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NEPA Documents

Project development necessary for implementation of land use plans (Resource Management Plans) requires analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA ensures that the BLM (and other Federal agencies) consider the impact of an action on the quality of the human environment before decisions are made and the action is taken. Two types of NEPA documents that are prepared and provide opportunity for public involvement are Environmental Impact Statements and Environmental Assessments. There are certain actions which have been categorically excluded from further NEPA analysis because it has been determined that the actions have insignificant effects on the human environment. These actions are documented in a Categorical Exclusion review. Until recently, these types of actions were not subject to public review. New categories of excluded actions, including fuels and forest health treatments, now provide for a public review period for those actions.

Project planning updates provide BLM a means to achieve public scoping by notifying the public of the status of projects in the process of planning and analysis for implementation in the near future or currently being implemented. These updates are produced annually for each district.

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Documents Currently Under Public Review

The following list contains NEPA documents that are currently available for public review, protest, or appeal.

Project Name	Start Date	End Date	Doc Type	Resource Area
Fairview NWFP Project EA	10/30/09	11/30/09	Scoping Letter	Umpqua
FY 2010 Removal of Hazard Trees and Roadside Salvage	11/20/09	12/07/09	Categorical Exclusion	Coos Bay DO
FY 2010 Removal of Hazard Trees and Roadside Salvage	11/20/09	12/07/09	Decision Record	Coos Bay DO
Applying Glyphosate on Tanoak to Aid in Sudden Oak Death Eradication	11/16/09	12/15/09	Scoping Letter	Myrtlewood

Existing/Historic Documents (5 Most Recent)

The following list contains NEPA documents that have passed the public review period.

Project Name	Date	Doc Type	Resource Area
Weaver-Sitkum Environmental Assessment	11/19/2009	Scoping Letter	Myrtlewood
FY 2010 Fire Line Construction	11/09/2009	Categorical Exclusion	Coos Bay DO
FY 2010 Tailhold and Guyline requests.	11/09/2009	Categorical Exclusion	Coos Bay DO
FY 2010 Sale of Special Forest Products	11/09/2009	Categorical Exclusion	Coos Bay DO
FY 2010 Road Maintenance	11/09/2009	Categorical Exclusion	Coos Bay DO