California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Chapter 4 - Forest Practices
Subchapter 1 - Abbreviations and Definitions
Article 1 - Abbreviations and Definitions
Section 895 - Abbreviations Applicable Throughout Chapter

Universal Citation: 14 CA Code of Regs 895
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024

The following abbreviations are applicable throughout this chapter:

B & MBaseline and Meridian reference lines running in true EW and NS directions used in U.S. General Land Survey
CAAConfidential Archaeological Addendum
CALConfidential Archaeological Letter
CAL FIRECalifornia Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
CCRCalifornia Code of Regulations
CDFCalifornia Department of Forestry and Fire Protection or CAL FIRE
CDFWCalifornia Department of Fish and Wildlife (formerly DFG)
CEQACalifornia Environmental Quality Act (PRC § 21000 et seq.)
CGSCalifornia Geological Survey
cmCentimeter(s)
CMZChannel Migration Zone
d.b.h.The average diameter of a tree measured outside bark, at breast height, a point 4.5 feet (1.37m) above the average ground level
def.Definition
DFGCalifornia Department of Fish and Game
Etrue cardinal direction East
EIREnvironmental Impact Report as defined in Public Resources Code Section 21061
F&GCFish and Game Code
FPAZ'berg-Nejedly Forest Practice Act of 1973 and amendments thereto (Public Resources Code Section 4511 et seq.)
ft.foot or feet
GHGGreenhouse Gas
Gov. C.Government Code
HHumboldt (used in combination with B & M)
ha.hectare(s)
HCPHabitat Conservation Plan
in.inch or inches
LTOLicensed Timber Operator
mMeter or metres
MDMount Diablo (used in combination with B & M)
MTHPModified Timber Harvest Plan
MTHP-FHRModified Timber Harvesting Plan for Fuel Hazard Reduction
Ntrue cardinal direction North
NAHCNative American Heritage Commission
NMFSNational Marine Fisheries Service
NTMPmeans Nonindustrial Timber Management Plan
PRCPublic Resources Code
PTEIRmeans Program Timberland Environmental Impact Report.
PTHPmeans Program Timber Harvesting Plan
QMDQuadratic Mean Diameter
RRange: a row of townships, six miles in width, between two successive meridian lines of the U.S. General Land Survey
ref.Refer, reference
RMPRoad Management Plan
RPFRegistered Professional Forester
RWQCBRegional Water Quality Control Board
Strue cardinal direction South
SBSan Bernardino (used in combination with B & M)
Sec.Section
SODSudden Oak Death
SOESpotted Owl Expert
SWRCBState Water Resources Control Board
TTownship: a tier of ranges, six miles in length between two successive standard parallels as used in the U.S. General Land Survey
THPTimber Harvesting Plan
TPZTimberland preserve zone (Ref. Government Code Section 51100(g).)
TRPATahoe Regional Planning Agency
USFWSU. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
USGSUnited States Geological Survey
Wtrue cardinal direction West.
WFMPWorking Forest Management Plan
WHRCalifornia Wildlife Habitat Relationships System
WLPZWatercourse and Lake Protection Zone
WTLWatercourse Transition Line

