Department of Environmental Quality
Chapter 340

Rule Caption: Amendments to LRAPA open burning rules will result in revision to Oregon State Implementation Plan.

Date:  Time:  Location:

2-12-08  12:15 p.m.  LRAPA Meeting Rm.
   1010 Main St.
   Springfield, OR

Hearing Officer: Merlyn Hough

Stat. Auth.: ORS 183 & 468.A

Other Auth.: LRAPA Titles 13 & 14

Stats. Implemented: ORS 183 & 468.A

Proposed Amendments: 340-200-0040 (LRAPA Title 47)

Last Date for Comment: 1-28-08

Summary: Under the proposed amendments, LRAPA would provide for additional control of open burning activities in Lane County to address the need to reduce particulate emissions. The proposed changes include the following: prohibit open burning within the Eugene/Springfield Urban Growth Boundary during the months of November through February; address small recreational fires, such as patio fireplaces, providing for how and when they can be used; provide clarification of several definitions and add definitions for “nuisance” and “recreational fire”; correct the LRAPA name change; provide for the end time of daily burning advisories to be set prior to sunset; add Hazeldell and Siuslaw RFPDs to the list of fire districts in the special control area; and restrict the open burning season in the outlying areas of Lane County to the October 1 through June 15 period. LRAPA Title 47 is included in Oregon’s State Implementation Plan (SIP). If adopted by the LRAPA Board of Directors, the amended rule will be forwarded to DEQ for adoption by the Oregon Environmental Quality Commission (EQC). If the EQC adopts the rule, it will be submitted by DEQ to the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a revision to the SIP.

Rules Coordinator: Merrie Dinteman (LRAPA); Shelley Matthews (DEQ)

Address: 1010 Main St., Springfield, OR 97477 (LRAPA); 811 SW Sixth Ave., Portland, OR 97204 (DEQ)

Telephone: (541) 736-1056, ext. 225 (LRAPA); (803) 229-6459 (DEQ)