Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 4/30/2026
T3S, R9W, Sections 30 & 31 & T3S, R10W, Section 25 , T4S, R9W, Section 6 · Stone, Mississippi
Proposal for the installation of 3,379 feet of buried fiber optic communications cable within the existing AT&T (Bell South) 10 foot right of way granted before USFS acquired the property in two sections along TV Tower Rd Project total Acres 0.78
Special use management
Decision
06/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2024 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T3S, R9W, Sections 30 & 31 & T3S, R10W, Section 25 , T4S, R9W, Section 6 |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 4/30/2026
Leaf River Wildlife Management Area · Perry, Mississippi
The Forest Service proposes to conduct management activities on the De Soto Ranger District to enhance the habitat and management of federally threatened gopher tortoise and federally endangered dusky gopher frog.
Wildlife, fish, rare plants
Decision
07/2022 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2022 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements; Species Population Enhancements |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 4/30/2026
Beginning at Forest Service Road 458 · Stone, Mississippi
Authorize a special use permit to improve and maintain an existing 'woods' road, approx. 1321 feet long and 20 feet wide or 0.8 acres, for access to private land that is surrounded by National Forest land.
Special use management
Decision
12/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation
12/2023 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Section 19, T4S, R12W |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 4/30/2026
Perry County, West Side of John Bond Rd. Section 18, T1S, R9W · Perry, Mississippi
project is to extend single phase powerline (0.81mi) (4,276ft. x 25ft.) onto private property for the purpose of serving a new member. The new service will begin on the Northeast comer of the intersection of John Bond Road and FS 330A in Perry County
Special use management
Decision
03/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation
04/2024 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Pearl River Valley Power EPA Powerline Amendment (Bill Anderson) | Decision Signed Date: 03/01/2024 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Section 18, T1S, R9W |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 4/30/2026
Section 8, T6S, R11W · Harrison, Mississippi
The applicant requests to amend existing authorization to access private property on FSR 424B to extend from, 352 feet long and 25 feet wide to 352 feet x 50 feet. In the near future, the landowners plan build on their 10-acre lot.
Special use management
Decision
12/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation
12/2023 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 2/5/2026
T4N R2E Section 2 crossing over Brushy Creek · Amite, Mississippi
Replace a Bridge on Robertson Rd which has a Right of way from the Forest Service
Special use managementRoad management
Decision
10/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2024 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T4N R2E Section 2 over Brushy Creek on Robertson Road |
Decision Memo · Holly Springs Ranger District · updated 1/30/2026
Transmission line ROW proposed to be located on the north side of County Road 211. · Yalobusha, Mississippi
Proposal to authorize a special use permit for construction and operation of a new transmission line across National Forest land between North Oakland and Coffeeville, MS.
Special use management
Decision
08/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2025 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Electric Transmission; Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Holly Springs Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 25N, Range 5E, Sections 7 and 18. Chickasaw meridian. |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 8/6/2025
Sites will be in various locations along roads in the Camp Shelby Special Use area. · Forrest; Perry, Mississippi
7th SFG proposes to use 12 temporary 4'x2'x4' cache sites during semiannual training evalutions. Sites will be prepped prior to training exercises and restored immediatelly afterwards.
Special use management
Decision
07/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2025 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Holly Springs Ranger District · updated 6/26/2025
Located along CR 225, approximately 1 mile north of the intersection of CR 225 and US Hwy 278, in Lafayette Co., MS. · Lafayette, Mississippi
Special use permit for installation of a waterline across NFS lands in Lafayette Co., MS.
Special use management
Decision
06/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2025 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Holly Springs Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 8S, Range 2W, Sec. 34 |
Environmental Assessment · Delta Ranger District · updated 6/25/2025
Delta National Forest, National Forests in Mississippi · Sharkey, Mississippi
Delta Forest Health and Wildlife Habitat Project
Land management planningRecreation managementSpecial area managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Watershed management
Comment Period
09/11/2021
Objection Period Start
11/2021 (Estimated)
Decision
04/2022 (Estimated)
Implementation
04/2022 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Developed Site Management; Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Trail Management; Noxious Weed Treatments; Species Population Enhancements; Special Area Management; Scenery Management; Timber Sales (Salvage); Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Delta Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Chickasawhay Ranger District · updated 6/25/2025
A public road easement would be issued to add .31 acres to the existing .25 acres of ROW on West Salem Road. · Greene, Mississippi
The project is for proposed addition of ROW required for bridge replacement on West Salem Road. A public road easement would be issued to add .31 acres to the existing .25 acres of ROW. Some clearing would take place.
Land ownership management
Decision
10/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2023 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Chickasawhay Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 6/20/2025
Thirty-five-acre tract of National Forest land located in the southwest corner of Township 6 North, Range 8 East of Section 22 in Scott County, MS. · Scott, Mississippi
Proposal to conduct a geotechnical survey on an approximately 35-acre tract of National Forest land.
Minerals and geologyLand ownership managementResearch
Decision
06/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2025 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(8) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Land Use Adjustments; Facility Improvements/Construction; Research And Development |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 6 North, Range 8 East of Section 22 in Scott County, MS |
Decision Memo · Holly Springs Ranger District · updated 6/3/2025
Located within Puskus Lake Recreation Area, approximately 2 miles north of the intersection of MS Hwy 30 and CR 2089. · Lafayette, Mississippi
Removal of old facilities in poor condition that are no longer needed. Includes 2 pit toilets and stairs, tool shed, water spigots, and capping and removal of a decommissioned well.
Recreation managementFacility management
Decision
06/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2025 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (22), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(22) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Developed Site Management; Facility Maintenance |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Holly Springs Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T7S, R1W, Sec. 30-31, and T7S, R2W, Sec. 25 and 36, Chickasaw Meridian |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 5/16/2025
Camp Keller, Woolmarker Range Training Site · Harrison, Mississippi
This project is to install a temporary 8%u2019Wx20%u2019Lx8%u2019H wood awning with tin roof for use during dry fire exercises. An existing wall would be used to tie in the rafters and tin. Post will be 4x4, 24" in concrete, and 2x6 rafters.
Special use managementFacility management
Decision
05/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2025 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (21), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(21) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Facility Improvements/Construction; Special Use Authorizations; Facility Maintenance |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 4/29/2025
South of Highway 84, as part of the Clear Springs Recreation Area. The project area can be accessed at the lower loop campground, near sites 1, 2, and 3. · Franklin, Mississippi
Removal of a failing trail bridge, installation of a new bridge, and relocation of the trail to the new bridge location.
Recreation management
Decision
08/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation
09/2024 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (22), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(22) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Trail Management |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T5N, R2E, Section 2, Franklin County, MS |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 4/29/2025
FSR 102, in the NE � of Section 8, Township 5N, Range 2E, Franklin County, Mississippi, about 2 miles west of the Clear Springs Recreation Area. · Franklin, Mississippi
Repair of an erosion slide on NFS Road 102, including realigning the road both vertically and horizontally for an estimated distance of 600 feet.
Road management
Decision
08/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation
09/2024 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (24), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(24) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Road Improvements/Construction |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T5N, R2E, Section 8, Franklin County, MS |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 4/11/2025
Located south of Highway 84 as part of the Clear Springs Recreation area. The project area can be accessed by Clear Springs Rd., Pothook Rd., and Smyrnia Rd. · Franklin, Mississippi
Permanent closure and rehabilitation of approximately 12.9 miles of trail and 35 minor and major foot bridges which have been closed since 2017 for the protection of public health and safety.
Recreation management
Decision
04/2025 (Estimated)
Implementation
05/2025 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (20), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(20) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Trail Management; Travel Management; Watershed Improvements |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T5N, R2E, Sections 1, 2, 10, 11; T6N, R2E, Sections 34, 35, 44, 45; T6N, R3E, Sections 37, 38. Franklin County, MS. |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 3/12/2025
Wrights Chruch Tower located at 1114 Choctaw Rd NE Mcall Creek, Ms and Bunkley Tower located at 2153 Butler Graveyard Rd, Meadville, Ms · Franklin, Mississippi
Replacement of 2 Communication Repeater Towers located at Butler Graveyard and Choctaw Rd. Towers will be on the same site and anchor points will be located approximately 20 ft further than the original points.
Facility management
Decision
11/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation
02/2025 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (21), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(21) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Facility Improvements/Construction |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T5N R2E Section 20 and T7N R5E Section 4 |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 12/2/2024
Shockaloe Horse trail is located between Forest and Morton, MS, north of US Hwy 80. T6N,T7R; Section 15. · Smith, Mississippi
The Bienville National Forest will receive fiscal year funding from the Great American Outdoor Act to improve Shockaloe Horse Trail. The project will receive funds to repair the 22-mile trail that will include culvert and riprap replacement.
Recreation managementWatershed management
Decision
10/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2024 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4); 32.2 (18), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(18) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Trail Management; Watershed Improvements |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 12/2/2024
The project is located in Township 3 North, Range 7 East, Section 6 of Smith County, Mississippi, off Forest Service Road 526. · Smith, Mississippi
The Bienville National Forest has received a request from Tellus Operating Group, LLC for a Permit to Trenton USA 6-7 #2, permitted to 15,700 feet for an exploratory test on Lease MSES-56708.
Minerals and geology
Decision
11/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation
11/2024 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (17), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(17) |
| Special Authority | Oil & Gas - Sec. 390, Energy Policy Act Of 2005 (Sec 390) |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 10/23/2024
Approximately 8 miles south of Roxie, MS, off FR 103T. · Franklin, Mississippi
Burial of an existing plastic gas line that currently sits on the surface between a gas well and tank battery.
Minerals and geology
Decision
09/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation
11/2024 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (17), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(17) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations; Natural Gas |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T5N, R2E, Section 20, Franklin County, MS |
Decision Memo · Chickasawhay Ranger District · updated 10/15/2024
The access road would be approximately .3 miles long (1,600ft) and 15 feet wide and be located on the west side of FSR 206. · Wayne, Mississippi
The purpose of the project would be to grant Mr. Stevison road access to his private property that is landlocked by National Forest Service land. The access road would begin at the FS Road 206 and terminate at the private property/FS land.
Special use management
Decision
02/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation
02/2024 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Chickasawhay Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Chickasawhay Ranger District · updated 10/15/2024
The access road would be approximately 0.6 miles long (3,168ft) and 18 feet wide. · Wayne, Mississippi
The purpose of the project would be to grant Mr. & Mrs. Morgan road access that would begin at the Forest Service Road 205 to the non-system woods road and terminate at the private property/Forest Service boundary.
Special use management
Decision
05/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation
05/2024 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Chickasawhay Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | The access road would be approximately 0.6 miles long (3,168ft) and 18 feet wide. |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 9/18/2024
Approximately 8 miles south of Roxie, MS, off FR 102E. · Franklin, Mississippi
Burial of an existing plastic oil transfer line that currently sits on the surface between a well and tank battery.
