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13. Any hay or straw used shall be certified as weed free. <br />Operations in Inventoried Roadless Area <br />14. The surface width of temporary roads will not exceed 14 feet, except in locations which <br />require curve widening. These locations must be identified on the ground and accepted by the <br />District Ranger. <br />15. Temporary road construction will use the end -haul or layered - placement construction <br />techniques. No uncontrolled side - casting of material will be permitted. <br />16. All new temporary roads will be gated and locked, and closed year -round to the public. <br />17. All new access roads constructed for the sole use of this project will be decommissioned by <br />full obliteration when no longer needed for the project and reclaimed. <br />Roads <br />18. All road use and maintenance on the Forest Service system roads must be performed <br />according to Oxbow's existing Forest Service Road Use Permit. <br />19. Road Packages for existing and new roads will be prepared by an engineer licensed within <br />the state. The roads will be designed and constructed to provide maximum stability, ensure the <br />safety of the various users and protect the surface resource. The packages will be submitted to <br />the FS for acceptance prior to any construction activity. Best Management Practices will be used <br />in designing the roads and during construction. All roads will be upgraded or constructed to <br />USFS specified standards for either temporary or classified roads, as appropriate and accepted <br />by the USFS, with a design speed of 15 miles per hour. <br />20. Sections of temporary roads with roadway gradient in excess of 12 percent or soft areas, <br />which exhibit rutting in excess of 3 inches, shall be stabilized by placing an adequate depth of 3- <br />inch minus clean crushed rock. The surface of the road shall be maintained to minimize ruts and <br />provide for sheet drainage across the roadway. <br />21. The FS officer may require surfacing of temporary roads where justified by conditions or <br />traffic volumes. <br />22. The Operator is responsible for using appropriate MUTCD traffic control devices when any <br />heavy equipment is moved on publicly accessible Forest System Roads, and will post warning <br />signs, at locations designated by the FS, to warn the public of increased traffic on roads resulting <br />from project activities. Additional security and public safety measures may be considered and <br />required by the District Ranger. <br />Fire, Health and Safety <br />23. The Operator will comply with any fire restrictions in effect at the time of proposed <br />operations. The Forest Service reserves the right to suspend operations during periods of high <br />fire potential. Forest Service will provide the operator as much advance notice of anticipated <br />closure orders as possible. <br />12 <br />