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 6.95 - Working Forest Management Plan Administration
Section 1094.24 - Report of Minor Deviations

(a) "Minor deviations" means any change, minor in scope, in a Plan which can reasonably be presumed not to make a significant change in the conduct of timber operations and which can reasonably be expected not to significantly adversely affect timberland productivity or values relating to soil, water quality, watershed, wildlife, fisheries, range and forage, recreation, and aesthetic enjoyment or to result in a violation of the applicable water quality control plan.

(b) Minor deviations may be undertaken by the person who submitted the WFMP or Working Forest Harvest Notice without submission of a minor deviation to the Plan and shall be reported immediately in writing to the Director. Actions described in 14 CCR § 1094.23 which are normally presumed to be substantial deviations may, in a given instance, be a minor deviation. Actions listed as substantial deviations in 14 CCR § 1094.23, but considered to be minor deviation by the submitter(s), may be undertaken only if the person who submitted the Plan or the Designated Agent submits the proposed deviation in writing to the Director for review and receives approval. Approval shall be given if the Director determines that the proposed minor deviation conforms to the standards provided in 14 CCR § 1094.24(a). The Director shall have five (5) working days to act on the application. If the Director or the representative of the Director does not act within five (5) working days of receipt of such a deviation, timber operations may commence pursuant to such minor deviation.

(c) Newly adopted Board Rules may be incorporated into an approved WFMP through a minor deviation.