Minerals and geology
Decision
09/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation
11/2024 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (17), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(17) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations; Oil |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T5N, R2E, Section 9, Franklin County, MS |
Decision Memo · Tombigbee Ranger District · updated 9/3/2024
Located just east of Choctaw Lake Recreation Area along the Splashing Dog Trail, Choctaw Co., MS · Choctaw, Mississippi
Reroute of a short section (approx. 1000 feet) of the Splashing Dog Trail in Choctaw Co., Ackerman unit of the Tombigbee National Forest.
Recreation management
Decision
09/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation
09/2024 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (1), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(1) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Trail Management |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Tombigbee Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T16N, R11E, Sec. 2, 11 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 8/8/2024
Project encompasses approximately 1/2 mile of pipeline located off FR 107A, approximately six miles south of Meadville, MS. · Franklin, Mississippi
Request to modify a special use permit to remove approximately 2 acres of timber overtop of an existing 36" pipeline that runs through National Forest land and maintain the area in grass. The pipeline area is approximately 1/2 mile in length.
Minerals and geology
Decision
04/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2024 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Land Use Adjustments; Special Use Authorizations; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T9N, R2E section 1 through T3N, R2E, Section 9 |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 5/30/2024
Stone County, T3S, R9W, Section 19 · Stone, Mississippi
This proposal is to grant access to private land using an existing gravel road (FSR 397E) that has been the historic route of access to this property. No road improvement or ground disturbance will be conducted, total acreage of ROW (0.04ac.)
Special use management
Decision
10/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2023 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 5/20/2024
Ashe Seed Extractory, Brooklyn. MS · Perry, Mississippi
The Ashe Nursery experienced and catastrophic failure of its water system. This CE would allow replacement of 9000 feet of waterline.
Facility management
Decision
05/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2024 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Facility Improvements/Construction |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T1N, R12W, Section 23 |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 5/20/2024
Tuxachanie Trail, Harrison County · Harrison, Mississippi
1. Replacement of 5 footbridges on the Tuxachanie Trail in Harrison County, Mississippi. These bridges bisect several small drainages and have been destroyed by fire and flood events. Bridges are constructed of treated lumber
Facility management
Decision
03/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation
05/2024 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (1), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(1) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Facility Maintenance; Trail Management |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 3/22/2024
Where Knoxville Road crosses Lick Branch, approximately 6 miles south of Roxie, MS. · Franklin, Mississippi
Construction and maintenance of a pre-cast box culvert on Knoxville Road, over Lick Branch.
Road managementForest products
Decision
07/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation
03/2024 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Road Improvements/Construction; Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T5N, R1E, Section 21 |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 2/15/2024
Section 15, T6S, R10W · Harrison, Mississippi
The Naval Construction Group TWO Woolmarket Rifle/Pistol Range requests construction of : 1. Range Shelter 1A 2. Range Shelter 1B 3. Range Shelter 2A 4. Range Shelter 2B 5. Brass Reclamation Shelter 6. PEB Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings
Special use management
Decision
10/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation
09/2023 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (21), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(21) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Environmental Assessment · De Soto Ranger District · updated 2/15/2024
This project lies within the boundaries of the Camp Shleby Impact Closure Area. T2N, R12W Section 26 · Forrest, Mississippi
Wet-Gap water crossing facility for the training and mobilization of tactical bridges on Camp Shelby Training Site. Would be constructed on Lake Janney in the Impact Closure Area. Concrete, cable concrete, and gravel.
Special use management
Comment Period
12/11/2023
Objection Period Start
12/11/2023
Decision
02/2024 (Estimated)
Implementation
03/2024 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Facility Improvements/Construction |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T2N, R12W Section 26 |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 11/27/2023
HWY 15 and Vestry Road · Stone, Mississippi
. A new single-phase line would be constructed along Highway 15 and Vestry Road; the right-of-way for this line would be 50feet wide and 1.75 miles long (10.6 acres, non-contiguous).
Special use management
Decision
10/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2023 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Electric Transmission; Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 11/24/2023
Smith County, MS - T4N-R9E, Section 26, 35, and 36; T3N-R9E, Sections 1,2,3,4; T3N-R8E, Section 11; T4N-R9E, Sections 35. Jasper County, MS - T3N-R10E Section 6 · Jasper; Smith, Mississippi
Bay Springs Telephone Company has requested permission to install a fiber optic line on Bienville National Forest System lands on existing telephone poles and buried cable lines in order to improve internet service to local residents.
Special use management
Decision
10/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2023 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 11/24/2023
Access route is located in Township 3 North, Range 6 East, Section 36, north of Highway 18 in Smith County, Mississippi. · Smith, Mississippi
Mr. King has requested a special use permit to allow access to his 20.7-acre property by crossing National Forest land. The access corridor is approximately 16 ft. wide and extends approximately 440 feet in length, representing roughly 0.16 acres.
Special use management
Decision
08/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2023 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 11/24/2023
Approximate location 32.223652, -89.359944, in Scott County T5N-R9E Sec. 34 and Smith County T4N-R9E Sec. 3 · Smith, Mississippi
This project proposes to amend an existing special use authorization for permission to construct a new right of way to install electric line from an existing pole on National Forest land to a new distribution pole located on private.
Special use management
Decision
11/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation
11/2023 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 11/20/2023
Perry County, T1N, 10W, Sections 25 & 26 · Perry, Mississippi
This proposal is to grant access to private land using an existing blocked portion of FSR307B1, approximately 0.68 mi (3,615' by 20' width) (1.7ac.)
Special use management
Decision
11/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2023 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 11/20/2023
State Highway 15 and Vestry Road · Stone, Mississippi
Relocate a powerline from a 'cross-country' route to a location along a highway and county road. Abandon approx. 6.1 acres of existing r/w and authorize approx. 10.6 acres of new r/w (non-contiguous).
Special use management
Scoping Start
12/2022 (Estimated)
Decision
02/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation
02/2023 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sections 17, 20, 21, 28 & 29, T3S, R9W |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 11/16/2023
South of Broome School Road · George, Mississippi
Extend an overhead single-phase powerline to serve a new residence.
Special use management
Scoping Start
08/2022 (Estimated)
Decision
12/2022 (Estimated)
Implementation
01/2023 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Section 11, T3S, R9W |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 11/1/2023
Project area is located in Township 5 North, Range 10 East, Section 36, of Newton County, Mississippi. · Smith, Mississippi
Tanglewood Plantation, LLC has requested a special use permit for the use of gated Forest Service Road 524-C, and permission to use a private lock for access to an 80-acre property.
Special use management
Decision
10/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2023 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Holly Springs Ranger District · updated 10/2/2023
Benton County, MS · Benton, Mississippi
Upgrade above-ground electric power line for TVA
Special use management
Comment Period
08/01/2017
Decision
09/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
02/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Holly Springs Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Above-ground electric powerline |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 9/20/2023
Project location lies between Section 33 of T6N-R7E and Section 27 of T6N-R9E of Scott County, MS · Scott, Mississippi
MDOT is requesting approval to perform maintenance and timber removal activities along approximately 15 miles of Interstate 20 (I-20) on the Bienville National Forest.
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Special use management
Decision
09/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation
09/2023 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Environmental Assessment · Tombigbee Ranger District · updated 8/3/2023
Tombigbee NF lands in Chickasaw Co MS. Compartment 29 of what is referred to as Trace Unit. Approx 3 miles North of Buena Vista. Intersection of county road 402 and forest road 906. · Chickasaw, Mississippi
The Tombigbee National Forest is proposing a restoration project for the Black Belt Calcareous Prairie and Woodland Habitat in compartment 29. This will be a restoration of ecological systems and rare habitat.
Special area managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management
Comment Period
01/30/2023
Decision
08/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation
09/2023 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Special Area Management; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Tombigbee Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Tombigbee National Forest; Chickasaw County MS. Township 13 South; Range 4 East; Sections 26&27. |
Decision Memo · Tombigbee Ranger District · updated 7/13/2023
The project area occurs in Winston Co., along existing powerlines, within approximately 12 miles northeast of Louisville, MS. · Winston, Mississippi
The Tombigbee Ranger District proposes to issue a special use authorization for installation of 12.6 mi. of fiber optic cable on existing electrical transmission line utility poles in Winston Co., MS
Special use management
Decision
06/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2023 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Tombigbee Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T15N R12E Sec 3; T16N R12E Sec 21-22, 27, 33-35; T16N R13E Sec 2-3, 5-6, 20-24, 26-28, 32, 35; and T16N R14E Sec 3, 8-10, 16-19, 21, 28, 33. |
Decision Memo · National Forests In Mississippi All Units · updated 6/29/2023
Along Hwy 35. · Scott, Mississippi
Fiber optic line project in Scott County.
Special use management
Decision
07/2019 (Estimated)
Implementation
09/2019 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · National Forests In Mississippi All Units · updated 6/29/2023
Hwy 481 in Scott County · Scott, Mississippi
C-spire fiber optic right-of-way on Hwy 481
Special use management
Decision
07/2019 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2019 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Special Use Permit - C-Spire Fiber Optic Cable - Hwy 481 - Scott County | Decision Signed Date: 07/16/2019 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 6/14/2023
Camp Shelby Impact Closure Area · Perry, Mississippi
Camp Shelby is proposing to construct three small buildings on Range 48 in the Impact Closure Area. The first building would be a 16x20 ammunition breakdown facility. The second and third building would be a 20 x 40 Classroom and Range Ops facility
Special use management
Decision
04/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2023 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Facility Improvements/Construction |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T2N R11W Section 31 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 4/26/2023
Along Deerfield Road, approximately 6 miles west of Knoxville, MS. · Adams, Mississippi
Request by AT&T to install a buried fiber optic cable within National Forest lands along Deerfield Road for approximately 1.31 miles.
Special use management
Decision
04/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation
04/2023 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T5N, R1W, Sections 36, 56 in Adams County, MS |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 4/26/2023
Along Hwy. 98, beginning about 2.5 miles south of Bude, MS. · Franklin, Mississippi
Request by CSPIRE to install a buried fiber optic cable within National Forest lands along Hwy. 98 for approximately 2.1 miles.
Special use management
Decision
02/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation
04/2023 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T5N, R4E, sections 6, 7, and 18, in Franklin County, MS. |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 4/26/2023
The man-made impoundment at Clear Springs Recreation Area, located approximately 7 miles WSW of Meadville, MS. · Franklin, Mississippi
Repair of the dam at Clear Springs Recreation Area: draining, removing/replacing the riser and part of the secondary spillway, placing riprap, and removing the siphon pipe; seawall replacement/removal; reshaping of lake bottom; removal of sediment.
Recreation managementWatershed management
Decision
07/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2023 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (18), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(18) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Developed Site Management; Watershed Improvements |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T5N, R2E, section 2 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 4/26/2023
Approximately 8 miles south of Leesdale, MS; on FS Road 162A1, off Liberty Road. · Franklin, Mississippi
Request to change operating rights from existing facilities to a new permit. No new land uses are proposed.
