California Administrative Code

Class 10 consists of loans made by the Department of Veterans Affairs under the Veterans Farm and Home Purchase Act of 1943, mortgages for the purchase of existing structures where the loan will not be used for new construction and the purchase of such mortgages by financial inst…

Class 13 consists of the acquisition of lands for fish and wildlife conservation purposes including (a) preservation of fish and wildlife habitat, (b) establishing ecological reserves under Fish and Game Code Section 1580, and (c) preserving access to public lands and waters wher…

Class 15 consists of the division of property in urbanized areas zoned for residential, commercial, or industrial use into four or fewer parcels when the division is in conformance with the General Plan and zoning, no variances or exceptions are required, all services and access …

Class 16 consists of the acquisition, sale, or other transfer of land in order to establish a park where the land is in a natural condition or contains historical or archaeological resources and either: (a) The management plan for the park has not been prepared, or (b) The manage…

Class 18 consists of the designation wilderness areas under the California Wilderness System.

“Greenhouse gas” or “greenhouse gases” includes but is not limited to: carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride.

Class 29 consists of the installation of cogeneration equipment with a capacity of 50 megawatts or less at existing facilities meeting the conditions described in this section. (a) At existing industrial facilities, the installation of cogeneration facilities will be exempt where…

I. ROUTE OF ENTRY Inhalation. II. TOXICOLOGY Clinical evidence of adverse effects associated with exposure to EtO is present in the form of increased incidence of cancer in laboratory animals (leukemia, stomach, brain), mutation in offspring in animals, and resorptions and sponta…

Class 30 consists of any minor cleanup actions taken to prevent, minimize, stabilize, mitigate, or eliminate the release or threat of release of a hazardous waste or substance which are small or medium removal actions costing $1 million or less. (a) No cleanup action shall be sub…

Class 31 consists of projects limited to maintenance, repair, stabilization, rehabilitation, restoration, preservation, conservation or reconstruction of historical resources in a manner consistent with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Prope…

The Director shall inspect the project: (a) Whenever the landowner submits a Project Completion Report; (b) Whenever a participant requests to change the terms or conditions of a cost sharing agreement; (c) Before disbursing any cost sharing payments or requesting any refunds upo…

“Environment” means the physical conditions which exist within the area which will be affected by a proposed project including land, air, water, minerals, flora, fauna, ambient noise, and objects of historic or aesthetic significance. The area involved shall be the area in which …

“Lead agency” means the public agency which has the principal responsibility for carrying out or approving a project. The lead agency will decide whether an EIR or negative declaration will be required for the project and will cause the document to be prepared. Criteria for deter…

“Local agency” means any public agency other than a state agency, board, or commission. Local agency includes but is not limited to cities, counties, charter cities and counties, districts, school districts, special districts, redevelopment agencies, local agency formation commis…

NOTE: The adopting agency has requested its conflict-of-interest code be incorporated by reference into the CCR. The full text of the regulations is available to the public for review or purchase at cost at the following locations: RESOURCES AGENCY 1416 NINTH STREET, ROOM 1311 SA…

(a) “Substantial evidence” as used in these guidelines means enough relevant information and reasonable inferences from this information that a fair argument can be made to support a conclusion, even though other conclusions might also be reached. Whether a fair argument can be m…

“Urbanized area” means a central city or a group of contiguous cities with a population of 50,000 or more, together with adjacent densely populated areas having a population density of at least 1,000 persons per square mile. A lead agency shall determine whether a particular area…

(a) The Department shall solicit concept proposals on its website from interested applicants when grant funding is available. In its request for concept proposals, the Department shall identify priority project types for the funding opportunity as provided in section 1546.3, any …

(a) Each applicant invited to submit a full application shall submit an application and proposal which shall, at a minimum, include the following information: (1) Name of applicant and preferred email or mail address or other preferred contact information. (2) Project description…

(a) Applications that meet the requirements of this Chapter shall be reviewed by a review committee of experts on ecology, forest resilience, climate change, tribal traditional ecological knowledge or other relevant qualifications based on the nature of the funding available and …

The terms and conditions of a Grant shall be set forth in a Grant Agreement entered into by the Department and the Grantee. A Grantee has the sole responsibility for the fiscal management of Grant funds, project-specific recordkeeping and reporting, performance of the Project, an…

Every application shall provide sufficient information to enable the Director to verify the parcel's eligibility for the Program and to understand the conservation objectives and the parcel's environmental value or potential to protect forest and aquatic resources. Landowners pro…

The Director shall develop priority lists of proposed projects by ranking all filed applications. The Director may establish separate priority lists for proposed projects that qualify for special funds available for distribution. (a) The following criteria shall guide the Directo…

Agreements setting forth the conditions under which an urban forestry project grant is made shall conform to applicable federal and state laws and administrative regulations adopted pursuant thereto. The agreement shall also state that the Director may inspect the project area at…

