Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA) 04/01/2014 to 06/30/2014 Cibola National Forest

Project Name

Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)

04/01/2014 to 06/30/2014

Cibola National Forest

This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.

Project Purpose Planning Status Decision

Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Cibola National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)

Mountainair and Sandia Ranger

Districts Road

Decommissioning

EA

R3 - Southwestern Region

- Watershed management In Progress:

Notice of Initiation 12/03/2013

Est. Comment Period Public

Notice 04/2014

Expected:09/2014 10/2014 Richard Graves

505-346-3846 rlgraves@fs.fed.us

Description: A proposal to decommission 90 miles of roads/routes to reduce erosion, soil compaction and sedimentation, which would result in enhancing water quality and wildlife habitat.

Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=38071

USAF Training Area

EA

Location: UNIT - Sandia Ranger District, Mountainair Ranger District. STATE - New Mexico. COUNTY - Bernalillo,

Torrance. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Upper Tijeras watershed on Sandia RD and Tajique watershed on

Mountainair RD.

- Special use management In Progress:

Comment Period Public Notice

07/21/2013

Expected:03/2014 05/2014 Cheryl Prewitt

505-346-3820 cprewitt@fs.fed.us

Description: Military training area permit on Mountainair, Mount Taylor, Magdalena, and Sandia Ranger Districts


Location: UNIT - Mount Taylor Ranger District, Magdalena Ranger District, Sandia Ranger District, Mountainair Ranger

District. STATE - New Mexico. COUNTY - Bernalillo, Cibola, Socorro, Torrance. LEGAL - Specific areas on each district. Mountainair, Magdalena, and Sandia Ranger Districts.

Cibola National Forest Black Kettle National Grassland (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Apache Unit 30 Gas and Oil

Well

CE

*NEW LISTING*


- Minerals and Geology Developing Proposal

Est. Scoping Start 03/2014

Expected:04/2014 05/2014 Curtis Youngman

580-497-2143 cyoungman@fs.fed.us

Description: Proposal to develop federal minerals lease, including construction of a well pad, 100-foot long road to the well pad, and installation of a 400-foot long gas pipeline.

Location: UNIT - Black Kettle National Grassland. STATE - Oklahoma. COUNTY - Roger Mills. LEGAL - T14N, R25W, section6, IM. The project would be located about 4 miles north of Reydon, OK.

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Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision

Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Cibola National Forest Black Kettle National Grassland (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Gas Pipeline - Unit 66

CE

*NEW LISTING*

- Minerals and Geology In Progress:

Scoping Start 02/06/2014

Expected:05/2014 06/2014

Description: Proposal to install a natural gas gathering pipeline in a 50 foot by 1,455 foot corridor.



Curtis Youngman


Rush Creek 3D Seismic Survey

CE

Location: UNIT - Black Kettle National Grassland. STATE - Oklahoma. COUNTY - Roger Mills. LEGAL - Not Applicable.

Approximately 8 miles west of Cheyenne, OK in Unit 66 of Black Kettle National Grassland.



Expected:05/2014 06/2014 Curtis Youngman


Description: Proposal to conduct seismic survey with vibrosis trucks on 11,284 acres of Black Kettle National Grassland.


Unit 105 Water Line and Tank

CE

*NEW LISTING*

Location: UNIT - Black Kettle National Grassland. STATE - Oklahoma. COUNTY - Roger Mills. LEGAL - T15N, R26W;

T14N, R26W; T15N, R25W; T14N, R25W; and T13N, R25W. Grasslands units in the western third of Roger Mills

County, Oklahoma.

- Grazing management In Progress:


Expected:04/2014 04/2014 Chuck Milner

580-497-2143 cmilner@fs.fed.us

Description:

Proposal to install new water line and water tank for domestic livestock.


Location: UNIT - Black Kettle National Grassland. STATE - Oklahoma. COUNTY - Roger Mills. LEGAL - Sec. 13, T13N,

Range 23W, Indian Meridian. Unit 105 is located about 4 miles east of Cheyenne, OK.

