Regulatory Framework & Compliance Flashcards
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The Lacey Act, as it applies to forestry and wood products, primarily prohibits which activity?
Answer: Trade in plants and plant products harvested in violation of any U.S. or foreign law
The Lacey Act (amended in 2008) prohibits importing, exporting, selling, or possessing plants or plant products, including wood, that were taken in violation of any applicable law.
Which federal agency is primarily responsible for enforcing OSHA regulations pertaining to logging operations, including requirements under the logging standard at 29 CFR 1910.266?
Answer: Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA enforces the federal Logging Standard (29 CFR 1910.266), which establishes safety requirements for all commercial logging operations.
A timber company operating on private land in a state with a delegated NPDES program must obtain stormwater discharge permits from which authority?
Answer: The state environmental agency
In states with EPA-approved delegated NPDES programs, the state environmental agency — not EPA — issues stormwater permits and enforces them.
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) is most relevant to forestry operations when they generate which type of regulated waste?
Answer: Used oil, pesticide containers, and hazardous chemical wastes
RCRA regulates the generation, storage, and disposal of hazardous wastes, which forestry operations may produce in the form of used petroleum products, pesticide residues, and chemical containers.
Under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA), forestry operations that disturb active migratory bird nests during the nesting season may face liability because the Act prohibits which action?
Answer: Taking, killing, or possessing migratory birds or their nests and eggs
The MBTA prohibits taking, killing, or possessing migratory birds, their nests, or their eggs, which can be violated by timber operations that destroy active nests.
Under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) Section 106, federal agencies proposing undertakings on federal lands must consult with which entity regarding potential impacts to historic properties?
Answer: State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO)
Section 106 of the NHPA requires federal agencies to consult with the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) — and potentially Tribal Historic Preservation Officers — when an undertaking may affect historic properties.
A forester managing land adjacent to a Wild and Scenic River must be aware that the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act prohibits which federal agency action within the river corridor?
Answer: Federal water resources projects that would adversely affect the river's free-flowing character or outstanding values
The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act prohibits federal water resources projects that would have a direct and adverse effect on the values for which a river segment was designated.