Form Approved OMB 2060-0558 Approval Expires 11/30/2026

Form Approved OMB 2060-0558 Approval Expires 11/30/2026

Nez Perce Tribe

ERWM - Air Quality Program

P. O. Box 365,

163 Lolo Street Lapwai, ID 83540

Phone: 208-843-9381; 800-720-4089

Fax: 208-843-7411

www.nezperce.org

airquality@nezperce.org

United States Environmental Protection Agency

Federal Air Rules for Reservations

Region 10, ARD

1200 6th Ave, Ste. 155

Mail Code 15-H13

Seattle, WA 98101-3188

Hotline: 800-424-4EPA

www.epa.gov/FARR

NEZ PERCE RESERVATION AIR QUALITY PERMIT : AGRICULTURAL BURN

INSTRUCTIONS, TERMS & CONDITIONS

An agricultural burn is the burning of vegetative debris from an agricultural activity that is necessary for disease or

pest control, or for crop propagation and/or crop rotation. This includes conservation reserve program (CRP) fields.

Forestry-related, small and large open burns require a different permit. Firefighter trainings require a large open burn

permit. Permit applicants are responsible for following all instructions, terms and conditions regarding agricultural

burning within the exterior boundaries of the 1863 Nez Perce Reservation. After sending in the Air Quality Permit

Application (pages 3-4) and receiving approval to burn, THIS SIGNED SHEET IS YOUR PERMIT (pages

1-2). Keep it available and provide it upon request to the Nez Perce Tribe or U.S. EPA inspectors. 40 CFR 49.133

Agricultural Burning Permits.

Applicant Name

Applicant Signature

INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1. Complete permit application, pages 3-4.

Step 2. Submit completed permit application to the Nez Perce Tribe (NPT) Air Quality Program at least

one business day prior to the proposed burn date.

NOTE: Applicants leasing tribally-owned land must also fill out a NPT Land Services Program Burn

Permit form, available at the NPT Land Services Office, 95 Agency Rd., Lapwai, ID, (208) 843-7392.

Step 3. When your field is ready to be burned, call 208-843-9381 or 800-720-4089 to request to burn no later than 2:00

PM at least one business day prior to the day of the desired burn. Applicants should leave a message providing the

following information:

a. Name and phone number

b. Field number(s)

c. Date of requested burn

d. Duration of burn if longer than one day

e. Crop type and number of acres/piles for each field

f. Special considerations, if any (e.g. canyon rim, near highway, near a town, baled field)

NOTE: Calling by 2:00 PM does not guarantee a next day burn approval.

Step 4. If approved, applicants will receive a burn decision and ignition time by 10 AM the day of the approved burn. If

not approved to burn, applicants will not receive a burn decision. Burn approvals will consider:

a. The current and projected air quality conditions

b. Proximity to sensitive areas (near towns, schools, roads, canyons rims)

c. The order of burn requests received from applicants (“first come, first served” basis)

d. Applicant’s record of compliance

e. Other relevant factors

Step 5. Prior to igniting each field, the burner must communicate directly with the NPT Air Quality Program to

receive final approval to burn.

EPA Form 7630-1

THIS IS YOUR PERMIT: Keep Available While Burning

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a. Name

b. Date of the burn

c. Start and end times of the burn

d. The size of any remaining unburned material (if the burn was not completed)

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. 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.

2. 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. Applicants must have flaggers stationed for burns that could

potentially impact roadways.

3. Applicants must be reachable by phone or other means of communication during the burn. If needed, the NPT or EPA

will notify the applicant to discontinue lighting immediately.

NOTE: The NPT Air Quality Program considers the following factors in the decision to shut down burning:

a. Wind speed, direction, or sudden shifts

b. Extended or high levels of smoke in the area

c. Proximity of smoke to canyon rims, roadways, towns, houses, businesses, and sensitive populations

d. Other relevant factors

4. Applicants are responsible for compliance with any applicable burn safety requirements and must also obtain

applicable fire safety permits. Contact your local fire district or sheriff’s office for fire safety permit information.

5. Agricultural Burning is not permitted during burn bans or air pollution episodes, or when the NPT or EPA determines

that burning will cause an adverse impact to air quality.

