EP 1130-2-540
15 Nov 96
CHAPTER 4 - FOREST SERVICE PEST SUPPRESSION ASSISTANCE AT CIVIL WORKS
WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
4-1. Purpose. This chapter establishes guidance for consistent U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
(civil works) involvement under the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the U.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for the conduct of
forest insect and disease suppression on lands administered by the U.S. Department of Defense.
4-2. Guidance.
a. Memorandum of Agreement (MOA). Under the MOA signed in 1990 by the USDA
Forest Service and the DoD, the signers agreed to cooperate fully to prevent and suppress
damaging forest insect and disease outbreaks. The MOA is Appendix I to this guidance.
(1) Cooperation shall be in accordance with the MOA. The requirements are mandatory
for those districts seeking pest suppression funding support from the USDA Forest Service.
Program participation remains, however, voluntary.
(2) The Secretaries of the USDA and the DoD have authorized their respective agencies
concerned with the suppression of forest insects and diseases to develop and execute coordinated
work programs and projects.
(3) In order to accomplish the responsibilities assigned by this MOA, Corps MSCs and
Districts are encouraged to seek technical assistance from the USDA Forest Service, Forest Pest
Management (FPM) Office that services their particular area. See Appendix J for the appropriate
FPM Office.
b. District Coordination.
(1) District Point of Contact (POC). Each participating district shall designate a POC to
address all matters relating to forest pest surveillance and suppression on civil works projects.
The POC shall coordinate with higher authority and with regional representatives of the USDA
Forest Service on all forest pest problems which may require suppression of forest insect
infestations and diseases, including gypsy moth, douglas fir, tussock moth, spruce budworm,
hemlock wooly adelgid, dutch elm bark beetle, southern pine beetle, and others. All MOA reports
associated with forest pest surveillance and suppression programs at civil works projects shall be
prepared and submitted in accordance with the guidelines provided in the paragraph 4-3 below.
(2) The district POC shall request assistance in a timely manner from the nearest Forest
Service Regional FPM Office, if the need for forest pest or disease suppression under this
program is anticipated in the upcoming year. The criteria outlined in section 4.b.(4) of the MOA
shall determine whether suppression activity is appropriate. Suppression may consist of
Procedures for developing a "Pest Management Project Plan," using Forest Service Form FS-
3400-2 are presented in Appendix K.
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