Primary Wood Using Mill Questionnaire - South

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Overview

Instructions
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Sheet 1: Instructions

Instructions for the "PRIMARY WOOD USING MILL QUESTIONNAIRE "
The following instructions are provided to help you fill out the accompanying TPO survey form. The TPO survey form (Primary Wood Using Mill Questionnaire) has been designed to determine the location, size, and composition of the primary wood-using mills in your State, the volume of roundwood harvested by product, species, and geographic location, and the volume and disposition of wood residues generated during primary processing for the calendar year indicated. Your cooperation completing this form for your mill will make the results of this survey comprehensive, accurate, and timely. All information is held in confidentiality and used only for statistical reports. No individual mill production data will be released. Your cooperation is greatly appreciated.
ROUNDWOOD is defines as any log, bolt, or other round section (including chips from roundwood) cut from trees for industrial or consumer use. This includes saw logs, veneer logs, cooperage logs and bolts, pilings, poles, posts, hewn ties, and various other round, split, or hewn products.
Page 1 --Section 1. Mill Information (This page only needs to be completed once per mill location.)
* Fill in the Business/Company name and mailing address. Also record the name and phone number of the owner, manager, or person that can be contacted if there are any questions concerning the information on the survey form.
* Record the address of the actual mill location if different from the business/company mailing address.
* Record the name of the County in which the mill is located. If Latitude and Longitude of mill location are available, they may be entered.
* If the mill is part of a larger, Parent company, record the Parent company name and address.
* Check the box under "Mill Type" that indicates the type of roundwood received at the mill for processing. If the mill processes more than one type of roundwood, complete a separate form for each.
* Check the box if no wood was received at this mill location during the survey year. If no wood was received, no further information is needed. Please return the form in the enclosed envelope.
* Check the box indicating the mill status during the survey year. Indicate if the mill is a portable mill and provide number of production employees and the year that mill was established.
* Check the appropriate box to indicate if in-wood chips and/or tops and limb wood was received and used for boiler/hog fuel
* If you want the mill name and address to be withheld from "Regional/Statewide Industry" directories please check the appropriate box.
* Check the "YES" box to be to notified about the report resulting from this study.
Page 2 -- SECTION 2. Raw Material (logs/roundwood) Received and Processes at this mill in [year]
(This page should be completed for each 'Type of Roundwood Processed' in section 2.1)
* Check the box under "Type of Roundwood Processed" that indicates the type of roundwood received at the mill for processing. If the mill processes more than one type of roundwood, complete a separate form for each.
Instructions Section 2 -- continued
* Enter the total volume of roundwood received at the mill for the 'Type of Roundwood Processed' checked in Section 2.1, the unit of measure for softwood and hardwood, and the average log length and top diameter of logs processed at the mill. If the Unit of Measure is a weight measurement, please indicate the conversion factor the mill uses for pounds per board foot or cord.
* If you exported any unprocessed volume out of the U.S., please provide the type of roundwood exported, volume of each species group (softwood and hardwood), unit of measure, average log length and average top diameter.
* If you answered yes to question 1.6 (page 1, in-wood chips question), please provide the volume received during the survey year.
* If you exported finished products from received raw materials processed in [year], please check the box and provide the estimated percentage of finished product exported.
* Provide volume of products produced from raw material processed in [year].
Page 3 -- Section 2 continued
* Enter the amount or percent of each species group processed at the mill for the Raw Material (Logs/Roundwood) checked in Section 2.1.
	** Break out the amount/percent by Roundwood, Whole tree chips or In-woods-chips (WTC), and peeled roundwood or peeled and chipped. Enter "W" after the amount/percentage of wood that is whole tree chips or in-woods-chips. Enter "P" after the amount/percentage that is peeled or peeled and chipped.
	** Across the columns at the top of the table, enter the State and county, and foreign Country that the Raw Material (Logs/Roundwood) came from.
	** Then, fill in the table entering the amount or percent of each species that came from each county. If the species is not listed, enter it into the last three rows labeled "Other".
	** If you need more space, please duplicate this form.
* Provide similar origin information for logs/roundwood exported. If procurement of logs/roundwood exported is same as that reported on section 2.4a, please indicate by checking the box.
Section 3. Mill Equipment in Use
* Check the mill equipment found at the mill and used in the processing of logs/roundwood
Page 4 -- Section 4 . Mill Residue and Mill Residue Use for [year]
** (This page should be completed for each 'Type of Roundwood Processed' in section 2.1.)
* Select the type of raw material processed (same as page 2, section 2.1)
* From the list, select each type of residue produced at this mill and provide the volume produced during [year] by species group (softwood and hardwood) with corresponding unit of measure.
* If whole logs or short sections were chipped at the mill but not processed as a primary product, please indicate if the volume from these chipped logs or sections is included in the volume reported in section 2.1a.
* Enter the percent for each type of "USE OF MILL RESIDUE" applicable, by the type of mill residue, and Softwoods and Hardwoods.

