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.
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Documents Currently Under Public Review (Complete List)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louse Canyon GMA | 11/14/09 | 11/30/09 | Decision Record | Vale DO |
| Louse Canyon GMA | 11/14/09 | 11/30/09 | Decision Record | Vale DO |
| Louse Canyon GMA | 11/14/09 | 11/30/09 | Decision Record | Vale DO |
| Louse Canyon GMA | 11/14/09 | 11/30/09 | Decision Record | Vale DO |
| Louse Canyon GMA | 11/14/09 | 11/30/09 | Decision Record | Vale DO |
Existing/Historic Documents (Complete List)
The following list contains NEPA documents that have passed the public review period.
| Project Name | Date | Doc Type | Resource Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louse Canyon GMA | 11/13/2009 | Finding of No Significant Impact | Vale DO |
| Hog Creek Herd Management Area Gather | 10/08/2009 | FONSI/Decision Record | Vale DO |
| Burnt River | 10/02/2009 | Environmental Assessment/FONSI | Vale DO |
| Neal Hot Springs Proposed Right of Way OR-65701 | 9/11/2009 | FONSI/Decision Record | Malheur |
| Malheur Queen Placer Project | 8/31/2009 | Environmental Assessment/FONSI | Malheur |
| Sundry/Rooster Rock Vegetation Management | 8/07/2009 | Environmental Assessment | Baker City |
| Neal Hot Springs Proposed Right of Way OR-65701 | 8/04/2009 | Environmental Assessment | Malheur |
| Leslie Gulch ACEC Project - DOI-BLM-OR-V040-2009-005 | 8/03/2009 | Environmental Assessment/FONSI | Malheur |
| Bretz Mine Remediation | 4/30/2009 | Environmental Assessment/FONSI | Vale DO |
| Pedro Mountain Geographic Unit Grazing Permit Renewal | 3/04/2009 | Environmental Assessment | Baker City |
| Pedro Mountain Geographic Unit Grazing Permit Renewal | 3/04/2009 | Environmental Assessment/FONSI | Baker City |
| Pedro Mountain Geographic Unit Grazing Permit Renewal | 3/04/2009 | Scoping Letter | Baker City |
| Vale District Tumbleweed Burn CX | 1/29/2009 | Categorical Exclusion | Vale DO |
| Pritchard Creek Geographic Unit Grazing Permit Renewal | 11/18/2008 | Environmental Assessment/FONSI | Baker City |
| Pritchard Creek Geographic Unit Grazing Permit Renewal | 11/18/2008 | Decision Record | Baker City |
| Pritchard Creek Geographic Unit Grazing Permit Renewal | 11/18/2008 | Decision Record | Baker City |
| Pritchard Creek Geographic Unit Grazing Permit Renewal | 11/18/2008 | Decision Record | Baker City |
| Pritchard Creek Geographic Unit Grazing Permit Renewal | 11/18/2008 | Decision Record | Baker City |
| Star Valley Road MatSites | 10/24/2008 | Decision Record | Vale DO |
| Star Valley Road MatSites | 10/24/2008 | Finding of No Significant Impact | Vale DO |
| Star Valley Road MatSites | 10/23/2008 | Environmental Assessment | Vale DO |
| Lime Wind Energy Project | 10/20/2008 | Scoping Letter | Baker City |
| Lime Wind Energy Project | 10/20/2008 | Environmental Assessment | Baker City |
| Lime Wind Energy Project | 10/20/2008 | Finding of No Significant Impact | Baker City |
| Kleinhoff EA | 8/27/2008 | Environmental Assessment | Baker City |
| Jackies Butte Reservoir | 5/29/2008 | Environmental Assessment | Vale DO |
| Pritchard Creek Geographic Unit Grazing Permit Renewal | 4/10/2008 | Environmental Assessment/FONSI | Vale DO |
| Fennwick Bridge EA | 4/08/2008 | Decision Record | Vale DO |
| North Fork Malheur GMA | 4/02/2008 | Environmental Assessment | Vale DO |
| North Fork Malheur GMA | 4/02/2008 | Environmental Assessment | Vale DO |
| Fennwick Bridge EA | 2/26/2008 | Environmental Assessment | Vale DO |
| Fennwick Bridge EA | 2/26/2008 | Environmental Assessment/FONSI | Vale DO |
| Louse Canyon GMA | 2/25/2008 | Environmental Assessment | Vale DO |
| Ontario to Quartz Transmission Line Project | 8/06/2007 | Environmental Assessment | Baker City |
| South Fork Walla Walla Landowner Access | 4/27/2007 | Finding of No Significant Impact | Vale DO |
| Wells Basin Allotment | 2/12/2007 | Environmental Assessment | Baker City |
| Homestead, Sheep Mountain, and Unity Reservoir-Bald Eagle Habitat Geographic Units | 10/16/2006 | FONSI/Decision Record | Baker City |
| Sand Springs Herd Management Area Gather | 8/23/2006 | Finding of No Significant Impact | Vale DO |
| Three Fingers Herd Management Area Gather | 8/16/2006 | Finding of No Significant Impact | Vale DO |
| Sand Springs Herd Management Area Gather | 8/07/2006 | Environmental Assessment | Vale DO |
| South Fork Walla Walla Landowner Access | 8/04/2006 | Environmental Assessment | Vale DO |
| Three Fingers Herd Management Area Gather | 7/18/2006 | Environmental Assessment | Vale DO |
| Burnt River 2005 | 9/15/2005 | Environmental Assessment | Baker City |
| Burnt River 2005 | 9/15/2005 | Environmental Assessment | Baker City |
| Jackies Butte Herd Management Area Gather | 8/22/2005 | Environmental Assessment | Vale DO |
| Louse Canyon GMA | 3/01/2005 | Environmental Assessment | Vale DO |
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