California Code of Regulations › Title 14 - Natural Resources › Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection › Chapter 5 - Board of Forestry-Organization and Operation › Subchapter 3 - Board Actions Other than Rule Making Under the Z'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act › Section 1153 - Declaration of Categorical Exemptions

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
In accordance with Sections
					 15300-15329 of Title 14 of the
					 California Code of Regulations, and subject to the limitations and
					 qualifications on categorical exemptions set forth therein, the activities of
					 the Board which are categorically exempt from Division 13 of the Public
					 Resources Code include:
(a) Class 4:
				  Minor Alterations to Land. Class 4 consists of minor public or private
				  alterations in the condition of land, water, and/or vegetation which do not
				  involve removal of healthy, mature, scenic trees except for forestry and
				  agricultural purposes. Such actions may include, but are not limited to, the
				  actions under the authority of PRC §
										4291.
(b) Class 6: Information Collection. Class 6
				  consists of basic data collection, research, experimental management, and
				  resource evaluation activities which do not result in a serious or major
				  disturbance to an environmental resource, including but not limited to forest
				  surveys and soil erosion studies. These may be strictly for information
				  gathering purposes, or as part of a study leading to an action which a public
				  agency has not yet approved, adopted, or funded. Such actions may include, but
				  are not limited to, actions taken under PRC §§
										742-
				  745
				  and PRC §§
										4800-
				  4807
				  and approval of plans for the management of state forests in accordance with
				  PRC §
										4645.
(c) Classes 7 or 8: Actions by Regulatory
				  Agencies for Protection of Natural Resources or Protection of the Environment.
				  Class 7 consists of actions taken by regulatory agencies, as authorized by
				  state law or local ordinance, to assure the maintenance, restoration, or
				  enhancement of a natural resource where the regulatory process involves
				  procedures for protection of the environment, excluding construction
				  activities. Class 8 consists of actions taken by regulatory agencies, as
				  authorized by state or local ordinance, to assure the maintenance, restoration,
				  enhancement, or protection of the environment where the regulatory process
				  involves procedures for protection of the environment, excluding construction
				  activities and relaxation of standards allowing environmental degradation. Such
				  actions may include, but are not limited to:
(1) Establishment, dissolution, modification,
				  or regulation of hazardous fire areas in accordance with PRC Division 4, Part
				  2, Chapter 2 Hazardous Fire Areas (PRC §§
											4251-
				  4290.5).
(2) Establishment, modification, or
				  dissolution of zones of insect, disease, or animal infestation or infection in
				  accordance with PRC §
											4716
				  et seq.
(3) Approval of the State
				  Fire Plan in accordance with PRC §
											4114.
(4) Adoption of rules for the fire protection
				  system in accordance with PRC §
											4111.