Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA) 07/01/2014 to 09/30/2014 San Bernardino National Forest

Project Name

Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)

07/01/2014 to 09/30/2014

San Bernardino 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

R5 - Pacific Southwest Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)

Southern California National

Forests Land Management Plan

Amendment

EIS

- Land management planning In Progress:

Objection Period Legal Notice

01/17/2014

Expected:06/2014 06/2014 Robert Hawkins

916-849-8037 rhhawkins@fs.fed.us

Description: The Angeles, Cleveland, Los Padres, and San Bernardino national forests propose to amend their land management plans with new guidance for roadless area management and land management plan monitoring.

Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=35130

Location: UNIT - Cleveland National Forest All Units, Los Padres National Forest All Units, San Bernardino National Forest

All Units, Angeles National Forest All Units. STATE - California. COUNTY - Kern, Los Angeles, Monterey,

Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura. LEGAL - Not

Applicable. Angeles, Cleveland, Los Padres, and San Bernardino National Forests.

San Bernardino National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)

Expired Permit reissuance

CE

R5 - Pacific Southwest Region

- Special use management In Progress:

Scoping Start 08/23/2013

Expected:08/2014 08/2014 Jason Collier

909-382-2869 jpcollier@fs.fed.us

Description: To reissue approx. 65 expired permits for transportation, sanitation, energy, and communications. These uses are ongoing and continuous. This action is administrative only and does not authorize ground disturbing activities or changes to the permits.


Location: UNIT - San Bernardino National Forest All Units. STATE - California. COUNTY - San Bernardino. LEGAL -

Not Applicable. Lytle Creek, Arrowhead, Big Bear.

San Bernardino National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide) R5 - Pacific Southwest Region

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Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status

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

3N05, 3N09 Road

Reconditioning - CMLG Major

Project

CE

- Road management

Description:

In Progress:


Reconditioning of NFS roads 3N05 and 3N09

Decision

Expected:06/2014

Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


03/2015 Joshua Direen

909-382-2609 jdireen@fs.fed.us

Location: UNIT - Arrowhead Ranger District, Big Bear Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - San Bernardino.

LEGAL - Not Applicable. NFS roads 3N05 and 3N09.

Deep Creek Inventoried

Roadless Area OHV Restoration

CE

- Recreation management

- Special area management

- Watershed management

- Road management

In Progress:


Expected:09/2014 10/2014 Deveree Kopp

909-382-2831 dkopp@fs.fed.us

Description:

Restrict motorized access into the Deep Creek Inventoried Roadless Area (IRA) and restore undesignated routes.

Pioneer Green Energy

Meteorological Towers Baldy

Mesa

CE

Location: UNIT - Arrowhead Ranger District, Big Bear Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - San Bernardino.

LEGAL - Not Applicable. Deep Creek Inventoried Roadless Area (IRA) and adjacent areas.

- Special use management

- Research and Development

In Progress:


Expected:07/2014 08/2014

Description:

Pioneer Green Energy proposes to install up to 4 meteorological towers to determine feasiblity of wind energy generation.


Aaron Gagnon

909-382-2940 argagnon@fs.fed.us

Location: UNIT - Cajon Ranger District, San Gorgonio Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - San Bernardino.

LEGAL - Township 3 North, Range 6 West. Along NFS Road 3N24 in Baldy Mesa.


Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision

Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

San Bernardino National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide) R5 - Pacific Southwest Region

Santa Ana Watershed

Hazardous Fuels Reduction and

Forest Health

EIS

- Fuels management In Progress:

NOI in Federal Register

11/06/2012

Est. DEIS NOA in Federal

Register 05/2014

Expected:03/2015 10/2015 Jerry Sirski

909-382-2690 jsirski@fs.fed.us

Description:

Fuels reduction within a 21,000-acre analysis area to reduce the risk of high intensity wildfire to adjacent communities, organizational camps, and recreation residences. Occurs within Sugarloaf IRA.


Location: UNIT - San Gorgonio Ranger District, Big Bear Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - San

Bernardino. LEGAL - T1N, T2N; R1W, R1E, R2E. North of San Gorgonio Wilderness along State Highway 38 up to the south end of Big Bear and Snow Summit Ski Resorts.

San Bernardino National Forest Arrowhead Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Grass Valley Fire Restoration -

Fuels

Reduction/Reforestation/Invasiv e Species Removal/Road Repair

EA

- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants

- Vegetation management

(other than forest products)

- Fuels management


- Road management

Developing Proposal

Est. Notice of Initiation 09/2014

Expected:02/2015


07/2015

Description:

Removal of hazard trees, reforestation of severly burned areas, and repair of roads and trails.

Jerry Sirski


SCE Pole/Switch Replacement -

Highway 138

CE

Location: UNIT - Arrowhead Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - San Bernardino. LEGAL - Not Applicable.