Special use management
Decision
02/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation
04/2023 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T5N, R1E, Sec. 14 |
Decision Memo · Holly Springs Ranger District · updated 3/23/2023
The project area occurs in Yalobusha Co., east of I-55; south of County Road 211; along and north of MS Hwy 7; and west of Coffeeville, MS. · Yalobusha, Mississippi
Holly Springs RD proposes to issue a special use authorization for installation of 11.19 mi. of fiber optic cable on existing electrical transmission line utility poles in Yalobusha Co., MS
Special use management
Decision
03/2023 (Estimated)
Implementation
05/2023 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Holly Springs Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T25N R5E Sec 20, 29-34; T24N R4E Sec 12-13; and T24N R5E Sec 3-7, 22, 26-27, 34-35 |
Decision Memo · Delta Ranger District · updated 2/21/2023
The general location of the project is 20 miles south of the Community of Rolling Fork, MS in Sharkey County East of State Highway 61. · Sharkey, Mississippi
To decommission .35 miles of existing trail and construct .50 miles of new trail. Rehabilitation of decommissioned trail, which will include felling non-commercial trees and allowing the area to re-vegetate naturally or planting native grasses.
Recreation management
Decision
03/2019 (Estimated)
Implementation
04/2019 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Trail Management |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Delta Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | The project area is located in T 10 N, R 6 W, Section 21. |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 2/9/2023
The project is located in Smith County, MS, West of Forest Service Road 526, Township 3 North; Range 7 East, of Section 8. · Smith, Mississippi
Mr. Puckett has requested the use of an existing FS logging road for access to his landlocked property.
Special use management
Decision
09/2022 (Estimated)
Implementation
09/2022 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Eddie Puckett Road Access DM | Decision Signed Date: 09/22/2022 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 12/7/2022
Big Biloxi Recreation Area · Harrison, Mississippi
Installation of 2700' of waterline to connect to county water. Decommissioning of old wellhouse. Amendment of current SUP (DES0095).
Facility management
Decision
11/2022 (Estimated)
Implementation
12/2022 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3); 32.2 (22), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(22) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Facility Improvements/Construction |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 12/2/2022
Project is located at Big Creek Landing in Forrest County Mississippi. The Landing is a popular put in spot for canoeing and kayaking on Black Creek, used by the public and local outfitter. · Forrest, Mississippi
Cement pads will be poured/formed in the gravel parking lot area of the boat ramp. These pads will be moved down the ramp and placed over the broken pads then secured with cement to allow the boat ramp to function well for use by forest visitors.
Recreation management
Decision
04/2022 (Estimated)
Implementation
05/2022 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.12 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(5) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Developed Site Management |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Chickasawhay Ranger District · updated 12/2/2022
Turkey Fork Lake Recreation Area · Greene, Mississippi
Install a single phase 120-volt underground electric line for a distance of 240feet with the right-of-way Forest Service Road 231A1 within the Turkey Fork Lake Recreation Area.
Facility management
Decision
03/2022 (Estimated)
Implementation
01/2023 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Facility Maintenance |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Chickasawhay Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 9/8/2022
Approximately 1 mile north of the 107L and Rollison Road intersection; 10 miles south of Meadville, MS. · Amite, Mississippi
Request from landowner for use of approximately 150' of user-built forest road off 107L to access their property.
Special use management
Decision
08/2022 (Estimated)
Implementation
09/2022 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T4N, R4E, Section 7, Amite County |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 7/14/2022
Camp Keller Woolmarket Range, Section 15, T6S, R10W, Harrison County, MS · Harrison, Mississippi
Camp Keller requests construction of a covered brass processing facility at Bay 3 of the Woolmarket Range. 60'x40'x6" slab, open pavilion. With fencing and gravel access on both sides.
Special use management
Decision
07/2022 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2022 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Facility Improvements/Construction |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Delta Ranger District · updated 7/7/2022
This CE will cover management in the 6 green tree reservoirs within Delta NF. Delta NF is located in Sharkey county near the town of Rolling Fork MS. · Sharkey, Mississippi
Project number 62356 has been canceled, as changes to project specifics have been made.
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)
Scoping Start
08/2022 (Estimated)
Decision
08/2022 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2023 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Delta Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 6/27/2022
South of Hwy. 67 and east of Carson Road · Harrison, Mississippi
Issue a permit to construct a new road (764 ft long and 30 ft wide) for access to a private inholding and future residence. Merchantable timber would be removed incidental to road construction.
Special use management
Decision
06/2022 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2022 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 1, T6S, R11W |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 5/13/2022
All pine-dominated ecological systems across the Homochitto National Forest, in SW Mississippi. · Adams; Amite; Copiah; Franklin; Lincoln; Wilkinson, Mississippi
Improvement of wildlife habitat on the Homochitto National Forest by thinning overstocked pine-dominated ecosystems using condition-based management, and reducing midstory by mechanical means.
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plants
Decision
05/2022 (Estimated)
Implementation
05/2022 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 4/14/2022
South of Hwy. 15 and east of Paramount Church Road. · Stone, Mississippi
Issue a permit for an existing driveway to a residence. The gravel drive is 420 ft. long & 30 ft. wide, and has been in use and well maintained for many years; a power line to the property runs adjacent to the driveway. No work is needed or planned.
Special use management
Decision
02/2022 (Estimated)
Implementation
03/2022 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 33, T2S, R10W |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 2/11/2022
South of Perkinston-Silver Run Road and west of Hickman Tower Road. · Stone, Mississippi
Grant a special use permit to access private land. The existing road is .16 miles long and would be widened to 60' and surfaced to accommodate state legal maximum loads for timber harvesting and construction and operation of a commercial solar farm.
Special use management
Decision
01/2022 (Estimated)
Implementation
02/2022 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 23, T4S, R13W |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 2/11/2022
Within the right-of-way of the permitted road to Mr. Billy Parker's residence, north of the Jim Jam road. · George, Mississippi
Install 3,168' of buried communication cable to provide service to the Parker residence. About 450' will be directionally bored under a stream.
Special use management
Decision
08/2021 (Estimated)
Implementation
09/2021 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Franklin Telephone Company Service for Parker | Decision Signed Date: 08/13/2021 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T1S, R8W, Sec. 33, George County, MS |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 2/11/2022
One and a half miles east of Latimer, MS · Jackson, Mississippi
Install buried fiber optic communication cable within Mississippi Power Company's existing powerline right-of-way.
Special use management
Decision
08/2021 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2021 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Section 12, T6S, R9W, Jackson County, MS |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 2/11/2022
Existing power line corridors operated by Pearl River Valley EPA in Stone, George, Forrest and Perry Counties. · Forrest; George; Perry; Stone, Mississippi
Removal of merchantable timber incidental to routine maintenance of power lines.
Special use management
Comment Period
01/21/2022
Decision
02/2022 (Estimated)
Implementation
02/2022 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (12), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(12) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Pearl River Valley Electric Power Association Timber | Decision Signed Date: 02/11/2022 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Delta Ranger District · updated 2/9/2022
Areas across the entirety of the Delta National Forest, National Forests in Mississippi, Sharkey County, Mississippi. · Sharkey, Mississippi
Restoration and rehabilitation of areas across the Delta National Forest in response to past catastrophic flooding and future annual flooding events.
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Road managementWatershed managementRecreation management
Decision
09/2021 (Estimated)
Implementation
09/2021 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (19), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(19) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Developed Site Management; Forest Vegetation Improvements; Facility Maintenance; Trail Management; Road Maintenance; Watershed Improvements |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Delta Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Delta Ranger District · updated 2/9/2022
National Forest System trails are located throughout the district. · Sharkey, Mississippi
Annual temporary/seasonal closure to all traffic of up to 5 trails, not to exceed 1 year, for trail resource protection and rehabilitation.
Recreation management
Decision
08/2021 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2021 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.12 (1), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(1) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Trail Management |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Delta Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Delta Ranger District · updated 2/9/2022
Various tentatively selected points across the Delta National Forest, Sharkey County, Mississippi · Sharkey, Mississippi
USACE installation of approximately 100 groundwater monitoring wells within the Delta National Forest, each individually occupying approximately 1 square foot each for a cumulative impact of less than 0.1 acres total.
Watershed management
Decision
07/2021 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2021 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Nepa Document Prepared By Another Federal Agency |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations; Watershed Improvements |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Delta Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Delta Ranger District · updated 2/9/2022
Various user-made trails throughout the entirety of the Delta National Forest, National Forests in Mississippi, Sharkey County, Mississippi · Sharkey, Mississippi
Restoration and/or rehabilitation of current and future user-made trails throughout the Delta National Forest.
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Watershed managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsRecreation management
Decision
08/2021 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2021 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (20), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(20) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Trail Management; Watershed Improvements |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Delta Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Chickasawhay Ranger District · updated 2/4/2022
Greene County, MS Township 5 North, Range 7 West, Section 13 Will Smith Road Right-of-Way · Greene, Mississippi
Proposed action is to install fiber optic line to provide and improve internet capability of rural customers via directional boring in an existing utility right-of-way = approx. 1,226 feet on National Forest lands equaling .14 acres.
Special use management
Decision
01/2022 (Estimated)
Implementation
02/2022 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Chickasawhay Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Chickasawhay Ranger District · updated 2/4/2022
Township 6N Range 10W Sections 3-5, 7-11, 14-15, 21-27, 33-36 Jones County,MS · Jones, Mississippi
The seismic operations would utilize the conventional shothole method for 3D seismic assessment. Surface area traversed on Forest would be 5,510 acres. No timber removal would occur. Some removal of brush would occur.
Minerals and geology
Decision
01/2022 (Estimated)
Implementation
02/2022 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(8) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Chickasawhay Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 6N Range 10W Sections 3-5, 7-11, 14-15, 21-27, 33-36 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 1/13/2022
Approximately 2.5 miles north of Crosby, MS. off Nebo Road. · Amite, Mississippi
Request for use of 850' of existing Forest Road to access private property.
Special use management
Decision
01/2022 (Estimated)
Implementation
02/2022 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sections 21 of T4N R1E |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 1/13/2022
FR-107L, approximately 9 miles south of Bude, Mississippi. · Amite, Mississippi
Request to use approximately 150 feet of user-built road off FS 107L to access private property.
Special use management
Decision
11/2021 (Estimated)
Implementation
12/2021 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T4N, R4E, Section 7 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 1/12/2022
Approximately 7 miles NW of Gloster, MS., Off FSR 169/169C · Wilkinson, Mississippi
Proposal to drill an oil/gas well and conduct testing to see if it is commercially productive. If so, installation of production equipment, tanks, and pipelines.
Special use managementMinerals and geology
Decision
01/2022 (Estimated)
Implementation
01/2022 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (17), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(17) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations; Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T4N, R1W, Section 18 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 1/12/2022
In the right-of-way of FSR 186B from Pothook Road to private property, approximately 3,400 feet. Line will be underground except where it needs to cross a creek. · Franklin, Mississippi
Installation of an electric powerline along right-of-way of FSR 186B for approx. 350' overhead and 3,150' of underground line.
