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Chapter 2440 - Designating, Cruising, Scaling,
and Accountability
Type of Directive:

Manual

Amendment / Supplement / Interim:

2400-2021-3

Approved By:

Tina Johna Terrell, Associate Deputy Chief, NFS

Date Approved:

2021-10-26

Effective Date:

2021-10-29

Digest

2440.1 - Adds authority for use of designation by prescription (DxP) as a valid method of designating trees for harvest and removal.
2440.3 - Clarifies considering both cost of sale preparation and sale administration when determining methods for designating timber. Adds policy pertaining to use of paint for marking trees. Adds policy to report volume offered, sold, and harvested in cubic measure. 2440.41 - Adds Regional Forester responsibility to provide guidance for use of designation by prescription in timber sales and stewardship contracts. 2440.5 - Adds new code captioned: Definitions.
2441.03 - Adds and clarifies policies pertaining to designating timber for cutting including marking with paint, designation by description (DxD) and designation by prescription. 2441.04b - Adds responsibility of Regional Forester to establish policy governing methods of designating timber in the Region. Adds responsibility of Regional Forester to provide specialized training as part of the Regional certification program to sale administration staff needed to effectively administer designation by prescription.

2441.04c - Adds new code captioned: Forest Supervisor. Adds responsibility of Forest Supervisor to ensure each District Ranger has available staff and/or access to qualified employees with the necessary skills, certifications, and time to administer timber sales and stewardship contracts.
2441.04d - Adds new code captioned: District Ranger. Adds responsibility of District Ranger to ensure the timber designation method(s) used to implement the silvicultural prescription(s) are documented in timber sale cruise plans.
2441.11 - Clarifies situations that do not require marking timber prior to offering. 2441.11a - Adds new code captioned: Purchaser Timber Marking After Sale. Adds direction and procedures for Purchaser marking.
2441.12 - Adds direction that acceptance of Purchaser leave tree marking must be by designated sale administration personnel.
2442.2 - Adds requirement to include a cost-benefit analysis in the cruise plan supporting a decision to use DxP. Adds authority for purchasers to select cut trees based on DxD or DxP criteria without pre-harvest marking.
2441.21- Adds new code captioned: DxP Prescriptions. Adds direction for including prescriptions