Or. Admin. Code § 629-607-0250

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024

Section 629-607-0250 - Notification Requirements

(1) Small forestland owners as defined in OAR 629-607-0200 shall submit:

(a) A notification of operation not less than 15 days prior to the expected start date of the operation; and

(b) Include other required information not less than 15 days prior to the expected start date of the operation as otherwise required in OAR 629-605-0150.

(2) If the State Forester requests additional documentation, the small forestland owner shall provide the requested information for review before the notification will be considered complete.

(3) At the time of notification, small forestland owners conducting operations around or adjacent to protected streams and associated riparian management areas shall indicate their intention of implementing:

(a) The standard practice;

(b) The small forestland owner minimum option;

(c) The forest conservation tax credit option; or

(d) An option exclusively available for significantly disproportionately impacted parcels, as described in OAR 629-607-0100.

(4) Small forestland owners exercising a small forestland owner minimum option shall submit a written plan with the notification consistent with the requirements in OAR 629-605-0170, and which also includes the following information:

(a) Classification of the applicable stream;

(b) Accounts for the horizontal lineal feet of riparian area adjacent to, or inside the operation area; and

(c) Specifies as to whether the riparian measurements given are for one or both sides of the riparian management area.

(5) Small forestland owners shall submit a road condition assessment when filing a notification, in lieu of the forest road inventory and assessment (OAR 629-625-0920), for operations that result in using a road to haul timber. The road condition assessment shall include all roads in the parcel, defined in OAR 629-600-0100, where the harvest is planned. Notifications for operations not resulting in timber hauling do not require a road condition assessment to be completed.

(6) Small forestland owners intending to exercise an option exclusively available for significantly disproportionately impacted parcels, as described in OAR 629-607-0100, must submit for approval a forest management plan demonstrating the parcel is "significanlty disproportionately impacted" as defined in OAR 629-600-0100.

(7) The State Forester must review the small forestland owner notification during the 15-day waiting period. The department will provide notice to the small forestland owner if:

(a) Additional information is required from the small forestland owner;

(b) The small forestland owner preferred minimum option is not available; or

(c) There are protected resources present or other considerations to ensure compliance.

(8) Upon completion of an operation, a small forestland owner shall provide notice and reportable details consistent with requirements in OAR 629-605-0150. Notification to State Forester - When, Where and How; OAR 629-605-0170 Statutory Written Plans; OAR 629-605-0140 Notification to the State Forester - Types of Operation. If a small forestland owner conducts a timber harvest under the provisions of OAR 629-643-0140(4) Small Forestland Owner Minimum Option Vegetation Retention Prescription Requirements, they must report to the State Forester within 90 days.

Or. Admin. Code § 629-607-0250

DOF 7-2022, adopt filed 11/21/2022, effective 1/1/2024; DOF 1-2024, amend filed 01/03/2024, effective 1/3/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 527.710, Section 2(1), Chapter 33, Oregon Laws 2022 & Section 20, Chapter 33, Oregon Laws 2022

Statutes/Other Implemented: Section 2(2), Chapter 33, Oregon Laws 2022 & Section 16(5), Chapter 33, Oregon Laws 2022