Cibola National Forest Kiowa and Rita Blanca National Grasslands (excluding Projects occurring in more than one

District)

Carrizo Creek Mountain Plover

Prescribe Burn

CE


- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants In Progress:


Expected:06/2014 07/2014 Richard Hanson

575-374-9652 rahanson@fs.fed.us

Description: Prescibe burning approximately 300 acres to improve mountain plover nesting habitat. Burn needs to occur in the months of Feb or March prior to mountain plover migration.

Location: UNIT - Kiowa and Rita Blanca National Grasslands. STATE - New Mexico. COUNTY - Union. LEGAL - T 24N

R35E Sec.15. Unit K-21 North.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Cibola National Forest Kiowa and Rita Blanca National Grasslands (excluding Projects occurring in more than one

District)

K-84, K-87, K-91E Woodland

Prescribed Burn and Thinning

Projects

EA


- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants

- Vegetation management

(other than forest products)

- Watershed management

In Progress:



Notice 05/2014

Expected:08/2014 09/2014 Mike Atkinson

575-374-9652 matkinson@fs.fed.us

Description:

Mechanically cut juniper and conduct a prescribed burn to treat encroaching juniper and pinyon pine in the woodland ecosystem adjacent to the Canadian River canyon.

Kiowa K-85 Thin and Prescribe

Burn

CE

Location: UNIT - Kiowa and Rita Blanca National Grasslands. STATE - New Mexico. COUNTY - Harding. LEGAL - Not

Applicable. Kiowa National Grassland, Unit K-84, K-87, and K-91 East about 8 miles northwest of Roy, NM.




- Fuels management


Developing Proposal


Expected:07/2014 08/2014 Mike Atkinson

575-347-9652 matkinson@fs.fed.us

Description: Mechanically thin and utilize prescribed fire to improve wildlife habitat and watershed and to reduce fuel loadings.

Playa Lakes Restoration

CE

*NEW LISTING*

Location: UNIT - Kiowa and Rita Blanca National Grasslands. STATE - New Mexico. COUNTY - Harding. LEGAL - T 21

N, R 25 E, Sections 22, 26, 27, & 35. 3 Miles south of Mills, NM.

- Watershed management In Progress:


Expected:04/2014 08/2014 Angela Safranek

575-374-9652 asafranek@fs.fed.us

Description: Proposal to repair seven playa basins by filling in pits which were dug in the 1970%u2019s. The piles of soil which remain from the original pitting will be placed back in each borrow pit using a bulldozer.


Location: UNIT - Kiowa and Rita Blanca National Grasslands. STATE - New Mexico. COUNTY - Harding, Union. LEGAL

- Not Applicable. Six of the playa lakes are located from 5-18 miles north and east of Roy, NM. One of the playa lakes is located about 8 miles northeast of Clayton, NM.

Cibola National Forest Magdalena Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R3 - Southwestern Region



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Cibola National Forest Magdalena Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Baldy Allotment Grazing

Authorization

EA

- Grazing management In Progress:



Notice 06/2014

Expected:12/2014

Description:

Livestock grazing authorization and related management activities.


Chavez/Whitecap 2nd Entry

Prescribe Burn

CE

01/2015


Dennis Aldridge

505-854-2281 daldridge@fs.fed.us

Location: UNIT - Magdalena Ranger District. STATE - New Mexico. COUNTY - Socorro. LEGAL - T3S, R3W, S. 14-17,

19-36 and T4S, R3W, S.1-23, 25-35. 10 miles southeast of Magdalena, NM.


- Fuels management

In Progress:


Expected:06/2014 07/2014 Manuel Martinez

505-287-4924 mrmartinez@fs.fed.us

Description:

Proposal to prescribe burn previously treated area using higher intensity fire treatments.

