California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 4 - Forest Practices › Subchapter 7 - Administration › Article 6.5 - Nonindustrial Timber Management Plan Administration › Section 1090.5 - Contents of NTMP

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
The Plan shall serve three functions:
(1) to provide information the Director needs
					 to determine whether the proposed NTMP conforms to the Rules of the
					 Board;
(2) to provide information
					 and direction for timber management so it complies with the Rules of the Board
					 and the management objectives of the landowner; and
(3) to disclose the potential Effects of
					 timber management to the public. For the Plan to serve these functions, it
					 shall, as a minimum, contain the following information:
(a) Name, address, and telephone number of
					 the timberland owner(s) and designated agent if one is required.
(b) Name, address, and telephone number of
					 the Timber Owner(s) (If different).
(c) Name, address, telephone number, and
					 registration number of RPF who prepared the Plan.
(d) The District and Subdistrict (if any) in
					 which the NTMP is located.
(e) A
					 description of the Plan area within which Timber Operations are to be
					 conducted. The description shall include the following:
(1) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Quadrangle
					 name(s) and date(s),
(2) Township,
					 range, and section number(s),
(3)
					 County name(s),
(4) CALWATER 2.2
					 Planning Watershed number(s), and
(5) Approximate acreage.
(f) A description of present and proposed
					 Plan area uses other than timber production.
(g) A description by management units(s) of
					 the timber stand characteristics including Species composition, age classes,
					 projected growth, present Stocking level, present volume per acre, size class
					 distribution, stand management history, and potential pest or protection
					 problems. The description shall provide the basis for the information
					 provided.
(h) A description by
					 management unit(s) of the proposed management objectives, including a
					 discussion of projected timber volumes and sizes available for timber
					 harvesting.
(i) A description by
					 management unit(s) of proposed activities to achieve the management objectives.
					 This must include
(1) Projected frequencies
					 of harvest,
(2) Silvicultural
					 prescriptions for harvesting,
(3)
					 Type of Yarding systems to be used for each area,
(4) Anticipated interim management activities
					 which may result in rule compliance questions (i.e. Erosion Control
					 maintenance).
(j) The
					 period of time over which growth will be balanced with harvest.
(k) A description of any cultural or
					 historical resources known to exist with a description of possible impacts and
					 protection methods to be used during Timber Operations.
(l) Whether a Timberland conversion
					 certificate is in effect, its date of expiration, and its identification
					 number.
(m) Whether a timber
					 harvesting Plan is on file with the Department for any part of the Plan area
					 and if a report of satisfactory stocking has been issued by the Department
					 (show Plan number).
(n) Information
					 on the presence and protection of any known key habitat or individuals of any
					 threatened or endangered plant or animal species that are listed in CDFW
					 inventories prepared pursuant to the F&GC or any Sensitive Species as
					 designated by the Board in these Rules.
(o) A description of potential impacts and
					 protections for the quality and Beneficial Uses of waters within Watercourses,
					 Lakes, Wet Meadows and Other Wet Areas.
(p) A description of soils, surface erosion
					 hazard, mass wasting erosion hazard, and Erosion Control measures.
(q) A description of the existing and
					 proposed road system to be used in implementation of the NTMP.
(r) A description of how the Site Preparation
					 standards and Stocking Standards will be met.
(s) A description of the proposed Yarding
					 methods including protection of residual trees, watercourse crossings,
					 operation on Unstable Areas.
(t) A
					 description of slash treatment for Site Preparation, fire protection and pest
					 protection consideration.
(u) A
					 description of the Cumulative Impacts analysis with supporting information,
					 including impact of projected harvesting over the life of the Plan.
(v) A copy of the forest practice regulations
					 in effect at the time of submission.
(w) On a USGS quadrangle or equivalent
					 topographical map of a scale not less than two (2") inches to the mile, the
					 following information shall be clearly provided. Additional maps may be
					 required to show specific details, and may be planimetric. Color coding shall
					 not be used. A legend shall be included indicating the meaning of the symbols
					 used. See the District Rules for the appropriate minimum mapping acreages.
(1) Boundaries of management Plan(s) and
					 management unit(s).
(2) Boundaries
					 of Regeneration Methods, Intermediate Treatments, special Harvesting Methods,
					 and Alternative Prescriptions that are to be applied.
(3) Boundaries of Yarding (logging) systems,
					 if more than one system is to be used.
