rector, for prior approval. A scale drawing (not less than 1'=1') will be acceptable, but must show all dimensions.

(d) The dimensions of any monument will be governed by the size of the gravesite or lot (two gravesites) on which it is to be erected.

(e) The erection of a monument to span two graves will be permitted only in those sections which are laid out in lots.

(f) Separate monuments may be erected on a lot for the serviceman or woman and his or her spouse, provided each monument is set at the head of the grave, but only after the pertinent interment has been made.

(g) Appropriate inscriptions will be placed on the monument in accordance with the dimensions of the stone and arranged in such manner as to add to the appearance of the stone. Inscriptions will be restricted to those prescribed or approved by the Director.

(h) Details as to the following will be approved by the Director:

(1) Style and type of lettering for inscriptions.

(2) Materials to be used in the construction of monuments and markers. (3) Finish to be applied to monuments and markers in their construction.

(4) Types of foundation.

(5) All other related matters.

(i) Except as provided for in § 55.24, the erection of monuments, memorials, and tablets for the purpose of commemorating events, units, groups, and organizations is not permitted in national cemeteries.

(j) Footstones (foot markers) are permitted only at the foot of those graves in lots that are marked with a private monument and only when such private monument is erected to span the center line of the lot.

§ 55.24 Private memorials and commemorative tablets.

(a) Purpose. (1) The purpose of this section is to implement the act of August 27, 1954 (68 Stat. 880), as amended by Act July 3, 1956 (70 Stat. 489), which provides that the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Army shall set aside, when available, suitable plots in the national cemeteries under their jurisdiction to honor the memory of members of the Armed Forces missing in action or who died or were killed while serving in such forces, and whose re

mains have not been identified, have been buried at sea, or have been determined to be nonrecoverable, and to permit the erection of appropriate markers thereon in honor of any such member or group of members. The regulations in this section govern the erection of private memorial markers in national cemeteries under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior, a list of which is set forth in § 55.3. The source of the regulations in this section is the "Joint Regulation" of the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Army, issued pursuant to the act of August 27, 1954, supra, and effective January 26, 1956.

(b) Scope-(1) Those who may be memorialized. Those members of the Armed Forces of the United States whose deaths occurred during a period when the United States was at war or as a result of military operations; whose remains have not been identified, have been buried at sea, or have been determined officially to be nonrecoverable; and on whom there has been either:

(i) A report of missing in action and a subsequent official finding of death; or

(ii) An official report of death in action. "In action" as used in this paragraph characterizes the casualty status as having been the direct result of hostile action; sustained in combat and related thereto; or sustained going to or returning from a combat mission, provided the occurrence was directly related to hostile action.

(2) Extent of memorialization. The erection of a private marker may be authorized to memorialize a person or a group of persons. Ony one individual marker will be authorized for memorialization of a person; however, the erection of an individual marker to a person will not preclude the inscription of his name on a group marker.

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(c) Application for memorialization. (1) Application for authority to erect a private memorial marker shall be submitted to the Director, whose approval should be obtained prior to fabrication of the marker, since erection will not be permitted except on compliance with the conditions specified in the regulations in this part.

(2) Application for permission to erect an individual marker must be submitted by the legal next of kin of the decedent or the authorized representative of the legal next of kin.

(3) Application for permission to erect a group marker may be submitted by a person, a group of persons, or an organization. Each group-marker application must be accompanied by (i) a list of names of the persons to be memorialized and other data desired for inscription on the marker; (ii) the written approval of the legal next of kin of each person whose name is to be inscribed on the marker; and (iii) a scale plan depicting the details of the design, materials, finish, carving, lettering, and arrangement of inscription.

(4) The Quartermaster General will determine the eligibility of the persons or groups of persons to be memorialized.

(5) The Director will exercise approval authority and control over assignment of plots for and the design, type, size, materials, inscription, and erection of the memorial markers. Approval for erection will be conditional upon the applicant's granting to the Department of the Interior the substantive right to remove and dispose of the marker, if the applicant fails to maintain it in a condition acceptable to the Department.

(d) Markers which may be authorized. (1) Memorial markers will conform to the type, size, materials, design, and specifications prescribed for the cemetery section in which the memorial marker is to be erected. The inscrip

tions will conform to those authorized to mark graves in national cemeteries and in addition will include the words "In Memoriam" or "In Memory Of" as mandatory elements. The inscription on a memorial marker may not include the name of the person or group of persons or the name or insignia of an organization, fraternity, or society responsible for the purchase and erection of the marker.

(e) Cost and maintenance. (1) The cost of the private memorial markers, transportation, and erection in the cemetery will be at no expense to the Government. The Department of the Interior will assume no liability or responsibility incident to the purchase, fabrication, delivery, erection, maintenance of, or damage to private memorial markers.

§ 200.1

Subpart A-Organization

Central Organization.

(a) Central Office. The central office of the Forest Service is at Washington, D.C., in the South Agriculture Building. It consists of the Office of the Chief and Associate Chief, and a Deputy Chief for each of the following five activities: Programs and Legislation, Administration, Research, National Forest System, and State and Private Forestry. All communications should be addressed to the Forest Service, Department of Agriculture, 14th Street and Independence Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20250.

(b) Chief of the Forest Service. The Chief of the Forest Service, under the direction of the Secretary of Agriculture, formulates, directs, and supervises the execution of Forest Service policies, programs, and activities.

(c) Major Activities. The major activities of the Forest Service are as follows:

(1) Programs and Legislation. Includes general direction and supervision of program evaluation and special projects, and legislative reporting and liaison.

(2) Administration. Includes general direction and supervision of administrative management, budget and finance, administrative services, personnel management, information and education, Job Corps and other antipoverty program coordination and administration, integrating inspection, civil defense and

other emergency activities, coordination of civil rights activities, and General Accounting Office and Office of the Inspector General audits.

(3) Research. Includes general direction and supervision of research in timber; watershed, range, wildlife habitat, and recreation; forest protection; forest products and engineering; forest survey, forest products marketing, and forest economics; and Forest Service participation in International Forestry activities. (4) National Forest System. Includes general direction and supervision of timber management, range management, wildlife management, watershed management, minerals management, recreation, land use, land adjustments, land classification, engineering, and fire control.

(5) State and Private Forestry. Includes general direction and supervision of cooperative forest management, flood prevention and river basin programs, cooperative forest fire control, forest pest control, cooperative tree planting, naval stores program, and overall direction of Forest Service participation in rural areas development.

§ 200.2 Field organization.

(a) The field organization of the Forest Service consists of nine Regions, eight Forest and Range Experiment Stations, the Institute of Tropical Forestry, the Forest Products Laboratory, and two State and Private Forestry Area Offices.

(b) The field organization for the National Forest System is divided into nine Regions. A Regional Forester is responsible to the Chief for the activities assigned to his Region. Each Region is divided into National Forests, National Grasslands, and other areas administered by the Forest Service, with a Forest Supervisor responsible to the Regional Forester for the activities assigned to his unit. The National Forests and National Grasslands are divided into Ranger Districts with a District Ranger responsible to the Forest Supervisor for the activities assigned to his Ranger District.

(c) The field organization of the Forest Service for research activities comprises eight Forest and Range Experiment Stations, the Institute of Tropical Forestry, and the Forest Products Laboratory. A Director is responsible to the Chief for all research activities assigned to his unit.