66 NATIONAL FOREST MANUAL TIMBER SETTLEMENT. 



the timber should be paid for on the basis of the estimate or actual 

 g i l ~ l ~ : JnnframHnn is likely to take place. 



an estimate, one c'utting report stating the total estimated amount 

 cut or destroyed will be submitted upon completion of the work, 

 utilization ^ ^ e ti m b er * s cu ^ utilization as complete as in 



current timber sales will be required. 

 WrtTOr<>t4A , . Timber in settlements will be included in reports 



of timber "sold "and "cut." 



Timber settlements will be closed when cutting is finished and 

 Clogin brush properly disposed of, or if no timber is cut, 



when construction work is completed, independently 

 of special-use permits or rights-of-way stipulations. If timber is 

 damaged or destroyed subsequent to the closing of the timber set- 

 tlement, the case may be reopened. 



If the amount of timber involved in a special-use permit is more 



than the supervisor is authorized to approve in a 



dilSct for f es?er d to sale, the case will be referred to the district forester 



with the report on Forms 578 a and 578b and drafts 



of timber settlement clauses to be included in the permit. 



The supervisor's report and the drafts of clauses in every special 

 use or Interior Department right of way which involves a timber 

 settlement will be scrutinized with reference to payments, prices, and 

 policy. The approved draft of the clauses and a letter of instructions 

 will be sent to the supervisor in connection with the action taken 

 upon the special use. 



