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Title 36

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  1. Title 36 —Parks, Forests, and Public Property
  2. Chapter II —Forest Service, Department of Agriculture
  3. Part 223 —Sale and Disposal of National Forest System Timber
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Title 36Parks, Forests, and Public PropertyPart / Section
Chapter IIForest Service, Department of Agriculture200 – 299
Part 223Sale and Disposal of National Forest System Timber223.1 – 223.305
Subpart BTimber Sale Contracts223.30 – 223.118
Contract Conditions and Provisions223.30 – 223.53
§ 223.30Consistency with plans, environmental standards, and other management requirements.
§ 223.31Duration of contracts.
§ 223.32Timber sale operating plan.
§ 223.33Redetermination of stumpage rates and deposits.
§ 223.34Advance payment.
§ 223.35Performance bond.
§ 223.36Volume determination.
§ 223.37Revegetation of temporary roads.
§ 223.38Standards for road design and construction.
§ 223.39 [Reserved]
§ 223.40Cancellation for environmental protection or inconsistency with plans.
§ 223.41Payment when purchaser elects government road construction.
§ 223.42Transfer of effective purchaser credits.
§ 223.43Limitation on amounts of transferred purchaser credit.
§ 223.44Collection rights on contracts involved in transfer of purchase credit.
§ 223.45Definitions applicable to transfer of purchaser credit.
§ 223.46Adjustment of contract termination date.
§ 223.47Date of completion of permanent road construction.
§ 223.48Restrictions on export and substitution of unprocessed timber.
§ 223.49Downpayments.
§ 223.50Periodic payments.
§ 223.51Bid monitoring.
§ 223.52Market-related contract term additions.
§ 223.53Urgent removal contract extensions.
Appraisal and Pricing223.60 – 223.66
§ 223.60Determining fair market value.
§ 223.61Establishing minimum stumpage rates.
§ 223.62Timber purchaser road construction credit.
§ 223.63Advertised rates.
§ 223.64Appraisal on a lump-sum value or rate per unit of measure basis.
§ 223.65Appraisal of timber for land exchange; right-of-way, or other authorized use.
§ 223.66 [Reserved]
Advertisement and Bids223.80 – 223.89
§ 223.80When advertisement is required.
§ 223.81Shorter advertising periods in emergencies.
§ 223.82Contents of advertisement.
§ 223.83Contents of prospectus.
§ 223.84Small business bid form provisions on sales with specified road construction.
§ 223.85Noncompetitive sale of timber.
§ 223.86Bid restriction on resale of noncompleted contract.
§ 223.87Requirements of bidders concerning exports.
§ 223.88Bidding methods.
§ 223.89Relation to other bidders.
Award of Contracts223.100 – 223.103
§ 223.100Award to highest bidder.
§ 223.101Determination of purchaser responsibility.
§ 223.102Procedures when sale is not awarded to highest bidder.
§ 223.103Award of small business set-aside sales.
Contract Administration223.110 – 223.118
§ 223.110Delegation to regional forester.
§ 223.111Administration of contracts in designated disaster areas.
§ 223.112Modification of contracts.
§ 223.113Modification of contracts to prevent environmental damage or to conform to forest plans.
§ 223.114Acquisition by third party.
§ 223.115Contract extensions.
§ 223.116Cancellation.
§ 223.117Administration of cooperative or Federal sustained yield units.
§ 223.118Appeal process for small business timber sale set-aside program share recomputation decisions.
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