Common use of Accountability Clause in Contracts

Accountability. When Scaling is performed away from Contract Area, products shall be accounted for in accordance with Forest Service written instructions or an Accountability Agreement between Forest Service and Contractor and as follows: (a) Contractor shall plainly mark or otherwise identify products prior to hauling in accordance with G.8.4.2; (b) Forest Service shall issue removal receipts to Contractor; (c) Contractor shall assign a competent individual at the landing to complete removal receipts and attach them to each load of products removed from Contract Area; (d) Removal receipts shall be returned to Forest Service at periodic intervals; (e) When products are in transit, the truck driver shall possess or display removal receipt and show it upon re- quest as evidence of authority to move products; (f) The scaler’s portion of removal receipt shall be surrendered at point of Scaling, the unloading point, or as re- quested by Forest Service; and (g) Contractor shall notify Forest Service of lost or off-loaded logs and their location within 12 hours of such loss. Contractor shall not place products in storage for deferred Scaling until an accountability system has been agreed to in writing for a stated period.

Accountability. When Scaling is performed per- formed away from Contract Area, products shall be accounted ac- counted for in accordance with Forest Service written instructions or an Accountability Agreement between Forest Service and Contractor and as follows:follows:‌‌‌ (a) Contractor shall plainly mark or otherwise identify iden- tify products prior to hauling in accordance with G.8.4.2;B6.842;‌‌ (b) Forest Service shall issue removal receipts to Contractor; (c) Contractor shall assign a competent individual at the landing to complete removal receipts and attach them to each load of products removed from Contract Area;Area;‌‌‌‌ (d) Removal receipts shall be returned to Forest Service at periodic intervals;intervals;‌ (e) When products are in transit, the truck driver shall possess or display removal receipt and show it upon re- quest request as evidence of authority to move products;prod- ucts;‌‌ (f) The scaler’s portion of removal receipt shall be surrendered at point of Scaling, the unloading point, or as re- quested requested by Forest Service; andand‌ (g) Contractor shall notify Forest Service of lost or off-loaded logs and their location within 12 hours of such loss. Contractor shall not place products in storage for deferred Scaling until an accountability system has been agreed to in writing for a stated period.