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Appendix 2 



TIMBER SALE PROGRAM INFORMATION REPORTING SYSTEM (TSPIRS) 



Definitions of Sale Purpose Codes 



Forest Stewardship Purpose -- These are timber sales which are designed 

 primarily to achieve forest stewardship objectives that require vegetation 

 management as outlined in forest plans. Timber harvest must be shown to be the 

 most financially efficient way of achieving the forest plan vegetation 

 management objective (i.e., it produces the least net cost when both current 

 costs and revenues are considered) . As a general rule, if the forest had no 

 timber program or if there was no demand for the timber being harvested, these 

 vegetation management projects would normally be accomplished through some 

 other means such as controlled burning (assuming funding is available to do 

 so) . Where timber harvest is selected to achieve the forest stewardship 

 objective, the sale of timber is secondary to achieving that objective. Such 

 timber harvest is not for personal use or timber commodity purposes. 



This timber may be harvested from lands classified as suited or unsuited for 

 timber management through green or salvage sales. When it is harvested from 

 suited lands, it will be classified as "chargeable" volume. If harvested from 

 unsuited lands, it will be classified as "nonchargeable" volume. Portions of 

 projects that are primarily designed to achieve forest stewardship objectives 

 are coded as "forest stewardship" (FS) in the TSA system along with the 

 appropriate percent of the associated sale volume. In addition, a activity 

 code is required to identify the primary resource objective associated with 

 this portion of the project. 



Timber Commodity Purpose -- These are sales, in addition to Forest Stewardship 

 Purpose Sales, whose primary objective is for the purpose of providing forest 

 product raw material to contribute to the Nation's timber supply. Timber 

 harvest that is not for personal use or other resource purposes and is designed 

 to achieve the timber volume objectives of the forest plan. 



This timber may only be harvested from lands classified as suited for timber 

 harvest in the land and resource management plan using either green or salvage 

 sales and is considered "chargeable" volume. The portion of a project that is 

 primarily designed to meet timber purpose objectives is coded as "timber 

 commodity purpose" (TC) in the Timber Sale Accounting (TSA) system. The 

 proportion (percent) of the project (based on volume) that is represented by a 

 primary timber commodity purpose is also coded in the system. 



Personal Use -- permits or forest product sales of any size or value where the 

 presumption is that the purchaser will use the material for personal use rather 

 than for manufacture and/or resale. Unless otherwise indicated, this category 

 will always include all free-use permits and paid permits or sales less than or 

 equal to the following quantities: 



... 10 cords 



... 5 thousand board feet 

 ... 3 Christmas trees 



... $20.00 value for other products that cannot be converted to a 

 board foot or cubic foot equivalent (non-convertible products) 



These permits or sales (with the exception of free-use) are coded as personal 

 use (PP) in the TSA system. An activity code of "other" would normally be used 

 with the personal use purpose code. Harvest administration work for free -use 

 permits must be coded to this category through the central accounting system. 



