applicant with a printed letter of trans- 

 mittal, which must accompany the remittance to the Fiscal 

 Agent. - (Reg. 75.) No duplicate letter of transmittal (Form 

 861) will be sent to the Forester for payments on account of 

 grazing fees. 



When the Fiscal Agent's certificate is received, showing that 

 payment in full has been made, the permit will be issued. Each 

 permit will be given the same number as the application upon 



