[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 36, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 36CFR223.194]

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              TITLE 36--PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC PROPERTY
 
          CHAPTER II--FOREST SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
 
PART 223_SALE AND DISPOSAL OF NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM TIMBER
--Table of Contents
 
 Subpart F_The Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 
                              1990 Program
 
Sec. 223.194  Procedures for reporting the acquisition and 
disposition of unprocessed private timber.

    (a) Notice of domestic processing requirement. Each person who 
acquires unprocessed timber originating from Federal lands located west 
of the 100th meridian in the 48 contiguous States, and who also 
possesses or acquires unprocessed timber from private lands located west 
of the 100th meridian in the 48 contiguous States that requires domestic 
processing, including unprocessed timber originating within an approved 
sourcing area, and in turn sells, trades or otherwise conveys such 
unprocessed private timber to another person, must include a statement 
notifying the person acquiring the unprocessed private timber that such 
private timber must be domestically processed. Unprocessed timber 
originating from private lands located outside of a sourcing area may be 
transferred by the holder of the sourcing area, or by persons acquiring 
such unprocessed timber who are eligible to export such timber, without 
including such a statement.
    (b) The notification statement, pursuant to paragraph (a) of this 
section, shall accompany each transaction involving unprocessed private 
timber that requires domestic processing. The

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statement shall be on a form provided by the Forest Service or a legible 
copy of such form.
    (1) On such form, described in paragraph (b) of this section, the 
person transferring the timber shall:
    (i) Give notice to the person receiving the unprocessed private 
timber that exporting that timber would violate the Act and its 
implementing regulations;
    (ii) Give notice to the person receiving the unprocessed private 
timber that the timber has been identified for domestic manufacturing by 
a spot of highway yellow paint on each log end that must be retained on 
the timber;
    (iii) Agree to send a signed copy of the transaction statement to 
the Regional Forester within 10 calendar days of the transaction;
    (iv) Agree to retain records of all transactions involving the 
acquisition and disposition of unprocessed timber for a period of three 
(3) years from the date of disposal by manufacturing or transfer and to 
make such records available for inspection upon the request of an 
authorized official of the United States;
    (v) Acknowledge that failure to completely and accurately report and 
identify unprocessed timber is a violation of the Act, and regulations 
issued under the Act, and the False Statements Act (18 U.S.C. 1001); and
    (vi) Certify that the form has been read and understood.
    (2) On such form, described in paragraph (b), the person acquiring 
the timber shall:
    (i) Acknowledge receipt of the notice of requirement to domestically 
process timber originating from private land;
    (ii) Certify that a statement pursuant to paragraph (b)(1) will be 
included in any subsequent transaction documents;
    (iii) Agree to maintain yellow paint markings on each log end until 
the timber is domestically processed or transferred;
    (iv) Agree to retain records of all transactions involving the 
acquisition and disposition of unprocessed timber for a period of three 
(3) years from the date of disposal by manufacturing or transfer and to 
make such records available for inspection upon the request of an 
authorized official of the United States;
    (v) Agree to send a signed copy of the transaction statement to the 
Regional Forester within 10 calendar days of the transaction;
    (vi) Agree to allow authorized officials access to log storage and 
processing facilities for the purpose of monitoring compliance with the 
Act and its implementing regulations;
    (vii) Acknowledge that failure to comply with the domestic 
manufacturing requirements for unprocessed timber or failure to notify 
subsequent persons of this requirement may subject the certifier to the 
civil penalties and administrative remedies provided in the Act and 
regulations issued under the Act;
    (viii) Acknowledge that failure to completely and accurately report 
and identify unprocessed timber is a violation of the Act, and 
regulations issued under the Act, and the False Statements Act (18 
U.S.C. 1001); and
    (ix) Certify that the form has been read and understood.
    (c) Except as otherwise provided by law, a person who transfers 
unprocessed private timber to another person and meets all notice, 
certification, acknowledgement, distribution, reporting and record 
keeping requirements contained in this section shall be relieved from 
further liability for such timber with regard to the export and 
substitution restrictions pursuant to the Act.