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Sheet 2: FrontPage

Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Form Approved

Southern Research Station

OMB 0596-0010

Phone Number: (865) 862-2000; Fax: (865) 862-0262

Expires: ---------

4700 Old Kingston Pike

Knoxville, TN 37919

PRIMARY WOOD USING MILL QUESTIONNAIRE

(state), (year)

The objective of this survey is to collect and compile quantities and types of logs received by primary wood processing mills, and the disposal of mill residues resulting from the manufacturing or processing of wood products. While you are not required to respond, your cooperation is needed to make the results of the survey comprehensive, accurate, and timely.

Please provide information as complete and accurate as possible. If complete records are not available, please give your best estimates. If some question do not apply to your operation, please skip and continue to the form’s next item.

In the volume reported, please do not include logs or bolts sold or transferred to another primary processing plant.

INDIVIDUAL MILL INFORMATION WILL BE HELD EXTRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL WITH ONLY INDUSTRY DATA SUMMARIZED AT COUNTY AND STATE LEVELS AVAILABLE.

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.

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Sheet 3: Page 1

PRIMARY WOOD USING MILL QUESTIONNAIRE

(state), (year)

Section 1-Mill Information

1.1 Mill Name

Mailing address

(Street)

(City)

(State and Zip code)

(Phone)

(Fax)

(Company's e-mail)

Mill/Company's Website

Company Name (if different from Mill Name)

Company mailing address (if different from Mill)

(Street)

(City)

(State, Zip code)

1.2 Mill's physical location (if different from mailing address)

Physical address

(Street)

(City)

(State and Zip code)

County of mill

Latitude

Longitude

1.3 Contact information

Contact's name and title

(Contact's phone )

(Fax)

(Contact's e-mail)

1.4 Mill Type- check one (If more than one mill type at this site, please complete a separate survey form for each mill type)

Samill

industrial fuelwood/Biomass/Energy plant

Veneer mill

Pole mill

Composite panel/ Engineered wood product mill

Post mill

House/Cabin log mill

Piling mill

Miscellaneous/Other (specify)________________

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Check the box if no raw material (logs/roundwood) was processed at this mill during calendar year [Survey_Year] and return the form. No further information is needed.

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1.5 Mill status (check)

New

Active

Idle

Closed/Out of business

Dismantled

Is this a portable mill?

YES

NO

Number of employees: __________ Year mill established: __________

1.6 During calendar year [Survey_Year]

YES

NO

Was in-woods chips, whole-tree chips &/or tops and limbwood received and used for boiler/hog fuel?

Would you like to omit the mill information from "Regional/Statewide Industry" Directories

Would you like to receive a copy of the report resulting from this study

Official Use Only:

Interviewers Name and Title

Phone

Date of Interview

Interview type:

mail

phone

personal contact

e-mail

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Sheet 4: Page 2

Section 2 - Raw Material (Logs/Roundwood) Received and Processed at this Mill, [YEAR]

COMPLETE SECTION 2 FOR EACH TYPE OF RAW MATERIAL (Logs/Roundwood) RECEIVED AND PROCESSED.

2.1a Please check the type of Raw Material (Logs/Roundwood) Received and Processed (check one)

Amount(1)

Average Log Length (feet)

Average Top Diameter (inches)

Roundwood type

Unit of measure(2)

Softwood

Hardwood

Saw logs

Veneer/plywood logs

Pulp mill logs/ chipped roundwood

Composite panel/engineered wood prod

Bioenergy/fuelwood

House/cabin logs

Pilings

Poles

Posts

Miscellaneous (specify)

(1) Include wood from foreign countries. If logs are received in more than one unit of measure, please indicate the volume in each unit.

2.1b Provide only if you exported any unprocessed roundwood volume out of U.S.

Amount

Unit of measure(2)

Average Log Length (feet)

Average Top Diameter (inches)

Roundwood type exported

Softwood

Hardwood

Saw logs

Veneer/plywood logs

Pulp mill logs/ chipped roundwood

Other (specify) ______________________

(2) Please provide the log rule used for each species group from the unit of measures provided below. Also, specify if reporting board feet (BF) or thousand board feet (MBF).

Units of Measure: Doyle; Scribner Decimal C; Scribner; Thousand Cubic Feet; Lumber Tally; International 1/4 inch rule; Standard Cord; Green tons

*** If Unit of measure is a weight, please provide the appropriate conversion factor

Species group

Pounds per MBF

Pounds per cord

Softwood

Hardwood

2.2 If you answered yes to the in-wood chips question (page 1, item 1.6), please provide the volume received in [year ]

Origin of byproduct

Boiler/hog fuel volume

State or foreign country

State code (For office use)

Softwood

Hardwood

Check the unit of Measure used (only one)

Dry tons

Green tons

Thousand cu. ft.

Other (specify):

Check the box if you export finished product out of the Country

% of finished product exported out of the Country:

Section 2.3 -- Volume of product produced from Raw Material (Logs/Roundwood) Processed in [year].

**Required when information for section 2.1a not provided-- Please enter amount of mill product produced in (year) from each type of RAW MATERIAL (Logs/roundwood) by softwoods and hardwoods.

Softwoods

Hardwoods

Product (ex lumber, posts, etc.)

