TITLE 2 0 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION CHAPTER 2 AIR QUALITY (STATEWIDE) PART 65 SMOKE MANAGEMENT

20.2.65.1 ISSUING AGENCY: Envi ronm ent a l Im provem e nt B o ard. [20.2.65.1 NM AC - N, 12/ 31/ 03]

20.2.65.2 SCOPE : Al l geographi c areas wi th i n th e juri sdi c t i on of th e envi ronm ent a l i m provem e nt board. [20.2.65.2 NM AC - N, 12/ 31/ 03]

20.2.65.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY: Envi ronm ent a l Im provem e nt Act

, NM SA 1978, Subsect i on 74- 1-8(A) (4) and Air Quality Control Act, NMSA 1978, Sec tions 74-2-1 to -22, includi ng specifically, Subsections 74- 2-5(A), (B) and (C). [20.2.65.3 NM AC - N, 12/ 31/ 03]

20.2.65.4 DURATION: Perm anent. [20.2.65.4 NM AC - N, 12/ 31/ 03]

20.2.65.5 E FFE CT IVE DAT E : Decem ber 31, 2003, except where a later date is cited at the end of a

sect i on. [20.2.65.5 NM AC - N, 12/ 31/ 03] [The latest effective date of any sec tion in this part is Decem ber 31, 2003.]

20.2.65.6 OB JE CT IVE : Th e o b j ectiv e o f th is p a rt is to m a n a g e th e air q u a lity im p acts o f sm o k e fro m all sources of fi re. Thi s part does not preem pt

an y m o re st ri ngent cont rol s on burni ng provi ded i n : A. any ot her New M e xi co st at ut e or regul at i on or any l o cal l a w, ordi nance or regul at i on; or B. any l a wful l y i ssued rest ri ct i on on burni ng such as m a y be i ssued for wi l d fi re prevent i on. [20.2.65.6 NM AC - N, 12/ 31/ 03]

20.2.65.7 DE FINIT I ONS: In addi t i on t o t h e t e rm s defi ned i n 20.2.2 NM AC (defi n i t i ons), as used i n t h i s
p a rt: A. "alternatives to burning" m eans t r eat m e nt s em pl oy i ng m a nua l, m echanical, chem ical, or bi ol ogi cal m e thods t o m a nage veget a t i on or fuel l o ads or l a nd m a nagem e nt pract i ces th at tr eat veget a t i on (fuel ) without using fire; a treatm e nt or practi ce m a y only be considered an alternativ e if it has successfu lly been used to take the place of fire for at least three years; B. "burn project" m eans, i n prescri b ed burni ng or i n wi l d l a nd fi re use, a burn on an area t h at i s cont i guous and i s bei ng tr eat ed or m a nage d for th e sam e l a nd m a nagem e nt object i v es; C. "burner" m eans th at person who i s responsi b l e for a prescri b ed fi re project th at i s regul at ed under t h i s part ; D. "class I area" m eans all international parks, national wilderness areas that exceed 5,000 acres in area, national m e m o rial parks that exceed 5,000 acres in ar ea, and national park areas that exceed 6,000 acres in area and t h at exi s t e d on t h e dat e of enact m e nt of t h e C l ean Ai r Act am endm ent s of 1977; t h e ext e nt of t h e areas desi gnat e d as cl ass I shal l conform t o any changes i n t h e boundari es of such areas th at occurred subsequent t o th e dat e of t h e enact m e nt of th e C l ean Ai r Act am endm ent s of 1977 or 1990;
E. "emission reduction technique" m eans a strategy for controlli ng sm oke from prescri b ed fi res that m i nim i zes the am ount of sm oke output per unit of ar ea treated or other objective unit of accom p lishm ent; such strategy shall be used in conjunction with fire and shall not be a replacem en t for fire; for the purposes of this regul at i on, a t echni que used wi t h i n th ree y ears of a burni ng operat i on i s an em i ssi on reduct i on t echni que; i f th at

