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Design Criteria <br />Topic <br />Design Criteria for the Proposed Action <br />Raptors (including <br />Goshawks) <br />59. Surveys will be conducted in appropriate habitats prior to <br />construction activities. If nests are discovered, they will be <br />appropriately buffered depending on species and/or will have <br />timing restrictions placed on activities. <br />60. In the event that a northern goshawk nest is identified during pre- <br />disturbance surveys, nests would be protected by implementing a <br />no- disturbance buffer of 1/4 mile radius around the active nest site <br />between the dates of March 1 and July 31. <br />Forest Plan <br />Forest Plan <br />VEGETATION RESOURCES <br />Brush Removal /Tree <br />Removal <br />61. Payment will be made to the Forest Service for any merchantable <br />trees removed under a timber contract. <br />FSH 2409 <br />Fire Prevention <br />62. All equipment, including welding trucks, would be equipped with <br />fire extinguishers and other fire fighting equipment as required by <br />the Forest Service. <br />63. Operating or using any internal or external combustion engine <br />without a spark arresting device properly installed, maintained, <br />and in effective working order, meeting either: (1) Department of <br />Agriculture, Forest Service Standard 5100 -la (as amended); or (2) <br />Appropriate Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) <br />recommended practice J335(b) and J350(a). 36 CFR 261.52(j) <br />(Order # R2- 2007 -01) <br />R2 RFO #R2- <br />2007 -01 <br />R2 RFO #R2- <br />2007 -01 <br />Noxious weeds <br />64. Power -wash all construction equipment and vehicles prior to the <br />start of construction off - forest at a privately owned or commercial <br />facility. <br />65. Any construction or operational vehicles traveling between the <br />Project Area and outside areas would be power- washed on a <br />weekly basis. <br />66. Weed control would be conducted through an Approved Pesticide <br />Use and Weed Control Plan approved by the Authorized Officer. <br />67. Weed and reclamation monitoring would be continued on an <br />annual basis (or as frequently as the Authorized Officer <br />determines) throughout the life of the project. <br />68. During sensitive plant surveys, any occurrence of Rocky <br />Mountain thistle should be flagged and mapped to avoid <br />inadvertent herbicide application during weed treatments. Species <br />BMP, FS <br />BMP <br />FS Weed <br />Maintenance <br />Agreement <br />with <br />Counties, <br />DRMS <br />FS Weed <br />Maintenance <br />Agreement <br />with <br />Counties, <br />DRMS <br />FS <br />