Sale Preparation

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Sale Preparation

• A Logging Feasibility View

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Situation

• Questions that indicate inadequate feasibility
  analysis.

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Gate One

• Initial planning of a timber sale project.
• Purpose and need, issues, opportunities, range of
  possible volumes, transportation needs, financial
  efficiency.
• Timber Sale Project Plan This certifies that
  the proposed timber sale project is feasible to
  prepare and will be consistent with the forest
  plan and further investment of resources and
  capital in the proposal is warranted.

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Gate Two

• Project Analysis, Design, and Decision Notice
• Project area design
• Develop alternative designs and analyze for
  effects.
• Analysis of financial and economic efficiency.
• Develop an analysis file.
• Documentation and analysis submitted to line
  officer for NEPA decision.

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Gate Two

• After decision, develop a timber sale project
  implementation plan with detailed instructions
  for field layout.
• End of the sale area design phase is selection of
  preferred alternative and signature on decision
  document.

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Gate Two

• Certification report called Timber Sale Project
  Design that says This National Forest timber
  sale project has a signed NEPA decision document
  by the responsible official, has an analysis file
  documenting the analysis and the information used
  in the analysis, and a sale implementation plan
  (project plan) which provides field instruction
  for carrying out the selected alternative.

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Gate Three

• Preparation of a Timber Sale
• Activities leading to implementation of the
  timber sale project plan for individual timber
  sales.
• Data gathering
• Marking
• Prep of contract
• Most cost effective means of implementing the
  sale design from Gate 2.

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Gate Three

• Certify on report Timber Sale Project Design
  that This National Forest timber sale is
  consistent with the Forest Plan and applicable
  NEPA decisions and is feasible based on Forest
  Plan objectives, financial efficiency, and
  salability to potential purchasers.

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Gates Four, Five, and Six

• Gate Four Advertise a Timber Sale
• Gate Five Bid Opening
• Gate Six Award a Timber Sale Contract

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Logging Feasibility Report

• Purpose of Logging Feasibility Report is to
  confirm the operability of the timber sale.
• Spans Gates 1, 2, and 3.
• Gate 1 assure that Position Statement is
  realistic.

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Logging Feasibility Report

• Gate 2
• Assure that the logging plan (project
  implementation plan) is viable.
• Assure cost effectiveness of the
  logging/transportation system.
• Confirm that resource management objectives can
  be met.
• Provide guidance for sale layout.

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Logging Feasibility Report

• Gate 3
• Assure the sale is completely operable as
  designed.
• Provide information for the timber sale
  appraisal.
• Provide special contract wording for contract
  preparation.
• Provide information for sale administration.

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Logging Feasibility Report

• Gate 1, Position Statement level is largely a
  paper plan. Interact with ID team.
• Gate 2 level involves field work such as landing
  location, profiles, boundary identification,
  transportation analysis, and skyline analysis and
  costing to check out physical and economic
  feasibility. Interact with ID team.
• Gate 3 level involves finalizing the analysis and
  report.
• http//fsweb.r6.fs.fed.us/directives/fsh/2409.18/2
  409_18_30.doc

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