Special area management
Decision
01/2022 (Estimated)
Implementation
01/2022 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T5N, R3E, Section 9; T6N, R3E, section 38 |
Decision Memo · Delta Ranger District · updated 11/3/2021
The general location of the project is 10 miles east of the City of Rolling Fork, MS in Sharkey County North of State Highway 16. · Sharkey, Mississippi
To decommission .30 miles of existing trail and construct .50 miles of new trail. Rehabilitation of decommissioned trail, which will include felling non-commercial trees and allowing the area to re-vegetate naturally or planting native grasses.
Recreation management
Decision
03/2019 (Estimated)
Implementation
04/2019 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Trail Management |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Delta Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | The project area is located in T 12 N, R 6 W, Sections 13, 14 & 24. |
Decision Memo · Delta Ranger District · updated 11/3/2021
Delta National Forest, National Forests in Mississippi, Sharkey County, Mississippi · Sharkey, Mississippi
Maintenance, repair, and/or replacement of water control structures, levees, culverts, and other drainage structures on the Delta National Forest.
Watershed management
Decision
08/2021 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2021 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (18), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(18) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Watershed Improvements |
| Water Control Structure CE Decision Memo | Decision Signed Date: 08/16/2021 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Delta Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 9/28/2021
Proposed action covers 5 of the 180 compartments that the Bienville NF has in the South area of the district approximately 6.5 miles northeast of the town of Raleigh, MS. · Smith, Mississippi
Cover 3,000 acres in 5 compartments proposed by district for infested timber and stand conversion/removal, site prep, and replanting. Replanting can involve longleaf, hardwood, and loblolly. Focus is longleaf regeneration if soils are compatible.
Fuels management
Decision
04/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
04/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.3 (5) |
| Special Authority | Hfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 9/10/2021
The project area is bounded on the west by the Wilkinson/Amite county line; north by the Homochitto River; south by the Forest Service boundary, and east by hwy US98. · Amite; Franklin, Mississippi
Proposal to thin or restore up to 3000 acres of unthinned pine plantations to reduce the risk of SPB infestation and spread by increasing vigor of retained trees and/or restoring a more resistant tree species to appropriate sites.
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Forest products
Decision
09/2021 (Estimated)
Implementation
09/2021 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.3 (5) |
| Special Authority | Hfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 8/12/2021
This project is located in Township 4 North, Range 7 East, Section 31, off Smith County Road 503, Smith County, MS. · Smith, Mississippi
The project will involve construction of a roughly 450' x 450' well pad and access road roughly 627' x 30' after clearing timber and vegetation on approximately 5.08 acres.
Minerals and geology
Comment Period
01/26/2021
Decision
07/2021 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2021 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (17), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(17) |
| Special Authority | Oil & Gas - Sec. 390, Energy Policy Act Of 2005 (Sec 390) |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 8/11/2021
A broad area north of Eddiston and Quinton, MS, taking in approximately 4.5 square miles of USFS surface area within a 13 sqmi area. · Franklin, Mississippi
Proposal to permit a 3D seismic line across Forest Service land, including land survey, location of drill sites and equipment routes, drilling of shot holes, loading explosives in the holes, detonating and recording, and cleanup.
Minerals and geology
Decision
07/2021 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2021 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(8) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T6N, R4E, sections 1 and 3; T7N, R4E, Sections 34 and 36; T7N, R5E, Sections 7-20 and 29-30. |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 8/11/2021
Approximately 7 miles East of Bude, MS, on Forest Road 111A. · Franklin, Mississippi
Installation of a buried saltwater disposal line through FS land, adjacent to FS-111A and a woods road, for approximately 2,800 feet.
Special use managementMinerals and geology
Decision
07/2021 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2021 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations; Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T7N, R5E, Section 31 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 8/11/2021
At the edge of the right-away from 3977 Caseyville Rd to 4525 Caseyville Rd. in Lincoln County, MS. · Lincoln, Mississippi
Proposal to construct an overhead power line along Caseyville Rd for approximately 3.4 miles.
Special use management
Decision
07/2021 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2021 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T8N, R5E, Sect. 14, 22, 23, 27, 28, 31 |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 8/6/2021
Sections 21, T2N, R9W; Sections 15 and 17, T1S, R11W; Sections 9 and 21, T1S, R 9W. · Perry, Mississippi
Special Use Permit Permanent Access for Perry County Board of Education and Mississippi Forestry Service to 16th Section Lands owned by Perry County Board of Education. Access routes will follow previous temporary road routes.
Special use management
Decision
08/2021 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2021 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 7/29/2021
Project area is bounded on the west and south by the National Forest Boundary; on the north by the Homochitto River, and on the east by the Wilkinson/Amite County line. Approx. 5 miles WNW of Gloster. · Wilkinson, Mississippi
Proposal to thin or restore up to 3000 acres of unthinned pine plantations to reduce the risk of SPB infestation and spread by increasing vigor of retained trees and/or restoring a more resistant tree species to appropriate sites.
Forest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)
Decision
07/2021 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2021 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.3 (5) |
| Special Authority | Hfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Chickasawhay Ranger District · updated 6/29/2021
The project area is located in Wayne County, Mississippi and is approximately 20 miles southeast of Laurel, MS and 15 miles southwest of Waynesboro, MS. · Wayne, Mississippi
Project would thin pine stands in the central part (core) of the Chickasawhay Ranger District for Threatened & Endangered Species Habitat Improvement & Expansion.
Wildlife, fish, rare plants
Decision
02/2020 (Estimated)
Implementation
03/2020 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements; Species Population Enhancements |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Chickasawhay Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 2/1/2021
Utility lines are located along Highway 80 · Scott, Mississippi
Zayo Group, LLC. is proposing to upgrade telecommunication facilities to serve residents and businesses across Mississippi.
Special use management
Comment Period
07/20/2020
Decision
12/2020 (Estimated)
Implementation
04/2021 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Utility lines placed in Highway 80's right of way |
Environmental Assessment · De Soto Ranger District · updated 1/19/2021
Perry County Mississippi · Perry, Mississippi
The construction of 31 wetland crossings within the confines of Training Areas 10, 25, 32, and 33 at Camp Shelby Joint Forces Training Center within the De Soto National Forest.
Special use management
Comment Period
08/19/2019
Objection Period Start
10/01/2019
Decision
11/2019 (Estimated)
Implementation
12/2019 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Harzardous Waste Compliance Actions |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 1/15/2021
Between Meadville and Roxie, MS., south of Hwy. 84. See map. · Franklin, Mississippi
Proposal to thin several sawtimber stands in the RCW Habitat Management Area to improve wildlife habitat and forest health.
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)
Decision
01/2021 (Estimated)
Implementation
01/2021 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Species Population Enhancements; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Clear Springs Sawtimber Thin | Decision Signed Date: 01/07/2021 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec 43, 44, 45 T6N R2E, Sec 1, 3, 4, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 19, 20, 22, 23, 31 T5N R2E, and Sec 1, 19, 20, 22, 36, 38 and Sec 9 T5N R3E |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 1/12/2021
off of Forest Service Road 344 · Forrest, Mississippi
Access to private property that is completely surrounded by National Forest land.
Special use management
Decision
09/2020 (Estimated)
Implementation
01/2021 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 28 & 33, T1S-R12W, Forrest County, MS; St. Stephens Meridian |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 1/12/2021
North of Harrison Tower Road. · Harrison, Mississippi
Access to private property using an existing driveway. This project was formerly listed as "Moore Access" but the property has been sold to the Frasers.
Special use management
Decision
08/2020 (Estimated)
Implementation
09/2020 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Access for Lyndsey & Timothy Fraser | Decision Signed Date: 08/17/2020 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4, Section 1, Township 6 South, Range 11 West, Harrison County, MS, St. Stephens Meridian |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 1/7/2021
First segment is about 3 miles west of Brooklyn, MS; second segment is about 1 mile west of State Highway 29. · Forrest; Perry, Mississippi
Relocate two segments of Black Creek hiking trail to reduce the number of bridges on the trail. One segment is approximately 1640' long and winds around a small swampy bay, and the other is 2440' long and crosses a recently acquired parcel of land.
Recreation management
Decision
07/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
01/2021 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (1), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(1) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Trail Management |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 1 North, Range 12 West, Section 7 & Township 1 North, Range 11 West, Section 35 |
Decision Memo · Delta Ranger District · updated 10/14/2020
The Dowling Green Tree Reservoir, is located in Section 31, Township 13, North Range 5 West, and the Green Ash Green Tree Reservoir, is located in Section 13, Township 12, North Range 6 West. · Sharkey, Mississippi
The purpose of this project is to replace aging and failing drainage structures which will provide flooded bottomland hardwood habitat for wintering waterfowl within the Mississippi Flyway in support of the North American Waterfowl Management Plan.
Recreation managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsWatershed managementFacility management
Comment Period
05/05/2020
Decision
06/2020 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2020 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(7) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements; Watershed Improvements |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Delta Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 10/6/2020
Daughdrill and D.E. Scarborough roads · Forrest, Mississippi
Move lines from interior forest areas to roads. Abandon 2.01 acres of existing right-of-way by removing poles and wires. Install new overhead lines along Daughdrill and D.E. Scarborough roads for a new easement area of 1.64 acres.
Special use management
Decision
09/2020 (Estimated)
Implementation
09/2020 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Pearl River Valley EPA Carnes Relocation Project | Decision Signed Date: 09/15/2020 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T1S, R12W, Sec. 18, Forrest County, MS |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 9/30/2020
FR 112A4, approximately 2 miles north of McCall Creek, MS. · Franklin, Mississippi
Request for access to private property through Forest Service land, on FSR 112A4.
Special use management
Decision
09/2020 (Estimated)
Implementation
09/2020 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T7N, R5E, Section 15 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 9/30/2020
The area is bounded on the west by Sandy Creek, on the South by the Homochitto River, on the East by Hwy. 33, and on the North by the Forest Boundary. Located approximately 4 miles SW of Roxie, MS. · Adams; Franklin, Mississippi
Proposal to thin or restore approx. 1,800 acres of unthinned pine plantations to reduce the risk of SPB infestation and spread by increasing vigor of retained trees and/or restoring a more resistant tree species to appropriate sites.
Forest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)
Decision
01/2020 (Estimated)
Implementation
01/2020 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.3 (5) |
| Special Authority | Hfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Environmental Assessment · Chickasawhay Ranger District · updated 9/3/2020
The project area encompasses all sites appropriate for longleaf pine and threatened and endangered species in fire dependent ecosystems on De Soto National Forest in southeastern Mississippi. · Forrest; George; Greene; Harrison; Jackson; Jones; Pearl River; Perry; Stone; Wayne, Mississippi
De Soto National Forest proposes longleaf pine ecosystem restoration & habitat improvement for Red-cockaded woodpecker, gopher tortoise, black pine snake, & gopher frog - increasing longleaf pine & natural fire regimes, & reducing hazardous fuels.