sam e technique replaces fire for thr ee years or m o re, the technique is c onsidered an alternative to burning;
F. "non-attainment area" m eans an area whi c h has been desi gnat e d under sect i on 107 of t h e federal Clean Air Act as nonattainm e nt fo r one or m o re of the national am bien t air quality standards by the federal envi ronm ent a l prot ect i on agency ; G. "part" m eans an air quality contro l regulation under Title 20, Chapter 2 of the New Mexico adm i ni st rat i v e code, unl ess ot herwi s e not ed , as adopt ed or am ended by th e board; H. "pile" m eans vegetative m a terials that have been relocated either by hand or m achinery and

20.2.65 NM AC 1heaped together;
I. "pile v o l ume" m eans a pile's gross volum e, including th e air space between solid constituents, as cal cul a t e d from t h e pi l e ' s overal l di m e nsi ons and shape;
J. "popul ati o n" m eans t h e t o t a l of i ndi vi dual s occupy i ng an area; l o cat i ons for i ndi vi dual s wi t h i n an area include, but are not lim ited to, ope n cam pgrounds, single fam ily dwellings, hos pitals, schools in use, villages, and open places of em ploym e nt; K. "prescribed fire" m eans any fi re i gni t e d by any person t o m eet speci fi c l a nd m a nagem e nt

o b

j ectiv es; fo r th e p u r p o s es o f th is p a rt, wild lan dfire u s e is co n s id eredp r escrib edfire; an y fire ig n itedin an air

curt ai n i n ci nerat o r i s not "prescri bed fi re" for purposes of th i s part ; L. "public notification" m eans any m e thod t h at comm uni cat es burn i n form at i on t o t h e burners, ai r
reg u l ato r s, th e lo cal fire au th o r ity, an dto th e g e n e ral p u b lic;
M. "SMP I" m eans burn project s t h at em i t l e ss t h an one t on per day of PM -10 em i ssi ons or burn l e ss
t h an 5,000 cubi c feet pi l e vol um e of veget a t i v e m a t e ri al per day ; N. "SMP II" m eans burn project s th at em i t great er th an or equal t o one t on of PM -10 em i ssi ons per day or great er t h an or equal t o 5,000 cubi c feet pi l e vol um e of veget a t i v e m a t e ri al per day ; O. "vegetative material" m eans unt reat ed wood and unt reat ed wood product s , i n cl udi ng t r ee st um ps (wh o l e o r ch ip p e d ) , trees, tree lim b s (wh o l e o r ch ip p e d ) , b a rk , sawdu s t, ch ip s, scrap s , slab s, m illin g s , sh av in g s , grass, grass cl i ppi ngs, l eaves, coni fer needl e s, bushes, shrubs, cl i ppi ngs from bushes and shrubs, and agri cul t u ral pl ant resi due; P. "venti l a ti on category" m eans that adjective describing the ventilation index conditions in term s of excel l e nt , very good, good, fai r , and poor; Q. "v entila tio n index " m eans an i ndex th at descri bes th e pot ent i a l for sm oke or other pol l u t a nt s t o

v e n tilate away fro m th eir so u r ce; R. "wildfire" m eans any unpl anned, non-struct ural fi re th at occurs on wi l d l a nd; S. "wildla nd" m eans an area i n whi c h devel opm ent i s essent i a l l y non-exi s t e nt , except for roads, railro a d s , p o w er lin es, an dsim ilar tran sp o r tatio n facilities; stru ctu r es if an y are wid e ly scattered ; T. "wildla nd fire use" m eans t h e m a nagem e nt of wi l d fi re, whi c h i s nat u ral l y i gni t e d (such as by lightning or volcanic eruption) fire, to accom p lish specific pre-stated re source objectives in predefined geographic areas, al so known as fi re use, wi l d fi re use, prescr i b ed nat u ral fi re, and fi re for resource benefi t

