Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)
07/01/2014 to 09/30/2014
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 Name
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)
- Special use management
EIS
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
Location:
Greater Sage-grouse
Management Direction - Utah
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
EIS
In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
11/01/2013
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal
Register 05/2014
Expected:11/2014
11/2014
Glen Stein
801-625-5281
gstein@fs.fed.us
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
Location:
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UNIT - Ashley National Forest All Units, Dixie National Forest All Units, Fishlake National Forest All Units, MantiLasal 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)
Greens Hollow Coal Lease
Tract
- Minerals and Geology
EIS
In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
03/14/2014
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal
Register 06/2014
Expected:07/2014
Actual: 12/13/2011
03/2015
Marianne Orton
435-896-1090
morton01@fs.fed.us
Description: Ark Land Comapny has appled for a coal lease on non-leased Federal coal lands adjacent to their existing
SUFCO underground Mining Operation. BLM assigned case # UTU 84102 to the LBA. BLM and FS are analying
the effects of the proposed leasing.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=25561
Location:
Transwest Express 600 kV
Direct Current Powerline (TWE)
UNIT - Richfield Ranger District, Ferron Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Sevier. LEGAL - Section
34, 33, T14S, R1E and Section 4, T15 S, R1E, SLB&M. Approximately 10.5 miles east of the town of Emery Utah
and approximately 5 miles north of the SUFCO Mine portal.
- Special use management
EIS
In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
02/18/2011
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal
Register 07/2013
Expected:12/2014
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: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42526
Location:
Manti-Lasal National Forest
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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.
Ferron/Price Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
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R4 - Intermountain Region
Manti-Lasal National Forest
Project Name
Manti-Lasal National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R4 - Intermountain Region
Ferron/Price Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Clay Banks, Olsen Bench,
Ridley Ridge, and Becks Ridge
S&G Grazing Allotments
Analysis
- Grazing management
EA
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
12/13/2011
Est. Objection Period Legal
Notice 04/2014
Expected:05/2014
Project Contact
06/2014
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: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=37582
Location:
Dry Wash Wildlife Project
CE
*NEW LISTING*
Diane Cote
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:08/2014
10/2014
435-636-3320
- Vegetation management
Scoping Start 12/10/2013
dcote@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
Description: The Ferron-Price Ranger District proposes to use tracked skid steers with mastication heads on approximately
2,500 acres
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44422
Location:
Olsen Bench-McCadden
Hollow Water Development
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.
UNIT - Ferron Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Emery. LEGAL - The Dry Wash Wildlife Project
Area is located in Township 19 South, Range 6 East, Sections 31 and 32, Township 20 South, Range 6 East.,
Sections 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 16, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 32, 33, 34, an. The project is located on the Ferron-Price Ranger
District, Manti-La Sal National Forest in Emery County, Utah.
- Grazing management
In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/06/2014
Expected:05/2014
CE
07/2014
Steven Cox
435-636-3595
stevenrcox@fs.fed.us
Description: Develop water resources for the use of livestock grazing distribution.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=43426
Location:
Manti-Lasal National Forest
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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.
Moab/Monticello Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
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R4 - Intermountain Region
Manti-Lasal National Forest
Project Name
Manti-Lasal National Forest
Abajo Peak Powerline
Replacement
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R4 - Intermountain Region
Moab/Monticello Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Special use management
Developing Proposal
Est. Notice of Initiation 04/2014
Expected:07/2014
Project Contact
08/2014
EA
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.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41805
Location:
Dry Wash Reservoir and
Pipeline Project
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.
- Special use management
EA
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
07/23/2013
Est. Objection Period Legal
Notice 04/2014
Expected:05/2014
06/2014
Joel Nowak
435-636-3364
joelnowak@fs.fed.us
Description: The San Juan Water Conservancy District and Blanding City are proposing to increase the size of the Dry Wash
Reservoir and add a pipeline from the dam to the existing City pipeline.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41804
Location:
Kigalia Fence and Water
Improvement EA
EA
UNIT - Monticello Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - San Juan. LEGAL - T34S R22E Sec. 31.
Approximately 10 miles north northwest of Blanding Utah.
- Grazing management
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
In Progress:
Notice of Initiation 08/19/2013
Est. Comment Period Public
Notice 04/2014
Expected:06/2014
07/2014
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: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42856
Location:
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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.
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Manti-Lasal National Forest
Project Name
Manti-Lasal National Forest
La Sal Mines Complex
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R4 - Intermountain Region
Moab/Monticello Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Minerals and Geology
EA
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
02/22/2011
Est. Objection Period Legal
Notice 04/2014
Expected:05/2014
Project Contact
06/2014
Joel Nowak
435-636-3364
joelnowak@fs.fed.us
Description: Denison Mines submitted a Plan of Operations Amendment for four underground uranium mines, known as the La
Sal Mines Complex, to the BLM and Forest Service for approval. The BLM will act as lead agency with the Forest
Service as a cooperating agency
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=34565
Location:
La Sal Springs Protection and
Water Developments
EA
UNIT - Moab Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - San Juan. LEGAL - Section 5, T29S R 25E. Located
approximately 3 miles east of La Sal.
