Palm Springs- South Coast Field Office

Environmental Documents Fiscal Year 2002
(October 2001 to September 2002)

Whenever BLM or anyone else proposes a project on public lands managed by BLM, the project must be analyzed to determine how it will affect the environment.

There are four possible levels of environmental analysis:

AD = Administration Determinination - An administrator determines that the project is already covered by an earlier analysis.

CX = Categorical Exclusion - The project falls into one of several categories of minor, routine projects excluded from needing more analysis.

EA = Environmental Assessment - The project is analyzed to see how it may affect the environment.  This leads to a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) or, if the EA shows a significant impact is likely, an EIS is done.

EIS = Environmental Impact Statement - A detailed study is done and a report  is written stating what the environmental impacts would be, and how they can be avoided or mitigated.

EA/CX

No.

Project Name/

Applicant

Project Type/ Description

Case File No.

Location (include county)

NOPA Date

Decision Record Date

Project Lead

EA

02-01

Union Pacific RR

2800 R/W

CACA-43445

T.3S., R.3E., Section 24

N/A

.

Kirby

EA

02-02

Tenderland Power

Wind Energy

CACA-41695

T.3S., R.3E., Section 10

N/A

.

Kirby

DNA

02-04

Big Game Hunt

Special Rec. Permit

SRP

Riverside and San Bernardino Counties

N/A

11-06-01

Foote

CX

02-03

Pratt Apiaries

Apiary Permit

CACA 43625

T.4S., R.21E., SEC. 15 T4S, R21E, N1/2 SW1/4 SE1/4 SW 1/4 and S1/2 NW1/4 SE 1/4 SW 1/4 of Section 10

T.4S., R.21E., SEC. 4 T4S, R21E, N1/2 NE 1/4 NE 1/4 SE 1/4 and S1/2 SE1/4 SE1/4 NE1/4 of Section 25

.

.

Chandler

EA

05

Adams

R/W 2800

CA-34174

T.3S.,R. 3E., Section 18 Riverside

.

.

C. Kirby

CX

06

A-1 Aggregates

Relocate Water Tank

CACA43164

T4S,R8E, Section 30, Riverside County

N/A

11/8/01

Kupferman

EA

07

Desert Riders, Riverside County, BLM

Equestrian trail ride

N/A

Boo Hoff Trail, Riverside County

 

Event cancelled

Foote

CX

08

Breitburn Energy

APD/Oil Well

CALA138800

T1S,R15W, Section 28, Los Angeles County

n/a

12/3/01

Kupferman

EA

09

Southern California Trails Association

Special Recreation Permit, Competitive

CA-660-02-09

Lake View Mtns, Riverside County

N/A

.

Daniels

DNA

10

Govt. Pass road repair

Vehicle route maintenance

N/A

T7S R19E Sec. 35 T8S R19E Sec. 2 Riverside Co.

N/A

12/6/01

Seim

CX

11

Wintec Assign

Wind energy

CACA-15549

3S. 3E. Section 14

NA

.

Kirby

EA

12

Sprint Communications

Com Site

CACA-43353

T6S., R5E., Section 12

NA

.

Kirby

DNA

13

Bill Delaney Films

Film Permit

CA-43812

T6S., R10E.,

Sec. 25,26,34,35

T7S., R10E.,

Sec. 3,4,5,6,7

N/A

12/13/2001

Gomez

EA

14

USBP Hauser Mtn Route Maintenance

USBP requests to grade roads in Hauser WSA

n/a

Hauser Mtn WSA, San Diego Co.

Jan. 2002

.

Hill

CX

15

USBP Otay Bunker Adaptive Use

USBP requests to build a storage shed within one of the bunkers

n/a

Otay Mtn, San Diego Co.

n/a

.

Hill

CX

16

Closure of Willis Palms Pit

Public Safety

n/a

Willis Palms, 1000 Palms Preserve, Riverside Co.

Jan. 2002

.

M. Daniels

CX

17

Fargo Canyon Rd

Clean-up/BSA

Environmental Health/Public Safety

n/a

Fargo Canyon Rd., Riverside Co.

Jan. 2002

.

M. Daniels

EA

18

Jesse McKeever

Amendment to 2920 permit

CACA 42158

Palen-McCoy Wilderness, Riverside Co.

Jan. 2002

.

Seim

EA

19

Edison Fiber Optic line

R/W

.

Riverside

 

.

Kirby

EA

20

Riverside County

Waste Disposal Conveyance

R-4011

Riverside

 

.

Gomez

CX

21

Otay/Kuchamaa Sign Installation

Install sign across from Border checkpoint

n/a

Hwy 94, San Diego Co.

n/a

.

Hill

CX

22

James E. Simon Co. - Plan Modification

Add second story to existing office

CACA 43274

Dillon Rd., Riverside County

.

.

Kupferman

EA

23

Mineral Material Contract - Crawford Associates

Sand and Gravel Mine Expansion

CACA 40942

Hwy. 95, Blythe, Riverside County

.

.

Kupferman

EA

24

Desert Scimitar '02 / USMC

MOU / Military Exercise

none assigned

Riverside, Imperial, San Bernardino, and La Paz Counties

  

Guzman

CX

25

Little SB Mtns Bighorn sheep/Mule Deer capture and monitoring

Wildlife research and monitoring

none

Riverside and SB counties

none

.

Huddleston-Lorton

EA

26

Scott Scott, Trail Discovery

Special Recreation Permit for Commercial Activities

CA-660-SRP-02-02

Riverside County (Mecca Hills, CV Preserve, Big Morongo Canyon Preserve

.

.

Foote

EA

27

Maintenance Facility / A-1

R/W amendment

CACA 20228

Thousand Palms, Riverside Co.

none

.

Guzman

EA

28

VC Kiosk

Construction

.

Palm Desert

 

.

Schultz

EA

29

Long Canyon Clean-Up

Cleanup

.

Long Canyon, Desert Hot Springs, Riverside County, 7 palms quad

na

.

Huddleston-Lorton

EA

30

NECO Interim Route Closure

Compliance with lawsuit stipulation

N/A

San Bernardino. Riverside, and Imperial Counties

N/A

.

Foote

EA

31

Desert Adventures Supplemental

One time variance in total numbers of visitors

N/A

Painted Canyon, Mecca Hills, Riverside

02/25/02

.

Daniels