. [20.2.65.7 NM AC - N, 12/ 31/ 03]

20.2.65.8 to 20.2.65.99 [RESERVED]

20.2.65.100 APPL ICAB IL IT Y: A. Th is p a rt ap p lies to all u s ers o f p r escrib edfire th at: (1) exceeds ten acres in area or 1,000 cubic feet of pile volum e per day of vegetative m a terial; or (2) exceeds the daily burn area or pile volum e thresholds specified in Subsection A of 20.2.60.111
NM AC (open burni ng).
B. Thi s part al so appl i e s t o burn project s otherwi s e subject t o 20.2.60 NM AC (open burni ng) th at users of prescri b ed fi re vol unt ary choose t o regi st er wi th t h e depart m e nt under Subsect i on C of 20.2.65.102 NM AC or Subsect i on G of 20.2.65.103 NM AC

. C. In addi t i on, port i ons of t h i s part al so appl y t o th e l a nd m a nager or owner of property on whi c h a wildfire occurs. [20.2.65.100 NM AC - N, 12/ 31/ 03]

20.2.65.101 MATERIALS ALLOWED TO BE BURNED: On ly v e g e tativ e m a terial sh all b e b u rn e d

, with the following exceptions.
A. Au x iliary fu el o r in cen d i ary d e v i ces m a y b e u s edto ig n ite th e b u rn i n g au th o r izedb y th is sectio n , provi ded th at : (1) no oi l heavi e r th an no. 2 di esel shal l be used; and (2) no m o re than the m i nim u m am ount of auxiliary fuel necessary to com p lete the burn shall be used.
B. Pol y ethy l e ne sheet i ng m a y be burned wi th th e veget a t i v e m a t e ri al s, provi ded th at : (1) th e sheet i ng has been coveri ng pi l e d veget a t i v e m a t e ri al for at l east one m ont h pri o r t o burni ng; (2) the am ount of sheeting burned is no m o re than the m i nim u m necessary to cover the pile; (3) rem oval of th e sheet i ng before burni ng i s i m pract i cal ; and (4) the burner is able to provide evidence, such as purchase records or p ackage labeling, that the

20.2.65 NM AC 2sheet i ng i s pol y e t h y l ene and not som e ot her form of pl ast i c

. [20.2.65.101 NM AC - N, 12/ 31/ 03]

20.2.65.102 RE QUIRE M E N T S FOR SMP I: For any burn project of l e ss t h an one t on of PM -10 em i ssi ons per day or l e ss t h an 5,000 cubi c feet pi l e vol um e per day

, al l of th e fol l o wi ng requi rem e nt s shal l appl y

. A. The burner shall burn only under appropriate disp ersion conditions. In order to accom p lish this object i v e, th e burner shal l fol l o w one of th e tw o opt i ons bel o w. (1) Th e b u rn e r sh all: (a) ignite burns only during the hours from one hour after sunrise until one hour before sunset;

t h e burner m a y appl y for a wai v er of th i s requi rem e nt i n wri t i ng from th e depart m e nt no l a t e r th an tw o weeks pri o r
t o th e pl anned burn project ; th e burner shal l docum ent th e reasons for wai v er appl i cat i on on th e appropri a t e form provi ded by th e depart m e nt ; th e depart m e nt shal l not i f y th e burner no l a t e r th an one week pri o r t o th e pl anned burn project of whether th e wai v er i s grant e d or deni ed; th e de part m e nt shal l consi d er such waiver requests on a case-bycase basis; and (b) conduct burn projects at least 300 feet from any occupied dwelling, workplace, or place where peopl e congregat e, whi c h i s on property owned by , or under possessory control of, another person; th e burner

m a y ap p l y fo r a waiv er o f th is req u i rem e n t in writin g fro m th e d e p a rtm e n t n o later th an two week s p r io r to th e pl anned burn project ; t h e burner shal l docum ent th e reasons for wai v er appl i cat i on on th e appropri a t e form provi ded by th e depart m e nt ; th e depart m e nt shal l not i f y th e burner no l a t e r th an one week pri o r t o th e pl anned burn project of whet her t h e wai v er i s grant e d or deni ed; t h e depart m e nt sh all consider such waiver requests on a case-by-case basis;

or (2) th e b u rn e r sh all: (a) only burn during tim es when the ventila tion category is good or better; the burner m a y appl y for a wai v er of th i s requi rem e nt i n wri t i ng from th e depart m e nt no l a t e r t h an 10: 00 a.m

