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Royal Gorge NEPA Log January 5, 2012

This register is updated the first week of every month. Documents remain in the list for 60 days following the approval date.

CX = Categorical Exclusion
DN = 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 Martin Weimer at (719) 269-8572 or rgfo_comments@blm.gov

Royal Gorge Field Office
3028 East Main Street
Canon City, Colorado 81212

Green highlighted actions in the far left NEPA Number column are linked and available for viewing and downloading.

The Royal Gorge Field Office NEPA register contains current EIS, EA, CX and DNA actions.

*The Special Designation listing includes the following abbreviations: WSA (Wilderness Study Area), ACEC (Area of Critical Environmental Concern), WSR (Wild and Scenic River ), or W (Wilderness). A name in this column indicates that the proposed action is within that special designation area.

Click here to view the Royal Gorge Resource Management Plan and Record of Decision.

NEPA NUMBER
PROJECT NAME
PROJECT LEADER
SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS*
APPLICANT
STATUS
CO-200-2006-0088 EA
Heath Access Right-of-Way
Proposal for right-of-way over public lands
Fremont, Chaffee, Custer, Huerfano, Lake, and Park Counties
Jan Lownes None BLM Initiated 06/06/06
CO-200-2006-0095 EIS
Christo-Jeanne Claude Over the River Project
Public Comments
Proposal to drape artistic fabric panels over the Arkansas River

Fremont and Chaffee Counties
Joe Vieira Arkansas Canyon ACEC Over the River Corporation

CO-200-2008-0012 EA
Recreation-Brown's Canyon Trail Re-Route
Chaffee County
T15S, R78W Sec 13
Star Jamison & Leah Quesenberry Brown's Canyon WSA and ACEC   BLM Initiated
11/06/2007
CO-200-2008-0013 CE  Transfered to San Luis Valley Office
Realty-Powerline ROW Poncha Junction to Sargent
Chaffee and Sguache Counties
From: T49N, R08E To: T45N, R09E

Maryanne Kurtinatis None   Public Service Co.
Initiated
12/17/2007
CO-200-2008-0052 EA
Forestry-Field Office Wide Personal Use Christmas Tree Harvesting
Park, Teller, Fremont Custer, Huerfano and Chaffee Counties
Ken Reed None BLM Initiated
03/17/2008
CO-200-2008-0069 EA
Recreation-Penrose Commons Parking Lot Improvements, and Toilet and Fencing installation
Fremont County
T18S R68 W Section 8
Leah Quesenberry None BLM Initiated
04/23/2008
CO-200-2008-0070 EA
Administration-New Well House for Park Center Well and Water Augmentation
Fremont County
T17S R70W Section 34
Jan Lownes Garden Park BLM Initiated
04/28/2008
CO-200-2008-0085 EA
Recreation-Vehicle Closures and ATV Trail Construction
Fremont County
T17S, R70W Sections 7,8,17 and 18; T17S R71W, Section 13
Leah Quesenberry None BLM Initiated
04/23/2008
CO-200-2008-0097 EA
Range-Term Grazing Permit Renewal for Elevenmile Canyon Allotment
Teller County
T12S, R73W, S 5, 17, 19
T12S, R74W, S 4 11, 17, 22, 27, 29, 32, 33, 35
T12S, R75W, S 13
T13S, R73W, S 1 8, 15 20, 22 27
T13S, R74W, S 1 6, 8 11, 13 15, 17, 18, 20 23, 26, 27, 29, 30, 34, 35
T14S, R74W, S 2
Keith Berger None Elk Mountain Cattle CO. Initiated
07/18/2008
CO-200-2008-0099 EA
Range-Grazing Term Permit Renewal: Box Canyon, Oil Creek Common, Pony Gulch and Rattlesnake Allotments
Teller County
T14S, R69W, S 17, 18, 19, 20, 28, 29, 30;
T14S, R70W, S 13, 26, 27, 28, 33, 34;
T15S, R70W, S 4 6 8 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 28, 29
Keith Berger None Jack Gaffney Jr. Initiated
07/22/2008
CO-200-2008-0123 CE
Realty- Sangre De Cristo Buried Electrical Line ROW
Chaffee County
T51N, R08E Sec 27
Debbie Bellew None Sanger De Cristo Electric Initiated
09/19/2008
CO-200-2008-0125 CE
Realty-City of Central City Access Road to Maintenance Facilty
Gilpin County
T03S, R73W Sec 13
Debbie Bellew None City of Central City Initiated
09/19/2008
CO-200-2008-0126 CE
Realty-Willaims Access Road
Teller County
T14S, R69W Sec 29
Natalee Czarnota None Daniel E. Williams Initiated
09/19/2008
CO-200-2008-0127 CE
Realty-Campbell/Iverson&Frecus Water Pipeline ROW
Fremont County
T17S, R72W Sec 22
Natalee Czarnota None Tara Iverson & Karen Grecus Initiated
09/19/2008
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2009-0004 EA
Grazing Permit Renewal for the Elevenmile Canyon Allotment
Park County
T12S R73W; T12S R74W; T12S R75W; T13S R73W; T13S R74W; T14S R74W
Keith Berger None Elk Mountain Cattle Co. Initiated
11/04/08
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2009-0018 EA
New Elk Coal Lease Application
Las Animas County
T33S R67W; T33S R68W

