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Mr. J. Michael Lunn 

 September 21, 1990 

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released to us (not including residual timber) have averaged 

 21.1% less acreage than the ROD (see Attachment "C") . This 

 has exacerbated our problem with volume released ahead to 

 operate on and it has an extreme impact on our costs (e.g., 

 road construction cost per mbf, mobilization cost per mbf, 

 etc.). Further, if this trend is not reversed you may be 

 forced to prepare a supplemental EIS to replace the lost 

 volume. 



Finally, I still have not been able to locate the source of a 

 report to Mike Barton that indicated we are harvesting timber 

 that averages better than 40 mbf per acre. The truth is that 

 from March 1, 1989 through June 30, 1990, our harvest averaged 

 31.3 mbf per acre net + net utility or 28.2 net 

 (Attachment "D"). If you or anyone else in the Forest Service 

 disputes this calculation I would like to hear about it now! 

 We are being given a deaf ear in the Juneau office. Perhaps 

 updating them with the correct information would help 

 alleviate this situation. * 



Sincerely, 



0. tf. Graham 



Timber Division Manager 



:ts 



cc: M. R. Pihl 



