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Settlement: Lands Valuable for Coal 



In listing lands under the act of June 11, 190T>, where areas are embraced which 

 have been withdrawn or classified under the act of June 25, 1910, as coal land, or are 

 valuable for coal, the following language should form the first paragraph of the listing 

 letter: 



I have the honor to request that the following described land (List ) in the 



National Forest be open to settlement and entry in accordance with the 

 Act of June 11, 1906 (34 Stat., 233), and with the Act of June 22, 1910 (36 Stat., 

 583), reserving to the United States Government all right and title to any coal 

 deposits that may exist beneath the surface. 



Settlement: Closing Cases in Supervisors' Offices 



In view of the decision of the Solicitor that lands listed by the Secretary of Agri- 

 culture with the Secretary of the Interior under the act of June 11, 1906, cease to be 

 parts of the National Forests, settlement cases should be closed in the supervisors' 

 offices upon the receipt of signed carbons of the listing letters. The practice of await- 

 ing the receipt of notice opening the land to settlement and entry before closing the 

 case will be discontinued. 

 Stations: Withdrawal under the Act of June 25, 1910 



Since withdrawal, under the act of June 25, 1910, will not give lands within 

 National Forests any better protection than the Forest withdrawal affords, areas 

 desired for ranger station purposes inside National Forests will not be recommended 

 for withdrawal. A limited number of the areas most urgently needed for admin, 

 istrative sites outside National Forests will be recommended for withdrawal under 

 the above act. (Circular Letter L Service, Station, December 31, 1910.) 

 Stations: Statement as to Power Value- 

 Pursuant to the request of the Secretary of the Interior of March 8, 1911, the form 

 of release letter, sent to District Foresters on September 8, 1910, to be used when 

 recommending the revocation of administrative withdrawals is amended so as to 

 include an additional paragraph, giving any information available in this Depart- 

 ment with respect to the power value of the areas recommended for release. (Cir- 

 cular Letter Iv Service, Stations, of March 11, 1911.) 

 Rights of Way Stipulations 



A form of stipulation for use in rights of way cases (railroads and irrigation) referred 

 to Forest Service by the Department of the Interior has been approved and will be 

 printed at once. Copies will be sent to the District Foresters for their use in handling 

 such cases. 



Special Uses and Easements 



On March 18, the Secretary of Agriculture approved regulations for the occupancy 

 and use of National Forest land under "Special Use Permits." The regulations and 

 the procedure and instructions thereunder, as well as the instructions respecting 

 rights of way cases referred by the Department of the Interior to the Forest Service 

 for consideration, will be printed in a circular as soon as practicable and sent to the 

 Supply Depot for distribution. 



