FIDACS Out-of-State Mills - (West)

Bureau of Business and Economic Research OMB No. 0596-0010

Gallagher Business Building, Room 231 Expires XX-XX-XXXX

The University of Montana

Missoula, Montana 59812-6840

(STATE) (YEAR)—Out-of-State Mills

Forest Industries Data Collection System

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

The objective of this survey is to collect and compile basic data on the source and volume of raw materials used by wood products facilities processing (STATE) timber. Figures from individual firms will be held strictly confidential. Only summarized data for the industry and for geographic areas will be made available. This report is authorized by Public Law 98‑378. While you are not required to respond, your cooperation is needed to make the results of this study comprehensive, accurate, and timely.

Please fill out the attached questionnaire as completely and accurately as you can. Some of the items may not apply to your firm's operations. In that case, please proceed to the next item.

If you have questions concerning the completion of this questionnaire, please call toll free to Todd Morgan or ____________, Bureau of Business and Economic Research, 1-877-700-2237, for assistance.

Completed questionnaires can be mailed in the enclosed postage‑paid reply envelope to the Bureau of Business and Economic Research, or faxed to (406) 243-2086.

Thank you for your cooperation and assistance. You will be mailed a report when it is complete.

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 50 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Department of Agriculture, Clearance Officer, OIRM, Room 404-W. Washington, DC 20250; and to the Office of Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (OMB# 0596-0010), Washington, DC 20503.

I. Plant Profile

Please complete a separate questionnaire for each plant

A. Plant name _____________________________________________________________

B. Mailing address _________________________________________________________

Website _________________________________________________________

C. Location (if different from mailing address above)

Street address _________________________________________________________

City or town _____________________________ County _________________

D. D. Name of person completing questionnaire ____________________________________

title ____________________________________

telephone number ________________________

email ____________________________________

E. Type of mill (check one): _____ Sawmill _____ Post and pole _____ Plywood

_____ House log _____ Utility pole _____Other (specify type)__________________

F. What year did your facility open? ____________________________________

G. Did you purchase any raw timber from (STATE) in (YEAR)? ______ YES _______ NO

If Yes, please answer the remaining questions.

If No, please return the questionnaire. You may also respond via email at todd.morgan@business.umt.edu

H. For your timber receipts from (STATE) in (YEAR), percentage of volume from logs that had a small-end diameter of:

_______% < 4 inches _______% 4 to 7 inches _______% 7 to 10 inches

_______% 10 to 24 inches _______% > 24 inches

Minimum small-end diameter accepted: __________inches; preferred: ___________inches

Maximum large-end diameter accepted: __________inches; preferred: ___________inches

I. Lengths of logs used in operation:

Minimum _______feet

Preferred _______feet

Maximum _______feet

Multiples of: _____feet

Other _________________________________

II. Flow of Raw Materials in Calendar (YEAR)

1. Please indicate the volume of timber received from (STATE) by your mill in calendar year (YEAR). Indicate the type of log (sawlog, pulpwood, veneer peeler, house log, etc.), state and county of origin, and ownership source (industrial private, non-industrial private, state, tribal, Bureau of Land Management, Forest Service: specify forest). Report volumes in thousand board feet Scribner (MBF) or specify other units.

Product Type	Volume	State and County (for non-U.S. logs list country of origin)	Ownership

1. Indicate the species and percentages of each species received from (STATE).

Percent of Percent of species

Species (YEAR) receipts that was standing dead

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100. %

Thank you for your cooperation.