. one busi n ess day pri o r
t o th e pl anned burn project ; th e burner shal l docum ent th e reasons for wai v er appl i cat i on on th e appropri a t e form provi ded by th e depart m e nt ; th e depart m e nt shal l not i f y th e burner no l a t e r th an 3: 00 p.m

. one busi n ess day pri o r t o
th e pl anned burn project of whet her t h e wai v er i s grant e d or deni ed; t h e depart m e nt shal l consi d er such wai v er requests on a case-by-case basis; and (b) conduct vi sual m oni t o ri ng and shal l docum ent th e resul t s ; th e burner shal l m a i n t a i n records of those resul t s for a peri od of one y ear; for any burn project pl anned t o be conduct e d wi t h i n a one m i l e radi us of a popul at i on, th e depart m e nt m a y requi re th at th e burner not i f y th e depart m e nt no l a t e r th an tw o busi n ess day s pri o r t o the planned burn project so that the departm e nt m a y dete rm ine whether to conduct instru m e nt m onitoring in addition

t o vi sual m oni t o ri ng conduct e d by th e burner; t h e need for i n strum e nt m oni t o ri ng shal l be det e rm i n ed by th e depart m e nt on a case-by -case basi s. B. Th e b u rn e r sh all n o tify th e lo cal fire au th o r ity p r io r to ig n itin g a b u rn

. C. The burner shal l regi st er th e burn project wi th th e depart m e nt on a regi strat i on form provi ded by

th e depart m e nt no l a t e r th an 10: 00 a.m

. one busi n ess day pri o r t o th e pl anned i gni t i on of th e burn project . The depart m e nt shal l provi de th e burner wi th a regi strat i on num ber for th e burn project . Pri o r t o i gni t i ng th e burn project, if the burner has not received the registration num ber, the burner sha ll m a ke a good faith effort to contact

th e depart m e nt t o obt ai n th e regi strat i on num ber. For bur n project s l onger th an seven day s , th e burner shal l not i f y the departm e nt separately for each se ven days of burning to be conducted unde r that burn project registration. The burner shal l not burn m o re area or vol um e th an th e burne r has i n cl uded i n th e not i f i cat i on or regi strat i on. D. The burner shal l subm i t a com p l e t e d burn project tr acki ng form t o th e depart m e nt on a tr acki ng form provi ded by th e depart m e nt no l a t e r th an tw o weeks fol l o wi ng com p l e t i on of th e burn project

. E. For burn project s conduct e d wi th i n a one-m i l e radi us of a popul at i on, t h e fol l o wi ng requi rem e nt s shal l appl y i n addi t i on t o al l ot her requi re m e nt s i n t h i s sect i on (20.2.65.102 NM AC ): (1) th e burner shal l conduct vi sual m oni t o ri ng and docum ent th e resul t s ; and (2) th e burner shal l conduct publ i c not i f i cat i on of popul at i ons wi th i n a one-m i l e radi us of th e burn project no l a t e r t h an t w o day s pri o r t o , and no earl i e r t h an t h i r t y day s i n advance of, i gni t i ng a burn project

.

