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Local and Tribal Intergovernmental Consultation

State planning law requires cities and counties to consult with California Native American tribes during the local planning process for the purpose of protecting Traditional Tribal Cultural Places. OPR’s consultation guidelines, background information, and training session information are all available on-line.

OPR Calendar, Announcements, Events

Changes to the Notice of Completion (NOC) Form
Senate Bill 1046 (Chapter 253, 2007) amended Public Resources Code section 21161 and requires that the NOC form "shall identify the project location by latitude and longitude". The NOC form is required when filing an environmental impact reports with the State Clearinghouse. OPR has updated our NOC form to include latitude and longitude under the Project Location section.

NOTICE TO CEQA DOCUMENT FILERS
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2008 Increase in Department of Fish and Game Filing Fees - Fish and Game fees associated with filing of CEQA Notices of Determination (NOD) may be required for your project. In accordance with changes to the Fish and Game Code, the following new Fish and Game filing fees will take effect on January 1, 2008: Environmental Impact Report: $2,606.75; Negative Declaration/Mitigated Negative Declaration: $1,876.75 to review the new statute, please refer to Senate Bill 1535 (Chapter 667, Statutes of 2006) Read more >>

CEQA Guidelines and Greenhouse Gases

OPR is in the process of developing CEQA guidelines "for the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions or the effects of greenhouse gas emissions". Read More...

Announcing Amended State CEQA Guidelines (July 2007)

The State CEQA Guidelines have been amended effective July 27, 2007, to reflect past changes to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Please refer to the CEQA statute and latest CEQA Guidelines which are posted on the website of the Resources Agency of California at http://www.ceres.ca.gov/ceqa/

New Publications available:

General Plan Guidelines Update
OPR is in the process of updating the 2003 General Plan Guidelines which provides guidance to cities and counties in the preparation of their local general plans. The 2007 edition will reflect legislative requirements enacted since 2003 and other changes to make the document more
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