6. The following materials are prohibited: Paper, paper products, or cardboard more than necessary to start a fire unless

it is produced at a single-family residence or residential site with four or fewer housing units; garbage; dead animals

or parts of dead animals; junked motor vehicles or any materials resulting from a salvage operation; tires or rubber

materials or products; plastics, plastic products, or styrofoam; asphalt or asphaltic material (roofing); tar, tarpaper,

petroleum products, or paints; lumber or timbers treated with preservatives; construction or demolition waste;

pesticides, herbicides, fertilizers, or other chemicals; insulated wire, batteries, or light bulbs; mercury containing

materials (thermometers, computers); asbestos or asbestos-containing materials; pathogenic or hazardous wastes; or

any material that makes dark smoke or noxious fumes other than vegetative materials.

7. Burning must be conducted in compliance with 40 CFR 49.131 General Open Burning and 49.133 Agricultural

Burning Permits.

8. 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 the FARR and the federal Clean Air Act and are subject to

penalties up to $59,114 per day of violation.

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 49.133). 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 0.45 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 7630-1

THIS IS YOUR PERMIT: Keep Available While Burning

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Nez Perce Tribe

ERWM - Air Quality Program

P. O. Box 365,

163 Lolo Street Lapwai, ID 83540

Phone: 208-843-9381; 800-720-4089

Fax: 208-843-7411

www.nezperce.org

airquality@nezperce.org

United States Environmental Protection Agency

Federal Air Rules for Reservations

Region 10, ARD

1200 6th Ave, Ste. 155

Mail Code 15-H13

Seattle, WA 98101-3188

Hotline: 800-424-4EPA

www.epa.gov/FARR

NEZ PERCE RESERVATION AIR QUALITY PERMIT APPLICATION : AGRICULTURAL BURN

Complete this application and submit it at least one business day prior to the proposed burn date. Submit completed permit

application to: Nez Perce Tribe, ERWM - Air Quality Program, P.O. Box 365, 163 Lolo Street, Lapwai, Idaho

83540 Phone: 800-720-4089 or 208-843-9381 Fax: 208-843-7411

Contact Information

1. Applicant Name

2. Date

3. Physical Address

4. Primary Phone

5. Mailing Address (if different from above)

6. Additional Phone

7. City, State, Zip Code

8. Fax

9. Landowner Name (if different from above)

10. Person Conducting the Burn (if different from applicant)

11. Phone of Person Conducting the Burn

(if different from applicant)

Description of Field Location(s)

14.

12.

13.

Field

Town- Range

Number ship

15.

16.

17.

18. Crop Type:

Section Quarter County I Turf Grasses

II Cereal Grain

Section

19. Special Features:

III Legumes

IV CRP

V Other (Specify)

A. Adjacent to timber

B. Adjacent to highway or major road

C. Morning burn requested

D. Special wind direction needed

E. Contains or is next to steep slopes

F. Borders on canyon rim

G. Field has been baled

H. Within one mile of a town

Example: 1

35N

1W

7

NW, NE Nez

I

B. C. D

Example:2

35N

1W

8

SW

I

B. C.

EPA Form 7630-1

Perce

Nez

Perce

22.

21.

20.

Number Number Average

of Acres of Piles Size of

Each Pile:

(Length

x Width x

Height

in feet)

350

4

Total

Acres

Total

Piles

0

0

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20ft x 20ft

x 15ft

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Burn Information

23. Please locate and identify in the box below: Field(s) to be burned, access roads, highways, houses, businesses

or other sensitive areas that could be impacted by the burning to be conducted. Indicate distance and direction. When more than one field is

shown, label the field using the field number from page 3 of this application. Attach additional pages as needed to apply for multiple fields. A tract

map, GPS map or other similar map may also be used.

24. To receive email notifications of burn bans, air quality advisories, and other periodic NPT Air Quality

Program information, please write your email address below:

25. Estimated duration of burn if longer than one day:

26. 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.

27. Remarks:

APPLICANT’S STATEMENT (To be signed by the applicant)

28. I certify that the information provided as part of this application is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge

and that I have read, understand, and agree to abide by the permit’s terms and conditions.

Name _______________________________ Name ________________________________ Date _______

(printed or typed)

(signature)

EPA Form 7630-1

THIS IS YOUR APPLICATION: Return to the Nez Perce Tribe Air Quality Program

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