Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA) 01/01/2016 to 03/31/2016 Manti-Lasal National Forest

Project Name

Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)

01/01/2016 to 03/31/2016

Manti-Lasal 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

R4 - Intermountain Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)

Energy Gateway South 500 kV

Powerline (EGS)

EIS

- Special use management In Progress:

DEIS NOA in Federal Register

04/01/2011

Est. FEIS NOA in Federal

Register 08/2014

Expected:03/2015 01/2020 Charles Call

435-865-3730 ckcall@fs.fed.us

Description: This proposed 500 kV transmission line is designed to deliver power to Rocky Mountain Power utility costumers in

Utah and the intermountain west. Generation sources are located in central Wyoming.

Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42534

Greater Sage-grouse

Management Direction - Utah

EIS

*UPDATED*

Location: UNIT - Duchesne Ranger District, Pine Valley Ranger District, Richfield Ranger District, Price Ranger District,

Fillmore Ranger District, Heber-Kamas Ranger District, Spanish Fork Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY

- Beaver, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Iron, Juab, Millard, Piute, Sevier, Uintah, Wasatch, Weber. LEGAL - Not

Applicable. The project initiates in central Wyoming and crosses public, private, and state lands in Wyoming,

Colorado, and Utah. Project terminates at the Mona substation in central Utah.

- Land management planning

- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants

Completed Actual: 09/16/2015 09/2015

Description:

The purpose of this project is to prepare environmental impact statements (EISs) and supplemental environmental impact statements to incorporate greater sage-grouse conservation measures into Bureau of Land Management land use plans and Forest Plans.

Web Link: http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/sagegrouse/western.html

Glen Stein

801-625-5281 gstein@fs.fed.us

Location: UNIT - Ashley National Forest All Units, Dixie National Forest All Units, Fishlake National Forest All Units, Manti-

Lasal National Forest All Units, Uinta-Wasatch-Cache All Units. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Beaver, Box Elder,

Cache, Carbon, Daggett, Davis, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Grand, Iron, Juab, Kane, Millard, Morgan, Piute,

Rich, Salt Lake, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier, Summit, Tooele, Uintah, Utah, Wasatch, Washington, Wayne, Weber.

LEGAL - Not Applicable. All National Forests in Utah.

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Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision

Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

R4 - Intermountain Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)

Transwest Express 600 kV

Direct Current Powerline (TWE)

EIS

- Special use management Expected:12/2014 http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42526

03/2018 Charles Call

435-865-3730 ckcall@fs.fed.us

Description:

This proposed 600 kV direct current transmission line is designed to carry renewable energy (primarily wind power) from generation sources in central Wyoming to markets in in the pacific southwest.

Web Link:

In Progress:


02/18/2011


Register 07/2013

Location: UNIT - Roosevelt Ranger District, Pine Valley Ranger District, Richfield Ranger District, Fillmore Ranger District,

Ferron Ranger District, Heber-Kamas Ranger District, Spanish Fork Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY -

Beaver, Duchesne, Emery, Garfield, Iron, Juab, Millard, Piute, Sevier, Uintah, Wasatch, Weber. LEGAL - Not

Applicable. This project initiates in central Wyoming and crosses public, private, and state lands in Wyoming,

Colorado, Utah, and Nevada.

Manti-Lasal National Forest Ferron/Price Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Des-B-Dove Trail Project

CE

*UPDATED*

R4 - Intermountain Region

- Recreation management In Progress:

Scoping Start 02/24/2015

Expected:11/2015 12/2015 Bill Broadbear

435-636-3516 bbroadbear@fs.fed.us

Description: The Ferron/Price RD of the Manti-La Sal NF has been approached by Emery County, the Emery County Trails

Committee, and OHV groups to re-establish motorized trail access onto East Mountain via the reclaimed Des-B-

Dove mine access road.


Location: UNIT - Ferron Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Emery. LEGAL - Township 17 South, Range 7 East,

Section 25, 26. The proposed trail is located approximately 6 miles northwest of Orangeville and Castle Dale, UT.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Greens Hollow Coal Lease

EIS

*UPDATED*


- Minerals and Geology Completed Actual: 10/05/2015 11/2015 Thomas Lloyd

435-636-3596 twlloyd@fs.fed.us

Description: BLM received application for a lease on non-leased NFS coal lands and for FS consent to the lease. BLM and FS are co-leading preparation of SEIS in cooperation with Office of Surface Mining to disclose effects of proposed lease.

