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Current Actions – (August 29, 2008)

This register is updated on or near the 1st of each month.

CX = Categorical Exclusion

DNA = Documentation of NEPA Adequacy and Land Use Plan Conformance

EA = Environmental Assessment

EIS = Environmental Impact Statement

 

 

 

For more information on these projects, contact the NEPA Coordinator Marnie Medina at
(907) 642-4457 or by e-mail at marnie_medina@blm.gov .

Gunnison Field Office
216 N. Colorado St.
Gunnison, CO  81230

All Field Office NEPA registers contain current EIS and EA actions. However, certain registers do not include CXs and DNAs. Inquiries about these documents can be obtained by contacting the appropriate Field Office NEPA Coordinator, or by visiting their Field Office public room.

*The listing of WSA (Wilderness Study Area), ACEC (Area of Critical Environmental Concern), WSR (Wild and Scenic River ), or WA (Wilderness Area) in this column indicates that the proposed action is within that special designation area.

 

NEPA NUMBER

PROJECT NAME

PROJECT LEADER

WSA, ACEC, WSR, WA*

APPLICANT

STATUS

CO-160-2006-012 EA

Rangeland Management:
Cabin Creek Allotment #16301 and Alder Creek Allotment #16302 Grazing Permit Issuance
NMPM, portions of T.49-50N., R.1-3E.
Gunnison County

de ValoisN/ACabin Creek and Alder Creek Allotment PermitteesInitiated 3/15/06
CO-160-2007-019 EA

Rangeland Management:
Doyleville Common Allotment #16304 Grazing Permit Issuance
Gunnison and Saguache Counties

de ValoisNoneDoyleville Common Allotment PermitteesInitiated 3/22/07
CO-160-2007-020 CX

Rangeland Management:
Henson Creek Allotment #06504 and American Lake Allotment #06509 Base Property Transfer
Hinsdale County

de ValoisAmerican Flats WSA and Red Cloud Peak WSAHenson Creek and American Lake Allotment PermitteeInitiated 3/22/07
CO-160-2007-021 CX

Rangeland Management:
Stevens Creek Common Allotment #06202 Grazing Preference Transfer
Gunnison County

de ValoisWest Antelope Creek ACECStevens Creek Common Allotment PermitteeInitiated 3/22/07
CO-160-2007-022 EA

Rangeland Management:
Stevens Creek Common Allotment #06202 Grazing Permit Issuance
Gunnison County

de ValoisWest Antelope Creek ACECStevens Creek Common Allotment PermitteeInitiated 3/22/07
CO-160-2007-026 EA

Rangeland Management:
Cathedral Allotment #06111 and Spring Creek Experimental Allotment #06119 Grazing Permit Issuance
Gunnison County

SohlN/ACathedral and Spring Creek Experimental Allotment Permittees

Initiated 6/5/07

Completed 5/16/08

CO-160-2007-030 DNAWatershed:
Biebel Springs Sediment Control and Riparian Habitat Improvement Project
NMPM, T.49N., R.1E., sec. 16. 
Gunnison County
BirchfieldN/ABLM

Initiated 8/2/07

Completed 7/28/08

CO-160-2007-031 EARangeland Management:
Woods Gulch Common Allotment #16305 Grazing Permit Issuance
Gunnison County
de ValoisN/AWoods Gulch Common Allotment PermitteesInitiated 3/22/07
CO-160-2007-032 EARangeland Management:
Waunita Hot Springs Allotment #16306 Grazing Permit Issuance
Gunnison County
de ValoisN/AWaunita Hot Sprngs Allotment PermitteeInitiated 3/22/07
CO-160-2007-033 EARangeland Management:
Razor Creek Allotment #06359 Grazing Permit Issuance
Gunnison County
de ValoisN/ARazor Creek Allotment PermitteeInitiated 3/22/07
CO-160-2008-001 EARangeland Management:
Yeager Gulch Allotment #06105 Grazing Permit Issuance
Gunnison County
de ValoisPowderhorn Wilderness and Powderhorn WSAYeager Gulch Allotment PermitteeInitiated 11/16/07
CO-160-2008-002 EARangeland Management:
Grazing Permit Issuance for:
Stubbs Gulch Allotment #16313
Upper Means Allotment #06315
Lower Means Allotment #06353
Holly Cochran Allotment #16314
Schisto Basin Allotment #00010
Gunnison and Saguache Counties
de ValoisN/AVarious Allotment PermitteesInitiated 11/16/07
CO-160-2008-003 EARangeland Management:
Powderhorn Allotment #06104 Grazing Permit Issuance
Gunnison and Hinsdale Counties
SohlPowderhorn Wilderness and Powderhorn WSAPowderhorn Allotment Permittee

