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Show Timber contract changed the future timber sale program. The new policy allows timber firms to request extensions of up to two years for contracts issued before Jan. 1, 1981, that are due to expire before April 1, 1985. Contracts that were previously extended for one year will also be eligible for the additional two-year extension when they expire. Contracts for timber subject to rapid deterioration will not be eligible for extension ex-tension under this policy. Firms which successfully suc-cessfully bid for the right to harvest timber on National Forests agree to time limits within which all of the contract's terms must be met. Forest Service rules normally require that certain amounts of timber must be harvested and certain roads must be built before contracts can be extended. "Although the time limits on harvesting will be extended to qualified timber purchasers, we will continue to require the purchaser to complete com-plete most specified roads during the first year of the contract extension in order not to delay the logical progression of other timber sales and harvests. har-vests. During the second year of the extension, the purchaser must pay for timber. . OGDEN Two-year extensions of most .National Forest timber sale contracts are being made available in the Intermountain Region. Regional forester Jeff Sirmon said the Forest Service believes extensions ex-tensions will provide much-needed economic relief for communities that depend upon National Forest timber activites, and also minimize disruptions in |