Grass Valley and NFS roads 2N33, 2N34, 2N34A, 2N37.

- Special use management Developing Proposal

Est. Scoping Start 07/2014



Description:

Replacement of poles and switches as on NFS lands as a result of Highway 138 realignment.

Location: UNIT - Arrowhead Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - San Bernardino. LEGAL - Not Applicable.

Along Highway 138 between Silverwood lake and Interstate 15.

San Bernardino National Forest Big Bear Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

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Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Alpine Pedal Path Improvement

- CMTL Major Project

CE



- Facility management

- Road management

In Progress:


Expected:05/2015 05/2015 David Kotlarski

909-382-2815 dkotlarski@fs.fed.us

Description:

Widen the Apline Pedal Path by 3 feet so it can better handle the current volume of foot and bicycle traffic.

Bear Valley Electric Service

FY'14 Emergency Work

CE

*NEW LISTING*

Bear Valley Electric Service

FY'14 Maintenance

CE

*NEW LISTING*

Big Bear Dam 2014 Rock Jack

Project

CE

*NEW LISTING*

Location: UNIT - Big Bear Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - San Bernardino. LEGAL - Not Applicable.

Trail along the north side of Big Bear Lake.



Expected:07/2014 07/2014 Heather Mobley

909-382-2804 hmobley@fs.fed.us

Description:

Relocation of powerlines from trees to new powerpoles. This work has been proposed by Golden State Water

Company, otherwise known as Bear Valley Electric Service as maintenance under Authorizations BBD40920 &

BBD409301.

Location: UNIT - Big Bear Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - San Bernardino. LEGAL - T2N, R1W,

Section 22, NE1/4 of SE1/4 and T2N, R1E, Section 9, SW1/4 of SW1/4. T2N, R1W, Section 22, NE1/4 of SE1/4 and

T2N, R1E, Section 9, SW1/4 of SW1/4.





Description: Replacement of power poles and movement of power lines from trees to poles. This work has been proposed by

Golden State Water Company, otherwise known as Bear Valley Electric Service as maintenance under

Authorizations BBD409201 & BBD409301.

Location: UNIT - Big Bear Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - San Bernardino. LEGAL - T2N, R1E,

Sections 7 & 8 and T2N, R1W, Sections 22 & 25. T2N, R1E, Sections 7 & 8 and T2N, R1W, Sections 22 & 25.





Description:

Big Bear Municipal Water District wants to take precautionary measures to secure existing fractured rocks located on either side of the dam in order to prevent damage to the dam in the event it is overtopped.

Location: UNIT - Big Bear Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - San Bernardino. LEGAL - T2N, R1W,

Section 22. T2N, R1W, Section 22.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

San Bernardino National Forest Big Bear Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R5 - Pacific Southwest Region

Mitsubishi Cement Corporation

South Quarry Plan of Operation

EIS


- Minerals and Geology

Expected:03/2015 http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=36511

09/2015 Scott Eliason

909-382-2830 seliason@fs.fed.us

Description:

Mitsubishi Cement Corporation (MCC) is proposing to develop and reclaim a new 153.6 acre high grade limestone quarry, the South Quarry.

Web Link:

In Progress:


02/22/2012


Register 09/2014

Location: UNIT - Big Bear Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - San Bernardino. LEGAL - Township 3 North,

Range 1 East, Section 14. Within Cushenbury Canyon, 6 miles south of the community of Lucerne Valley in San

Bernardino County,.

North Big Bear Fuels Reduction and Forest Health

EA

- Fuels management In Progress:

Notice of Initiation 06/19/2009

Est. Comment Period Public

Notice 12/2014

Expected:02/2015 02/2015 David Kelly

909-382-2772 davidkelly@fs.fed.us

Description: Cut and remove dead and dying trees as well as some green trees to reduce hazardous fuels in the community defense and threat zones along the North Shore of Big Bear Lake.


Omya Sentinel & Butterfield

Quarries Expansion

EIS

Location: UNIT - Big Bear Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - San Bernardino. LEGAL - T2N, R2E SRC7 portions of SRC 1,2,3,10,11,12,13, 14,15,22, T2N R1R SRC7-12, 15, 16, 17, 18. In the Fawnskin Valley adjoining private land NW of the community of Fawnskin.

- Minerals and Geology In Progress:


02/28/2013


Register 01/2015



Description: Omya California is submitting to the Forest and County, for permitting, an amended Plan of Operations and

Reclamation Plan for an expansion of 28.8 acres for the Butterfield 3 Quarry and 22 acres for the Sentinel Quarry.