1. New subchapter 1 (sections 895 and 895.1) filed 1-20-78 as an emergency; effective upon filing. Certificate of Compliance included (Register 78, No. 3).
2. Redesignation from chapter 2 (sections 895-1112, not consecutive) to chapter 4 (sections 895-1112, not consecutive) filed 5-19-78 as procedural and organizational; designated effective 7-6-78 (Register 78, No. 20).
3. Amendment of NOTE filed 2-21-79 as procedural and organizational; effective upon filing (Register 79, No. 9).
4. Change without regulatory effect filed 5-24-89 (Register 89, No. 23).
5. New provision on "WLPZ" filed 2-11-91; operative 3-13-91 (Register 91, No. 14).
6. Amendment of section adding "NTMP" filed 7-11-91; operative 8-12-91 (Register 91, No. 44).
7. Amendment adding definitions of "LTO," "MTHP" and "NAHC" filed 11-26-96; operative 1-1-97 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.5 (Register 96, No. 48).
8. Amendment adding definitions of "PTEIR" and "PTHP" and amendment of NOTE filed 11-26-96; operative 1-1-97 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.5 (Register 96, No. 48).
9. Amendment adding definitions "CAA," "CAL," and "USGS" filed 11-26-97; operative 1-1-98 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.5 (Register 97, No. 48).
10. Amendment adding definition of "RWQCB" filed 2-17-2000; operative 7-1-2000 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.5 (Register 2000, No. 7).
11. Editorial correction of HISTORY 10 (Register 2000, No. 22).
12. Amendment adding definitions of "CDF," "DFG," "HCP" and "NMFS" filed 5-31-2000; operative 7-1-2000 (Register 2000, No. 22).
13. New abbreviation for "Interim Watershed Mitigation Addendum" filed 7-15-2002; operative 1-1-2003 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.5 (Register 2002, No. 29).
14. Change without regulatory effect repealing abbreviation for "Interim Watershed Mitigation Addendum" filed 11-18-2003 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2003, No. 47).
15. New abbreviation for "California Wildlife Habitat Relationships System" filed 12-1-2003; operative 1-1-2004 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4551.5 (Register 2003, No. 49).
16. New abbreviation for "Tahoe Regional Planning Agency" filed 6-21-2005 as an emergency; operative 6-21-2005 (Register 2005, No. 25). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-19-2005 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
17. New abbreviation for "Tahoe Regional Planning Agency" refiled 10-13-2005 as an emergency; operative 10-13-2005 (Register 2005, No. 41). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 2-10-2006 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
18. New abbreviation for "Tahoe Regional Planning Agency" refiled 2-10-2006 as an emergency; operative 2-10-2006 (Register 2006, No. 6). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 6-12-2006 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
19. Reinstatement of section as it existed prior to 2-10-2006 emergency amendment by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(f) (Register 2006, No. 24).
20. New abbreviation for "Tahoe Regional Planning Agency" refiled 6-16-2006 as an emergency; operative 6-16-2006 (Register 2006, No. 24). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 10-16-2006 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
21. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-16-2006 order transmitted to OAL 9-7-2006 and filed 10-11-2006 (Register 2006, No. 41).
22. New abbreviation for "California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection" filed 7-9-2007 as an emergency; operative 7-9-2007 (Register 2007, No. 28). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 1-7-2008 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
23. New abbreviation for "Road Management Plan" filed 11-29-2007; operative 1-1-2008 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.5(a) (Register 2007, No. 48).
24. Change without regulatory effect amending definitions of "CDF" and "CEQA" filed 12-17-2008 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2008, No. 51).
25. New abbreviation for Spotted Owl Expert ("SOE") filed 11-25-2009; operative 1-1-2010 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.4 (Register 2009, No. 48).
26. New abbreviations of Channel Migration Zone ("CMZ"), Quadradic Mean Diameter ("QMD") and Watercourse Transition Line ("WTL") filed 12-1-2009; operative 1-1-2010 (Register 2009, No. 49).
27. Repeal of 7-9-2007 emergency amendment by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(f) (Register 2011, No. 6).
28. New abbreviations for "California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection" and "Sudden Oak Death" and amendment of NOTE filed 2-7-2011 as an emergency; operative 2-7-2011 (Register 2011, No. 6). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 8-8-2011 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
29. Editorial correction of HISTORY 28 (Register 2011, No. 20).
30. New abbreviation of "Modified Timber Harvesting Plan for Fuel Hazard Reduction" ("MTHP-FHR") filed 8-3-2011; operative 1-1-2012 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.5 (Register 2011, No. 31).
31. New abbreviations for "California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection" and "Sudden Oak Death" and amendment of NOTE refiled 8-8-2011 as an emergency; operative 8-8-2011 (Register 2011, No. 32). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-7-2011 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
32. Reinstatement of section as it existed prior to 2-7-2011 order by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(f) (Register 2012, No. 41).
33. New abbreviations for "California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection" and "Sudden Oak Death" and amendment of NOTE filed 11-6-2012; operative 1-1-2013 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.5(a) (Register 2012, No. 45).
34. Change without regulatory effect adding new definitions of "CDFW," "CGS," "SOD," "SWRCB" and "USFWS" filed 2-17-2017 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2017, No. 7).
35. Editorial correction of definition of "CDFW" (Register 2017, No. 13).
36. New abbreviation for "WFMP" filed 6-2-2017; operative 1-1-2018 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.5(a) (Register 2017, No. 22).
37. New abbreviation for Greenhouse Gas ("GHG") and amendment of NOTE filed 10-15-2018; operative 1-1-2019 pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4554.5(a) (Register 2018, No. 42).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 4551, 4551.5 and 21082, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 4511, 4512, 4512.5, 4513, 4521.3, 4523- 4525, 4525.3, 4525.5, 4525.7, 4526, 4526.5, 4527, 4527.5, 4528, 4551, 4551.5, 4552, 4582, 4597, 4750, 4750.3, 4750.4 and 21080.5, Public Resources Code.

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