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Cooperation in construction of commercial plants. 



The design, construction and operation of commercial plants for 

 wood preservation, distillation, kiln-drying, and similar work may be 

 undertaken in exceptional cases, when a new process will be demon- 

 strated and the plant used, at least in part, for experimental work 

 from which the Service will derive needed information. If new in- 

 formation will not be gained by the Service from the operation of 

 such a plant, or new processes not yet commercially established are 

 not to be demonstrated, the cooperation should not be undertaken. 

 The information of the Service on such plants, including designs and 

 specifications, should, however, be made available to anyone inter- 

 ested. The Service may also indicate the approximate cost of the 

 construction and operation of such plants and submit suggestions on 

 the plans and specifications if desired. Under such circumstances, 

 however, applicants should be referred to consulting engineers, the 

 Service furnishing only such general advice and assistance as can be 

 given at slight cost. 

 Inspection of plants or processes. 



The Service may on request examine the methods of individuals 

 or companies in handling forest products and prepare plans for im- 

 proving such methods, provided that the purpose is primarily to 

 reduce waste and to obtain information of general value to the in- 

 dustries concerned. If no new information will probably be obtained, 

 such work should not be undertaken but the applicant referred to a 

 consulting expert. 



REMUNERATION. 



Salary and expenses of Forest officers. 



In cases of active cooperation, there should be a remuneration to the 

 Service equivalent to the total cost of the work done for the cooper- 

 ator, including both the time and expense of the members of the 

 Service detailed to the project. Such remuneration may be reduced 

 by the extent to which the work is strictly experimental and of value 

 chiefly to the Service rather than to the cooperator. When practi- 

 cally all of the work proposed is investigative, the Service having 

 little or no expert knowledge on the subject to begin with, and the 

 results will be of value chiefly to the general public, the charge to the 

 applicant may be made comparatively low or eliminated altogether. 

 Furnishing material. 



Whenever practicable, arrangements will be made with copperators 

 or others especially interested in the investigation to furnish all of 

 the material necessary for the work. 



PBOCEDUBE IN COOPERATION. 

 COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. 



Written agreements covering cooperation. 



As far as practicable, cooperative projects will be covered by 

 written agreements. Such agreements are required whenever co- 

 operative investigations of a specific character are to be continued for 

 a period of six months or longer ; or when the total expenditure of the 