Amount

Product Unit of Measure

Percent Dressed/Planed

Amount

Product Unit of Measure

Percent Dressed/Planed

(from list)

(If sawn prod.)

(from list)

(If sawn prod.)

Products Unit of Measure:

Lumber Tally (MBF), Square feet, Pieces, Thousand tons of pulp, Other (specify above)

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Section 2 continued…

2.4a. Enter AMOUNT/PERCENTof Raw Material (Logs/Roundwood) Received and Processed by Species Group and Origin

(For amounts/volumes that come into the mill as whole tree chips or peeled or flail de-barked logs or chips- Enter a "W" after the amount/volume for whole tree chips. For peeled, or flail debarked roundwood or chips, enter a "P" after the amount/volume.)

** Please complete the matrix to the best of your knowledge. If you don't know the exact origin, please give approximate values for the top counties within the mill's procurement zone **

Amount or Percentage received by spp

Provide county name as column headings below. If out of state or foreign origin please specify state or country.(3)

Total All Counties

Species Group Name

Cedars

100%

Cypress

100%

Loblolly-Shortleaf pine

100%

Longleaf-Slash pine

100%

White pine

100%

Other:

100%

Unclassifd softwoods

100%

Ash

100%

Black cherry

100%

Black walnut

100%

Hickory

100%

Maple - Hard maple

100%

Maple - Soft maple

100%

Oak - Red oak

100%

Oak - White oak

100%

Sweetgum

100%

Sycamore

100%

Tupelo/black gum

100%

Yellow-poplar

100%

Other:

100%

Unclassifd hardwoods

100%

Total All Spp Volumes OR 100%

(3) If drawing from more than 11 areas, please make copies of the above form (section 2.4 table) and attach additional county draw information

2.4b Logs/Roundwood exports out of U.S. If you reported volume of exported Roundwood/Logs on previous page (section 2.1b) please provide the county draw for exported logs. . Attach additional pages as needed.

** If roundwood draw percentages are same as reported above, please check the box and leave this section blank

Roundwood/Logs origin

Species group

State

County

Amount

volume or %?

Section 3 - Check type of equipment in use.

Resaw

Headsaw

Other

Other (continued)

Band saw

Band saw - Twin

Slab chipper

Chip Canter

Band saw

Horizontal

Band saw - Single

Chipper

Post/Pole Peeler

Band saw

Vertical

Band saw - Quad

Planer

Shaving machine

Band saw

Gang

Band saw - Other__________

Edger

Hammer mill

Circular saw

Circular saw - Carriage

Debarker

Firewood Processor

Circular saw

Horizontal

Circular saw - Scragg

Sliced veneer equipmt

Wood-fired boiler

Circular saw

Vertical

Circular saw - Over-under

Peeled veneer equipmt

Optimizer equipmt

Circular saw

Gang

Chipping saw-Chip-n-saw

Dry kiln

Machine stress-rtng

Splitter

Chipping saw-Side chipping

Treating equipment

Other: __________________

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Sheet 6: Page 4

Section 4 - MILL RESIDUE and MILL RESIDUE USE for (year)
NOTE: COMPLETE A SEPARATE SECTION 4 FOR EACH TYPE OF RAW MATERIAL CHECKED IN SECTION 2.1, UNLESS IT IS EXPORTED OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
4.1. TYPE OF Raw Material (logs/roundwood) processed (check one). From page 2 section 2.1
Saw logs		Bioenergy/Fuelwood				House/ cabin logs
Veneer/plywood logs		Pilings				Miscellaneous (Specify: __________________ )
Pulpwood	Poles
Composite panel		Posts
4.2. Please enter the amount of mill residue produced by this mill.
			Softwood		Hardwood		Unit of Measure (example: green tons, dry tons, thousand cubic feet, etc.)
Type of Residue
Bark
Coarse (chips, slabs, edgings, trims, cores, etc.)
Fine - Shavings (Planer or Lathe)
Fine - Sawdust
Whole logs or short sections chipped or not processed as mills primary product
4.3. If whole logs or short sections were chipped or not processed as mills primary product, did you include this volume on Page 2, Section 2.1a?							_____ Yes _____No
4.4. Disposal of mill residues
Please enter percentage of softwood and hardwood by residue type for each applicable "USE OF MILL RESIDUE" listed.
	BARK		COARSE (chips, slabs, edgings, trims, cores, etc.)		FINE				WHOLE LOGS/SHORT SECTIONS
					Shavings (Planer or Lathe)		Sawdust
	Softwood	Hardwood	Softwood	Hardwood	Softwood	Hardwood	Softwood	Hardwood	Softwood	Hardwood
USE OF MILL RESIDUE:	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%	%
Manufacture of fiber/composite products
Small dimension and other sawn products
Charcoal or chemical wood
Industrial fuel at this plant (on-site)
Industrial fuel at other plants
Bio-energy pellets
Other Bio-energy products(biodiesel,etc)
Residential fuelwood
Mulch/Soil additive (includes biochar)
Animal bedding
Other misc. uses- please specify: _______________
NOT USED (land fill, burned, etc.)
TOTAL	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%