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