Halverson Land Surveying offers the services of a Certified Federal Surveyor (CFedS) when survey work is needed on the public survey system, federal lands and on Indian trust lands.
A Certified Federal Surveyor (CFedS) is authorized to prepare certain portions of boundary evidence documentation using procedures detailed in Departmental Manual, 303 DM 7, Standards for Indian Trust Lands Boundary Evidence, as guidance.
This includes the preparation of certain portions of the following boundary evidence documents:
- Land Description Review Certificate (LDR)
- Chain of Survey Certificate (COS)
- Certificate of Inspection and Possession (CIP)
- Boundary Assurance Certificate (BAC)
These documents each provide a portion of the total boundary assurance process and are not discretionary. The signature of the appropriate Chief Cadastral Surveyor, on the LDR, COS, CIP and BAC certificates, affirms an opinion and not a record of decision of the United States Government. When a Federal agency, Tribe, or trust beneficiary requests a Federal authority survey, they may approach the completion of the survey using one of two methods: 1) They may choose to have BLM Cadastral Survey conduct the entire process, or 2) enter into an agreement with a CFedS to provide the commercial activities portion and BLM Cadastral Survey for the remaining portion.
Other services performed by a CFedS
Federal Rights-of-Way and properties adjoining
- Public Land Survey System (PLSS)
- Complex Riparian Boundaries
- Federal Boundary Standards
- Records Research and Analysis
- Corner Evidence Evaluation
- Restoration of Lost Corners
- Cadastral Surveys
To discuss how utilizing a CFedS may benefit your project, please contact Halverson Land Surveying.
