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(a) Burning timberlands, agricultural areas, wildlands, and domestic waste has been a common practice not only on the YIR, but also within surrounding communities. Smoke management is the practice of restricting open burning to those periods when atmospheric and field conditions are appropriate, thus minimizing adverse impacts on the general population in smoke-sensitive areas and on nearby Class I airsheds within the boundaries of the Redwood National Park. The Tribe’s SMP will strive to effectively coordinate and monitor all field burning activities.

(b) A successful SMP requires three activities to be conducted with reliability and accuracy:

(1) Forecasting meteorological conditions;

(2) Communicating forecast and burn advisories; and

(3) Burning in accordance with burn advisory restrictions.

(c) All three activities require responsible judgment and action. To minimize the possibility of undesirable results, SMP staff will continually work to reduce errors in routine operations and to enhance the overall SMP.

(d) Efforts to enhance the SMP include the development of more precise data gathering methods and equipment; utilization of more sophisticated forecasting techniques; better communications procedures; and increased training, outreach, and education to make burning results more predictable. [Plan § 1.5, adopted, 10/1/2003.]