Web Link: http://go.usa.gov/hkGk

Joe's Valley Recreation and

Bouldering Area

EA

Location: UNIT - Ferron Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Sanpete, Sevier. LEGAL - Section 34, 33, T14S,

R1E and Section 4, T15 S, R1E, SLB&M. Sevier and Sanpete Counties (UT), approximately 10.5 miles east of the town of Emery Utah and approximately 5 miles north of the SUFCO Mine portal.

- Recreation management In Progress:

Comment Period Public Notice

05/28/2015

Expected:04/2016 05/2016

Description:

Bouldering and camping at Joe's Valley have contributed to recreation resource impacts throughout the area. The purpose is to mitigate current impacts to soil and vegetation while providing quality recreation opportunities and protecting resources.


Greg Montgomery

435-636-3348 gmontgomery@fs.fed.u

s

Location: UNIT - Ferron Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Emery. LEGAL - Straight Canyon along Utah

Highway 29, Cottonwood Canyon along Forest Road 50040, and Grimes Wash near Utah Highway 57. These areas are located in Townships 17 and 18 South, Range 6 and 7 East. Straight and Cottonwood Canyons west of

Orangeville, Utah.

Liberty Pioneer Energy Source,

Inc. Middle Mountain Unit #1. O and G lease UT-8735

CE

*NEW LISTING*

- Minerals and Geology In Progress:


Expected:10/2015 11/2015 Kyle Beagley

435-636-3577 kbeagley@fs.fed.us

Description: FS will evaluate the Application for Permit to Drill and Surface Use Plan of Operation. The FS will analyze the environmental impacts of the proposal on non-mineral resources and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and the Manti-La Sal LRMP


Location: UNIT - Ferron Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Emery. LEGAL - Emery County in the NE 1/4 SW

1/4 of Section 29, Township16 South, Range 6 East, SLB&M. The site is 17 miles northwest of Orangeville, UT.

State Road (SR) 29 and existing Forest Service Roads (FSR) Millers Flat (50014) and Lowry Water (50038) provide access to Middle Mountain Unit #1.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Long Four S&G (Clay Banks,

Olsen Bench, Ridley Ridge, &

Becks Ridge) Grazing

Allotments Analysis

EA

*UPDATED*


- Grazing management Expected:04/2016 http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37582

05/2016 Darren Olsen

435-384-2372 dgolsen@fs.fed.us

Description:

In response to the 1995 Rescission Act, the Ferron Ranger District will complete analysis of grazing activities on the Clay Banks, Olsen Bench, Ridley Ridge, and Becks Ridge Sheep & Goat Grazing Allotments.

Web Link:

In Progress:


01/22/2013

Olsen Bench-McCadden

Hollow Water Development

CE

Location: UNIT - Ferron Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Carbon, Emery. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The project area is about 15 miles northwest of Castle Dale, UT; situated on the east slope of the Wasatch Plateau, extending from Skyline Ridge southeastward to Joes Valley Reservoir.

- Grazing management In Progress:


Expected:04/2015 07/2015 Steven Cox

435-636-3595 stevenrcox@fs.fed.us

Description: Develop water resources for the use of livestock grazing distribution.


Location: UNIT - Ferron Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Emery. LEGAL - Olsen Bench S&G, T17S

R5E, SEC26 SLBM; Gentry C&H, Sec. 1, T16S R7E., SEC26. The majority of the water developments will be on the Olsen Bench Allotment, located 15 miles northwest of the town of Castle Dale. The Gentry allotment is 11 miles northwest of Huntington.

Manti-Lasal National Forest Moab/Monticello Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Abajo Peak Powerline

Replacement

EA

*UPDATED*


- Special use management Cancelled N/A N/A Joel Nowak

435-636-3364 joelnowak@fs.fed.us

Description: Empire Electric is proposing to replace their existing aerial and buried powerline with a new buried line from a private inholding to the Abajo Peak Communication Site.


Location: UNIT - Monticello Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - San Juan. LEGAL - T34S R22E, Sec 1 & 12.

T34S R23E, Sec 6. Approximately 6 miles west southwest of Monticello Utah.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Kigalia Fence and Water

Improvement EA

EA


- Grazing management

- Vegetation management

(other than forest products)

Expected:04/2016 http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42856

05/2016 Tina Marian

435-636-3368 tamarian@fs.fed.us

Description:

Relocate and reconstruct about 2 mi. of Kigalia Canyon fence; construct exclosures to protect spring and riparian areas in Kigalia drainage; provide water developments outside of the drainage; and reconfigure the fence around

Admin site.

