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IDAHO LOG SCALING MANUAL - RULEMAKING

The Idaho Board of Scaling Practices is in the administrative rulemaking process to adopt the Idaho Log Scaling Manual and associated rules revisions. The intent for adopting the Idaho Log Scaling Manual is to replace numerous log scaling measurement rules and references to the National Forest Log Scaling Handbook that are currently iterated in Chapter 03 "Measurement Rules for Forest Products of the Idaho Board of Scaling Practices" [IDAPA 20.06.03].  The intent of associated rules revisions is to retain unchanged, those current rules that address methodology of scaling for commercial purposes in Idaho.

The first stage of the rulemaking process involved Negotiated Rulemaking. The public was invited to participate in an informal meeting on July 18, or submit written comments by July 25 regarding any aspect of proposed rules revisions. Full details were published on page 64 of the July edition of the Idaho Administrative Bulletin (scroll down to page 64, IDAPA 20, Docket No. 20-0602-0801).  No comments were made during this timeframe, and the Idaho Board of Scaling Practices will soon be entering the second stage, Proposed Rulemaking .

Content of the Idaho Log Scaling Manual and proposed rules revisions is provided in the table below. Further information regarding this rulemaking can be obtained by contacting our office by phone (208-769-1445) or email (stibsp@ibsp.idaho.gov).

IDAHO LOG SCALING MANUAL

Click on the image below to view the IDAHO LOG SCALING MANUAL (pdf file, 3.2 MB)  (posted 24-Jul-2008)

                               

To download a higher resolution copy suitable for printing, use this file:  Print Version - IDAHO LOG SCALING MANUAL (pdf file, 5.24 MB)  (posted 24-Jul-2008)

Background information about development of the IDAHO LOG SCALING MANUAL (including a summary of all proposed scaling practices that differ from current rules) can be found here: OVERVIEW - Scaling Manual   (pdf file, 56 KB)  (posted 1-Jul-2008)

 

PROPOSED ADMINISTRATIVE RULES REVISIONS

Summary of proposed rulemaking:

  • Rules of the Idaho Board of Scaling Practices that govern scale determination in Idaho remain essentially unchanged, but they will reference a new "Idaho Log Scaling Manual" rather than the USFS "National Forest Log Scaling Handbook"

  • Chapter 03 Rules "Measurement Rules for Forest Products of the Idaho Board of Scaling Practices" [IDAPA 20.06.03] will be repealed (deleted in their entirety)

  • Revisions are proposed to Chapter 02 Rules "General Rules, Licensing and Check Scales of the Idaho Board of Scaling Practices" [IDAPA 20.06.02]:

    - Renaming to "Chapter 01 Rules"

    - Reference to "Idaho Log Scaling Manual"

    - Addition of new rules to reflect gross & net scale determination (keeping the same intent currently reflected in Chapter 03 Rules [IDAPA 20.06.03])

    - Technical corrections to existing rules

  • Resulting rules revisions will have all administrative rules of the Idaho Board of Scaling Practices stated in one chapter of rules

Language and formatting (strikeout for deleted language, underline for new language) of proposed rules revisions to Chapter 02 Rules [IDAPA 20.06.02] is in this file:

RULES REVISED-200602 (pdf file, 192 KB)  (posted 1-Jul-2008)