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 2 - Timber Harvesting Plan › Section 1037.3 - Agency and Public Review

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Upon receipt of the filed Plan in
					 accordance with
					 14 CCR
					 §
												1037, the Director shall place it, or
					 a true copy thereof, in a file available for public inspection, and shall
					 transmit a copy to the CDFW, the appropriate RWQCB, the CGS, the Department of
					 Parks and Recreation, the county planning agency and, if the areas are within
					 their jurisdiction, to the California Tahoe Regional Planning Agency and the
					 California Coastal Commission.
(b)
					 The Director shall also transmit a copy of any specific Plan to any Person who
					 has made a written request therefor.
(c) The Department shall bill such Persons
					 for the cost of providing such copies and such monies shall be paid to the
					 Department.
(d) The Director shall
					 invite written comments, and will consider these comments. All comments
					 regarding Plans shall be in writing and shall be addressed to the Director at
					 the appropriate CAL FIRE Review Team Office where the Plan is filed. Comments
					 from reviewing public agencies shall be considered based on the comments'
					 substance, and specificity, and in relation to the commenting agencies' area(s)
					 of expertise and statutory mandate, as well as the level of documentation,
					 explanation or other support provided with the comments.
(e) Any Substantial Deviation in the Plan or
					 the inclusion of "Significant New Information" (as described in
					 14 CCR
					 §
												895.1), made during the Director's
					 review of the Plan shall require recirculation as described in this section and
					 reopening or extending the public comment period for a minimum of thirty (30)
					 days.
(f) The Director shall take
					 the following steps when "Significant New Information" is added to the Plan
					 during the course of Plan review or during the Director's Determination period.
(1) When significant changes are limited to a
					 few sections or portions of the Plan, the Department need only recirculate the
					 sections or portions that have been modified.
(2) When significant changes are not limited
					 to a few sections of the Plan, the Department shall recirculate the entire
					 Plan.
(3) The Department shall
					 prepare a letter of recirculation which shall include:
(A) A brief description of the proposed
					 Project and its location. Such information shall include:
1. The Plan number and County.
2. The names of the Timberland owner and the
					 Plan Submitter.
3. The location of
					 the Plan area by county, section, township, and range.
4. The name of the nearest major Watercourse
					 or CAL Watershed ID.
5. The acres
					 proposed to be harvested.
6. The
					 Silvicultural Systems to be used.
(B) A summary of changes made to the Plan and
					 a brief description of "Significant New Information" contained in the
					 Plan.
(C) Clarification as to
					 whether the entire Plan or only those recirculated portions of the Plan are
					 open for public comment.
(D) The
					 starting and ending dates for the review period during which public comments
					 will be received.
(E) The date,
					 time, and place of any scheduled public meetings when known by the lead agency
					 at the time of notice.
(F) The
					 address where copies of the Plan record is available for public
					 review.
(4) The letter of
					 recirculation shall be sent to all review team members; any agency, Person, or
					 organization that commented on the Plan; and all landowners who received a
					 Notice of Intent (or Preparation).
(5) The Department need only respond to:
(A) Comments received during the initial
					 circulation period that relate to sections or portions of the Plan that were
					 not revised and recirculated, and;
(B) Comments received during the
					 recirculation period that relate to the sections or portions of the Plan that
					 were revised and recirculated.
(6) The Department shall include with the
					 notice of submissions, a notice of recirculation pursuant to
					 14 CCR
					 §
													1032.9.