Corn Canyon 2nd Entry

Prescribe Burn

CE

Divide Mineral Exploration

Project

CE

Location: UNIT - Magdalena Ranger District. STATE - New Mexico. COUNTY - Catron, Socorro. LEGAL - Not

Applicable. .


- Fuels management

In Progress:




Description:

Proposal to prescribe burn previously treated area using higher intensity fire treatments.


Applicable. .

- Minerals and Geology Cancelled N/A N/A Diane Tafoya

505-346-3809 dtafoya@fs.fed.us

Description: Drill 4 holes approximately 400 feet deep to explore for vanadium and uranium mineralization.

Location: UNIT - Magdalena Ranger District. STATE - New Mexico. COUNTY - Catron. LEGAL - Township 2 North,

Range 10 West, Section 28. Approximately 15.5 miles north of Datil, NM.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Down Dip Project

CE


- Minerals and Geology Cancelled N/A N/A Diane Tafoya


Description: Drill 6 mineral exploration holes from 6 thirty by fifty foot drill pads; accessing sites by overland travel.

Durfee/Bolander Restoration

Project

EA

East Red/North Canyon 2nd

Entry Prescribe Burn

CE

Location: UNIT - Magdalena Ranger District. STATE - New Mexico. COUNTY - Catron. LEGAL - Township 2 North,

Range 10 West Sections 29 and 32. Approximately 15 miles North West of Datil, NM.





In Progress:



Notice 06/2014

Expected:10/2014 11/2014 Dennis Aldridge

505-854-2281 daldridge@fs.fed.us

Description:

Project on approximately 14,000 acres to restore more natural vegetative conditions and reintroduce fire into fire adapted ecosystem. Thin dense stands with hand and mechanical tools, construct small watershed structures, and prescribe burn.


Location: UNIT - Magdalena Ranger District. STATE - New Mexico. COUNTY - Socorro. LEGAL - T4S, R6W, Secs.

18,19, T4S, R7W, Secs. 8-11, 13-30, 32-36, T5S, R7W, Secs. 1-4, 10-12, T4S, R8W, Secs. 23-26.

Approximately 20 miles southwest of Magdalena in northwest portion of San Mateo Mountains.


- Fuels management

In Progress:




Description: Proposal to prescribe burn a previously treated area using higher intensity fire treatments.


Applicable. .



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Magdalena Travel Management

Project

EA


- Road management Expected:07/2014 http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=34153

08/2014 Clifford Nicoll

505-346-3833 cnicoll@fs.fed.us

Description:

Proposal to designate the motorized transportation system on the district to comply with the Travel Management

Rule. End product will be a Motor Vehicle Use Map (MVUM) that shows roads and trails open to motorized use.

Web Link:

In Progress:

Comment Period Public Notice

11/22/2013

Est. Objection Period Legal

Notice 05/2014

Mineral Withdrawal of Zuni

Fleabane Habitat

EA

San Juan/Long Spring 2nd

Entry Prescribe Burn

CE


Applicable. District-wide where existing motorized use is not consistent with the Travel Management Rule.




Notice 08/2014

Expected:11/2014 12/2014 Cheryl Prewitt

505-346-3820 cprewitt@fs.fed.us

Description: Withdraw from mineral entry about 1,000 acres of habitat in 4 areas to facilitate recovery of the federally threatened Zuni fleabane (Erigeron rhizomatous).


Location: UNIT - Magdalena Ranger District. STATE - New Mexico. COUNTY - Catron. LEGAL - T1N, R11W, portions of sections 4, 9 and 10; T2N, R11W, portion of section 36; T1N, R10W, portions of sections 3 and 4. 4 areas in the

Datil Mountains and Sawtooth Mountains.


- Fuels management

In Progress:




Description: Proposal to prescribe burn a previously treated area using higher intensity fire treatments.


Applicable. .

