Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA) 10/01/2015 to 12/31/2015

Project Name

Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA)

10/01/2015 to 12/31/2015

Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests

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

R8 - Southern Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)

Chattooga River Boating

Access

EA

- Recreation management In Progress: Expected:10/2015 10/2015

Description:

The Forest Service is proposing to establish access points for boaters on the Chattooga Wild and Scenic River within the boundaries of three National Forests (Chattahoochee, Nantahala and Sumter).

Web Link: http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=42568

James Knibbs

803-561-4078 jknibbs@fs.fed.us

Location: UNIT - Chattooga River Ranger District, Nantahala Ranger District, Andrew Pickens Ranger District. STATE -

Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina. COUNTY - Jackson, Macon, Oconee, Rabun. LEGAL - Not

Applicable. Access points for boaters:Nantahala RD - Green Creek; Norton Mill and Bull Pen Bridge; Chattooga

River RD - Burrells Ford Bridge; and, Andrew Pickens RD - Lick Log.

Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests Andrew Pickens Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

AND072_ATT Permit Renewal

CE

R8 - Southern Region

- Special use management In Progress:

Scoping Start 04/15/2013

Expected:07/2015 09/2015

Description:

Renewal permit for all existing lines in Oconee County, 7,183 feet exisiting fiber optic and copper overhead lines with a 10 foot ROW (1.65 acres) and 215,646 feet of existing fiber optic and copper underground lines with a 5 foot

ROW (24.75 acres).


Mike Crane

864-638-9568 mcrane@fs.fed.us

Location: UNIT - Andrew Pickens Ranger District. STATE - South Carolina. COUNTY - Oconee. LEGAL - Not

Applicable. Oconee County.

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Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision

Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Chambers Branch Aerial

Seeding

CE

*NEW LISTING*


- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants In Progress:


Expected:11/2015 02/2016 Jeff Magniez

803-637-5396 jmagniez@fs.fed.us

Description: The proposal involves spreading seed by helicopter (aerial seeding) on open areas of the Chambers Branch

Prescribed Burn Unit where timber sale activities and prescribed burning for early successional habitat have been implemented.


George Micro Hydropower

Project

CE


Applicable. Compartment 28, Andrew Pickens District.

- Special use management Cancelled N/A N/A

Description:

Donald and Bettina George currently have a special use permit for a grassed emergency spillway from Thrift Lake to Lick Log Creek. They propose to construct a micro hydropower plant structure in an alcove to the side of Lick

Log Creek on NFS lands.


Victor Wyant

864-638-9568 vwyant@fs.fed.us

Howard Creek Restoration

Project

EA


Applicable. Below Thrift Lake and adjacent to Lick Log Creek.

- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants

- Watershed management

Completed Actual: 07/22/2015 07/2015 Thomas Scott

423-783-2419 thomasscott@fs.fed.us

Description: Brook trout and stream restoration project.



Applicable. Howard Creek, Keowee and Toxaway River Watershed of the upper Savannah River.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


Outfitting and Guiding Special

Use Permit

EA

*UPDATED*


- Recreation management

- Special use management

In Progress:


Est. Comment Period Public

Notice 01/2016

Expected:04/2016 05/2016 Jennifer Barnhart

864-638-4463 jenniferjbarnhart@fs.fed

.us

Description:

The US Forest Service is proposing to grant outfitting and guiding special use permits to businesses on the

Andrew Pickens Ranger District, Sumter National Forest in South Carolina.


SC-Div.of Tech. Ops. Lease

Reissue (AND082)

CE

*NEW LISTING*


Applicable. Andrew Pickens Ranger District and Chattooga Wild and Scenic River Corridor on the Chattahoochee

National Forest in Georgia.

- Special use management In Progress:


Expected:08/2015 09/2015 Jason Selin

803-561-4052 jmselin@fs.fed.us

Description: The State of South Carolina, Division of Technology Operations, is requesting approval to make significant repairs and upgrades to its communications facility on the Long Mountain Communications Site, Oconee County, SC ton the Andrew Pickens RD.



Applicable. Long Mountain Communications Site on the Andrew Pickens Ranger District of the Sumter National

Forest.

Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests Enoree Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one

District)

2015 Buncombe Horse Trail and

Enoree Passage of the Palmetto

Trail Relocation Work.

CE

*NEW LISTING*

- Recreation management Completed Actual: 09/25/2015

Description: Trail relocation efforts to develop high quality and sustainable trail systems.


Location:

09/2015


Alice Riddle

(803)321-2982 ariddle@fs.fed.us

UNIT - Enoree Ranger District. STATE - South Carolina. COUNTY - Newberry. LEGAL - Not Applicable.

Buncombe Horse Trail-310B-Purple Trail, off of Bonds Road, Forest Service Roads 361 and 359. Enoree

Passage of Palmetto Trail relocation just north of Indian Creek Bridge and south of Gas line.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


District)

Chester County Stream and

Riparian

Restoration/Enhancement

Project

EIS


- Watershed management Completed Actual: 07/01/2015 07/2015 Christopher Evans

864-427-9858 chrisevans@fs.fed.us

Description: This project would involve restoring and enhancing the hydrologic, riparian and aquatic funcitions within four watersheds - McCluney Branch, Little Turkey Creek, Clarks Creek and an unnamed tributary to Clarks Creek.


Georgia Aster and Shortleaf

Pine Management

EA

*UPDATED*

Location: UNIT - Enoree Ranger District. STATE - South Carolina. COUNTY - Chester. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The project area is adjacent to the Broad River just east of the Woods Ferry Recreation Area.

- Land management planning


Completed Actual: 09/14/2015 10/2015

Description:

The Sumter National Forest is proposing activities to enhance existing Georgia aster populations, expand Georgia aster at new sites, and restore shortleaf pine communities on sites that are currently dominated by loblolly pine.


Jeff Magniez

803-637-5396 jmagniez@fs.fed.us

Lower Broad Analysis Area

EA

*UPDATED*

Location: UNIT - Enoree Ranger District. STATE - South Carolina. COUNTY - Chester, Newberry, Union. LEGAL - Not

Applicable. Chester, Newberry, and Union Counties, South Carolina.

- Forest products In Progress:


Est. Comment Period Public

Notice 10/2015

Expected:02/2016 03/2016 John Richardson

864-427-9858 jwrichardson@fs.fed.us

Description:

Silvicultural Treatments consisting of commercial thinning on 6,361 acres, regeneration harvest (clearcut with reserves) on 2,146 acres and regeneration harvest ( shelterwood with reserves) on 256 acres.


Location: UNIT - Enoree Ranger District. STATE - South Carolina. COUNTY - Fairfield, Newberry. LEGAL - Not

Applicable. The project is located in the Lower Broad watershed.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact


District)

Manual and Mechanical

Vegetation Treatments in the

Indian Creek Project Area

CE



- Vegetation management

(other than forest products)

- Fuels management

Completed Actual: 07/02/2015 08/2015 Mark Garner

803-561-4068 mgarner@fs.fed.us

Description:

Approximately 313 acres of manual and mechanical understory vegetation treatments would occur in the Indian

Creek Wildlife Habitat Restoration Initiative project area.


Location: UNIT - Enoree Ranger District. STATE - South Carolina. COUNTY - Newberry. LEGAL - Not Applicable.

Located in compartment 126/stands 3 and 12; and compartment 146/stands 7, 15 and 17.

Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests Francis Marion Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Berkeley Electric Coop Permit

Re-issuance

CE

- Special use management

Web Link:

In Progress:


Expected:06/2015 http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/nepa_project_exp.php?project=46153

06/2015


Amy Fore

843-336-2203 afore@fs.fed.us

Description:

Re-issue permit to Berkeley Electric Coop for existing utilities on Francis Marion National Forest. This combines two permits formerly issued by Wambaw and Witherbee Ranger Districts.

Central Electric Power Coop -

McClellanville 115 Kv Line

EIS

Location: UNIT - Francis Marion Ranger District. STATE - South Carolina. COUNTY - Berkeley, Charleston. LEGAL -

Not Applicable. Utilities are located throughout the Francis Marion National Forest.

- Special use management On Hold N/A N/A Amy Fore

843-887-3257 afore@fs.fed.us

Description: Construct a 115 KV powerline from Winyah Generating Station (Georgetown, SC) to McClellanville, SC.



