As per Section 1.3 - Chilliwack Forest District First Annual List for 2012/2013 Decision Category Decision Delegated Decision Maker1 Consultation Level Consultation Period Comments/Pending Decisions ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS Allowable Annual Cut (AAC) at the Timber Supply Area Timber supply reviews for AAC Cut (AAC) determination Chief Forester 5 24 months total AAC Determination, Data Package and Timber Supply Analysis AAC AAC apportionment Minister Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations 5 30-60 days Tree Farm Licence (TFL) Management plan approval Deputy Chief Forester 3 21-30 days TFL Deletion of Crown land Minister Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations 5 30-60 days TFL TFL consolidation, and subdivision Minister Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations 3 21-30 days TFL TFL replacement Minister Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations 5 30-60 days TFL/ Forest Licence (FL) Licence transfer Minister Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations 3 21-30 days FL Forest forest licence (NRFL) Issuance Regional Executive Director 5 30-60 days Deciduous Licence Cheam, Skwah and Kwaw’kwaw’apilt FL Forest forest licence (NRFL) extension Regional Executive Director 3 21-30 days FL FL consolidation, and subdivision Regional Executive Director 3 21-30 days FL FL replacement Regional Executive Director 5 30-60 days A74688(Dorman) Replacement A75657 Probyn) Replacement A77464(Dorman) Replacement Community Forest Agreement (CFA) Timber supply reviews for AAC determination Regional Executive Director 5 60 days CFA CFA management plan approvals Regional Executive Director 5 30-60 days CFA CFA management plan amendments Regional Executive Director 3 21-30 days CFA Probationary CFA transition into a CFA Regional Executive Director 3 21-30 days CFA Boundary/Area amendment Regional Executive Director (legislation indicates DM or RED but currently it is the RED) 3 21-30 days
CFA/ Woodlot Licence (WL) Establishment and advertising of WL area. Establishment of CFA area District Manager 5 30-60 days WL Timber supply reviews for AAC determination District Manager 5 60 days WL WL plan approvals District Manager 5 30-60 days Est 1 WL WL plan amendments District Manager 3 21-30 days WL Boundary/Area amendment District Manager 3 21-30 days WL First Nations direct award of WL District Manager 5 30-60 days Est. 1 or 2 Timber Licence Licence to Cut(FLTC) Licence transfer Regional Executive Director 3 21-30 days TL Extension Regional Executive Director 5 30-60 days First Nation Woodland Licence (FNWL) FNWL through treaty or interim measures agreement Regional Executive Director 3 21-30 days Land Act Issue new Land Act Tenure over previously un-impacted site/submerged land generally related to forestry activities. Examples may include dryland sort and foreshore lease tenures Minister Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations or designate 5 30-60 days Land Act Land Act tenure amendments related to forestry activities. Examples may include dryland sort and foreshore lease tenures Minister Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations or designate 3 21-30 days Special Use Permits (SUP) Issue new permit over previously un-impacted site. Examples may include logging camps, log sorts, and log dumps District Manager 5 30-60 days Est. 1 or 2 SUP SUP amendment/ replacement/ issuance over previously developed site. Examples may include logging camps, log sorts, and log dumps District Manager 3 21-30 days Est. 5 Government Actions Regulation Orders (GARS) Generally GARS serve to protect lands from development District Manager 3 21-30 days Visuals Old Growth Management Areas (OGMA) Establishment of OGMA. OGMA serve to protect existing old growth stands from harvest or alternatively serve to recruit old growth from younger stands District Manager 2 n/a Up to 6 Landscape Units Recreation Sites and Trails (RST) The establishment of new interpretive forest sites, recreation sites and recreation trails and their objectives. (Section 56 FRPA) Sites and Trails BC Assistant Deputy Minister 3 21-30 days Est 1