Alaska Administrative Code › Title 11 - Natural Resources › Part 6 - Lands › Chapter 95 - Forest Resources and Practices › Article 1 - Introductory and Notification Provisions › 11 AAC 95.220 - Detailed plan of operation

Current through May 31, 2024
(a) Before
				  beginning an operation on forest land, the operator shall file a detailed plan
				  of operations with the state forester at the area office of the division with
				  jurisdiction over the geographic area in which the operations will occur. A
				  detailed plan of operations must be submitted on a form provided by the
				  division and must include the following information:
(1) subject to the requirements of (b) of
				  this section, the name, address, and approving signatures of the forest
				  landowner, timber owner, and operator;
(2) a 1:63,360 scale USGS quadrangle map
				  showing the area of operation and suitable for black and white duplication on
				  8-
1
/
2
by 11-inch paper;
(3) four copies of a map at a scale providing
				  the most detail available showing the proposed operation, including unit
				  boundaries;
(4) the dates that the
				  operation is expected to begin and end;
(5) the following surface water information:
(A) the location and, if applicable, the
				  classification according to
				  11 AAC 95.265, of known surface
				  waters that abut or are within harvest units;
(B) the approximate location of proposed
				  stream crossings; a stream crossing must be designed and constructed in
				  accordance with
				  11 AAC 95.300 and
				  11 AAC 95.305;
(C) the approximate location of stream
				  crossings requiring approval by the Department of Fish and Game under
				  AS
				  16.05.871;
(D) the approximate location of surface
				  waters for which the operator requests the deputy commissioner determine or
				  verify the presence of fish by a field inspection; and
(E) within harvest units along Type II-A and
				  II-B water bodies, the location of outer bends subject to erosion;
(6) the boundaries of cutting
				  units, harvest techniques, and, where known, the yarding techniques and
				  location of landings;
(7) the
				  following roading information:
(A) the
				  approximate location of a mainline or spur road and whether the road is
				  intended to be permanent or temporary;
(B) any road to be closed in accordance with
				  11 AAC 95.320 during the period of
				  operation;
(C) where known and
				  consistent with
				  11 AAC 95.285(b),
				  any known road to be located in a riparian area for a reason other than a water
				  crossing; and
(D) in Regions II and
				  III, where known, the approximate location of any winter road intended to be
				  used for more than one winter;
(8) to the extent known, the approximate
				  location of a material extraction site as provided for in
				  11 AAC 95.325;
(9) the following slope information for areas
				  that are located in cutting units or are traversed by roads:
(A) any known unstable area; for the purposes
				  of identifying unstable areas under this subparagraph, the operator shall
				  consider sites with slopes generally in excess of 50 percent gradient, where
				  one or more of the following indicators exist:
(i) landslide scars;
(ii) jack-strawed trees;
(iii) gullied or dissected slopes;
(iv) a high density of streams or zero-order
				  basins; in this sub-subparagraph, "zero-order basin" means a source basin for a
				  headwater stream;
(v) evidence of
				  soil creep;
(B) slope
				  gradient greater than 67 percent; and
(C) where known, the site-specific erosion
				  prevention measures developed under
				  11 AAC 95.290(a);
(10) reforestation and site preparation
				  methods;
(11) repealed
				  6/8/2007;
(12) the location of log
				  transfer and sort yard facilities;
(13) where applicable, measures to be taken
				  for control of insect infestation or disease outbreak;
(14) any requests for variation from riparian
				  standards, or as known, any other request for variation from standards under
				  11 AAC 95.235 or
				  11 AAC 95.240; requests for
				  variation from riparian standards under
				  11 AAC 95.235 must include the
				  following information:
(A) in Region I,
(i) a map at 1:12,000 scale or finer that
				  clearly shows the anadromous fish water body and the approximate location of
				  the requested, numbered trees;
(ii)
				  a list of requested trees giving the species, DBH, and distance to ordinary
				  high water mark (OHWM) of each tree;
(iii) length of reach along which the
				  variation trees are requested;
(iv)
				  the surface water body classification type and average channel width of the
				  reach along which the variation trees are requested;
(v) the number of stems 12 inches DBH or
				  greater in the riparian retention area of the reach along which the variation
				  trees are requested; and
(vi) the
				  percentage of stems 12 inches DBH or greater within the reach for which any
				  variation is sought that the operator is requesting to harvest, and that were
				  harvested under a prior variation request, if any;
(B) in Regions II and III,
(i) a map at 1:12,000 scale or finer that
				  clearly shows the anadromous or high value resident fish water body and the
				  approximate location of the requested trees;
(ii) length of reach along which the
				  variation trees are requested;
(iii) the surface water body classification
				  type and average channel width of the reach along which the variation trees are
				  requested;
(iv) a description of
				  the species and the DBH range of the trees requested for harvesting;
(v) the minimum distance from OHWM to the
				  proposed variation harvest; and
(vi) the percentage of trees nine inches DBH
				  or greater within the reach for which any variation is sought that the operator
				  is requesting to harvest, and that were harvested under a prior variation
				  request, if any;
(15) the sum total of new road construction;
				  and
(16) a summary of the detailed
				  plan of operation submitted on a summary form provided by the division.
The depicted Plan of Operations Summary shall be
					 accompanied by a map 8-
1/2
" x 11" in size fairly
					 describing the site of operation and the general locale of the operating
					 site.