Forest Service Manual

 

RUSSELLVILLE, AR

 

fsM 6500 – finance and accounting

 

chapteR 6570 - claims

 

Supplement No.:  6500-2001-2

 

Effective Date:  September 15, 2001

 

Duration:  Effective until superseded or removed

 

Approved:  charles s. richmond

                      Forest Supervisor

Date Approved:  08/31/2001

 

Posting Instructions:  This is a technical supplement that converts the format and style of this FSM title from Applixware to the current corporate word processing application.  Since this supplement replaces all text except Interim Directives (ID’s), do not check for the last transmittal received for this title; instead place this transmittal sheet at the front of the title.  DO NOT remove ID’s when posting this supplement.  ID’s are not being reformatted at this time. 

 

New Document(s):

 

6570

2 Pages

Superseded Document(s):

(Last supplement was 6500-2001-1

6570.6 OSF Supp. 14

1 Pages

 

Digest:  Please read the new posting instructions (above) carefully. 

 

6570

The entire supplement text has been reformatted and replaced, so that the supplement text on the Service-wide Directives Home Page in the Forest Service Web/Intranet (http://fsweb.wo.fs.fed.us/directives/index.html) corresponds with the supplement text on the Forest Service Directives Home Page in the Forest Service World Wide Web/Internet (http://www.fs.fed.us/im/directives).

 

Although some minor typographical and technical errors have been corrected, substantive direction has not been changed. 

 

6570.44 – Delegations of Authority

 

      3.  District Rangers.  District Rangers are delegated authority to issue letters of demand and collect full payment for Fire Trepass claims not exceeding $600.00.

 

The debtor must be notified on the Bill for Collection that interest will be charged on overdue paments and at the rate in effect at the time payments become overdue.  The interest rate effective on the date the bill becomes overdue will apply to the bill throughout the life of the particular overdue payment.  Interest Rate are published quarterly by the Department of Tresury and can be obtained from Budget and Finance prior to the issuance of each new fire trepass billing.