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5 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />NORTH CAROLINA <br />September 2000 <br />STAFF MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING <br />This Memorandum of Understanding reflects the recognition by staffs of Orange County <br />and the North Carolina Forest Service of the benefits of working together to ensure <br />greater cooperation and understanding of mutual interests in the natural resources of <br />Orange County. <br />Section 1. Current Cooperation <br />1. Normal Logging Operation Information <br />The Forest Service will notify Orange County Planning and Inspections of logging <br />operations within the Forest Service authority (North Carolina laww does not require <br />individuals to notify the Forest Service of logging operations on private property): <br />Form 4808 is currently completed by the Forest Ranger for each known operation: <br />• location (identified by latitude /longitude coordinates) <br />+ landowner property map and acreage <br />+ logger . <br />a streams identified on Soil Survey maps and USGS quads (both blue line and <br />intermittent streams) <br />+ river basins <br />• type of activity <br />+ clearcut <br />• selective <br />+ inspection results <br />+ reforestation plans <br />2. Authority Determination <br />Formal written notice (form to be provided by Orange County Planning and Inspections) <br />of each known logging operation shall accompany Form 4808 shall include: <br />a. statement that the site is under the Forest Service authority, <br />b. is in compliance with Forest Management practices, and. <br />c. has/has not filed a forestiry plan. <br />