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels managementWatershed management
Comment Period
11/22/2019
Objection Period Start
07/22/2020
Decision
09/2020 (Estimated)
Implementation
09/2020 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Hfra Title I: Threatened And Endangered Species Habitat |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Species Population Enhancements; Watershed Improvements |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Chickasawhay Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Environmental Assessment · De Soto Ranger District · updated 8/26/2020
Chickasawhay Ranger District and De Soto Ranger District · Forrest; George; Greene; Hancock; Harrison; Jackson; Jones; Perry; Stone, Mississippi
The De Soto National Forest is proposing to control known and future occurrences of non-native invasive plant infestations using a combination of manual, mechanical, cultural, and chemical treatment methods.
Special area managementRoad managementFuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Recreation managementForest productsWildlife, fish, rare plantsSpecial use managementMinerals and geology
Comment Period
07/30/2020
Decision
08/2020 (Estimated)
Implementation
09/2020 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Developed Site Management; Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Special Use Authorizations; Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Salvage); Timber Sales (Green) |
| Project to Control Non-native Invasive Plant Species On De Soto National Forest | Decision Signed Date: 08/25/2020 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Environmental Assessment · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 8/7/2020
Okhissa Lake: ~2 miles south of Bude, MS (Franklin Co.); Clear Springs Lake: ~6 miles SW of Meadville, MS (Franklin Co.); and Pipes Lake: ~ 1 mile West of Garden City, MS (Adams Co.). · Adams; Franklin, Mississippi
Proposal to improve recreation and fisheries management three lakes through activities such as control of aquatic invasive plants, fish stocking or species management, and liming/fertilization of the water.
Recreation managementWildlife, fish, rare plants
Comment Period
02/28/2020
Objection Period Start
06/01/2020
Decision
08/2020 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2020 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Developed Site Management; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Species Population Enhancements |
| Recreational Fisheries Management | Decision Signed Date: 08/06/2020 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 7/28/2020
Grand Way Blvd. · Harrison, Mississippi
Access to private land and a future residence across a narrow strip of National Forest land. New road will be approximately 15 feet long and 20 feet wide.
Special use management
Decision
07/2020 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2020 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Access for Justin Powell | Decision Signed Date: 07/24/2020 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T6S, R11W, Sec. 5, Harrison County, MS |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 7/1/2020
Forest Road 107Q, off Rollinson Road, approximately 9 miles south of Meadville, MS. · Amite, Mississippi
Access across Forest Service land to private property, using an existing woods road.
Special use management
Decision
05/2020 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2020 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T4N, R3E, Section 4 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 7/1/2020
Off Kings Ferry Road, approximately 7 miles South of Meadville, MS. · Franklin, Mississippi
Testing and development of an oil/gas well on Federal Lease MSES059464, including removal of timber, clearing/leveling site, drilling, improvement of access road, installation of production equipment/tanks/pipelines; and plug/restore site after use.
Minerals and geology
Decision
05/2020 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2020 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (17), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(17) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T5N, R3E, Section 37 |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 4/2/2020
North of Forest Service Road 319F1. · Forrest, Mississippi
Access to private property surrounded by National Forest land.
Special use management
Decision
01/2020 (Estimated)
Implementation
02/2020 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Access for Mr. Clint Holder | Decision Signed Date: 01/07/2020 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Northeast 1/4 of Section 14, Township 1 North, Range 12 West, St. Stephens Meridian, Forrest county, MS. |
Environmental Assessment · Holly Springs Ranger District · updated 3/31/2020
Spread across the Holly Springs, all counties, virtually all compartments · Benton; Lafayette; Marshall; Tippah; Union; Yalobusha, Mississippi
Yearly prescribed burning program across the Holly Springs
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management
Comment Period
08/02/2016
Decision
11/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
12/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements |
| Prescribed Burning Project for Holly Springs Ranger District | Decision Signed Date: 11/15/2016 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Holly Springs Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 3/25/2020
Highway 15, Stone County, MS · Stone, Mississippi
Relocate an overhead powerline to a new location along a state highway, upgrade the line from 7,200 to 14,400 volts, and remove abandoned poles and wire.
Special use management
Scoping Start
02/2017 (Estimated)
Decision
08/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
09/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 20 & 29, T3S, R9W, St. Stephens Meridian, Stone County, MS |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 1/24/2020
North of Forest Service Road 319F1. · Forrest, Mississippi
Extend overhead power to private property.
Special use management
Decision
01/2020 (Estimated)
Implementation
02/2020 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Mississippi Power Company Service for Clint Holder | Decision Signed Date: 01/07/2020 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | NE 1/4 of Section 14, Township 1 North, Range 12 West, St. Stephens Meridian |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 12/10/2019
Underground cable would be laid in four sections along the Hwy. 84 corridor between Bude and Roxie, MS. See map. · Franklin, Mississippi
Request to install a buried fiber line approx. 2.4 miles long through National Forest lands. Line placement would be within the MDOT right-of-way for Hwy. 184, at a minimum depth of 48".
Special use management
Decision
08/2019 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2019 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T6N, R2E, Sect. 21, 22, 32, 33; T6N, R3E, sect. 25, 30. |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 12/10/2019
Sections 1,8,11, and 12 of Township 3 North, Range 8 East and Sections 2-4, and 7-12 of Township 3 North, Range 9 East of Smith County, Mississippi. · Smith, Mississippi
This is the 2nd phase of the Clovelly Oil Co., LLC project where the company plans to conduct source hole drilling to facilitate a 3D seismic exploration. The project area is approximately 3,680 acres located in the southeastern part of the Forest.
Minerals and geology
Comment Period
08/19/2012
Decision
05/2013 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2013 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(8) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Natural Gas; Oil |
| Clovelly Oil Co., LLC Source Hole Drilling Project | Decision Signed Date: 05/30/2013 Legal Notice Date: 06/21/2013 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
Environmental Assessment · Holly Springs Ranger District · updated 12/10/2019
Tornado damaged National Forest lands distributed through Marshall and Benton Counties. · Benton; Marshall, Mississippi
Holly Springs National Forest is proposing treatment of approximately 1200 acres of Tornado damaged timber. The proposed treatment will salvage sales to reduce hazardous fuels and reduce the risk of disease and pest outbreak.
Forest productsFuels management
Comment Period
02/08/2016
Objection Period Start
03/31/2016
Decision
05/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
05/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Hfra Title I: Wildland-Urban Interface; Hfra Title I: Threats To Ecosystem Components (Such As Insect Or Disease Epidemics) |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Timber Sales (Salvage) |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Holly Springs Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | State of Mississippi, Marshall County; T3S,R1W; T3S,R2W; T4S, R2W; Benton County; T2S, R1E; T2S,R2E; T3S,R1E. |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 12/10/2019
Project is located in the southwestern area of the Forest in Smith County. · Smith, Mississippi
The Bienville National Forest is reviewing a proposal by Spooner Petroleum Company to conduct a 3D-seismic survey on National Forest Lands. The area involved encompasses approximately 6,000 acres located in the southwestern area of the Forest.
Minerals and geology
Comment Period
05/15/2018
Decision
12/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
12/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.3 (3) |
| Special Authority | Oil & Gas - Sec. 390, Energy Policy Act Of 2005 (Sec 390) |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations; Oil |
| Strong River 3D-Seismic Proposal Phase II | Decision Signed Date: 12/03/2018 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 6/25/2019
Approximately one mile North of State Road 550, off St. Paul Drive. · Lincoln, Mississippi
Request from private landowner to access their land via an existing woods road on National Forest land.
Special use management
Decision
11/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2019 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| H.V. Wall Land LLC Access Request | Decision Signed Date: 11/20/2018 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T8N, R6E, Section 6 |
Environmental Assessment · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 6/19/2019
Prescribed burn locations are scattered across the 7-county Forest area. See maps. · Adams; Amite; Copiah; Franklin; Jefferson; Lincoln; Wilkinson, Mississippi
Analysis of the use of prescribed fire as a vegetation management tool on the Homochitto National Forest, including locations, general parameters, and timing/frequency of burns for fuel reduction and wildlife and vegetation management.
Fuels managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)
Comment Period
11/23/2018
Objection Period Start
01/27/2019
Decision
06/2019 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2019 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements |
| Decision Notice and FONSI for Prescribed Burning Program | Decision Signed Date: 06/06/2019 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 6/18/2019
East McHenry Road, Stone County, MS · Stone, Mississippi
Transfer jurisdiction of county maintained road and authorize planned improvements, including widening, regrading, paving, and replacing two bridges.
Special use management
Decision
05/2019 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2019 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| East McHenry Road Easement for Phase 2 Improvements | Decision Signed Date: 05/10/2019 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | SW1/4 of Section 18, Township 4 South, Range 9 West, Stone County, MS; St. Stephens Meridian |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 6/18/2019
Adjacent to the existing road permitted to Billy Parker, north of Jim Jam Road. · George, Mississippi
Extend overhead power to private land and future residence.
Special use management
Decision
06/2019 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2019 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T1S, R8W, Sec. 33 |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 6/17/2019
Southbound lanes of highway 49, between Stone/Forrest county line and the south gate of Camp Shelby, Forrest County, MS. · Forrest, Mississippi
Removal of timber incidental to construction of safety improvements on U.S. Highway 49, including realignment of intersecting roads and median crossovers.
Road management
Decision
05/2019 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2019 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (12), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(12) |
| Special Authority | Nepa Document Prepared By Another Federal Agency |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 6/7/2019
Camp Shelby, Forrest and Perry Counties · Forrest; Perry, Mississippi
Realign and reconstruct portions of the South Tank Trail adjacent to Range 49, Range 13, and Range 14 straighten blind S curves, reduce steep grades, replace culverts and redirect erosion control structures to improve drainage
Road management
Decision
05/2019 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2019 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Road Maintenance |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Environmental Assessment · Chickasawhay Ranger District · updated 5/29/2019
All Forest Service Lands Within Greene, Jones, and Wayne Counties, Mississippi · Greene; Jones; Wayne, Mississippi
Annual Prescribed Burning Program Across The Chickasawhay RD
Fuels management
Comment Period
10/30/2017
Comment Period
10/30/2017
Objection Period Start
08/13/2018
Decision
09/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Chickasawhay Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 5/3/2019
Proposed action covers 11 of the 180 compartments that the Bienville NF has in the South area of the district approximately 1.0 miles northwest of the town of Raleigh, MS. · Scott; Smith, Mississippi
Covers 3,000 acres in 11 compartments proposed by district for infested timber and stand conversion/removal, site prep, and replanting. Replanting can involve longleaf, hardwood, and loblolly. Focus is longleaf regeneration if soils are compatible.
Fuels management
Comment Period
08/23/2018
Decision
11/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
01/2019 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.3 (5) |
| Special Authority | Hfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 4/1/2019
Okhissa Lake, located approximately 3 miles south of Bude, Mississippi, off State Highway 98. · Franklin, Mississippi
Initial control of an non-native invasive aquatic plant found on Okhissa Lake by application of glyphosate herbicide on approximately 3-5 acres surface acres.
Watershed managementRecreation managementVegetation management (other than forest products)
Decision
04/2019 (Estimated)
Implementation
04/2019 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.12 (5), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(5) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Developed Site Management; Noxious Weed Treatments |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 3/29/2019
The Richardson Creek Trail is in Franklin County, MS, approximately 7 miles WSW of Meadville. The trailhead is at Clear Springs Recreation Area. · Franklin, Mississippi
Proposal to reroute approx. 1200 feet of the Richardson Creek Trail due to insect infestation making the current route unsafe.