Within ten days of the receipt of notice that the application has been denied pursuant to 14 CAC 1555, the applicant may request that the Director personally reconsider his/her decision of rejection. The request shall identify the applicant and the proposed project, and shall bri…

If the Director finds that the decision to reject the application conforms to these guidelines and the Act, the Director shall uphold the decision. If the Director finds that the decision to reject the application does not conform to these guidelines or the Act, the Director may …

The following abbreviations apply throughout the Chapter. APCD means Air Pollution Control District APCO means Air Pollution Control Officer CAC California Administrative Code CEQA California Environmental Quality Act of 1970, as amended, and administrative regulations pertaining…

PRC Section Containing Ref. Def. The definitions set forth in this section and the definitions contained in Sections 4104 and 4464 of the Public Resources Code are applicable to this chapter. PRC Sec. Containing Ref. Def. “Act” means the provisions of Chapter 525, Statutes of 198…

No activities shall be permitted in wet meadows, marshes, and other wet areas unless such activities are forest land conservation practices or fish and wildlife habitat improvement practices, and necessary measures to minimize damage from these practices have been implemented.

The applicant shall assure that all chemicals used for site preparation and follow-up work shall be applied in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

(a) Each project plan shall include a Smoke Management Plan. The Plan shall make provisions to prevent the significant deterioration of air quality through prescribed burning and to direct smoke away from smoke sensitive areas. (b) The Plan shall follow the guideline and checklis…

Applicants whose projects were on the list of ranked applications submitted to the USFS pursuant to Section 1573.4 but did not receive funding shall be notified. Non-funded and partially funded applications will automatically be considered for the next cycle of funding unless the…

The Director shall send to each approved applicant a Preliminary Purchase Agreement outlining what, in general, is to be purchased and the tasks to be completed, and stating that the specific terms will not be known until the appraisal is complete (if the project is not a donated…

Applicants whose projects are fully funded (i.e., funds allocated to the project sufficient to satisfy the landowner's “asking” price, but not in excess of the appraised value) must complete their project within two years of the state receiving grant funds for their project and w…

The Director shall not disburse any funds until: (a) The applicant agrees that any conservation easement acquired shall be used by the applicant only for the purposes for which the funds were requested. (b) The conservation easement meets the following minimum standards: (1) Rest…

It is the policy of the Office of Planning and Research that these regulations implement the principles, objectives and criteria for the designation of a lead agency specified in the State Guidelines.

Words used in these regulations, unless otherwise defined, shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the State Guidelines. In addition, the following definitions not contained in the State Guidelines are used: (a) State Guidelines means the Guidelines for Implementation of the C…

In the event a dispute arises between two or more public agencies as to which agency shall be a “lead agency” pursuant to the State Guidelines, the following procedures and criteria shall apply.

The designation shall be in writing and it shall be published in the California EIR Monitor and made available to all public agencies involved in the dispute and to all interested persons. The designation shall name the lead agency and it shall include findings upon which the des…

A seal may be used by a registrant. It shall be of the design shown here and shall not be less than one and one-half (1 ½ )inches in diameter.

The presiding officer at the hearing shall be the Director or any other person designated by the Director.

Presentations shall be to the point, shall be as brief as possible and shall assume that OPR is familiar with the dispute from reading the statement of contentions.

(a) The power and discretion conferred by law upon the Board to receive and file accusations; issue notices of hearings, statements to respondent and statements of issues; receive and file notices of defense; determine the time and place of hearings under Section 11508 of the Gov…

(a) The application fee for each application is due at the time of filing the application with the Office of Planning and Research. (b) Application fees must be submitted by a check made out to the Office of Planning and Research. Application fees must be submitted to 1400 10th S…

Housing development project applicants that meet the criteria set forth at Section 21180, subdivision (b)(4) of the Public Resources Code, are exempt from the fee set forth in section 16100 of this chapter.

(a) Applications for registration as a professional forester or as a certified specialist shall be: (1) Filed on a form prescribed by the Board. (2) Filed at the Sacramento office of the Board, and accompanied by the required application fee. (3) Subscribed and certified to “unde…

(a) The applicant shall be informed in writing by the Executive Officer, within 90 days of receipt of the application, whether such application is complete and accepted for filing or is deficient and what specific information is required. The Examining Committee may, at a later t…

In the absence of special circumstances, the Board shall consider an application abandoned when: (a) The applicant fails to submit a registration fee or specialty fee within sixty (60) days of the date of the letter of acceptance for registration or certification. (b) The applica…

(a) Pacific Herring Buyer's Permit. A holder of a current fish receiver's license must obtain a separate permit to buy Pacific Herring or Herring Eggs on Kelp (HEOK) for commercial purposes. After approval of form Herring Buyer's Permit Application DFW 327 and payment of the Perm…

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