Web Link:

In Progress:


08/21/2013

La Sal Springs Protection and

Water Developments

EA

Location:

- Grazing management



- Watershed management

In Progress: Expected:09/2015 10/2015 Tina Marian

435-636-3368 tamarian@fs.fed.us

Description: Relocate and/or expand two existing spring exclosures; protect 7 spring/seep areas and provide clean water for livestock and wildlife on the west La Sal Mountains and develop water in the Pinhook Valley to improve livestock distribution.


Location:

UNIT - Moab Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - San Juan. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The project area is located on South Elk Ridge (Sections 3,4, 9 of T36S, R19E and Sections 27 &34 of T35S, R19E) about 21 miles west of Blanding, UT.

UNIT - Moab Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Grand, San Juan. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The projects are located on West Slope of the La Sal's, Pinhook Valley and Andy Mesa areas (Sections 2 of T27S,

R23E; Sections 7,8,9,16,19,20,29,30 of T26S, R24E and Section 24 of T25S, R24E).



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Maverick Point Forest Health

Project

EIS

*UPDATED*


- Recreation management


- Forest products



- Fuels management


- Minerals and Geology

- Road management

In Progress:


02/14/2013


Register 01/2017

Expected:01/2017 02/2017 Greg Montgomery

435-636-3348 gmontgomery@fs.fed.u

s

Description:

Project designed to increase the resistance and resilience of vegetation communities & watersheds to climate change stressors, promotes a sustainable/manageable road system, reclaims abandoned uranium mine adits/waste & restores spring/headcut areas.


Mormon Pasture Mountain

Wildlife Habitat Improvement

Project

CE

Location:




- Fuels management


In Progress:


Expected:10/2015 11/2015 Michelle Smith

435-636-3369 msmith11@fs.fed.us

Description: The project will improve forage production for big game and draw animals away from adjacent aspen treatment areas. The treatments would reduce the continuity of vegetative fuels to reduce the chances of severe wildland fire and damage to watersheds.


Location:

UNIT - Monticello Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - San Juan. LEGAL - T33S, R20E & R21E and

T34S, R20E & R21E, SLM. The project area is an area of about 17,000 acres, located about 14 miles from

Blanding, Utah, and 14 miles from Monticello, Utah in the Abajo Mountains. Maverick Point and Chippean Rocks area.

UNIT - Monticello Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - San Juan. LEGAL - Not Applicable. north portion of Monticello District, T33S, R20E sections 10,11,14,22,23,27,28,33-35 and T34S, R20E sections 2-4, 9-11, 15-

17.

Manti-Lasal National Forest Sanpete Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R4 - Intermountain Region



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Manti-Lasal National Forest Sanpete Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Grazing Reauthorization Lake

Fork C&H Allotment

EA

- Grazing management In Progress:


05/29/2013

Est. Objection Period Legal

Notice 03/2015

Expected:05/2015

Description:

Evaluate reissuance of Term Grazing Permits on the Allotment


Location:

07/2015


Karlton Moss

435-636-3304 kmoss@fs.fed.us

UNIT - Sanpete Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Utah. LEGAL - 2 miles east of Thistle. Lake Fork.

Twelve Mile Restoration

EA

*UPDATED*

Willow Fuels Project

EA

*UPDATED*

- Recreation management

- Heritage resource management


- Road management

Description:

In Progress:


06/26/2014

Expected:03/2016 04/2016 Jedidiah Hancock

435-636-3328 jhancock02@fs.fed.us

Develop sustainable, resource sensitive transportation routes to camping and staging areas.Contain motorized use at many dispersed campsites, modify some and close others. Provide additional camping and trail opportunities to meet user demands.


Location: UNIT - Sanpete Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Sanpete. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Twelve Mile

Canyon, Manti-La Sal National Forest.

- Forest products



- Fuels management

In Progress:


02/28/2013

Expected:01/2016 02/2016 Diane Cote

(435) 636-3320 dcote@fs.fed.us

Description: Reduce the probability of a high severity wildfire that is difficult to control; and reduce the negative consequences of a fire on the soil and vegetation resources in the area.

Web Link:

Location:

Need: The current vegetation communities are in a condition that a http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40861

UNIT - Sanpete Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Sanpete. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The proposed

Willow Project area is located 2 miles east of Ephraim, Utah.



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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