Map of lease parcels

Map of general area
Melissa Smeins None New Elk Coal Company, LLC
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2009-0032 EA
Gold Hill Mine and Mill
Boulder County
T1N R72W Sec. 12
Melissa Smeins None Gold Hill
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2009-0058 CX
Group Hiking in Brown’s Canyon WSA
Chaffee County
T15S R78W Sec. 12, 13
Linda Skinner Browns Canyon WSA Breckenridge Outdoor Education Center Initiated
04/07/09
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2009-0067 CX Granite, Mary E. Galvin, Electric line
Chaffee County
11S R79W Sec. 32 Vera Matthews None Sangre De Cristo Electric Association, Inc. Initiated
05/06/09
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2009-0068 CX Mustang trail underground electric line
Fremont County
T49N R10E Sec. 35 Vera Matthews None Sangre De Cristo Electric Association, Inc. Initiated
05/06/09
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2009-0073 DN
Bledsoe Federal 14-20-5-44
Yuma County
T 5N R44W Sec. 20
Mike Cassell None Omimex Petroleum, Inc. Initiated
05/20/09
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2009-0074 DN
Bledsoe Federal 6-29-5-44
Yuma County
T 5N R44W Sec. 29
Mike Cassell None Omimex Petroleum, Inc. Initiated
05/20/09
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2009-0075 DN
Bledsoe Federal 1-29-5-44
Yuma County
T 5N R44W Sec. 29
Mike Cassell None Omimex Petroleum, Inc. Initiated
05/20/09
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2009-0092 DN
Lapin Creek Improvement
Custer County
T23S R71W Sec. 25, 36
Dave Gilbert None BLM Initiated
07/07/2009
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2009-0097 CX Qwest Right-of-Way Renewal
Fremont and Chaffee Counties
T49N R9E Sec. 10, 13-15,24 T49N R10E Sec. 19, 29
Debbie Bellew None Qwest Initiated
07/24/2009
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2009-0099 EA
Fairplay Astemborski (Placer/Construction Materials Operation)
Park County
T9S, R77W, Sec. 33
Stephanie Carter None Destiny Mining LLC Initiated
07/28/2009
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2009-0103 DN Fuels-Lakemoor West Prescribed Burn Fall 2009
Teller County
T15S R71W Sec. 13; T15S R70W Sec. 18
Webb, Torres, Smeins None BLM Initiated
08/25/2009
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2009-0104 DN Fuels-Arkansas Mountain Prescribed Burn Fall 2009
Fremont County
T48N R11E Sec. 10, 11, 14, 15 Webb, Torres, Smeins None BLM Initiated
08/25/2009
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2009-0107 CX Kelley Road Right-of-Way SW Cripple Creek
Teller County
T15S R70W Sec. 23 Vera Matthews None Christopher Kelley Initiated
08/31/2009
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2009-0110 DN
Waugh Mountain Timber Sale #1
Fremont County
T50N R12E Sec. 9
Ken Reed None BLM Initiated
09/10/2009
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2010-0001 DN
Fuels-Lakemoor West Prescribed Burn Spring 2010
Teller County
T15S R71W Sec. 13; T15S R70W Sec. 18
Webb, Torres, Smeins None BLM Initiated
01/14/2009
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2010-0002 DN Fuels-Arkansas Mountain Prescribed Burn Spring 2010
Fremont County
T48N R11E Sec. 10, 11, 14, 15 Webb, Torres, Smeins None BLM Initiated
01/14/2009
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2010-0003 DN Poverty Mountain Prescribed Fire
Fremont County
T19S R72W Sec. 7, 18 Webb, Torres, Smeins None BLM Initiated
01/23/2009
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2010-0006 EA 10^th Mountain Division Hut Association R&PP
Lake County
T9S R80W Sec. 33 Jan Lownes None 10^th Mountain Division Hut Association Initiated
10/13/09
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2010-0027 EA Penrose Water District – Goodwin Ranch Land Acquisition
Fremont County
T48N R10E John Nahomenuk None Trust For Public Lands Initiated
01/21/10
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2010-0032-EA
Cooper Mountain Fuels Reduction
Fremont County
T17S R69W Sec. 5-9, 16-20, 29-32; T18S R69W Sec. 4-6; T17S R70W Sec. 11-15, 23-26, 36; T18S R70W Sec. 1
Glenda Torres/John Smeins None BLM Initiated
02/01/10
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2010-0035
EA Bald Hill Federal 6-6-11-75 and Bald Hill Federal 5-29-10-75 Gas Wells
Park County
T11S R75W Sec.6; T10S R75W Sec.29
Mike Cassell None El Paso Exploration and Production Co.
Initiated
03/04/10
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2010-0044
EA DeWeese Dye Ditch Right-of-Way
Fremont County
T19S R10W Sec. 6; T19S R71W Sec. 12
Hugh Wolfe None DeWeese Dye Ditch Initiated
03/19/10
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2010-0046 CX
DeWeese Dye Ditch Storage/short term
Fremont County
T19S R70W Sec 6

