AIR QUALITY PERMITAPPLICATION

SMALL BURN

AIR QUALITY PERMITAPPLICATION

For burns 10 ft or less in diameter or 60 ft or

less of ditch bank or fence line vegetation

Nez Perce

Reservation

Burner Information:

By applying for this annual permit, you

agree that burning shall be conducted in

accordance with the Small Burn Permit

terms and conditions regarding location,

quantity and type of materials burned.

Land Owner Information

(If different from burner):

Name of Land Owner (Print clearly)

Mailing Address of Land Owner

Person Conducting Burns (Print clearly)

City / State / Zip of Land Owner

Signature of Person Conducting Burns / Date

Burn Location (Physical Address or Legal Description)

Mailing Address of Person Conducting Burns

City / State / Zip of Person Conducting Burns

Phone Number(s) of Person Conducting Burns

PART “A” of PERMIT :

Fill Out and Return to the

Nez Perce Tribe ERWM

Air Quality Program

Fire Safety Methods: Please indicate the

measures you will take to prevent escaped

burns and smoke danger:

water availability

hand tool availability

heavy equipment availability

fire breaks or safety zones

flaggers

other __________________

other __________________

Applicants must also obtain applicable fire safety

permits. Contact your local fire district or sheriff’s

office for fire safety permit information.

To receive email notifications of burn bans,

air quality advisories, and other periodic

NPT Air Quality Program information, please

write your email address below:

2026

Detach, Fold and Return Part A : Part A is your permit application. Keep Part B : Part B is your permit.

2026

SMALL BURN

Person Conducting Burns (Print clearly)

AIR QUALITY PERMIT

Signature of Person Conducting Burns / Date

Nez Perce

Reservation

Name of Land Owner (If different from burner)

BURN PERMIT PROCESS

1. Submit a permit application (Part A) at least

one business day before you want to burn.

2. Call 208-843-9381 or 800-720-4089 after

9 a.m. each day you want to burn to find

out if it is a burn day. Burn only on BURN

DAYS and DURING ALLOWED HOURS.

PERMIT LOG

Date

Location, Quantity,

Type of Materials Burned and Fire

Safety Precautions

3. If it is a Burn Day and you are going to

burn, stay on the line and leave a

complete message with your name,

phone number and what you are burning

that day.

Your permit application is not complete

until you have left this message.

4. Each time you burn, record information in

the log to the right. This permit is good for

the entire calendar year.

5. Burner must be prepared to prevent and

extinguish escaped burns.

6. Applicants must also obtain applicable fire

safety permits. Contact your local fire district

or sheriff’s office for fire safety information.

PART “B” of PERMIT

THIS IS YOUR PERMIT

for calendar year 2026

Keep available while burning.

Burning conducted without permission from the NPT ERWM

Air Quality Program and/or failure to follow the FARR permit

procedures, terms and conditions are violations of FARR

and the federal Clean Air Act and are subject to penalties

up to $59,114 per day of violation.

PERMIT CONDITIONS

You May Burn

•Yard clippings,

brush, and other

vegetation

•Paper, paper

products, or

cardboard,

only if:

• Used to start

a fire

You May NOT Burn

• Garbage

• Plastic

• Hazardous waste

• Dead animals or

parts of dead animals

• Junked motor

vehicles

• Tires

• Asphalt

• Produced and

• Construction or

burned at a single- demolition waste

family residence

• Treated lumber or

timber

• Produced and

• Pesticides or

burned at a

building with four or packaging

fewer apartments • Batteries

or housing units

• Light bulbs

• Asbestos

AND

 athological

Piles 10 feet or less • P

organisms

in diameter

• Insulated wire

OR

60 feet or less

of ditch bank

or fence line

vegetation

• Any material that

makes dark smoke

other than vegetative

materials

For information about the

Federal Air Rules for Reservation visit:

www.epa.gov/FARR

Burning must be conducted in compliance with 40 CFR 49.131

General Open Burning and 49.132 General Open Burning Permits

Who to Contact for more Information:

Nez Perce Tribe

ERWM - Air Quality Program

P.O. Box 365, 163 Lolo St.

Lapwai, ID 83540

208-843-9381, 800-720-4089

Fax: 208-843-7411

www.nezperce.org

airquality@nezperce.org

We appreciate your comments or feedback.

Please write below.

Please enclose your permit

application (Part A) in a stamped

envelope addressed to:

US EPA: 800-424-4EPA (FARR Hotline)

www.epa.gov/FARR

Smoke impacts on public roads, schools, daycares,

medical facilities, elder homes and other sensitive

people or areas must be prevented as a condition of

this permit. Burning is not permitted during burn bans

or air pollution episodes, or when the Nez Perce

Tribe or EPA determines that burning will cause an

adverse impact to air quality. This permit is part of a

federal air quality program administered by the Nez

Perce Tribe to control emissions of air pollutants and

manage smoke for air quality purposes. These rules

apply to any person within the exterior boundaries of

the 1863 Nez Perce Indian reservation.

This collection of information is approved by OMB

under the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et

seq. (OMB Control No. 2060-0558). Responses to this

collection of information are mandatory (40 CFR

49.132). An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a

person is not required to respond to, a collection of

information unless it displays a currently valid OMB

control number. The public reporting and recordkeeping

burden for this collection of information is estimated to

average 0.5 hour per response. Send comments on the

Agency’s need for this information, the accuracy of the

provided burden estimates, and any suggested methods

for minimizing respondent burden, including through

the use of automated collection techniques to the

Regulatory Support Division Director, U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency (2821T), 1200

Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, D.C. 20460.

Include the OMB control number in any correspondence.

Do not send the completed form to this address.

EPA Form 7630-8

Approved OMB

2060-0558

Approval Expires

11/30/2026

Q: Why do I need a permit?

A: Smoke from open burning is an air

pollutant with effects on air quality and

public health (especially for children and the

elderly).

Q: What are some alternatives to outdoor

burning?

A: Chipping and shredding vegetation for

composting. Also, household items such as

glass, plastics and paper can be

recycled and should not be burned.

Q: How can I burn more cleanly?

A: Make sure your fuel is as dry as possible,

separate the fire from damp ground and be

sure there is enough draft to keep the fire

burning hot.

Q: Are there exceptions?

A: Cultural, traditional and recreational fires

are exempt and do not require a permit.

Nez Perce Tribe

ERWM -Air Quality Program

P.O. Box 365

163 Lolo Street

Lapwai, Idaho 83540

Thank you.