Recreation management
Decision
10/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
11/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (1), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(1) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Trail Management |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T5N R2E Sect 2 & 3 |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 3/12/2019
Along Forest Service Road 421B · Harrison, Mississippi
Collect hydrological and water quality data in support of longleaf pine ecosystem & watershed restoration. Install a gauge house, 2-inch groundwater well, and rain gauge. Project duration is approximately 5 years.
Research
Decision
02/2019 (Estimated)
Implementation
04/2019 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Research And Development |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 20, T5S, R9W |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 10/16/2018
Within the existing powerline corridor along Yeaton Spur Road and Old Highway 49 in sections 27, 28 & 34 of T1N, R12W, Forrest County, MS. · Forrest, Mississippi
Attach new fiber optic cable to existing power poles. Project is authorized by Homeland Security.
Special use management
Decision
09/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 9/24/2018
Mainly within the Black Creek and Biloxi RCW Habitat Management Areas, but may also occur in other areas where RCW trees are located. · Forrest; George; Greene; Harrison; Jackson; Pearl River; Perry; Stone, Mississippi
Mowing and clearing of hazardous fuels from around Red-cockaded woodpecker (RCW) cavity trees and along access routes. Actions may be performed on multiple occasions, as needed.
Wildlife, fish, rare plants
Decision
04/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
05/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements |
| Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Habitat Management Treatments | Decision Signed Date: 04/16/2018 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 9/24/2018
West of Highway 49 and north of Highway 26. · Forrest; Perry, Mississippi
Reissue a Special Use Permit to Plains Pipeline for a new term to authorize continued operation and maintenance of an existing crude oil pipeline. No changes in authorized facilities or increases in the scope or intensity of activities is planned.
Special use management
Decision
09/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (15) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 9/24/2018
East and west of Highway 49 and north of Highway 26. · Forrest; George; Perry, Mississippi
Reissue the special use permit for a new term for continued operation and maintenance of an existing natural gas pipeline. No changes in the area authorized or the scope or intensity of activities is proposed.
Special use management
Decision
09/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (15) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 8/23/2018
Section 35 of Township 7N/Range 6E and Section 2 of Township 6N/Range 6E. Approximately 2 miles northeast of Morton, MS. · Scott, Mississippi
AT&T proposes to amend an existing special use permit # BIE0050 to for a fiber optic line across approximately 1.75 miles of Bienville NF land via the directional boring method. Installation will occur along Hwy 13 within the existing right of way.
Special use management
Decision
06/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 8/9/2018
Berrytown Road, approximately 0.7 miles east of Hwy. 98; 2 miles south of Bude, Mississippi. · Franklin, Mississippi
Modification of Special Use Permit #HOM0152 to allow stabilization of a slide which endangers the roadbed of Berrytown Road. Project will include ground disturbance and stabilization up to 20' outside the current ROW in one location, approx 0.7 acres
Road managementSpecial use management
Comment Period
06/17/2016
Decision
07/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Road Maintenance |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Environmental Assessment · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 8/9/2018
Approximately 1/4 mile north of Bude, Mississippi, in Franklin County. Generally bounded on the East by FR113 and FR111, and on the South and West by the Forest Boundary. · Franklin, Mississippi
Examination and analysis of approximately 12,950 acres of the Homochitto NF for natural resource needs and opportunities. Activities may include thinning, stand regeneration, wildlife habitat and recreation enhancement, road work, and other projects.
Watershed managementForest productsRoad managementWildlife, fish, rare plantsVegetation management (other than forest products)
Comment Period
10/12/2015
Objection Period Start
12/01/2015
Decision
03/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
04/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Landscape Analysis Unit 4 | Decision Signed Date: 03/30/2016 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T6N,R3E, Sec.1-3,14-19,30-31; T6N,R4E, Sec.1-5,7-10; T7N,R3E, Sec.34-35; T7N,R4E, Sec. 3-5,8-10,15-17,20-29,32-36; T7N,R5E, Sec.17-20,29-31; T8N,R4E, Sec.27-28,32-34. |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 7/25/2018
South of US Hwy 84/98, between Roxie and Meadville, MS. · Franklin, Mississippi
Evaluation and treatment of up to 3000 acres to reduce the risk of southern pine beetle infestation and spread. Activities include commercial harvest (clearcut with reserves, thinning), site prep, Rx burning, herbicide use, and road maintenance.
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Forest products
Decision
07/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.3 (5) |
| Special Authority | Hfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Decision Memo: Richardson Creek HFRA Project | Decision Signed Date: 07/20/2018 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 7/12/2018
Approximately 2 miles East of Roxie, MS, and 1 mile south of Hwy 98/84, off a private road which is connected to Zion Hill Road. · Franklin, Mississippi
Proposal from Stroud Petroleum Inc. to drill an oil/gas well and conduct testing on Federal Lease MSES57605; improvement of a logging road; timber removal on ~3ac.; installation of production equipment/tanks and pipeline if needed.
Special use managementMinerals and geology
Decision
06/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (17), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(17) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations; Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Decision Memo for SEAB USA 26-1 #4 | Decision Signed Date: 06/21/2018 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T6N, R2E, Section 26 of Franklin County, MS. |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 7/12/2018
Approximately 2 miles East of Roxie, MS, and 1 mile south of Hwy 98/84, off Forest Road 185. · Franklin, Mississippi
Proposal from Stroud Petroleum Inc. to drill an oil/gas well and conduct testing on Federal Lease MSES57794; improvement of a logging road; timber removal on ~3ac.; installation of production equipment/tanks and pipeline if needed.
Minerals and geologySpecial use management
Decision
06/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (17), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(17) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations; Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Decision Memo for Stroud Petroleum 25-4 #4 | Decision Signed Date: 06/21/2018 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T6N, R2E, Section 25, Franklin County, MS. |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 6/19/2018
Scattered stands on National Forest lands generally north of US-84 and east of US-98, within the Homochitto National Forest. · Copiah; Franklin; Jefferson; Lincoln, Mississippi
Proposal to thin or regenerate up to 3000 acres of pine plantations 20-40 years old to reduce SPB risk and restore native ecosystems.
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Forest products
Decision
06/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.3 (5) |
| Special Authority | Hfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Environmental Assessment · De Soto Ranger District · updated 6/8/2018
Camp Shelby Special Use Permit Area, Range 18 inside the SW corner of the Camp Shelby Impact Closure Area, · Forrest, Mississippi
The requested action is construction of a new Armor Moving Target system (AMTS) on Range 18. Construction will include the formation of a new berm, concrete backstop, rail bed and target moved enclosure, electrical installation and ground leveling.
Special use management
Comment Period
04/27/2018
Objection Period Start
04/27/2018
Decision
06/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Range 18 Armor Moving Target System Installation Project FONSI and DN | Decision Signed Date: 06/01/2018 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T1N, R11W Section 36, Forrest County, MS. |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 5/14/2018
Stone County, Mississippi · Stone, Mississippi
Request for access to private land surrounded by National Forest land
Special use management
Decision
05/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Access for Glenn Lott & Woods Alliston | Decision Signed Date: 05/03/2018 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 19 & 30, Township 3 South, Range 9 West, St. Stephens Meridian |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 5/14/2018
Perry County, Mississippi · Perry, Mississippi
Request for access to private land surrounded by National Forest land.
Special use management
Decision
05/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Access for Mr. Todd Talley | Decision Signed Date: 05/09/2018 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 34, Township 1 North, Range 11 West, St. Stephens Meridian |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 5/14/2018
Red Creek · Stone, Mississippi
Grant Special Use Permit for access to private land that is a complete inholding within the National Forest.
Special use management
Decision
05/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Access for Glenn Lott & Woods Alliston | Decision Signed Date: 05/03/2018 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 23 &30, T3S, R9W, Stone County, MS; St. Stephens Meridian |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 5/11/2018
FSR 186B, approximately 3 miles south of State HWY 84 / 98, between Roxie and Meadville, MS. · Franklin, Mississippi
Request to use and maintain FSR 186B and to install 4 turnouts along the road for commercial truck traffic. Merchantable trees will be removed at the turnout locations. Length of the road is approximately 0.94 miles.
Special use management
Decision
04/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
04/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T5N, R2E, Section 1, and T5N, R3E, section 9 |
Environmental Assessment · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 4/23/2018
The Clear Springs and Sandy Creek areas are located West of Meadville; roughly bounded by the Homochitto River on the East and South and the Forest proclamation boundary on the North and West · Adams; Franklin, Mississippi
The analysis and potential thinning/restoration of approximately 13,407 acres of overstocked plantations to improve the overall health of the forest, wildlife habitats, and insect/disease susceptibility. Project was begun as HFRA 1st Thin.
Watershed managementFuels managementForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plants
Comment Period
10/2017 (Estimated)
Objection Period Start
12/2017 (Estimated)
Decision
04/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
04/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Road Maintenance; Scenery Management; Timber Sales (Green); Watershed Improvements |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 4/17/2018
Extending west from Rosalee Road along the north side of Highway 26, then northwesterly to private land. · Stone, Mississippi
Construct a single phase overhead power line, approx. 3,070 feet in length, to provide power to a future residence.
Special use management
Decision
04/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
05/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Section 24, T2S, R10W |
Decision Memo · National Forests In Mississippi All Units · updated 4/12/2018
Within established prescribed burning blocks on the Homochitto National Forest, in SW Mississippi. Maps available at the district office in Meadville. · Adams; Amite; Copiah; Franklin; Jefferson; Wilkinson, Mississippi
Proposal to use prescribed fire on up to 10,000 acres of National Forest land during 2018, for the development and maintenance of pyrotypic vegetative conditions. Proposal includes prep of firelines, and hand or aerial ignition.
Fuels managementVegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plants
Decision
04/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
04/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements |
| Wildlife Habitat Improvement Project with Prescribed Fire | Decision Signed Date: 04/10/2018 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Environmental Assessment · Chickasawhay Ranger District · updated 3/22/2018
Seven miles North of Sand Hill, Mississippi · Wayne, Mississippi
Longleaf restoration, commercial thinning, midstory reduction, red cockaded woodpecker management, and prescribed burning for the recovery of theatened and endangered species in the Sand Hill Creek Analysis Unit.
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Fuels management
Comment Period
05/21/2015
Objection Period Start
06/2017 (Estimated)
Decision
08/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
01/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Chickasawhay Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sections 25, 26, 34, 35, 36, T6N, R8W |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 3/2/2018
Approximately 13 miles east of McHenry, Mississippi; off of Forest Service Road 401D. · Stone, Mississippi
Construct a 496'x504' well pad and 155' access road to drill for oil on Federal Leases MSES054565 & MSES054570. Complete for production if producible quantities of oil are found, or rehabilitate if none are found.