F. Th e b u rn e r sh all m a in tain all reco rd s o f actio n s p e rfo rm edp u r su an t to th e req u i rem e n t s o f th is

sect i on for a peri od of at l east one y ear. [20.2.65.102 NM AC - N, 12/ 31/ 03]

20.2.65.103 RE QUIRE M E N T S FOR SMP II: For any burn project wi t h em i ssi ons great er t h an or equal t o one t on of PM -10 em i ssi ons per day or great er th an or e qual t o 5,000 cubi c feet pi l e vol um e per day

, al l of th e fol l o wi ng requi rem e nt s shal l appl y

.

20.2.65 NM AC 3A. The burner shal l revi ew sm oke m a nagem e nt educa t i onal m a t e ri al suppl i e d by th e depart m e nt or

co m p lete an ap p r o v e dsm o k e m a n a g e m e n t train i n g p r o g r am p r io r to in itiatin g b u rn i n g

. B. Th e b u rn e r sh all co n s id er altern ativ es to b u r ni ng and shal l docum ent t h i s consi d erat i on and

rat i onal e for not usi ng al t e rnat i v es on t h e form provi ded by t h e depart m e nt

. C. The burner shall im plem ent at least one em i ssi on reduct i on t echni que and shal l docum ent th i s i m pl em ent a t i on on th e form s provi ded by th e depart m e nt . The burner m a y appl y for a wai v er of th i s requi rem e nt i n wri t i ng from th e depart m e nt no l a t e r th an tw o weeks pri o r t o th e pl anned burn project . The burner shal l docum ent
t h e reasons for wai v er appl i cat i on on t h e appropri a t e form provi ded by th e depart m e nt . The depart m e nt shal l not i f y th e burner no l a t e r th an 10: 00 a.m

. one week pri o r t o th e pl anned burn project of whether th e wai v er i s grant e d or deni ed. The depart m e nt shal l consi d er such wai v er reque st s on a case-by -case basi s, t a ki ng i n t o consi d erat i on th e criteria of efficiency, econom ics, law, em ission reduction opportunities, land m a nagem e nt objectives, and reduction

o f

v i sib ility im p act. D. The burner shall only burn during tim es when th e ventilation category is "good" or better. The burner m a y appl y for a wai v er of th i s requi rem e nt i n wri t i ng from th e depart m e nt no l a t e r th an 10: 00 a.m

. one busi n ess day pri o r t o th e pl anned burn. The burner sha l l docum ent t h e reasons for wai v er appl i cat i on on t h e appropri a t e form provi ded by th e depart m e nt . The depart m e nt shal l not i f y th e burner no l a t e r th an 3: 00 p.m

. one busi n ess day pri o r t o t h e pl anned burn of whet her t h e wai v er i s grant e d or deni ed. The depart m e nt shal l consi d er such waiver requests on a case-by-case basis.
E. The burner shal l conduct vi sual m oni t o ri ng and shal l docum ent th e resul t s

. F. Th e b u rn e r sh all n o tify th e lo cal fire au th o r ity p r io r to ig n itin g a b u rn

. G. The burner shal l regi st er a burn project wi th th e depart m e nt on form s provi ded by th e depart m e nt no l a t e r th an tw o weeks pri o r t o pl anned i gni t i on of th e burn.
H. The burner shal l not i f y th e depart m e nt of th e i n t e nt t o burn on a speci fi c dat e no l a t e r th an 10: 00

a.m

. one busi n ess day pri o r t o th e pl anned burn project . Th e not i f i cat i on m a y be m a de for up t o a seven-day advance period. The departm e nt shall notify the burner of the receipt of the notification by 11:00 a.m

. If the departm e nt has

not not i f i e d t h e burner by 11: 00 a.m ., t h e burner shal l m a ke a good fai th effort t o cont act th e depart m e nt t o veri fy that the departm e nt received the notif ication prior to igniting the burn. Th e burner shall not burn m o re area or vol um e t h an t h e burner has i n cl uded i n th e not i f i cat i on. The depart m e nt shal l not i f y th e burner no l a t e r th an 3: 00

p.m

. one busi n ess day pri o r t o th e burn project i f

a m odi fi cat i on of th e burn i s requi red.
I. The burner shal l com p l e t e and subm i t t o th e depa rt m e nt on a form provi ded by t h e depart m e nt a fi re act i v i t y tr acki ng form no l a t e r th an tw o weeks fol l o wi ng th e end of th e burn project

