!2809.14-96-1 Transmittal
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                         FOREST SERVICE HANDBOOK
                               WASHINGTON

               FSH 2809.14 - MINERAL LEASING FILE HANDBOOK

                       Amendment No.  2809.14-96-1

                        Effective March 15, 1996

POSTING NOTICE.  Amendments are numbered consecutively by Handbook number
and calendar year.  Post by document name.  Remove entire document and
replace with this amendment.  Retain this transmittal as the first page
of this document.

                                       Superseded    New
    Document Name                      (Number of Pages)

    (Entire Handbook)

    Title page                               1        -

    0--1 thru 05                             4        -

    1 thru 1.4                               5        -

    2--1 thru 2.40f                         29        -

    3 thru 3.72--2                          23        -

    4 thru 4.6--2                           68        -


Digest:

Removes obsolete FSH 2809.14, Mineral Leasing File Handbook from the
directive system.




JACK WARD THOMAS
Chief