New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 3 - FORESTRY
Subchapter 5 - FOREST STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM
Section 7:3-5.14 - Plan conversions

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 7:3-5.14

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024

(a) An owner may, in accordance with this section, convert a Federal guidelines plan or woodland management plan to a forest stewardship plan that meets the requirements of this subchapter, provided that the plan has not expired and the owner has managed the property's stands in compliance with that plan since its date of approval.

(b) The owner shall prepare a plan conversion in consultation with an Approved Forester and submit it for review in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:3-5.9.

(c) A plan conversion shall:

1. State that the owner wants to convert a Federal guidelines plan or woodland management plan to a forest stewardship plan;

2. Provide a new title page that meets the requirements at N.J.A.C. 7:3-5.3(a)1 through 6 and additionally includes:
i. The start date and end date of the plan period. These shall be the same as the start and end dates of the plan being converted to a forest stewardship plan, except that the length of the plan period for the converted plan may not exceed 10 years;

ii. Space for the New Jersey Forest Service to record the date the plan conversion was received for review, the date of the notice of approval of the conversion, and the ID number assigned by the New Jersey Forest Service; and

iii. Certifications in accordance with N.J.A.C. 7:3-5.3(c) signed and dated by the owner and the Approved Forester;

3. Provide, to the extent not already included in the Federal guidelines plan or woodland management plan, all of the information required at N.J.A.C. 7:3-5.2(a) for a forest stewardship plan. If the Federal guidelines plan or woodland management plan provides all the information required for any section of the plan, a statement to that effect shall be included; and

4. If the owner, in addition to providing the information necessary for conversion of a plan, is seeking approval of any amendment to the plan, include a statement to that effect and explain the reason for each change, and for each change provide the information required to be included in a plan amendment pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:3-5.12(d)3 and 4.

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