California Code of Regulations
Title 14 - Natural Resources
Division 1.5 - Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
Chapter 4 - Forest Practices
Subchapter 7 - Administration
Article 6.75 - Sustained Yield Plan
Section 1091.45 - Sustained Timber Production Assessment
Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) Consistent with the protection of soil, water, air, fish and wildlife resources a SYP shall clearly demonstrate how the submitter will achieve maximum sustained production of high quality timber products While Giving Consideration to regional economic vitality and employment at planned harvest levels during the planning horizon. The average annual projected harvest over any rolling 10-year period, or over appropriately longer time periods for ownerships which Project harvesting at intervals less frequently than once every 10 years, shall not exceed the long-term Sustained Yield estimate for a SYP submitter's ownership.
(b) Where a SYP is based upon data on file with the Director, such data shall be updated every 10 years. Proprietary information shall be treated consistent with PRC § 21160.
(c) Each sustained timber production assessment shall include:
(d) The use of Spreadsheet Assisted Resource Analysis (SARA) planning model, Cooperative Redwood Yield Project Timber Output Simulator (CRYPTOS), and California Conifer Timber Output Simulator (CACTOS) growth models and WHR types are encouraged in order to aid in the Departmental review.
1. New
section filed 1-7-94; operative 3-1-94 (Register 94, No. 1).
2.
Amendment of subsection (c)(4) filed 11-7-96; operative 1-1-97 (Register 96,
No. 45).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed
10-31-2017 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2017, No. 44).
Note: Authority cited: Sections 4551 and 4561, Public Resources Code. Reference: Sections 4551.5, 4561, 21003 and 21068.5, Public Resources Code.