. J. For burns pl anned t o be conduct e d wi t h t h e wi nd bl owi ng t o ward a popul at i on, or wi t h i n a fi ft een

m ile radius of a population if wind direction is not considered, the follo wing requirem e nts shall apply in addition to al l other requi rem e nt s i n th i s sect i on (20.2.65.103 NM AC ). (1) The depart m e nt m a y requi re t h at t h e burner not i f y th e depart m e nt no l a t e r t h an t w o busi n ess day s pri o r t o th e pl anned burn so th at th e depart m e nt m a y det e rm i n e whether t o conduct i n strum e nt m oni t o ri ng i n addi t i on t o vi sual m oni t o ri ng conduct e d by t h e burner. The need for i n st rum e nt m oni t o ri ng shal l be det e rm i n ed by

t h e depart m e nt on a case-by -case basi s; and (2) The burner shal l conduct publ i c not i f i cat i on no l a t e r th an tw o day s pri o r t o , and no sooner th an t h i r t y day s i n advance of, i gni t i ng a burn.
K. Th e b u rn e r sh all m a in tain all reco rd s o f actio n s p e rfo rm edp u r su an t to th e req u i rem e n t s o f th is

sect i on for a peri od of at l east one y ear. [20.2.65.103 NM AC - N, 12/ 31/ 03]

20.2.65.104 WILDLAND FIRE USE: For wildland fire use exceeding ten acres in area, the following requi rem e nt s shal l appl y

. A. The burner shal l regi st er a burn project wi th th e depart m e nt on form s provi ded by th e depart m e nt no l a t e r t h an one busi n ess day fol l o wi ng t h e deci si on t o m a na ge a wi l d l a nd fi re use burn. The burner shal l not i f y t h e depart m e nt dai l y by 10: 00 a.m

. of th e st at us of t h e burn.
B. Th e b u rn e r sh all n o tify th e ap p r o p r iate au th o r ities o f th e d ecisio n to m a n a g e a wild lan dfire u s e burn. For burns wi th i n a fi ft een m i l e radi us of a popul at i on, t h e burner shal l conduct publ i c not i f i cat i on no l a t e r t h an one cal endar day of t h e deci si on t o m a nage t h e burn as a wi l d l a nd fi re use. C. The burner shal l conduct vi sual m oni t o ri ng and shal l docum ent th e resul t s

. D. Th e b u rn e r sh all co m p lete an dsu b m it to th e d e p a rtm e n t a fire activ ity track in g fo rm n o later th an
t w o weeks fol l o wi ng th e end of th e burn project

. E. Th e b u rn e r sh all m a in tain all reco rd s o f actio n s p e rfo rm edp u r su an t to th e req u i rem e n t s o f th is

20.2.65 NM AC 4sect i on for a peri od of at l east one y ear. [20.2.65.104 NM AC - N, 12/ 31/ 03]

20.2.65.105 WILDFIRE UNDER SUPPRESSION: The l a nd m a nager or owner of propert y on whi c h a wildfire exceeding 100 acres in area occurs shall com p lete and subm it to the depa rtm e nt a fire activity tracking form no l a t e r th an si x weeks or by Novem b er 1 of th at y ear, whi c hever i s earl i e r, fol l o wi ng th e cessat i on of fi re fi ght i ng activ ities o n th e wild fire. [20.2.65.105 NM AC - N, 12/ 31/ 03]

HIST ORY OF 20.2.65 NMAC: Pre-NMAC History: None.

Hi story of Repeal ed Materi al : [RESERVED]

Other History: [RESERVED]

20.2.65 NM AC 5