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                                    FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK
                                 INTERMOUNTAIN REGION (REGION 4)
                                            OGDEN, UT



     FSH 7709.58 – TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MAINTENANCE HANDBOOK

    CHAPTER 30 – MAINTENANCE OF OTHER TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES

Supplement No.: 7709.58-2004-1

Effective Date: March 8, 2004

Duration: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.

Approved: JACK G. TROYER                                      Date Approved: 02/23/2004
          Regional Forester

Posting Instructions: Supplements are numbered consecutively by Handbook number and
calendar year. Post by document; remove 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 7709.58-95-1 to Chapter 30.

New Document(s):                 7709.58_30                                              3 Pages

Superseded Document(s) by        7709.58,30 (Supplement 7709.58-95-1, 8/18/1995)             3 Pages
Issuance Number and
Effective Date

Digest:

31 – This is a technical supplement that converts the format and style of this Regional directive
to the new FSH template using the agency’s current cooperate word processing software.
Although some minor typographical and technical errors have been corrected, this supplement
contains changes to the substantive direction in this title.
R4 SUPPLEMENT 7709.58-2004-1                                                   7709.58_30
EFFECTIVE DATE: 3/8/2004                                                       Page 2 of 3
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.

               FSH 7709.58 – TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MAINTENANCE HANDBOOK
              CHAPTER 30 – MAINTENANCE OF OTHER TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES



31.1 - Maintenance Plan

Forest Supervisors shall develop and implement definitive maintenance plans for Forest
Development airfields under their jurisdiction.

Maintenance of airfields in the River of No Return Wilderness should generally be by primitive
methods. The use of motorized equipment requires prior approval by the Regional Forester or
Chief (FSM 2326.04 and FSM 2326.1).

Forest Development airfields located in Wilderness or backcountry areas must be maintained to
the following minimum standards:

         2. Mowing and leveling of surfaces

         Maintain relatively smooth surface within the used portion of the runway. The remaining
portion of the runway should be maintained free of obstructions (such as, rocks, holes, and so
forth.) that may damage aircraft.

         4. Wind Indicators. Provide windsock and strip markers.

      5. Marking of the Landing Area. Maintain present established landing surface
dimension and approach clearances.

         7. Drainage. Provide drainage needed for safe airfield use and to avoid resource damage.

31.3 - Closure

Close airfields that require periodic or temporary closure for maintenance, to protect vegetative
cover, or for any other reason, in the following manner:

       1. Mark each runway end with a yellow "X", with legs not less than 20 feet long by 30
inches wide as illustrated in exhibit 01. Secure "X's" to the ground sufficiently to prevent heavy
winds from disturbing them.

        2. Notify the appropriate Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Flight Service
Station(s) requesting a NOTAM be issued stating the beginning and ending dates of the closure.
In addition, notify in writing, the appropriate state Aeronautics Agency and adjacent Forest
Dispatchers of the closure.
R4 SUPPLEMENT 7709.58-2004-1                                          7709.58_30
EFFECTIVE DATE: 3/8/2004                                              Page 3 of 3
DURATION: This supplement is effective until superseded or removed.

               FSH 7709.58 – TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM MAINTENANCE HANDBOOK
              CHAPTER 30 – MAINTENANCE OF OTHER TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES


                                                  31.3 – Exhibit 01