28 THE NATIONAL FOREST MANUAL. 



Summary of procedure. 



The following procedure will be followed in project reports: 



(1) Prepared and signed by the member of the Service conducting 

 the project. 



(2) Initialed by executive officer in immediate charge of the work. 



(3) Approved by the director of the Laboratory or chief of In- 

 dustrial Investigations, and other work which should be done in the 

 nature of further investigation, commercial demonstration, etc., indi- 

 cated. 



(4) Filed at: (a) Executive office in immediate charge of the 

 work; (b) Forest Products Laboratory or Office of Industrial Inves- 

 tigations in projects within the respective provinces of each, includ- 

 ing original drawings, tables and other data; (c) other offices or 

 branches interested in the project; (d) Forest Service library. 



(5) Revised copy sent to cooperators, if a cooperative project. 



GENERAL INSPECTIONS. 



Inspections of plans, commercial processes, etc., will be made when 

 authorized by an executive officer. The procedure in such inspections 

 is as follows: 



BY MEMBERS OF F6REST PRODUCTS LABORATORY. 



(1) Inspections will be made when authorized by the director. 



(2) Reports will be prepared in accordance with suggestive out- 

 lines approved by the director. 



(3) Reports will be filed at : (a) The Forest Products Laboratory ; 

 (b) the Office of Industrial Investigations; (c) the district and Chi- 

 cago offices if of value in their work. 



BY MEMBERS OF OFFICE OF INDUSTRIAL INVESTIGATIONS. 



(1) Inspections will be made when authorized by the chief of 

 office. 



(2) Reports will be prepared in accordance with outlines approved 

 by the chief of Industrial Investigations, signed by the person mak- 

 ing the inspection and approved by the chief of the office. 



(3) Reports will be filed at: (a) The Office of Industrial Investi- 

 gations; (b) the Forest Products Laboratory; (c) the district and 

 Chicago offices if of value in their work. 



BY MEMBERS OF DISTRICT OFFICES. 



(1) Inspection will be made when authorized by the district 

 forester. 



(2) Suggestive outlines for inspection reports will be furnished 

 on request by the director of the Forest Products Laboratory or 

 chief of Industrial Investigations. 



(3) Reports will be signed by the person making the inspection 

 and approved by the district forester or an assistant district forester 

 to whom authority may be delegated by the district forester. 



(4) Reports will be 'filed at: (a) District office ; (b) Forest Prod- 

 ucts Laboratory ; (c) Office of Industrial Investigations. 



