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NEZ PERCE RESERVATION AIR QUALITY PERMIT: FORESTRY BURN

INSTRUCTIONS, TERMS & CONDITIONS

A forestry burn is the burning of vegetative debris from a forestry or silvicultural activity that is necessary for disease or pest control, reduction of ire hazard, reforestation or ecosystem management. Agricultural, small and large open burns require a different permit. Fireighter trainings require a large open burn permit. Permit applicants are responsible for following all instructions, terms and conditions regarding forestry burning within the exterior boundaries of the 1863 Nez Perce Reservation. After sending in the Air Quality Permit Application (pages 3-4) and receiving approval to burn, THIS SIGNED SHEET IS YOUR PERMIT (pages 1-2). Keep it available and provide it upon request to the Nez Perce Tribe or U.S. EPA inspectors. 40 CFR 49.134 Forestry and Silvicultural Burning Permits

INSTRUcTIONS

Step 1. Complete permit application, pages 3-4.

Step 2. Submit completed permit application to the Nez Perce Tribe (NPT) Air Quality Program at least one business day prior to the proposed burn date. Nez Perce Reservation Forestry Burn Permits cost $0 per permit. Fees must be paid to the NPT Air Quality Program prior to burning.

Step 3. Call 208-843-9381 or 800-720-4089 to request to burn no later than 2:00 PM prior to the day of the desired burn. Applicants should leave a message providing the following information:

a.Name and phone number

b.Burn name(s) or number(s)

c.Date of requested burn

d.Duration of burn if longer than one day

e.Type and size of burn (Forestry burn & number of acres or piles)

f.Special considerations, if any (canyon rim, near highway, near a town)

NOTE: Calling by 2:00 PM does not guarantee a next day burn approval.

Step 4. Applicants must call 208-843-9381 or 800-720-4089 between 3:30 PM and 4:30 PM prior to the day of the desired burn or between 9:00 AM and 10:00 AM the day of the desired burn to ind out if they have been approved. Burners must speak directly to an Air Quality staff person and receive approval prior to conducting the burn. If you leave a message, your call will be returned. Approvals given the day before the desired burn are considered preliminary and are subject to Step 5.

Burn approvals will consider:

a.The current and projected air quality conditions

b.Proximity to sensitive areas (near towns, schools, roads, canyons rims)

c.The order of burn requests received from applicants (“irst come, irst served” basis)

d.Applicant’s record of compliance

e.Other relevant factors

Step 5. If the preliminary burn decision changes due to poor air quality and/or updated forecast information, the NPT Air Quality Program will call applicant by 9:00 AM the day of the burn.

Step 6. As a condition of this permit, within 24 hours after the burn, you must contact the NPT Air Quality Program with your post burn report. You should provide the following information:

a.Name

b.Date of the burn

c.Start and end times of the burn

d.The size of any remaining unburned material (if the burn was not completed)

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TERMS AND cONDITIONS

1.This permit is part of a federal air quality program administered by the Nez Perce Tribe to control emissions of air pollutants and manage smoke for air quality purposes. These rules apply to any person within the exterior boundaries of the 1863 Nez Perce Indian Reservation.

2.Smoke impacts on public roads, schools, daycares, medical facilities, elder homes and other sensitive people or areas must be prevented as a condition of this permit. Applicants must have laggers stationed for burns that could potentially impact roadways.

3.Applicants must be reachable by phone or other means of communication during the burn. If needed, the NPT or EPA will notify the applicant to discontinue lighting immediately.

NOTE: The NPT Air Quality Program considers the following factors in the decision to shut down burning:

a.Wind speed, direction, or sudden shifts

b.Extended or high levels of smoke in the area

c.Proximity of smoke to canyon rims, roadways, towns, houses, businesses, and sensitive populations

d.Other relevant factors

4.Applicants are responsible for compliance with any applicable burn safety requirements and must also obtain applicable ire safety permits. Contact your local ire district or sheriff’s ofice for ire safety permit information.