Hugh Wolfe None DeWeese Dye Ditch Initiated
04/01/10
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2010-0052 DN Denmark Federal 14-20
Las Animas County
T32S R66W Sec 20 Mike Cassell None Pioneer Natural Resources Inc Initiated
04/08/10
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2010-0071 DN Change in grazing use on North Badger Creek Allotment
Fremont County
T51N R10E Sec. 1, 12 Jeff Williams None Gene Martellero Initiated
06/22/10
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2010-0072 EA
Direct Sale to Resolve Inadvertent Trespass
Lake County
T9S R80W Sec. 24
Debbie Bellew None Jeffrey and Carrie Klenda Initiated
06/23/10
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2010-0075 Draft EA Programmatic Weed Management EA for RGFO
All Counties east of the Continental Divide Aaron Richter Inclusive BLM Initiated
07/08/10
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2010-0078 CX
Sangre De Cristo Elec. Buried electric line
Fremont County
T19S R72W Sec. 30
Hugh Wolfe None Sangre De Cristo Electric Initiated
07/13/10
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2010-0079 CX
Amanda Woodbury Access Road
Park County
T9S R75W Sec. 29
Hugh Wolfe None
Amanda Woodbury/
Gardner Initiated
07/13/10
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2010-087 CX ROW Assignment
Fremont and Chaffee Counties
T49N R10E Sec. 8, 9, 17 Vera Matthews Katherine Clark Initiated
08/06/10
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2010-093 CX Stanley Creek Bighorn Sheep Habitat Enhancement
Huerfano County
T27S R72W Sec. 23, 24 Matt Rustand None CDOW/BLM Initiated
08/30/10
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2011-0001 DN Bling Federal 41-22
Las Animas County
T32S R66W Sec 22
Greg Valladares None Pioneer Natural Resources
Initiated
10/05/10
Approved
01/06/12
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2011-0004 EA 10^th Mountain Hut LWCF Acquisition
Lake County Jan Lownes None BLM Initiated
10/15/10
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2011-0005 CX Huerfano County Road 560 ROW
Huerfano County
T26S R70W Sec 26, 33, 34, 35 Vera Matthews None Huerfano County Initiated
10/29/10
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2011-0006 CX Huerfano County Road 561 ROW
Huerfano County
T26S R70W Sec 33 Vera Matthews None Huerfano County Initiated
10/29/10
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2011-0021 DN Booger Red Hill Allotment - Term Grazing Permit/Lease Renewal
Teller County
T15S R70W Sec. 29-32 Chris Cloninger None Robin Evanoika
Initiated
12/01/10
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2011-0032 CX Assignment of interest in Road right-of-way COC-0-066562 to Verizon
Lake County
T11S R79W Sec. 19 Vera Matthews None Verizon
Initiated
01/24/11
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2011-0035 CX Walsenburg Fuelwood Sales
Huerfano County
T29S R67W Sec. 15 Ken Reed None BLM
Initiated
02/01/11
Approved
01/19/12
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2011-0039 DN TPR for Fear Canyon # 05168 and Mullock Gulch #15017 Allotments
Fremont County
(lengthy legal description, see doc.) Jeff Williams None Permitttee
Initiated
02/09/11
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2011-0054 CX
Fourmile Canyon Emergency Stabilization – Adjacent Landowner Treatments – 300 Gold Run Road
Boulder County
T1NR71W S. 18, BLM lands above 300 Gold Run Rd
Debbie Belew None
Initiated
04/12/11
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2011-0055 EA
Wedgwood Heights Development Company Access Road
Gilpin County
T3S R73W S. 2 Lots 28, 29
Hugh Wolfe None
Initiated
04/12/11
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2011-0056 EA
Cellular, Inc. Network Corporation DBA Verizon Wireless access road to Granite Mountain Radio tower on FS
Lake County
T11S R79W S. 19