(4) Location of all roads to be used for, or
					 potentially impacted by, Timber Operations. This shall include:
(A) The classification of all roads as
					 permanent, seasonal, temporary, or proposed for Abandonment.
(B) Roads and Landings located in
					 Watercourses, Lakes, WLPZs, marshes, Wet Meadows and Other Wet Areas, other
					 than at road watercourse crossings.
(C) Roads that provide access to rock pits
					 and water drafting sites, and the location of water drafting sites.
(D) Public Roads within one-quarter (
					 ¼ ) mile of the Harvest Area.
(E) The location of Significant Existing or
					 Potential Erosion Sites on all roads and Landings pursuant to
					 14 CCR
					 §
															923.1(e).
(F) Constructed and Reconstructed Logging
					 Road grades greater than fifteen (15) percent for over two hundred (200)
					 continuous feet or Logging Road grades exceeding twenty (20) percent.
(G) Logging Roads across and Landings on
					 Unstable Areas or Connected Headwall Swales.
(H) Excess Material disposal sites on slopes
					 grater than forty (40) percent or on active Unstable Areas.
(I) Logging Roads and Landings across slopes
					 greater than sixty-five (65) percent for one hundred (100) lineal feet or
					 more.
(J) Logging Roads and
					 Landings across slopes greater then fifty (50) percent for one hundred (100)
					 lineal feet or more within one hundred (100) feet of the boundary of a
					 WLPZ.
(K) New Logging Road
					 crossings.
(L) Logging Road
					 crossings to be abandoned.
(5) Probable location of proposed and
					 existing Landings in the Watercourse and Lake Protection Zone, and Landings
					 outside the zone that are greater than one-quarter ( ¼ ) acre in size or
					 whose construction involves substantial excavation.
(6) Road Failures on existing roads to be
					 reconstructed.
(7) Location of all
					 existing and proposed Permanent Watercourse Crossing Drainage Structures and
					 temporary crossings on Class I and II Watercourses on roads; if a permanent
					 culvert is involved, its minimum Diameter shall be provided.
(8) Location of area(s) of high or extreme
					 Erosion Hazard Rating.
(9) Location
					 of all Watercourses with Class I, II, III, or IV waters.
(10) Location of known Unstable or Slide
					 Areas.
(11) Location of
					 understocked areas and other areas not normally bearing timber to at least a
					 twenty (20) acre minimum, or as specified in the District Rules.
(12) Location of boundaries of timber-site
					 classes needed for determination of Stocking Standards to be applied, down to
					 at least a ten (10) acre minimum or as specified in the District
					 Rules.
(13) Location of Unique
					 Areas including, Coastal Commission Special Treatment Areas or any Special
					 Treatment Area.
(14) A soils
					 map.
(15) The location of main
					 ridge tops on the Logging Area suitable for fire suppression efforts that will
					 require felling of Snags.
(16)
					 Location of Late Successional Forest Stands.
(17) Boundaries of any areas where Tractor
					 Operations are proposed for use on areas designated for Cable
					 Yarding.
(x) Any
					 additional information that is submitted on separate pages shall be clearly
					 marked "Plan addendum" and shall bear the date on which it was
					 prepared.
(y) Explanation and
					 justification for, and specific measures to be used for, Tractor Operations on
					 Unstable Areas, on slopes over sixty-five (65) percent, and on areas where
					 slopes average over fifty (50) percent and the EHR is high or
					 extreme.
(z) Explanation and
					 justification for Tractor Operations in areas designated for Cable
					 Yarding.
(aa) A Winter Period
					 operating plan where appropriate.
(bb) Explanation and justification for use of
					 Watercourse, marshes, Wet Meadows and Other Wet Areas as Landings, roads, or
					 skid trails.
(cc) Explanation and
					 justification of any in-lieu or alternative practices for Watercourse and Lake
					 Protection Zones.
(dd) Explanation
					 of alternatives to standard Rules for harvesting and Erosion Control.
(ee) Explanation and justification for
					 Landings that exceed the maximum size specified in the Rules.
(ff) Any other information required by the
					 Rules or the Act to be included in the Plan. The District Rules provide for
					 exceptions and alternatives to standard requirements that require inclusion of
					 information in the NTMP.
(gg) On a
					 map complying with
					 14 CCR
					 §
													1090.5(w), the
					 locations and classifications of Logging Roads, Logging Road watercourse
					 crossings, and Landings to be abandoned or deactivated shall be
					 shown.
(hh) A certification by the
					 RPF preparing the Plan that they, or a designee personally inspected the
					 area.