EFFECTIVE DATE: May 26, 2009
DURATION: Effective until superseded or removed / 2409.19, 30
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FSH 2409.19 – renewable resource handbook
Chapter 30 – CWK2 collections, costs, and accounting
/ Forest Service Handbook
monongahela nf (Region 9)
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fsH 2409.19 – renewable resource handbook
chapteR 30 – CWKV COLLECTIONS, COSTS, AND ACCOUNTING
Supplement No.: R9 Monongahela 2409.19-2009-1
Effective Date: May 26, 2009
Duration: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.
Approved: CLYDE N. THOMPSONForest Supervisor / Date Approved: 05/26/2009
Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by Handbook number and calendar year. Post by document; remove the entire document and replace it with this supplement. Retain this transmittal as the first page(s) of this document. The last supplement to this Handbook was 2409.19-2007-2Chapter 20.
New Document / R9 Monongahela 2409.19-2009-1 / 5 PagesSuperseded Document(s) (Supplement Number and Effective Date) / R9 Monongahela 2409.19-2007-2 / 7 Pages
Digest:
Currency review reissues supplement under Chapter 30 with no change in content.
21.12 – Update of indirect costs and inflation rate (if needed)
21.2 – Requires use of FACTS for development of official SAI Plan and revisions. Updates direct costs of K-V Projects
31 – COLLECTION OF FUNDS
31.12 – Program Support Cost
The FACTS (Forest Service Activity Tracking System) data manager will update the FACTS database annually with the latest W.O., R.O., S.O., and District indirect rates and the annual inflation rate. Total project costs are calculated in the FACTS program by multiplying the direct project cost times the indirect rates. The inflation rate is automatically calculated and added to the project cost through the FACTS program.
To update K-V plans with the latest indirect collection rates, click on these buttons on the FACTS screen in the following order: 1) “Get Latest Rates”, 2) “Recalculate Total Unit Cost”, and 3) “Allocate KV Funds”. The FACTS program will automatically revise the K-V plan with the new rates and unit costs. Revised plans are then printed for signatures.
31.2 - Documenting Sale Area Improvement and K-V Collection Plan
31.21 - Form FS-2400-50
Districts shall prepare a Sale Area Improvement (SAI) and K-V Collection Plan on form FS 2400-50 (including a map and narrative attachment) for all timber sales that have K-V eligible projects. The official SAI Plan will be created in the FACTS database thru
I-Web. Revisions of existing plans will be edited through FACTS. Narratives for each SAI plan are created in a Word document and attached to the plan in FACTS by clicking on the ‘Narrative” button. Read and follow the instructions for attaching a narrative from the following website and clicking on “attach documents/images to a record”. A Quick Guide is also available to download at this website.
Instructions for appropriate uses of KV funds are located in the WO parent text, Chapter 10 of FSH 2409.19. Instructions for completing FS 2400-50 form are located in Chapter 30 of the WO parent text and the R9 supplement of FSH 2409.19.
Form FS 2400-50 requires the signatures of 3 officials. The Approved By block requires the signature of the officer authorized to approve the timber sale NEPA documentation, i.e., the District Ranger. This also verifies NEPA compliance and that all projects are cost effective and appropriate. The Recommended By signature block should be signed by the interdisciplinary team leader. The Prepared By signature block should be signed by the person preparing the original KV plan or the revision.
Use the following activity costs as a guide. These costs do not include “Training and Equipment” needs or “Records, GIS, and Reporting” needs. If the IDT developing or updating a KV Plan feels that a cost adjustment greater than 20% (plus or minus) is appropriate, document the rationale and the adjusted costs in the KV Plan Narrative.
