Forest Service timber sales in California , Oregon Washington and Idaho and BLM timber sales in western Oregon . SBA Proposed Changes PTPG is strongly opposed to the SBA proposed changes regarding the Forest has been implemented through provisions in the Forest Service Handbook (FSH) and Manual ( FSM ) rather than the forma l rulemak i ng In accordance with Forest Management Regulations in 43 CFR 5003.2, the Decision Record for this timber sale will not become effective or be subject to formal protest until the Notice of Sale is published "… in a newspaper of general circulation in the area where the lands affected by the decision are located." For this project, the Rock Bottom CT Timber Sale EA OR128-07-01 Slater Rocks Environmental Assessment . December 30, 2008 . Dear Concerned Citizen: Attached is a copy of the Decision Documentation for the . Rock Bottom CT. Timber Sale, OR120-09-31. The . Rock Bottom CT. Timber Sale is a portion of Preferred Alternative of the Slater Rocks Environmental Assessment (EA). Panky CT timber sale timber sale is a result of dropping 110 acres west of unit 4 and 16 acres west and east of unit 1 for difficult yarding, poor stocking, or no access. Additionally, the BLM dropped 132 acres west of units 2 and 3; those acres would be offered for sale under a future decision anticipated in fiscal year 2018. Mister Slate CT Timber Sale EA OR128-07-01 Slater Rocks Environmental Assessment . October 10, 2008 . need to list any Special Status Species as identified in BLM Manual 6840 and BLM OR/WA 6840 and Guidelines from Bureau of Land Management Resource Management Plans Within the Range of the Northern Spotted Owl. 3. with a manual. According to Forest Service headquarters officials, a draft Financial Analysis Handbook had just been released for Service-wide comment at ware that the purchasers had defaulted on other Forest Service and BLM timber sales contracts. Forest officials in Region 6, responsible for financial ability reviews, said that they Bureau of Land Management, Interior. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to amend its regulations on preparation for timber sales to allow third party scaling on density management sales with an upper limit on the quadratic mean diameter at breast height (DBH) of the trees to be harvested of 20 inches. Agency direction for use of the integrated resource service contracts is found in Forest Service Handbook 6309.32, the Federal Acquisition Regulation Handbook, including chapter 4G37. Integrated Resource Timber Contracts The following two integrated resource timber contracts are to be used when the value of timber exceeds the cost of the services. The Pink Panther CT Timber Sale will require construction of 0.45 miles of new roads, and renovation of 5.82 miles of existing roads. This timber sale will decommission a total of 0.90 miles of newly constructed and renovated roads. The following table shows the relationship between the Pink Panther CT Timber Sale and EA estimates outside of the timber sale and EA unit boundaries. New road construction has decreased by 0.01 miles in the timber sale due to a difference in GIS measurements and final road engineering measurements. Road renovation/reconstruction has increased by 1.30 miles in the timber sale due to BLM conducting additional renovation work on Road 31-14-6. Direction regarding free use of timber is found in Forest Service Manual (FSM) 2462. Contract Forms FS-