5509.11,20 Contents Page 1 of 3 FSH 5509.11 - TITLE CLAIMS, SALES, AND GRANTS HANDBOOK WO AMENDMENT 5509.11-92-4 EFFECTIVE 8/3/92 CHAPTER 20 - SALES Contents 21 SMALL TRACTS ADJUSTMENTS 21.01 Authority 21.02 Objectives 21.03 Policy 21.04 Responsibility 21.05 Definitions 21.1 Land Subject to Conveyance 21.11 Initiating a Transaction 21.12 General Procedures 21.12a Encroachments 21.12b Road Rights-of-way 21.12c Mineral Survey Fractions 21.2 Applicant Initiated or Negotiated Transaction 21.21 Attendant Facts 21.22 Special Considerations Applicable to Encroachment Cases 21.22a Predecessor(s) in Title 21.22b Developed Subdivisions 21.22c Boundary Location 21.22d Evaluation of Facts 21.23 Action on Proposal 21.23a Denial 21.23b Acceptance 21.3 Conveyance Cost 21.31 Method of Bearing Costs 21.32 Optional Conveyance Agreements 21.32a Applicant or Negotiated Transactions 21.32b Public Sale Transactions 21.4 Title Approval for Acquired Lands 21.41 Title Evidence 21.42 Standards 21.5 Property Valuation 21.51 Approximate Equal Value 21.52 Equal Value 21.6 Survey and Property Description 21.61 Standards 21.62 Description Using Existing Surveys 21.63 Description By Exception In Conveyance Document 21.64 Description of Fractions Within Aliquot Parts 21.7 Conveyance Document 21.71 Type of Document 21.72 State and Local Requirements 21.73 Delivery 21.74 Recording 21.75 Filing and Posting 21.76 Notice to Bureau of Land Management 21.8 Forest Service Initiated Transactions 21.81 Type of Transaction 21.81a Negotiated Sale, Exchange, or Interaction 21.81b Competitive Public Sale 21.82 Analyses 21.83 Reports 21.84 Procedures 21.85 Public Notice 21.86 Small Tracts Sale Offer 21.9 Reporting 22 NATIONAL FOREST TOWNSITES 22.01 Authority 22.03 Policy 22.04 Responsibility 22.1 Application 22.2 Designation and Public Notice 22.21 Designation Order 22.22 Public Notice 22.3 Studies and Reports 22.31 Tract Examination 22.32 Environmental Assessment 22.33 Recommendations 22.34 Action on Proposal 22.4 Survey and Property Description 22.41 Standards 22.5 Appraisal 22.6 Conveyance Document 23 EXCESS PROPERTY 23.1 Determination 23.2 Procedure 24 NATIONAL GRASSLAND AND LAND UTILIZATION PROJECT LAND 24.1 Procedure 25 FIRE CONTROL IMPROVEMENTS AND LAND OUTSIDE NATIONAL FOREST 25.1 Applications 25.2 Public Domain Land 25.3 Studies and Reports 25.4 Appraisals 25.5 Negotiations 25.6 Deeds 25.7 Bills of Sale 25.8 Closing Transfer