NEPA FY2002, Alturas Field Office, Bureau of Land Management, CA

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Alturas Field Office

NEPA 2002

The following is a list of ongoing and completed projects for the Alturas Field Office. The level of analysis are:

CX=Categorical Exclusion-The project falls into one of several categories of minor, routine projects excluded from needing more analysis. Each time a specific categorical exclusion is used, the required review must be prepared.
EA=Environmental Assessment-An EA must be prepared for proposed actions that (1) are not exempt from NEPA, (2) have not been categorically excluded, (3) have not been covered in an existing Resource Management Plan EIS or other environmental analysis, or (4) do not normally or obviously required an EIS. An EA may be prepared for any action at any time to assist in planning and decision making. A Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) is prepared if the criteria are met.
EIS=Environmental Impact Statement-When a proposed action, including a proposed policy or legislative recommendation, is projected to have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment, an EIS must be prepared. An EIS is intended to provide decision makers and the public with a complete and objective evaluation of significant environmental impacts, both beneficial and adverse, resulting from a proposed action and all reasonable alternatives. An EIS is a major vehicle for fulfilling the substantive environmental goals set forth in NEPA.

Comment/Appeal Period

The Field Office Manager has the discretion to determine whether or not the EA and FONSI should be made available for public review prior to making a final decision, as defined in the CEQ regulations (40 CFR 1501.4(e)(2)). Program-specific guidance should also be consulted to determine if the EA and FONSI must be reviewed by the public prior to a decision. The manager must notify the public, including affected State and local governments and Indian tribes, of the review period (40 CFR 1506.6). The comment period for an EA is generally 30 days. If a public review is determined unnecessary, the affected and interested public must be notified of the availability of the EA and the FONSI (40 CFR 1501.4(e)(1) and 1506.6). The manager responsible for authorizing the action determines the appropriate means for notifying the public and ensuring availability based on the extent of concern and interest in the action. Any person who is adversely affected by the decision has the right to appeal within 30 days of the signing of the Decision Record (DR) (43CFR 4.410(a) and 43 CRF 4.411(a)).

