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Such refunds should not be approved. By the issuance of a permit 

 the Forest Service has done its part in reserving sufficient range for 

 the number of stock covered. In such cases the range is at the dispo- 

 sition of the permittee during the period covered by the permit, and 

 he has the right to place the stock upon it at any time during the 

 season. His failure to avail himself of the privilege does not consti- 

 tute grounds for a refund. 



Speculation in the use of the Forests can only be prevented by a 

 strict enforcement of this rule. 

 Procedure. 



Upon receipt by the supervisor of an aoplication for a refund and 

 statement of the "reasons therefor, he will forward it to the district 

 forester with a recommendation for its approval or rejection. 

 Requests for refunds which are sent in error to the district office will 

 be referred to the supervisor concerned for report and recommenda- 

 tion. The district forester will decide whether or not the refund will 

 be made. If the request for a refund is approved, the supervisor will 

 be so informed and a Form A voucher, prepared for the signature of 

 the person to whom the refund is to be made, will accompany the 

 letter. The amount of the refund and the date of the voucher will 

 be noted upon the duplicate letter of transmittal (Form 861-G). 



When the voucher is returned signed it will be compared with the 

 duplicate letter of transmittal, on which will be entered " Checked," 

 with the date. The voucher will then be approved by grazing and 

 sent to accounts for payment. 



If the request is disapproved, the supervisor will be informed 

 accordingly. 



Part 4. APPORTIONMENT OF GRAZING PRIVILEGES. 



(Notice to applicants Application for permits Qualifications of applicants Prefer- 

 ences Protective and maximum limits Renewal of permits Permits to pur- 

 chasers of permitted stock Permits to new owners Cancellation and revocation 

 of permits Bonds Settlements of controversies Appeals.) 



NOTICE TO APPLICANTS. (Beg. G-12.) 



Advertisements. 



Publicity will be given to the grazing allowances, periods, fees, 

 date for receipt of applications, and other information by means of 

 circular letters and posters, and, when authorized by the district 

 forester, by newspaper advertisements. 



Notification of Permittees. 



All persons who held permits during the previous year will be 

 notified by postal card (Form 153) or by circular letter of the date 

 upon which applications for grazing permits must be filed with the 

 supervisor. 



Final Date for Receipt of Applications. 



Applications must be received, range allotments made, and permits 

 issued before the beginning of the grazing season. This necessitates 

 fixing a date sufficiently far in advance to enable the supervisor to 

 complete the work of issuing the permits. The date having been 

 widely published, it will be assumed that the applications on file that 

 day represent all the users of the forest range entitled to considera- 

 tion, and the supervisor may proceed to allot the grazing privileges^ 

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