- Grazing management
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
- Watershed management
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
09/26/2013
Est. Objection Period Legal
Notice 04/2014
Expected:05/2014
06/2014
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.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42860
Location:
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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).
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Project Name
Manti-Lasal National Forest
Maverick Point Forest Health
Project
EIS
Project Purpose
EA
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Decision
Expected
Implementation
Moab/Monticello Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Project Contact
R4 - Intermountain Region
Greg Montgomery
10/2014
- Recreation management
In Progress:
Expected:09/2014
435-636-3348
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
NOI in Federal Register
gmontgomery@fs.fed.u
- Forest products
01/15/2013
s
- Vegetation management
Est. DEIS NOA in Federal
(other than forest products)
Register 03/2014
- Fuels management
- Watershed management
- Minerals and Geology
- Road management
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.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=41154
Location:
North Elk Ridge Forest Health
Project
Planning Status
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.
Barb Smith
08/2014
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
In Progress:
Expected:07/2014
435-259-7155
- Vegetation management
Comment Period Public Notice
bsmith06@fs.fed.us
(other than forest products)
10/03/2012
- Fuels management
Est. Objection Period Legal
- Watershed management
Notice 06/2014
Description: The project addresses the health and diversity of ponderosa pine and aspen communities on North Elk Ridge
through thinning and prescribed burning treatments.
Web Link:
http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40313
Location:
UNIT - Monticello Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - San Juan. LEGAL - T34S, R19/20E and T35S,
R19/20E, SLM. North Elk Ridge in San Juan County, UT approx 20 miles northeast of Blanding.
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Project Name
Manti-Lasal National Forest
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
Project Contact
R4 - Intermountain Region
Moab/Monticello Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
Joel Nowak
435-636-3364
joelnowak@fs.fed.us
Utah Energy Uranium
Exploration - Marcy Look
Project
- Minerals and Geology
CE
Description: The Manti-La Sal National Forest, Moab/Monticello Ranger District, proposes to authorize Utah Energy
Corporation to drill up to 76 exploration holes in their Marcy Look project area. The area is located on unpatented
mining claims on Elk Ridge.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=32659
Location:
West Slope Wildland-Urban
Interface Hazardous Fuels
Reduction Project
On Hold
N/A
N/A
UNIT - Monticello Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - San Juan. LEGAL - Unpatented mining claims
located within Sec. 31, T34S, R20E. Marcy Look Project - south of Duck Lake on Elk Ridge.
- Fuels management
EA
*NEW LISTING*
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
04/24/2014
Est. Objection Period Legal
Notice 06/2014
Expected:07/2014
09/2014
Barb Smith
435-259-7155
bsmith06@fs.fed.us
Description: Hazardous fuels reduction on 8300 acres on the west slope of the La Sal Mountains.
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=40734
Location:
Manti-Lasal National Forest
Grazing Reauthorization Lake
Fork C&H Allotment
UNIT - Moab Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Grand, San Juan. LEGAL - Not Applicable. 8300
acres on the west slope of the La Sal Mountains.
R4 - Intermountain Region
Sanpete Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Grazing management
EA
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
05/29/2013
Est. Objection Period Legal
Notice 03/2015
Expected:05/2015
Actual: 09/30/2010
07/2015
Karlton Moss
435-636-3304
kmoss@fs.fed.us
Description: Evaluate reissuance of Term Grazing Permits on the Allotment
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=28435
Location:
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UNIT - Sanpete Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Utah. LEGAL - 2 miles east of Thistle. Lake Fork.
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Manti-Lasal National Forest
Project Name
Manti-Lasal National Forest
Willow Fuels Project
EA
Project Purpose
Planning Status
Decision
Expected
Implementation
R4 - Intermountain Region
Sanpete Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
- Forest products
- Vegetation management
(other than forest products)
- Fuels management
In Progress:
Comment Period Public Notice
02/28/2013
Est. Objection Period Legal
Notice 10/2014
Expected:11/2014
Project Contact
05/2015
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:
Willow Private Land Access
Project
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.
- Special use management
Completed
Actual: 04/23/2014
CE
*NEW LISTING*
05/2014
Diane Cote
435-636-3320
dcote@fs.fed.us
Description: Private Land Access through Forest Service Lands
Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=44336
Location:
UNIT - Sanpete Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Sanpete. LEGAL - Township 17 N., Range 4 E.,
and Sections 19 and 30. The proposed road construction is in Township 17 N., Range 4 E., and Sections 19 and
30 in the Willow Creek portion of Ephraim Canyon.
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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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