Location: UNIT - Big Bear Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - San Bernardino. LEGAL - Omya Butterfield 3 unpatented mining claims. T.3 N., R.1 W., Sec.23.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Rattlesnake Mountain OHV

Trails

EA



- Road management

Developing Proposal

Est. Notice of Initiation 08/2014



Description: Proposal to evaluate adding aproximately 20 miles to the forest trail system designated as exculsive to motorcycle use. New trails would be on Rattlesnake Mountain, northeast of Big Pine Flat.

Snow Summit Mountain Bike

Trails - Ski Area Permit

Amendment

CE


Rattlesnake Mountain, northeast of Big Pine Flat, in Holcomb Valley.


- Special use management

In Progress:




Description: Authorization and construction of mountain bike trails both on and outside of ski runs


Snow Summit Ski Area, Big Bear, CA.

San Bernardino National Forest Cajon Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

CalNev Pipeline Expansion

EIS



DEIS NOA in Federal Register

03/28/2012

Est. FEIS NOA in Federal

Register 10/2014

Expected:12/2014 03/2015 Jason Collier

909-382-2869 jpcollier@fs.fed.us

Description: Expansion of Kinder Morgan gas pipeline from Corona CA to Las Vegas NV to authorize a new 16" pipeline. BLM is lead federal agency.

Caltrans SR-138 West Wildlife

Crossing and Construction

Monitoring

CE

Location: UNIT - Cajon Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - San Bernardino. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Cajon

Pass.

- Special use management Completed Actual: 02/28/2014 06/2014 Aaron Gagnon


Description: Wildlife monitoring both before and after construction associated with widening SR-138 between SR-2 and

Interstate 15. Project also includes monitoring construction.

Location: UNIT - Cajon Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - San Bernardino. LEGAL - Not Applicable. SR-

138 between SR-2 and Interstate 15.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

San Bernardino National Forest Cajon Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R5 - Pacific Southwest Region

Fontana Union Water Company

Permit Renewal

CE



Expected:09/2014 10/2014 Aaron Gagnon


Description: Analyze the environmental impacts of re-issuing an expired special use permit to the Fontana Union Water

Company for the operation and maintenance of a soft plug dam on Lytle Creek.

Gobbler Fire Reforestation

CE

Location: UNIT - Cajon Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - San Bernardino. LEGAL - NW 1/4 of Section 6,

T. 1 N, R. 5 W. Located at the mouth of Lytle Creek Canyon just over the National Forest boundary.



Developing Proposal


Expected:09/2014 10/2014 Ian Turner

503-630-8791 iturner@fs.fed.us

Description: Reforestation of the Gobbler Fire area

SB County Sheriff Microwave

Tower

CE

SCE Pole Re-Alignment SR-

138 West

CE


Pass.



Description:

The County of San Bernardino is proposing to install a 50 foot high monopole and generator adjacent to a BNSF communications site near Cajon Summit. The monopole will incorporate 2 microwave and 8 radio antennas.


Summit between the north and southbound lanes of Interstate 15.



Description:

Utility pole re-alignment associated with Caltrans widening of SR-138 between Phelan and Interstate 15.

Location: UNIT - Cajon Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - San Bernardino. LEGAL - Not Applicable.

Within Caltrans linear right-of-way along SR-138 between SR-2 and Interstate 15.

San Bernardino National Forest San Gorgonio Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R5 - Pacific Southwest Region



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

San Bernardino National Forest San Gorgonio Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Southern California Edison San

Gorgonio FERC

Decommissioning

EA


215 Comment Period Legal

Notice 07/03/2013

Expected:12/2014

Description:

Decommissioning of the Southern California Edison FERC San Gorgonio License

06/2015



Jerry Sirski


Location: UNIT - San Gorgonio Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - San Bernardino. Front Counrty District,

Banning Canyon area.

San Bernardino National Forest San Jacinto Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Anza Electric Permit Renewal

CE




Expected:09/2014 10/2014

Description:

This project is to renew the operating permit for Anza Electric, the public utility on the southern half of the San

Jacinto Ranger District. Occurs within the Pyramid Peak B, Horse Creek Ridge, Hixon Flat, and Cactus Springs B

IRAs


Heidi Hoggan

909-382-2945 hhoggan@fs.fed.us

Black and Marion Mountain

Road Reconstruction - Legacy

Road

CE

Location: UNIT - San Jacinto Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Riverside. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The

San Jacinto Ranger District.



- Road management

In Progress:


Description:

Reconstruction of Black and Marion Mountain roads

Expected:06/2014 03/2015 Joshua Direen

909-382-2609 jdireen@fs.fed.us

Location: UNIT - San Jacinto Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Riverside. LEGAL - Not Applicable. NFS

4S01 and 4S71.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Desert Water Agency Permit

Renewal

CE


- Special use management Developing Proposal


Expected:09/2014 10/2014 Heidi Hoggan


Description: DWA's current permit is expired. The water system (pipelines, reservoir, and access roads) serves the City of Palm

Springs and the community of snow creek. Hydroelectric power generated. The permit needs to be renewed and updated.