Initiated 11/16/07

Completed 5/12/08

CO-160-2008-004 EARangeland Management:
Metzler Basin Allotment #16035 Grazing Permit Issuance
Gunnison County
de ValoisN/AMetzler Basin Allotment PermitteeInitiated 11/16/207
CO-160-2008-005 EARangeland Management:
Indian Creek Allotment #06103 and Round Mountain Allotment #06150 Grazing Permit Issuance
Gunnison County
de ValoisPowderhorn Wilderness and Powderhorn WSAAllotment PermitteeInitiated 11/16/07
CO-160-2008-006 EARangeland Management:
Camp Kettle Gulch Allotment #06318 Grazing Permit Issuance
Saguache County
de ValoisN/ACamp Kettle Gulch Allotment PermitteeInitiated 11/16/07
CO-160-2008-007 EARangeland Management:
South Parlin Flats Common Allotment #06317 Grazing Permit Issuance
Gunnison and Saguache Counties
de ValoisN/ASouth Parlin Flats Common Allotment PermitteesInitiated 11/16/07
CO-160-2008-008 CXRangeland Management:
Texas Creek Allotment #06348 Grazing Permit Issuance
Saguache County 
MedinaN/A Texas Creek Allotment Permittee 

Initiated 11/16/07 

Completed 7/30/08

CO-160-2008-009 EARangeland Management:
Cold Springs Allotment #16362 Grazing Permit Issuance
Saguache County
MedinaN/ACold Springs Allotment Permittee 

Initiated 11/16/07

Completed 7/28/08

CO-160-2008-010 CXRangeland Management:
Dome Pasture Allotment #16342 Grazing Permit Issuance
Saguache County
MedinaN/ADome Pasture Allotment Permittee

Initiated 11/06/07

Completed 7/30/08

CO-160-2008-011 CX Rangeland Management:
Mesa Allotment #16349 Grazing Permit Issuance
Saguache County 
MedinaN/A Mesa Allotment Permittee 

Initiated 11/16/07 

Completed 8/5/08

CO-160-2008-012 EARangeland Management:
Manchego Allotment #06347 Grazing Permit Issuance
Saguache County
MedinaN/AManchego Allotment Permittee

Initiated 11/16/07

Completed 7/29/08

CO-160-2008-018 CXRealty:
Saguache County Water Pipeline ROW Renewal
NMPM, T.47N., R.2E., sec. 33, S½NE¼; sec. 34, SW¼NW¼.
Saguache County
MedinaN/ASaguache CountyInitiated 3/24/08
CO-160-2008-020 EA

Recreation:
Alpine Plateau Snowmobile Trail Reroute

NMPM T.46N, R.4W., sec 5  7, 8 and T.47N., R.4W., sec 30 & 31.
Gunnison County
AndersonN/ALake City Continental Divide Snowmobile ClubInitiated 4/10/08
CO-160-2008-021 DNA

Fisheries:

Lake Fork Gunnison River Fish Habitat Improvement Project

NMPM, T.46N., R.3W., sec 7, 18.
Gunnison County
Fresques and A. HayesN/ABLM

Initiated 4/16/08

Completed 6/20/08

CO-160-2008-022 CXLands/Realty:
WAPA Fiber Optic Line ROW
Various – coincides with existing WAPA electric transmission lines.
MedinaWest Antelope Creek ACEC and South Beaver Creek ACEC Department of Energy - Western Area Power Administration

Initiated 7/28/08

Completed 8/11/08

CO-160-2008-023 EA

Recreation:
Alpine Triangle Recreation Area Management Plan

Various – generally the area south and west of Lake City and north along the Lake Fork of the Gunnison River.
Hinsdale and Gunnison Counties
AndersonAmerican Basin, Redcloud Peak, and Slumgullion Earthflow ACEC’s, Redcloud Peak, Handies Peak, and American Flats WSA’s, American Flats Extension to the Uncompahgre Wilderness Area BLM

Scoping Conducted 10/3/06 – 11/6/06

 

Initiated Fall 2007
CO-160-2008-024 CX

Mineral Materials:
Issuance of Free Use Permit to US Forest Service for boulders to make barricades to protect riparian areas.  
NMPM, portions of T.49N., R.3E, secs. 10, 11; T.48N., R.2E., sec. 32; T.47N., R.2E., sec. 21. 
Gunnison and Saguache Counties

LazorchakN/AUS Forest Service, Gunnison Ranger DistrictInitiated 8/6/08
CO-160-2008-025 EISTravel Management:
Gunnison Basin Federal Lands (Forest Service and BLM) Travel Management Plan
This plan involves the entire Gunnison Field Office.
AndersonAllBLM and US Forest Service

Scoping and Public Meetings June-Oct 2006 and May-Aug 2007

 

NOI 5/2/07

 

Initiated Fall 2007
CO-160-2008-026 CXLands/Realty:
Gunnison County Electric Association Overhead Powerline ROW
NMPM, T.45N., R.4W., sec. 24, W½SW¼; sec. 25, NW¼NW¼; sec. 26, NE¼NE¼.
Hinsdale County
MedinaN/AGunnison County Electric Association, Inc.

Initiated 7/28/08

Completed 8/11/08

CO-160-2008-027 EALands/Realty:
Cebolla River Ranches Access Road ROW Amendment
NMPM, T.48N., R.3W., sec. 26, lot 10, W½SW¼, SE¼SW¼; sec. 27, NE¼SE¼; sec. 35, lots 3, 8, 11-13.
Gunnison County
MedinaN/ACebolla River Ranches, Inc.Initiated 8/21/08

 

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