Cibola National Forest Mount Taylor Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R3 - Southwestern Region



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Cibola National Forest Mount Taylor Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Black Mesa Thinning and

Prescribe Burning

CE





In Progress:


Expected:05/2014 http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40796

07/2014 Consuelo Zamora

505-287-8833 czamora@fs.fed.us

Description:

Proposal to improve wildlife habitat within 40,000 acres of ponderosa pine, mountain meadow, and pinyon-juniper forest communities through thinning and prescribe burning.

Web Link:

Eric #1 Project

CE

Location: UNIT - Mount Taylor Ranger District. STATE - New Mexico. COUNTY - McKinley, Sandoval. LEGAL - T15N,

R5W, sects. 20-36; T15N, R4W, sects. 19, 20, 31, & 32; T14N, R4W, sect. 6. About 35 miles northeast of Grants,

NM.



Expected:06/2014 07/2014 Matt Reidy

505-287-8833 mreidy@fs.fed.us

Description: Mineral exploration consisting of drilling up to 2 drill holes from 2 drill pads (75 ft. X 150 ft.); accessing sites by existing roads and overland travel.


Laramide Resources Mine

Development - La Jara Mesa

EIS

Location: UNIT - Mount Taylor Ranger District. STATE - New Mexico. COUNTY - Cibola. LEGAL - T12N, R9W, section

10. North of Grants, NM off of Forest Road 450F.


DEIS NOA in Federal Register

05/18/2012

Est. FEIS NOA in Federal

Register 04/2015

Expected:06/2015 07/2015 Diane Tafoya


Description: Laramide Resourcess proposes to tunnel two inclined adits from under the west edge of La Jara Mesa to remove

40,000 tons of uranium ore for testing and to begin development of a production mine.


Location: UNIT - Mount Taylor Ranger District. STATE - New Mexico. COUNTY - Cibola. LEGAL - T12N, R9W,

Sections 11, 12, 14, and 15. La Jara Mesa north of Grants, NM.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Cibola National Forest Mount Taylor Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Roca Honda LLC Project -

Exploration and Mine

Development

EIS


- Minerals and Geology Expected:04/2015 http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=18431

05/2015 Diane Tafoya


Description:

Proposal to develop and conduct underground uranium mining operations on Roca Honda Resources LLC mining claims on and near Jesus Mesa with a surface disturbance area of 183 acres.

Web Link:

In Progress:

DEIS NOA in Federal Register

03/15/2013

Est. FEIS NOA in Federal

Register 01/2015

Uranium Exploration Drilling

EIS

Zuni Mountain Trails Project

EA

Location: UNIT - Mount Taylor Ranger District. STATE - New Mexico. COUNTY - McKinley. LEGAL - T. 13N., R 8W.,

Sections 9 and 10. Approximately 3 miles northwest of San Mateo, New Mexico.


NOI in Federal Register

12/08/2011

Est. DEIS NOA in Federal

Register 12/2014

Expected:06/2015 07/2015 Diane Tafoya


Description: Proposal to approve multiple Plans of Operations for exploratory drilling to determine the extent of uranium deposits in several areas on the mesas surrounding Mt. Taylor.


Location: UNIT - Mount Taylor Ranger District. STATE - New Mexico. COUNTY - Cibola, McKinley. LEGAL - Not

Applicable. Several locations including San Mateo Mesa and La Jara Mesa northeast of Grants, NM.

- Recreation management


- Road management

In Progress:



Notice 06/2014

Expected:09/2014 10/2014 Matt Reidy

505-287-8833 mreidy@fs.fed.us

Description: Closure and decomissioning of eoads within the Zuni Mountains using various methods. Designation of mountain bike and hiking trails in the Zuni Mountains.


Location: UNIT - Mount Taylor Ranger District. STATE - New Mexico. COUNTY - Cibola, McKinley. LEGAL - Not

Applicable. Several locations within the Zuni Mountains portion of the Mt. Taylor Ranger District.