NEPA Number	Type	Project Name	Project Description	Project Leader	Start Date	Comments Due	FONSI/ DR signed	Appeal period over	Comments/ Status
CA320- NEPA02-01	EA	J.O.B. Spring Exclosure Reconstruction and Maintenance	Reconstruct exclosure, pipe water to troughs outside exclosure, juniper treatment	Butow	12/05/01	7/10/02			Pending S&D
CA320- NEPA02-02	CX	Widow Mtn. Comm. Site and Access Road	New communication facility in an existing site	Humm	12/06/01	N/A	12/18/01	N/A
CA320- NEPA02-03	EA	Hayden Hill Lek Juniper Removal	Remove juniper in a sage grouse lek	Purvine	12/12/01	03/08/02	04/01/02	05/01/02	Project completed
CA320- NEPA02-04	EA	Grazing Permit Renewal Authorization for the West Mahogany Allotment	Renew grazing permit authorization for 5 years	Lowrey	01/14/02	03/08/02	03/14/02	04/29/02	Permit Issued
CA320- NEPA02-05	EA	Indian Roberts Springs Exclosure	Construct exclosure around spring and wet meadow areas	Lowrey	01/08/02	03/18/02	04/04/02	05/06/02	To be completed FY03
CA320- NEPA02-06	EA	Hogback Allotment Permit Renewal	Renew grazing permit authorization for 3 years	Lowrey	01/16/02	03/18/02	03/21/02	05/06/02
CA320-NEPA02-07	EA	Six Mile Hill Allotment Permit	Renew grazing permit authorization for 3 years	Lowrey	01/16/02	03/25/02	04/18/02	03/03/02
CA320-NEPA02-08	EA	Renewal West Beaver/Popcorn Cave/Cinder Pit Allotment Permit Renewals	Renew grazing permit authorization for 5 years	Dolan	03/01/02	03/25/02	04/09/02	05/23/02
CA320- NEPA02-09	EA	Muck Valley Allotment Permit Renewal	Renew grazing permit authorization for 10 years	Butow	04/09/02	05/02/02	08/09/02	09/30/02
CA320-NEPA02-10	EA	Portuguese Flat Allotment Renewal	Renew grazing permit authorizaiton for 3 years	Dolan					Not Started
CA320 NEPA02-11	EA	Black´s Canyon Rim/Bacon Allotment Permit Renewals	Renew grazing permit authorization for 3 and 5 years, respectively	Dolan					Not Started
CA320- NEPA02-12	EA	Moon Springs Allotment Permit Renewal	Renew grazing permit authorization for 3 years	Butow	05/14/02	07/09/02			Proposed action, soils, rec, weeds, veg, wilderness
CA320-NEPA02-13	EA	Archgate Allotment Permit Renewal	Renew grazing permit authorization for 3 years	Dolan					Not started
CA320- NEPA02-14	EA	Westside/Brown Field Allotment Permit Renewals	Renew grazing permit authorization for 3 years	Dolan					Not started
CA320-NEPA02-15	EA	Wing Allotment Permit Renewal	Renew grazing permit authorization for 5 years	Dolan					Not started
CA320- NEPA02-16	EA	Barntop/Casuse Allotment Permit Renewals	Renew grazing permit authorization for 3 years	Lowrey	01/29/02	04/01/02	04/14/02	05/30/02	Permits Issued
CA320-NEPA02-17	EA	Hot Springs/Day Allotment Permit Renewals	Renew grazing permit authorization for 5 years	Dolan					Not started
CA320- NEPA02-18	EA	Major/Mamath/ Pilot Butte/Indian Springs/Piper Allotment Permit Renewals	Renew grazing permit authorization for 5 years	Butow	01/31/02	04/08/02	06/20/02	08/05/02
CA320- NEPA02-19	EA	Saddle Mountain/ Cayton Allotment Permit Renewals	Renew grazing permit authorization for 5 years	Lowrey	01/31/02	04/15/02	05/19/02	07/05/02
CA320-NEPA02-20	EA	CalTrans SR299 ROW CACA-44063	Widen 299 near Day Beach	Humm	02/27/02	03/18/02	03/21/02	04/22/01
CA320-NEPA02-21	EA	Pit River Campground Rehabilitation	Pit River Campground reconstruction	Singleton	03/12/02	04/26/02	06/14/02 (FONSI)		To be completed FY03
CA320-NEPA02-22	CX	Barntop Allotment Tempory Electric Fence	Permittee to construct 1/2 mile of temporary electric fence to control livestock	Lowrey	04/23/02	N/A	04/28/02	N/A
CA320- NEPA02-23	EA	Glass Mountain Geothermal Exploration	Geothermal Exploration	FS Contractor
CA320- NEPA02-24	CX	Yankee Jim Reservoir #1 Modification for Increased Capacity	Dig out and deepen the livestock pond on the Yankee Jim Ranch	Lowrey	06/27/02	N/A	06/28/02	N/A	Project Completed
CA320- NEPA02-25	CX	Tule Mountain Access Road Juniper Cut	Thin juniper along the ROW 25´ on either side	Wheeler	06/27/02	N/A	07/02/02 07/23/02	N/A	Had to redo CX due to erroneous info on the 07/02 version
CA320- NEPA02-26	CX	Dobe Swale Reservoir Earthen Dam Breach Repair	Repair breached earthen dam, reinforce existing dam structure	Lowrey	06/27/02	N/A	06/28/02	N/A	Project Completed
CA320- NEPA02-27	EA	Direct Sale of Public Land Vogt Unintentional Unauthorized Residential Occupancy	Land sale of occupied land	Humm	06/25/02				Environ- mental site analysis needed
CA320-NEPA02-28	EA	Infernal Caverns-Ferry Ranch Land Acquisition	Acquisition of historical property	Singleton	05/28/02	07/10/02			Weeds, veg
CA320- NEPA02-29	EA	Rocky Prairie Holding Field	Construct 720 acre holding field on private land that crosses BLM	Butow	05/02				Flood plains, weeds, native Amer, social recreation, water qual, wetlands, veg
CA320- NEPA02-30	EA	Yankee Jim Reservoir #4 Repair and Modification	Repair the breach within the earthen dam, remove the existing culvert, reinstall a new culvert	Lowrey	05/02				Project Completed
CA320 NEPA02-31	EA	Yankee Jim Juniper Thinning Underburn	Burn slash piles resulting from juniper thinning project	Wheeler	07/01/02				Cultural
CA320- NEPA02-32	EA	Road Right-of-Way Grant Farrel Sternes Access Road	Issue ROW for a 12 foot wide private road across BLM	Humm	07/15/02	07/22/02	07/23/02 FONSI
CA320- NEPA02-33	CX	Muck Valley Cinder Pit Extension	Rehabilitate the slope. Conduct a mineral sales.	Singleton	07/24/02	N/A		N/A
CA320-NEPA02-34	EA	Hogback Ridge Prescribed Burn		Wheeler					Need EA outline
CA320-NEPA02-35	CX	Bucks, Birds, & Bruins Guide Permit	Issue a recreation permit	Singleton	07/20/02	N/A
CA320- NEPA02-36	EA	Blue Fire Aspen Exclosure	Construct exclosure around aspen stand that was burned during the Blue Fire	Purvine	08/20/02
CA320-NEPA02-37	CX	Signal Butte Well Reconstruction and Improvement	Rebuild a windmill, install new troughs	Lowrey	08/28/02	N/A		N/A	To Be Completed FY 03
CA320-NEPA02-38	EA	Six Mile Hill Allotment Permit Renewal	Renew grazing permit authorization for 3 years	Humm	09/09/02	09/20/02		N/A