Vera Matthews None Cellular, Inc. Network Corporation
Initiated
04/12/11
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2011-0059 DN North Backbone Trail parking area relocation
Chaffee County
T50N R9E Sec. 21 Kalem Lenard None BLM, Salida Mountain Trails
Initiated
04/27/11
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2011-0060 CX Gardner private pipeline
Huerfano County
None CO61Water Association
Initiated
05/13/11
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2011-0061 CX
Cripple creek road right of way
Teller County
None Steve King
Initiated
05/13/11
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2011-0062 EA Wedgwood Heights, Central City Access Roads
Gilpin County Hugh Wolfe None Wedgwood Heights Dev. Co. LLC
Initiated
05/13/11
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2011-0066 CX AT&T Mobility II/New Cingular PCS
multiple counties (see doc)
Legal description (multi state, see doc) Debbie Bellew None AT&T Mobility II/New Cingular Wireless PCS
Initiated
06/08/11
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2011-0072 CX La Veta Pass Communication site (Amendment)
Huerfano County
T29S R70W Sec. 24 Vera Matthews None Main St. Broadcasting Communications
Initiated
06/15/11
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2011-0073 EA Ireland Corrals Allotment Term Permit
Fremont County
T49N R12E Sec. 2, 3, 10, 11 Jeff Williams None Jerry Embry
Initiated
06/21/11
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2011-0078 CX
Old School house road ROW
Custer County
T23S R72W Sec. 2
Vera Matthews None Sangre De Cristo
Initiated
07/08/11
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2011-0079 EA
Garden Park Fossil Area NNL expansion
Fremont County
Melissa Smeins Garden Park Fossil Area ACEC BLM
Initiated
07/15/11
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2011-0081 EA Fisherman’s Bridge Land Acquisition
Chaffee County
T15S R78W John Nahomenuk None BLM
Initiated
07/29/11
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2011-0091 EA Browns Canyon Protective withdrawl
Chaffee County
T51N R8E John Nahomenuk Browns Canyon WSA, Browns Canyon ACEC BLM
Initiated
09/02/11
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2011-0092 EA
Mineral Materials Competitive Sale in Fremont County, CO
Fremont County
T18N R70E Sec. 30, 31
Stephanie Carter None The Aggregate Source
Initiated
09/06/11
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2011-0093 DN Falls Gulch Bighorn Sheep Habitat Improvement
Freemont County
T48N R11E Sec. 2, 3 Matt Rustand None BLM / CDOW
Initiated
09/09/11
Approved
01/11/12
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2011-0094 CX FS small tracts act sale pwr site rsv 78 /Partial Withdrawal
Boulder County
T1S R72W Sec 33 lot 1
Christine
Sadler None BLM / US F
Initiated
09/20/11
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2012-0001 DN Booger Red T5808A loop / Trail reroute and construction
Teller County Linda Skinner None BLM
Initiated
10/04/11
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2012-0003 EA Aristocrat Angus Federal 0-4-10
Weld County
T3N R65W Sec. 10 Tomas Kamienski None Encana Oil & Gas (USA) inc
Initiated
10/17/11
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2012-0008 DN Transfer of Grazing Lease for Michigan Campground Allotment
Park County
T8S R75W Sec. 19, 29, 32; T9S R75W Sec .2, 3, 11 Chris Cloninger None TBar Ranch, LLC
Initiated
11/08/11
Approved
12/06/11
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2012-0009 DN Midland trail rehab of existing routes; reroute Big Sandy Draw &T6034B
Chaffee County
T14S R78W Sec. 14, 15, 22, 23 Linda Skinner None BLM
Initiated
11/28/11
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2012-0010 CX SRP- Rapelling site and camping site- Leadville
Lake County
Linda Skinner None Wilderness Expeditions