5.Forestry Burning is not permitted during burn bans or air pollution episodes, or when the NPT or EPA determines that burning will cause an adverse impact to air quality.

6.The following materials are prohibited:

Paper, paper products, or cardboard more than necessary to start a ire unless it is produced at a single-family residence or residential site with four or fewer housing units; garbage; dead animals or parts of dead animals; junked motor vehicles or any materials resulting from a salvage operation; tires or rubber materials or products; plastics, plastic products, or styrofoam; asphalt or asphaltic material (rooing); tar, tarpaper, petroleum products, or paints; lumber

or timbers treated with preservatives; construction or demolition waste; pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, or other chemicals; insulated wire, batteries, or light bulbs; mercury containing materials (thermometers, computers); asbestos or asbestos-containing materials; pathogenic or hazardous wastes; or any material that makes dark smoke or noxious fumes other than vegetative materials.

7.Burning must be conducted in compliance with 40 CFR 49.131 General Open Burning and 49.134 Forestry and Silvicultural Burning Permits.

8.Burning conducted without permission from the NPT ERWM Air Quality Program and/or failure to follow the FARR permit procedures, terms and conditions are violations of the FARR and the federal Clean Air Act and are subject to penalties up to $37,500 per day of violation.

The public reporting and recordkeeping burden for this collection of information is estimated to average one hour per response. Send comments on the Agency’s need for this information, the accuracy of the provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods for minimizing respondent burden, including through the use of automated collection techniques to the Director, Collection Strategies Division, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (2822T), 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20460. Include the OMB control number in any correspondence. Do not send the completed form to this address.

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	United States Environmental Protection Agency	Nez Perce Tribe
		ERWM - Air Quality Program
	Federal Air Rules for Reservations
		P.O. Box 365, 109 Lolo Street,
	Region 10, OAWT 107
		Lapwai, ID 83540
	1200 6th Ave, Ste. 900, Seattle, WA 98101	Phone: 208-843-9381
	Hotline: 800-424-4EPA, Fax: 206-553-0110	800-720-4089
	www.epa.gov/r10earth/FARR.htm	Fax: 208-843-7411
		www.nezperce.org

NEZ PERCE RESERVATION AIR QUALITY PERMIT APPLICATION : FORESTRY BURN

Complete this application and submit it at least one business day prior to the proposed burn date. Submit completed permit application to: Nez Perce Tribe, ERWM - Air Quality Program, P.O. Box 365, 109 Lolo Street, Lapwai, Idaho 83540 Phone: 800-720-4089 or 208-843-9381 Fax: 208-843-7411

Contact Information

1. Applicant Name

2. Date

3. Physical Address

4. Primary Phone

5. Mailing Address (if different from above)

6. Additional Phone

7. City, State, Zip Code

8. Fax

9. Landowner Name (if different from above)

10. County of Burn

11. Person Conducting the Burn (if different from applicant)

12. Phone of Person Conducting the Burn

(if different from applicant)

Description of Burn Location(s): You may attach an approved burn plan. If one is available, please reference

the page numbers where the requested information can be located.

13.

14.

15.

16.

17.

18. Fuel Type/

19. Fuel Size:

20.

21.

22.

Burn

Township

Range

Section

County

Method:

A. 0 to 3 inches in

Number

Average

Elevation

Number

I

Hand Pile

of Acres

Size of Each

(in feet)

diameter

II

Machine Pile

B. 3 inches or larger

or Piles

Pile:

a. Skidder/Dozer

in diameter

(indicate

(Length

b. Excavator

type that

x Width x

III Broadcast Burn

If both A & B

applies)

Height in

IV Windrow Burn

apply, estimate %

feet)

V

Other (Specify)

of each

Example:

35N

1W

7

Nez

II a

A= 70%

10 piles

20ft x 20ft

4,300 ft

1

Perce

B=30%

x 15ft

EPA Form 7630-2 THIS IS YOUR APPLICATION: Return to the Nez Perce Tribe Air Quality Program pg 3 of 4