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New Form of Sawmill Permit, Form 400 



A new form of sawmill permit, Form 400, has been prepared and supersedes all 

 the old forms. This form should be used in all sawmill cases, together with the bond, 

 Form 377, when a bond is required. These forms may be obtained on requisition 

 from the Supply Depot, Ogden, Utah. 



Refunds 



In final cutting reports recommending closure without refund, where the amount 

 deposited exceeds the value of timber cut, it should be stated definitely why such 

 action is advisable, unless the amount is inconsiderable or the reason is self-evident. 



BRANCH OF GRAZING. 



Pasture Permits in Exchange for Use of Private Lands 



Persons desiring to inclose National Forest lands, together with their private lands, 

 for pasture purposes, in lieu of the exclusive us-e of other lands owned or leased by 

 them and located within the external limits of the National Forest, may be allowed 

 such an exchange for not to exceed 320 acres of National Forest lands, when the 

 exchange will be distinctly advantageous for the Forest Service. 



Applications for such an exchange should be handled under the general instruc- 

 tions governing pastures (Regulation 69), each case being considered strictly on its 

 merits, and if the exchange will not be advantageous for the Forest Service, or not 

 advisable for other reasons, it should not be approved. 



The exchange will be made by a lease to the Government of the private lands in 

 consideration of the permit from the Government. The lease should be made for one 

 year, with the option to renew. It should also contain a clause that it may end 

 sooner on the revocation of the permit, and the permit should be made subject to 

 revocation at the option of the Forester. Sample copies of leases will be furnished 

 by the District Forester to supervisors, on request. 



The lease should be executed fivefold and all copies forwarded to the District 

 Forester for approval. After approval one copy will be returned to the supervisor 

 for his files, together with another copy for transmittal to the permittee. The 

 remaining two copies and the original will be placed on file by the Comptroller of 

 the Treasury, the Office of Accounts, and the District Forester. 



Permits issued on the basis of a lease will be prepared in accordance with the 

 general instructions of Regulation 69 governing pasture permits, and should also 

 contain a proper provision guarding against overgrazing of the National Forest land 

 under fence. 



Explanation of Amended Instructions under Regulation 55 



The November Field Program contained the following amendment to instructions 

 under Regulation 55: 



Grazing permits for the summer season may be extended to cover the entire 

 year, wherever there is winter range available within the National Forest, upon 

 payment of the difference between the summer and year-long rates on stock 

 covered by the original permit,- in addition to the winter grazing fee on all ani- 

 mals which have reached the age of 6 months during the summer period. 



The intent of the amendment is, that in cases where permits are extended, the 

 difference between the summer-season rate and the year-long rate should be charged 

 upon all of the stock covered by original permit and its increase for which permit is 

 necessary, but in cases where the additional stock is not the actual increase of the 

 stock grazed under permit during the summer season, the regularly established rate 

 for the winter season should be charged for the additional stock and a separate per- 

 mit issued for it. * 



Change in Grazing Trespass Instructions 



Hereafter the supervisor will not notify the trespasser of the amount which will be 

 charged for damages on account of injury to the Forest by grazing trespass until after 

 the case has been reviewed by the District Forester. 



After the statement of the trespasser has been received by the supervisor, or after 

 the ten days allowed for its presentation have expired, the supervisor will submit the 



