Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA) 04/01/2015 to 06/30/2015 Nebraska National Forest This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact. Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact Projects Occurring in more than one Region (excluding Nationwide) Western Area Power Administration Right-of-Way Maintenance and Reauthorization Project - Special use management In Progress: DEIS NOA in Federal Register 09/27/2013 Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 01/2015 EIS Expected:03/2015 05/2015 Christopher Wehrli 303-275-5107 clwehrli@fs.fed.us Description: Update vegetation management activities along 278 miles of transmission lines located on NFS lands in Colorado, Nebraska, and Utah. These activities are intended to protect the transmission lines by managing for stable, low growth vegetation. Location: UNIT - Ashley National Forest All Units, Grand Valley Ranger District, Norwood Ranger District, Yampa Ranger District, Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, Pine Ridge Ranger District, Sulphur Ranger District, East Zone/Dillon Ranger District, Paonia Ranger District, Boulder Ranger District, West Zone/Sopris Ranger District, Canyon Lakes Ranger District, Salida Ranger District, Gunnison Ranger District, Mancos/Dolores Ranger District. STATE - Colorado, Nebraska, Utah. COUNTY - Chaffee, Delta, Dolores, Eagle, Grand, Gunnison, Jackson, Lake, La Plata, Larimer, Mesa, Montrose, Routt, Saguache, San Juan, Dawes, Daggett, Uintah. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Linear transmission lines located in Colorado, Utah, and Nebraska. R2 - Rocky Mountain Region Nebraska National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest) Cain Creek Land Exchange - Land ownership management EA In Progress: Comment Period Public Notice 09/16/2013 Est. Objection Period Legal Notice 11/2014 Expected:12/2014 02/2015 Cindy Hockelberg 605-673-9238 chockelberg@fs.fed.us Description: A proposed land exchange between The Nature Conservancy, a Not for Profit Corporation and the Forest Service. The primary purpose of the Cain Creek Land Exchange exchange is to consolidate land ownership where private and National Forest System (NFS Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=39610 Location: 04/02/2015 08:55 pm MT UNIT - Nebraska National Forest All Units. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Fall River. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The Federal parcels proposed for exchange are located across the Buffalo Gap National Grassland from the Towns of Hots Springs to Kadoka. All legal descriptions reference the Black Hills Meridian and. Page 1 of 3 Nebraska National Forest Project Name Nebraska National Forest McKelvie Rehabilitation and Decommissioning Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation R2 - Rocky Mountain Region Bessey Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - Facility management On Hold N/A Project Contact Timothy Buskirk 308-533-2257 tbuskirk@fs.fed.us N/A EA Description: Decomissioning the residence, carpenter shop,oil storage, flammable storage, radio and horse barn buildings and rehabilitating the office, metal storage shed and shop storage shed at the the Samuel R. McKelvie N.F. Administrative Site Location: Nebraska National Forest Pine Ridge Landscape Restoration Project EA Pine Ridge Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) Cheyenne River Area Range Allotment Management Plan UNIT - Pine Ridge Ranger District. STATE - Nebraska. COUNTY - Dawes. LEGAL - Not Applicable. National Forest System Lands in Dawes County between Crawford and Chadron Nebraska. Wall Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - Grazing management Developing Proposal Est. Notice of Initiation 03/2015 Expected:08/2016 EA *NEW LISTING* R2 - Rocky Mountain Region 09/2016 Chancey Odell 605-279-2125 chanceyodell@fs.fed.us Description: Range Allotment Management Plan Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46400 Location: 04/02/2015 08:55 pm MT R2 - Rocky Mountain Region Paul Klug - Vegetation management Completed Actual: 01/12/2015 03/2015 406-752-6400 (other than forest products) pklug@fs.fed.us - Fuels management Description: The project is largely aimed at improving undesired conditions created by the 2006 Spotted Tail Fire and the 2012 West Ash Fire and reducing the threat of stand-replacing wildfires in those few areas not impacted by those large wildfires. Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44517 Location: Nebraska National Forest UNIT - Bessey Ranger District. STATE - Nebraska. COUNTY - Cherry. LEGAL - NW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 1; T31N; R33W; P.M.BH. Samuel R. McKelvie National Forest of the Bessey Ranger District. UNIT - Wall Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Pennington. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Wall, SD. Page 2 of 3 Nebraska National Forest Project Name Nebraska National Forest Project Purpose Decision Wall Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) Wall Prescribe Burn Complex CE Planning Status Expected Implementation Project Contact R2 - Rocky Mountain Region Randall Griebel - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants Completed Actual: 12/24/2014 01/2015 605-279-2125 - Vegetation management rgriebel@fs.fed.us (other than forest products) - Fuels management Description: The purpose of this project is to use fire to create a vegetative disturbance in an area that has not been burned in 30 years to increase vegetative and habitat diversity, while decreasing flammability and the potential for unnatural fire effects. Location: UNIT - Wall Ranger District. STATE - South Dakota. COUNTY - Jackson, Pennington. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Wall Ranger District, Pennington and Jackson Counties, South Dakota. 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This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact. 04/02/2015 08:55 pm MT Page 3 of 3 Nebraska National Forest