Garner Grazing Allotment

Project

EA

Location: UNIT - San Jacinto Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Riverside. LEGAL - T3S, R3E, Sec 28.

Forest land south of Hwy 111 and I-10 junction, south of the snow creek community in a 1 mile square section.

- Grazing management On Hold N/A N/A

Description:

New project based on original, larger allotment review. Assess grazing allotment, grazing program, determine compliance with Forest Plan and the 1995 Rescission Act Specifically for the Garner Allotment. Occurs within

Pyramid Peak B IRA.


David Austin

909-382-2733 daaustin@fs.fed.us

May Valley Non-Motorized Trail

System

EA

Location: UNIT - San Jacinto Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Riverside. LEGAL - Portions of T5S, R2E,

Sections 35-36; T5S, R3E, Sections 26-29, 31-35; T6S, R2E, Sections 1, 2, 12; T6S, R3E, Sections 2-6, 8, 10-

27, 34, 35. The approximately 16,586 acre Garner allotment is located about 3 miles southwest of the town of

Idyllwild, California.

- Recreation management In Progress:

Notice of Initiation 05/21/2013

Est. Comment Period Public

Notice 08/2014

Expected:10/2014 01/2015 John Ladley

909-382-2934 jladley@fs.fed.us

Description:

Create a system of non-motorized trails in May Valley utilizing existing non-system roads and trails.


Location: UNIT - San Jacinto Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Riverside. LEGAL - T5S, R2E, Sec.23,

24, 26; T5S, R3E, Sec.17-20,27-34; T6SR3E, Sec. 3-5. May Valley between Idyllwild and Hurkey Creek County

Park.




Mountain Fire Reforestation

CE



- Fuels management

On Hold N/A

Description:

Hazard tree reduction and reforestation of 300 acres in the Mountain Fire area

Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

N/A


Kayanna Warren

909-382-2944 klwarren@fs.fed.us

Pine Cove Fuelbreak

Maintenance

CE

Location: UNIT - San Jacinto Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Riverside. LEGAL - Not Applicable.

Mountain Fire (Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument).

- Fuels management Developing Proposal


Expected:09/2014 10/2014

Description:

The Pine Cove Fuelbreak was last treated in 2005 and regrowth is reducing the effectiveness of the fuelbreak.

Need to reduce the fuel loading on 220 acres on the fuelbreak through mechanical, hand treatment, and prescribed burning.


Kayanna Warren

909-382-2944 klwarren@fs.fed.us

Location: UNIT - San Jacinto Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Riverside. LEGAL - From Highway 243 to the Strawberry Ridge Fuelbreak and then west to the San Jacinto Truck Trail. Township 5 South, Range 2 East,

Section 11.

Riverside County Pinyon Pines

Transfer Station Permit

Renewal

CE



Expected:09/2014 09/2014 Heidi Hoggan


Description: Renewal of a 10 year permit for operation and management of transfer station to Riverside County Waste

Management Department.


Location: UNIT - San Jacinto Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Riverside. LEGAL - Township 7 South,

Range 5 East, Southeast 1/4 of Section 10. Pinyon Pines, South of Hwy 74 and Pinyon Dr at the South end of

Pinyon Pines Transfer Station Rd. near the Sawmill trailhead parking area.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


SJ Wild & Scenic Rivers

Management Plan

EA


- Land management planning

- Special area management

On Hold N/A N/A John Ladley


Description: To develop a Wild & Scenic River Comprehensive River Management Plan (CRMP) for Bautista Creek, the North

Fork of the San Jacinto River, Palm Canyon Creek and Fuller Mill Creek. Occurs within Hixon Flat, Rouse Hill, and

Pyramid Peak A IRAs.

San Jacinto Wilderness Trail

Maintenance - CMTL Major

Project

CE

Location: UNIT - San Jacinto Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Riverside. LEGAL - Not Applicable.

Segments of Palm Canyon Creek, Bautista Creek, Fuller Mill Creek and the North Fork of the San Jacinot River.


- Facility management

In Progress:


Expected:06/2014 07/2014 John Ladley


Description:

Maintenance of trails in the San Jacinto Wilderness


Wellman Grazing Allotment

Project

EA

Location: UNIT - San Jacinto Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Riverside. LEGAL - Not Applicable. San

Jacinto Wilderness.

- Grazing management On Hold N/A N/A Thomas Hall

909-382-2905 thall@fs.fed.us

Description: New project based on original, larger allotment review. Assess grazing allotment, grazing program, determine compliance with Forest Plan and the 1995 Rescission Act. Occurs within the Pyramid Peak A IRA.


Location: UNIT - San Jacinto Ranger District. STATE - California. COUNTY - Riverside. The Wellman grazing allotment is approximately 6 miles southeast of the town of Idyllwild, California.

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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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