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NEPA Analysis

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 the Lakeview Resource Area and quarterly for the Klamath Falls Resource Area.

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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
Cold Onion Forest Health Treatments	11/18/09	12/03/09	Decision Record	Klamath Falls
Bull Springs Site Maintenance	11/16/09	12/16/09	Categorical Exclusion	Klamath Falls
Paisley Desert Herd Management Area Wild Horse Population Control and Gather	11/18/09	12/18/09	Decision Record	Lakeview RA

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
Cold Onion Forest Health Treatments	11/20/2009	Finding of No Significant Impact	Klamath Falls
Yainax Road Maintenance Brushing	10/06/2009	Categorical Exclusion	Klamath Falls
Sand Dunes Road Maintenance and Realignment	10/01/2009	Decision Record	Lakeview RA
South Gerber Well Drilling and Reservoir Reconstruction	9/22/2009	FONSI/Decision Record	Klamath Falls
Reissuance of PacifiCorp Right-of-way - OR 13745	9/18/2009	Categorical Exclusion	Klamath Falls