Minerals and geology
Decision
01/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (17), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(17) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Oil |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 4 South, Range 9 West, Section 18. |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 2/13/2018
Approximately 8 miles WNW of Gloster, MS, in Wilkinson County, along FSR 126e, for 700 feet to the intersection of C.C.Road. · Wilkinson, Mississippi
Proposal by SW MS EPA to install a 700' buried electric line along the edge of FSR 126e, within National Forest lands.
Special use management
Decision
02/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
02/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T4N, R1E, section 37 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 2/6/2018
Approximately 7 miles NNE of Gloster, MS, off Cobb Road. · Amite, Mississippi
Request from landowner to cross National Forest land to access their property, using approximately 200' of an existing logging road.
Special use management
Decision
02/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
02/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T4N, R3E, Section 19 |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 1/25/2018
Proposed action covers 24 of the 180 compartments that the Bienville NF has in the South to Southwest area of the district. · Scott; Smith, Mississippi
Cover 3,000 acres in 24 compartments proposed by district for infested timber and stand removal, site prep, and replanting. Replanting can involve longleaf, hardwood, and loblolly. Focus is longleaf regeneration if soils are compatible.
Fuels management
Decision
01/2018 (Estimated)
Implementation
01/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.3 (5) |
| Special Authority | Hfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Tombigbee Ranger District · updated 12/21/2017
Trace Unit, Tombigbee N F · Chickasaw; Pontotoc, Mississippi
2014 Farm Bill amended the Healthy Forest Restoration Act of 2003 for qualifying insect and disease areas for Southern Pine Beetles. Commercial thinning or regeneration of overstocked pine stands may be necessary to reduce the risk of a SPB outbreak.
Vegetation management (other than forest products)
Comment Period
11/29/2017
Decision
12/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
01/2018 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.3 (5) |
| Special Authority | Hfra Title Vi: Insect And Disease Projects |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Tombigbee Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Environmental Assessment · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 11/16/2017
Union Church Pit, East Woodsman Springs Pit, 110c1 Pit, Applewhite Pit, Bogue Chitto Road Pit, and 154 Pit. See vicinity map for locations. · Amite; Franklin; Wilkinson, Mississippi
The expansion of one gravel pit and development of up to 5 new gravel pits to provide for road reconstruction and maintenance needs of the Forest and local counties.
Minerals and geologyRoad management
Comment Period
04/18/2017
Objection Period Start
06/28/2017
Decision
10/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Land Use Adjustments; Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T3N, R2E, Sec 3&4; T3N, R2E, Sec 9; T7N, R3E, Sec 35; T7N, R5E, Sec 32; T6N, R5E, Sec 32; T4N, R1E, Sec 34. |
Decision Memo · Holly Springs Ranger District · updated 11/15/2017
Benton County, MS - off McGee Road · Benton, Mississippi
Access to a private tract of land across National Forest System. Existing road, no ground disturbance, no timber harvest.
Special use management
Decision
08/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
12/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Holly Springs Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T 4 S, R 2 E, Section 29 |
Decision Memo · Holly Springs Ranger District · updated 11/15/2017
Benton County, MS - off Lower Gurley Road · Benton, Mississippi
Access to a private tract of land across National Forest System. Existing road, no ground disturbance, no timber harvest.
Special use management
Decision
01/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
04/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Holly Springs Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T 4 S, R 1 W, Section 27 |
Decision Memo · Holly Springs Ranger District · updated 11/15/2017
Benton County, MS - off Reaves Road · Benton, Mississippi
Access to a private tract of land across National Forest System. Existing road, no ground distubance, no timber harvest.
Special use management
Decision
12/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
02/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Holly Springs Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T 3 S, R 1 W, Section 24 |
Decision Memo · Holly Springs Ranger District · updated 11/15/2017
Benton County, MS - off CR 801 · Benton, Mississippi
Access to a tract of private land across National Forest System. Existing road, no ground disturbance, no timber harvest.
Special use management
Decision
12/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
02/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Holly Springs Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T 4 S, R 2 E, Section 21 |
Decision Memo · Holly Springs Ranger District · updated 11/15/2017
Benton County, MS - off Royston Road · Benton, Mississippi
Access to a private tract of land across National Forest System. Existing road, no ground disturbance, no timber harvest.
Special use management
Decision
12/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
02/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Holly Springs Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T 4 S, R 1 W, Section 1 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 9/29/2017
Approx. 8 miles south of Meadville, MS, along Rollison Road, from FR 107G East to the FS boundary. · Amite, Mississippi
Request by SW MS EPA to install a buried electric line approx. 2,300' long, through National Forest land. Line would be buried 36-48" deep with a width of 6 inches, adjacent to a road, with surface restoration and revegetation following.
Special use management
Decision
09/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| SW MS ELECTRIC, Buried Electric Line Rollinson Rd. | Decision Signed Date: 09/26/2017 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T4N, R3E, Section 3 |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 9/25/2017
East McHenry Road, Stone County, MS · Stone, Mississippi
Stone Co Board of Supervisors received a grant through Federal Lands Access Program to improve East McHenry Road (widening, surfacing, and replacing 2 culverts and a bridge). Easement would transfer jurisdiction to county for work to proceed.
Special use management
Decision
09/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.12 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(7) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| East McHenry Road Easement to Stone County Board of Supervisors | Decision Signed Date: 09/21/2017 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | S. 17 & 18, T4S, R9W |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 9/25/2017
Forrest County, Mississippi · Forrest, Mississippi
Request for access to private land surrounded by National Forest land
Special use management
Decision
09/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
11/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Access for Ronnie & Dianne Robertson | Decision Signed Date: 09/14/2017 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 3, Township 1 North, Range 13 West, St. Stephens Meridian |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 9/19/2017
Between Hwy. 29 and Black Creek. · Perry, Mississippi
Access to private land completely surrounded by National Forest.
Special use management
Decision
09/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Access for Mr. Michael Alexander | Decision Signed Date: 09/14/2017 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 36, T1N, R11W, Perry County, MS |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 9/19/2017
Intersection of Highway 67 and Success Road. · Harrison, Mississippi
Harrison County Board of Supervisors and District 5 Road Dept. propose to install a sign for the community of Success and maintain a small area around the sign by mowing and ornamental plantings. Area is within the existing road right-of-way.
Special use management
Scoping Start
04/2017 (Estimated)
Decision
06/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Section 25, T5S, R11W |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 9/11/2017
Glenn Lott, Mack Lott, and Riceville Roads. · Stone, Mississippi
Install buried fiber optic cable within existing maintained county road rights-of-way.
Special use management
Decision
09/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| AT&T Fiber Optic Cable Extensions | Decision Signed Date: 09/06/2017 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 4 South, Range 11 West, Section 19 and Township 4 South, Range 12 West, Sections 14 & 23 |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 9/11/2017
West McHenry, Perkinston-Silver Run, and Hickman Firetower Roads. · Stone, Mississippi
Install buried fiber optic cable within existing maintained county road rights-of-way.
Special use management
Decision
09/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| AT&T Fiber Optic Cable Extensions | Decision Signed Date: 09/06/2017 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 4 South, Range 13 West, Sections 1, 2 & 11. |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 9/11/2017
Success, Vogle, Yet, and 508 Roads · Harrison, Mississippi
Install buried fiber optic line in existing maintained county road rights-of-way.
Special use management
Decision
09/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| AT&T Fiber Optic Cable Extensions | Decision Signed Date: 09/06/2017 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 5 South, Range 11 West, Sections 11, 12 & 14. |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 9/11/2017
Blackwell Farm Road · Harrison, Mississippi
Install buried fiber optic cable within existing maintained county road right-of-way.
Special use management
Decision
09/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| AT&T Fiber Optic Cable Extensions | Decision Signed Date: 09/06/2017 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 5 South, Range 10 West, Section 20 |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 9/11/2017
Road 542, Bethel, Airey Tower, Joe Bill, and Martha Redmond Roads · Harrison, Mississippi
Install buried fiber optic cable within existing maintained county road rights-of-way.
Special use management
Decision
09/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| AT&T Fiber Optic Cable Extensions | Decision Signed Date: 09/06/2017 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 5 South, Range 11 West, Sections 1, 2 & 11 and Township 4 South, Range 11 West, Sections 23, 26 & 35 |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 9/11/2017
North of Little Creek Road. · Perry, Mississippi
Provide access to private land over an existing woods road.
Special use management
Decision
08/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Access for Mr. Pat Davis | Decision Signed Date: 08/27/2017 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 36, T2N, R9W, Perry County, Mississippi, St. Stephens Meridian |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 8/23/2017
Approximately 4 miles west of Meadville, MS, being on the south side of Pothook Rd approximately 1 mile East of the intersection with Clear Springs road. · Franklin, Mississippi
Request for use of approximately 3,700' of existing forest road to access private land.
Special use management
Decision
08/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Safe Haven Tree Farm Access Request | Decision Signed Date: 08/10/2017 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T6N, R2E, Sections 34 and 45 |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 8/7/2017
Leaf, MS · George, Mississippi
Provide access over an existing route to Salem Cemetery
Special use management
Decision
05/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 4, T1S, R8W, George County, MS |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 8/1/2017
North of New York Road, off of Forest Service Road 319I. · Perry, Mississippi
Construct a single phase overhead power line, approx. 900 feet in length, to provide power to a future residence.
Special use management
Decision
06/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Section 34, T1N, R11W. |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 7/18/2017
Forrest County · Forrest, Mississippi
Request for access to private land.
Special use management
Decision
04/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
05/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Access for Dorothy Franklin | Decision Signed Date: 04/09/2017 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 22 & 23, Township 2 North, Range 12 West, St. Stephens Meridian |
Environmental Assessment · De Soto Ranger District · updated 7/18/2017
De Soto Ranger District · Forrest; George; Greene; Harrison; Jackson; Pearl River; Perry; Stone, Mississippi
Ecosystem restoration & maintenance, T&E species habitat improvement, and hazardous fuels management achieved by prescribed burning.
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Wildlife, fish, rare plantsFuels management
Comment Period
12/01/2016
Objection Period Start
02/15/2017
Decision
04/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
04/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements |
| Programmatic Prescribed Burning EA (Haz. Fuel Reduction & Ecosystem Rest.) | Decision Signed Date: 04/18/2017 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 7/18/2017
Double Still Road · Jackson, Mississippi
Install approximately 1,813 feet of overhead powerline to serve a residence.
Special use management
Decision
03/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Section 13, Township 5 South, Range 9 West |
Environmental Assessment · Chickasawhay Ranger District · updated 7/18/2017
Nine miles southeast of Laurel, Mississippi · Jones; Wayne, Mississippi
Longleaf restoration, commercial thinning, midstory reduction, red cockaded woodpecker management, and prescribed burning for the recovery of theatened and endangered species in the little Tiger Creek Analysis Unit.
Wildlife, fish, rare plantsForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)
Comment Period
09/09/2016
Objection Period Start
01/26/2017
Decision
03/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
04/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Species Habitat Improvements; Noxious Weed Treatments; Timber Sales (Green) |
| watershed health, Restoration, and Maintenance Little Tiger Creek Analysis | Decision Signed Date: 03/01/2017 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Chickasawhay Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sections 1,2,3,10,11,12,13,14,15,21,22,23, T7N, R10W and Sections 6,7 T7N, R9W |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 3/27/2017
State Highway 15, south of Bethel Road. · Harrison, Mississippi
Install buried fiber optic cable to service a cell tower by directional boring under National Forest land. No surface ground disturbance will occur on NF land.