Cibola National Forest Mountainair Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R3 - Southwestern Region



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Cibola National Forest Mountainair Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Largo Trick Tank Replacement

CE

- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants Developing Proposal


Expected:06/2014 07/2014


Zachary Parsons

505-281-3304 zparsons@fs.fed.us

Description: Improve habitat for wildlife by replacing fiberglass trick tank with steel umbrella type.

West Turkey Cone Wildlife

Habitat Improvement Project

CE

Location: UNIT - Mountainair Ranger District. STATE - New Mexico. COUNTY - Torrance. LEGAL - T7N, R6E, section

8. New Mexico , Torrance County New Mexico, about 6 miles west of Chilili New Mexico.

- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants In Progress:


Expected:06/2014 07/2014 Zachary Parsons

505-281-3304 zparsons@fs.fed.us

Description: Improve habitat for wildlife through the replacement of water catchment structure and relocate to a more suitable site for use by wildlife.


Location: UNIT - Mountainair Ranger District. STATE - New Mexico. COUNTY - Lincoln. About 13 miles west of Corona,

New Mexico.

Cibola National Forest Sandia Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Cedro Landscape Restoration

Project

EA




- Fuels management


In Progress:



Notice 04/2014

Expected:07/2014 08/2014 Aaron Johnson

505-281-3304 ext. 127 aaronjohnson@fs.fed.u

s

Description: Proposal to improve forest health through thinning, mastication, prescribe burning, and treatment of non-native invasive plant species, well as trail relocation and limiting mountain biking and horse back riding to existing trails.


Location: UNIT - Sandia Ranger District. STATE - New Mexico. COUNTY - Bernalillo. LEGAL - T9N, R5 & 6E, sections

6, 19, 24, 25, 36; T10N, R5 & 6E, sections 2,5-8, 11-13, 18-20, 23-26,29-32, 35 & 36 NMPM. 2 miles south and east of Tijeras, NM.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Cibola National Forest Sandia Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Manzanita Mountains Trail

System Improvements

CE


- Recreation management Completed Actual: 02/12/2014 04/2014 Kerry Wood

505-281-3304 ext. 107 kwood@fs.fed.us

Description: Designation & repair of 9 miles of unauthorized trails and construction of 2 miles of trail in the Manzanita

Mountains Trail System. Perform minor upgrades to Pine Flat Trailhead including closure of 0.10 miles of FS RD

54A.


Placitas Area Trails Project

EA

Location: UNIT - Sandia Ranger District. STATE - New Mexico. COUNTY - Bernalillo. LEGAL - T9N, R5E, Sec 13, 24-

25, 36; T9N, R6E, Sec 17-20. 5 miles south of Tijeras, New Mexico.

- Recreation management


In Progress:



Notice 11/2014

Expected:03/2015 04/2015 Kerry Wood

505-281-3304 ext. 107 kwood@fs.fed.us

Description: Proposal to construct & reconstruct trails; rehabilitate some trails & roads; prohibit cross-country travel, camping, and campfires; and amend the Forest Plan to allow fence installation in Bernalillo NRA.


Sulphur Forest Restoration

Project

EA

Location: UNIT - Sandia Ranger District. STATE - New Mexico. COUNTY - Sandoval. LEGAL - Not Applicable.

Approximately 3 miles east of I-25 and south of NM-165.



- Fuels management

In Progress:

Objection Period Legal Notice

02/10/2014

Expected:05/2014 06/2014 Natalie Heberling

505-346-3887 nheberling@fs.fed.us

Description: Restoration of vegetation and wildlife habitat condition. Also hazardous fuels reduction including mechanical thinning, hand piling, and prescribed burning that will reduce the potential for crown fires


Location: UNIT - Sandia Ranger District. STATE - New Mexico. COUNTY - Torrance. LEGAL - Township 11 North,

Range 5 East, all or portions of Sections 22-23, 26-27 and 34. Forest boundary in Sulphur Canyon area.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

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This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.


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