K-V Activities, Direct Costs/Unit, and FACTS Codes
ACTIVITY DESCRIPTON / UNIT COST / FACTS CODEPart A: Required K-V Work
SITE PREPARATION
Site Preparation – Chemical (Conventional) / $250/acre / 4470, 4480, 4490
Site Preparation – Chemical (Helicopter sale) / $480/acre / 4470, 4480, 4490
Site Preparation – Other (Conventional) / $100/acre / 4470, 4480, 4490
Site Preparation – Other (Helicopter sale) / $250/acre / 4470, 4480, 4490
Site Preparation - Prescribed Burning / 4470, 4490
.1 to 100 acres / $500/acre
100+ acres / $250/acre
REFORESTATION
Tree Planting (includes planting stock, tree shelters, and stakes @ 40 seedlings/acre) / $550/acre / 4431, 4432, 4450, 4451,
4460, 6080, 6567, 6676
Tree Shelter Maintenance / $50/acre / 4460
Stocking Surveys (1st Year-conventional) / $10/acre / 4341
Stocking Surveys (3rd Year-conventional) / $14/acre / 4341
Stocking Surveys (1st Year-helicopter) / $16/acre / 4341
Stocking Surveys (3rd Year-helicopter) / $20/acre / 4341
Stocking Surveys (Certification-conventional) / $8/acre / 4341
Stocking Surveys (Certification-helicopter) / $16/acre / 4341
Survival Surveys / $15/acre / 4342
Plantation Release / $270/acre / 4511
Individual Tree Fence/Shelter / $240/acre / 4460
Individual Tree Shelter Maintenance / $80/acre / 4460
Area Fence Construction / $900/acre / 4460
Area Fence Maintenance / $50/acre/year / 4460
Fence Removal / $450/acre / 4460
Part B: Non-required K-V Work
TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENT
Release and Weeding / 4511
Pre(non)-commerical thinning / $115/acre
Vine control (Pre-harvest) / $65/acre
Vine control (Post-harvest) / $180/acre
Pruning / $150/acre / 4530
Fertilization / $400/acre / 4550
WILDLIFE HABITAT IMPROVEMENT
Permanent Opening/Savannah Construction / $1,140 / 6130
Permanent Opening Maintenance/Reseed / $400/acre / 6131
Permanent Opening Mowing / $250/acre / 6107
Seeding Temporary Roads/Landings / $1,000/acre / 6080
Waterhole Construction / $550/structure / 6220
Nest Box (construct and install) / 6210
Song Birds / $50/structure
Waterfowl/Bat/Raptor / $200/structure
Flying Squirrel / $210/structure
Create Snags / $5/structure / 6213
Create Brush Piles / $160/acre / 6000, 6050
Hawthorn Release / $130/acre / 6102
WATER AND FISHERIES
Fish Habitat Improvement
Tree Drops / $150/structure / 6631, 6644
Spawning Riffle / $1,200/structure / 6638
Stream Bank Stabilization
Vegetative / $80/acre / 6676, 5530
Mechanical / $750/acre / 6600, 6682
Mechanical / $250/structure / 5430
RECREATION
Trail Reconstruction/Rehabilitation / $7,300/mile / 3232
Trailhead Parking Construction / $4,700/structure / 3240
Dispersed Campsite Rehabilitation / $1,200/acre / 3192
ROADS*
Closure Devices (purchase and install) / $3,500/structure / 3500
Decommision / $26,000/mile / 9004, 5630
Erosion Control / $10,600/mile / 9000
Obliteration / $30,000/mile / 9003, 5620, 3510
Restoration / $13,750/mile / 9000, 9002
Stabilization / $2,000/mile / 9000
Storage / $26,000/mile / 9000, 5630
Re-Open Temporary Road for KV Treatments / 9002
Easy (less than 2 culverts/mile) / $2,500/mile
Moderate (2-3 culverts/mile) / $4,500/mile
Difficult (4 or more culverts/mile) / $7,500/mile
Seeding Temp Roads and Landings / $1,200/acre / 5633
OTHER
Noxious/NNIS Weed Treatment/Mowing / $500/acre / 2510
* Temporary roads constructed as part of the timber sale area are the purchaser’s responsibility to close. However, if a temporary road is needed for access for post-sale KV activities, KV deposits may be collected and used to pay for road closure after the post-sale activities have been completed. Since access management is a sensitive issue and it is more cost effective to have timber sale purchasers close temporary roads, decisions to defer road closure and handle with KV funds must be documented in the environmental analysis and should have a clear economic benefit. Guidelines for road closure decisions are as follows:
-If a temporary road is not needed for access for post-sale KV activities, the timber sale purchaser shall be required to close the road.
-If post-sale KV activities can be completed within 1-2 years after purchasers use is completed, defer road closure and collect KV deposits to close the road.
-If post-sale KV activities cannot be completed within 1-2 years following purchaser’s use or if the environmental/access management trade-offs are unacceptable, the purchaser shall close the road and KV deposits can be collected to re-open and close the road.