OAR 629-674-0100: Procedures for Requesting Copies of Notifications and Written Plans; Fees

(1) Any person may examine or request copies of notifications or written plans filed with the State Forester as required by the Forest Practices Act. Examination of records, or requests for copies shall be made at the department district or unit office responsible for the geographic areas in question. (2) When a person requests copies of notifications or written plans already on file, a fee shall be charged, as specified in OAR 629-010-0200, Charges for Copying and Purchasing Public Records. (3) When a person requests to be sent notifications or written plans as they are filed at some time in the future, the request shall be made in writing on forms provided by the State Forester. The request shall require payment, in advance, of a fee established in department directive 0-5-1-301, dated October 2003. The request shall specify the geographic area of interest by legal description. The smallest unit of area described in a request shall be a section (usually 640 acres). (4) Upon payment of fees described in section (3) of this rule, the person shall be sent all notifications and written plans filed with the State Forester for the geographic area described in the request for a period of one year from the date of payment.