NE section of Francis Marion National Forest. Francis Marion National Forest.



Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests Francis Marion Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Francis Marion Forest Plan

Revision

EIS

*UPDATED*


- Land management planning In Progress:

DEIS NOA in Federal Register

08/14/2015

Est. FEIS NOA in Federal

Register 01/2016

Expected:05/2016 06/2016 Mary Morrison

803-561-4058 fmplanrevision@fs.fed.u

s

Description:

The forest plan revision is expected to take three years to complete with three major steps: an assessment, a draft forest plan, and then EIS/ROD.

Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/scnfs/landmanagement/planning/?cid=stelprdb5393142

Swamp Chestnut Oak Orchard

Mastication

CE


Charleston and Berkeley County, South Carolina. Francis Marion National Forest.

- Fuels management Completed Actual: 07/16/2015 08/2015 Travis Roberts

843/336-3248 troberts@fs.fed.us

Description: Masticate understory vegetation and undesirable midstory (hardwoods and pines) to improve growing conditions for swamp chestnut crop trees. Preexisting slash, including tops, limbs, and logs would also be treated. Treatment area is 7.2acres


Wambaw Cycle Trail Expansion

Project

EA

Location: UNIT - Francis Marion Ranger District. STATE - South Carolina. COUNTY - Berkeley. LEGAL - Not

Applicable. Francis Marion National Forest, Francis Marion Ranger District, Berkeley County, SC.

- Recreation management On Hold N/A N/A

Description:

The Francis Marion National Forest is proposing activities to add improvements to the Wambaw Cycle Trail that include:

Adding one mile of a 36" wide single track dirt bike trail, developing a north loop trailhead, and 1 mile trail connector.


Janna Dupre

843-336-2221 jmdupre@fs.fed.us


Not Applicable. The project area is located on Hwy. 45, one-mile east of the intersection S.R. 98 (Halfway Creek) and in compartments 162 and 146, near FR 216C.

Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests Long Cane Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one

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Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests


Expected

Implementation

Project Contact

Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests Long Cane Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one

District)

Aiken Coop EDG402401

CE

- Special use management Developing Proposal

Est. Scoping Start 07/2015

Expected:09/2015 09/2015


Jason Selin


Description: Renewal of permit for overhead and underground electric lines.


Location: UNIT - Long Cane Ranger District. STATE - South Carolina. COUNTY - Edgefield, McCormick, Saluda.

LEGAL - Not Applicable. Long Cane Ranger District.

Curltail Upper Little River

(CULR) Vegetation Management and Timber Sale Project.

EA


- Forest products

Developing Proposal


Expected:01/2016 03/2016 Dell Frost

803-637-5396 dfrost@fs.fed.us

Description:

Seed tree regeneration(1,888 acres),Thinning (4,881 acres), Clearcut(35 acres),Woodland establishment(383 acres), Herbicide release (2,306 acres).


Little River LON017

CE

Location: UNIT - Long Cane Ranger District. STATE - South Carolina. COUNTY - Abbeville, McCormick. LEGAL - Not

Applicable. Compartments 176-195,202-203 and 215-220.

- Special use management Developing Proposal


Expected:08/2015 09/2015

Description: This action is a renewal of a special use permit for electric powerlines above and below ground.

Jason Selin



Watson Hill LLC Vegetation

Management and Timber Sale

Project

EA

Location: UNIT - Long Cane Ranger District. STATE - South Carolina. COUNTY - Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood.

LEGAL - Not Applicable. Long Cane Ranger.


- Forest products

Completed Actual: 06/30/2015 07/2015 Dell Frost

803-637-5396 dfrost@fs.fed.us

Description: Seed tree regeneration (1,365 acres),Thinning (6,732 acres),Loblolly pine removal(19 acres),Woodland establishment(268 acres), Herbicide release (1,365 acres)


Location: UNIT - Long Cane Ranger District. STATE - South Carolina. COUNTY - Abbeville, Greenwood, McCormick.

LEGAL - Not Applicable. Management Compartments 201 204-211,222,226-229,234-241,254 and 256.



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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