Initiated
11/29/11
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2012-0011 EA McKay Federal AB-02-15
Weld County
T7N R64W Sec. 2 Tomas Kamienski None Noble Energy
Initiated
12/01/11
Approved
02/01/12
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2012-0012 EA Sand Gulch Campground Cattle Exclosure Fence
Fremont County
T16S R70W Sec. 33 Kalem Lenard None BLM
Initiated
12/07/11
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2012-0013 DN 2012 RGFO Winter Thinning Sales
Fremont County Ken Reed None BLM
Initiated
12/09/11
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2012-0014 DN Little Rainbow Trail Extension Construction
Fremont County
T49N R8E Sec. 13 14 Kalem Lenard None BLM
Initiated
12/12/11
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2012-0015 EA Otswald Federal 1-26H
Weld County
T8N R62W Sec. 26 Tomas Kamienski None Continental Resources INC.
Initiated
12/29/11
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2012-0016 DN Permit Transfer/Renewal for Table Mountain and Green Mt Gulch Allotments
Fremont County Jeff Williams Arkansas Canyonlands ACEC Maytag Mountain Ranch & Brad Poser
Initiated
12/29/11
Approved
01/31/12
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2012-0017 EA
Williams ROW amendment and reclamation
Teller County
T14 S R69W Sec. 29
Vera Matthews None Daniel and Suzan Williams
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2012-0018 DN Midland Hills Trail building
Chaffee County
T14S R78W Sec. 14, 15, 22, 23 Linda Skinner None BLM
Initiated
01/23/12
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2012-0019 CX ATV tours in Texas Creek
Fremont County
T18/19S,R73W, T48/49N,R12E Linda Skinner None BLM Initiated
01/23/12
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2012-0020 CX Non Motorized SRP’s in Salida North and Salida South trails
Chaffee County
Linda Skinner None BLM Initiated
01/23/12
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2012-0021 EA TPR for Red Gulch #05188 and Mud Gulch #05192 Allotments
Fremont County
Jeff Williams None Warren Ross Initiated
01/24/12
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2012-0022 DN Transfer of Grazing Lease for Playa Lakes and Park Gulch Allotments
Park County Chris Cloninger None Kid Land & Livestock, INC Initiated
01/25/12
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2012-0023 DN Transfer of Grazing Lease for Lapin Creek Allotment
Huerfano County
John Lamman None Kurt Mars Initiated
01/25/12
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2012-0024 CX Recreation- Rappelling and Camping
Chaffee County
John Nahomenuk None Arkansas Valley Adventures Initiated
01/25/12
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2012-0025 CX 2012 Fourmile Canyon Emergency Stabilization
Boulder County
T1N R71W Sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, and 30;  T1N R72W Sections 11, 12, 13, and 24
John Smeins None BLM Initiated
01/30/12
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2012-0026 EA November 2012 Oil and Gas Lease Sale
Multiple Counties Matt Rustand None Black Raven Energy, INC Initiated
01/30/12
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2012-0027 EA
Siedenburg Federal lot 11, Beal Federal 843-5-13, and Hubbard Federal lot 4 and 5
Phillips County
T8N R43W Sec. 5
Tomas Kamienski None BLM Initiated
01/31/12
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2012-0028 CX SRP – Rock climbing in Shelf Road
Fremont County
Linda Skinner None Colorado Rocky Mtn School
Initiated
01/31/12
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2012-0029 CX Ingram Gulch Seedling Tree Planting
Boulder County

Ken Reed None BLM
Initiated
02/01/12
DOI-BLM-CO-200-2012-0030 DN Deer Haven Commercial Thinning
Fremont County
T16S R71W Sec. 31; T17S R71W Sec. 6
Ken Reed None BLM
Initiated
02/01/12