Special use management
Decision
02/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
02/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| AT&T Job Number 67C00234N Service for a Cell Tower on Hwy. 15 | Decision Signed Date: 02/24/2017 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 3/27/2017
Perry County, Mississippi · Perry, Mississippi
Request for access to private land surrounded by National Forest land.
Special use management
Decision
03/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
03/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Access for Mr. Darren Methe | Decision Signed Date: 03/11/2017 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 34, Township 2 North, Range 9 West, St. Stephens Meridian |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 3/24/2017
Approximately 4 miles south of US Hwy. 84 between Roxie and Meadville, MS., off FR 102D. · Franklin, Mississippi
Request to cross Forest Service land on approximately 120' of existing logging road to access private property.
Special use management
Decision
02/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
02/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T6N, R2E, Sec. 42 |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 3/22/2017
The proposed project will cross in Scott County T6N, R7E, and in Sections 21, 22, and 24 · Smith, Mississippi
CenterPoint request the approval to replace gas lines across portions of its authorized permit areas on Bienville National Forest to avoid pipeline capacity limitations and to prevent interruption of service to local customers.
Special use management
Decision
03/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
05/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 3/10/2017
Compartment 238, Stand 10; approximately 6 miles West of Crosby, MS, along FR169. · Wilkinson, Mississippi
Proposal to thin a stand around/adjacent to a stand already approved for thinning, in an area that won't be analyzed for several years.
Forest products
Decision
11/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
01/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (12), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(12) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Timber Sales (Green) |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T4N, R1W, Sec. 29 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 3/10/2017
Compartment 238, stand 25; approximately 6 miles West of Crosby, MS, along FR169A. · Wilkinson, Mississippi
Proposal to thin a stand around/adjacent to a stand already approved for thinning, in an area that won't be analyzed for several years.
Forest products
Decision
07/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (12), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(12) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Timber Sales (Green) |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T4N, R1W, Sect. 29 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 3/10/2017
FS Road 101A, approximately 3 miles South of Roxie, MS. · Franklin, Mississippi
Request for access and maintenance of approximately 2,600ft of FS Road 101A to access private property. No work outside the existing corridor clearing limits is expected.
Special use managementRoad management
Decision
02/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
03/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations; Road Improvements/Construction |
| Coyote Tree Farm Access Request | Decision Signed Date: 02/07/2017 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T6N, R1E, Sect. 47 in Franklin County, MS |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 3/10/2017
Adjacent to MS Hwy. 33, approximately 4.5 miles south of Roxie, MS, at the Springhill Missionary Baptist Church. · Franklin, Mississippi
Allowing use of 1 acre of National Forest land adjacent to Springhill Missionary Baptist Church for use as a parking lot. Includes removal of trees and earthwork.
Special use management
Decision
11/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
12/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Land Use Adjustments; Special Use Authorizations |
| Springhill Missionary Baptist Church Parking Lot Request | Decision Signed Date: 11/15/2016 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T6N, R1E, Section 44 |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 1/31/2017
Janice-Brooklyn Road · Perry, Mississippi
Install 1,065 feet of buried copper cable within existing maintained road rights-of-way to provide telecommunications to a private residence.
Special use management
Scoping Start
01/2017 (Estimated)
Decision
05/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Section 23, Township 1 North, Range 11 West |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 12/22/2016
West of Old Highway 49. · Forrest, Mississippi
Transfer of FLPMA Permit DES0054 from Mr. Ray Jordan to new owner, Currie Family Investment Company, LP. Permit expired 12/31/15 and would be issued for a new term.
Special use management
Decision
12/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
01/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (15) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Transfer of DES0054 to Currie Family Investment Company, LP | Decision Signed Date: 12/05/2016 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 2 North, Range 12 West, Section 21 |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 12/20/2016
Camp Keller small arms range and special use permit area. · Harrison, Mississippi
Construction of a small building on an area already paved.
Special use management
Decision
10/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
11/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 12/20/2016
Stone County, Mississippi · Stone, Mississippi
Request for access to private land surrounded by National Forest land.
Special use management
Scoping Start
11/2016 (Estimated)
Decision
04/2017 (Estimated)
Implementation
05/2017 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 5, Township 4 South, Range 10 West & Sec. 32, Township 3 South, Range 10 West, St. Stephens Meridian |
Environmental Assessment · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 9/29/2016
Union Church Pit, 106C Pit, East Woodsman Springs Pit, 153a2 Pit, 110c1 Pit, Applewhite Pit, Bogue Chitto Road Pit, and 154 Pit. See vicinity map for locations. · Amite; Franklin; Wilkinson, Mississippi
The expansion of one existing gravel pit and development of up to 7 new gravel pits to provide for road reconstruction and maintenance needs of the Forest and local counties.
Minerals and geologyRoad management
Comment Period
12/24/2015
Objection Period Start
05/26/2016
Decision
10/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Land Use Adjustments; Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T3N,R2E,sec.3,4; T4N,R3E,sec.17; T3N,R2E,sec.9; T4N,R4E,sec.5; T7N,R3E,sec.35; T7N,R3E,sec.32; T6N,R5E,sec.32; T4N,R1E,sec.34. |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 9/23/2016
Approximately 11 miles north-northwest of D'Iberville, Mississippi. West of Forest Service Road 426. · Harrison, Mississippi
Construct a 425'x425' well pad and 589' access road to drill for oil on Federal Leases MSES054843 & MSES054844. Complete for production if producible quantities of oil are found, or rehabilitate if none are found.
Minerals and geology
Scoping Start
07/2016 (Estimated)
Decision
10/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
11/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (17), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(17) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Oil |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 5 South, Range 10 West, Section 13 |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 9/23/2016
Approximately 12 miles north-northwest of D'Iberville, Mississippi; off of Forest Service Road 426B. · Harrison, Mississippi
Construct a 426'x478' well pad and 298' access road to drill for oil on Federal Leases MSES054842 & MSES054845. Complete for production if producible quantities of oil are found, or rehabilitate if none are found.
Minerals and geology
Scoping Start
07/2016 (Estimated)
Decision
10/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
11/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (17), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(17) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Oil |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 5 South, Range 10 West, Section 14 |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 9/22/2016
Smith County, Mississippi areas affected by this request: Section 32, Township 4 North, Range 8 East. · Smith, Mississippi
Bay Springs Telephone Company has requested permission to install a fiber optic line on Bienville National Forest System lands in order to improve internet service to local residents.
Special use management
Comment Period
02/29/2016
Decision
08/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 9/22/2016
The proposal is located in Township 3 North, Range 7 East, Section 6 of Smith County, Mississippi. · Smith, Mississippi
The Bienville National Forest has received a Surface Use Plan of Operations (SUPO) request from Tellus Operating Group for APD: USA 6-7 #2. The project will involve usage of the previously constructed USA 6-7 #1 with no new surface disturbance.
Minerals and geology
Decision
09/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
09/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.3 (3) |
| Special Authority | Oil & Gas - Sec. 390, Energy Policy Act Of 2005 (Sec 390) |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 3 North, Range 7 East, Section 6 of Smith County, Mississippi. |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 9/15/2016
Forest Road 106E, off East Homochitto Road, approximately 5 miles North of Gloster, Mississippi. · Amite, Mississippi
Request for use and maintenance of FS Road 106E to access private property; transfer of a sign to the new owners of Brushy Creek Horse Ranch.
Road managementSpecial use management
Decision
09/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
09/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations; Road Maintenance |
| Pinnacle Access & Sign Request | Decision Signed Date: 09/07/2016 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T4N, R2E, Section 29 and 38, Amite County, MS |
Decision Memo · Tombigbee Ranger District · updated 8/2/2016
FDR 903 901 also known as CR 124 413 · Chickasaw, Mississippi
SUP fiber optic in existing road ROW T12S R3 and 4 E
Special use management
Decision
04/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
05/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Tombigbee Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T12S R3 and 4E |
Decision Memo · Tombigbee Ranger District · updated 8/2/2016
Along FDR 912 in pipeline ROW · Chickasaw, Mississippi
overhead powerline along FDR 912 0.35 miles
Special use management
Decision
05/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Special Use Permit for Utility - Pontotoc EPA Electric Powerline | Decision Signed Date: 05/02/2016 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Tombigbee Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T12S R4E S5 |
Decision Memo · Tombigbee Ranger District · updated 8/2/2016
Along FDR 912 within pipeline ROW · Chickasaw, Mississippi
Underground waterline along FDR 912
Special use management
Decision
05/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Tombigbee Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T12S R4E S5 |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 6/30/2016
The proposed project are located in Section 3 and 12 of Township 4 North Range 6 East of Smith County, MS. · Smith, Mississippi
Smith County Board of Supervisors is proposing to replace bridges on two county roads that cross the Bienville NF, County Road 538B and County Road 538E.
Watershed managementRoad management
Decision
04/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4); 32.2 (18), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(18) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Road Improvements/Construction; Watershed Improvements |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 6/28/2016
The Southern Pine EPA proposed power line right-of-way is located approximately 1 1/2 miles west of State Hwyway 505 and adjacent to the New-Logan Road. · Newton, Mississippi
Southern Pine EPA has proposed to construct a new 14.4 KV power line across Bienville National Forest Systems lands.
Special use management
Decision
11/2015 (Estimated)
Implementation
11/2015 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 5 North, Range 10 East, Sections 27 & 28, of Newton County, Mississippi. |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 6/27/2016
The MS Resources, LLC proposed well pad project is located approximately 2 miles southeast of Lorena, MS off of Forest Service Road 504A. · Smith, Mississippi
The Bienville National Forest has received a request from MS Resources, LLC for a Permit to Drill USA 21-12 #1, permitted to 16,500 feet for an exploratory test on Lease MSES-056720.
Special use managementMinerals and geology
Decision
10/2014 (Estimated)
Implementation
11/2014 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (17), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(17) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations; Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | The proposal is located in Township 4 North, Range 8 East, Section 21 of Smith County, Mississippi. |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 6/24/2016
Off West Homochitto Road, approximately 2 miles ENE of Crosby, MS. · Amite, Mississippi
Special Use request to cross National Forest land to access private property.
Special use management
Decision
06/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Homochitto Hills Landowner Access Request | Decision Signed Date: 06/16/2016 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T4N, R2E, Sect. 24 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 6/22/2016
Forest Road 192C, approximately 2 miles NE of Crosby, MS., off West Homochitto Road. · Amite, Mississippi
Request to allow Southwest MS EPA to install a buried power line, approx. 1,200ft long, within the roadbed of FR 192C.
Special use management
Decision
06/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| SW MS Electric 192C Buried Electric INstallation | Decision Signed Date: 06/16/2016 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T4N, R2E, Section 24, Amite County, MS |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 6/22/2016
East Homochitto Road approximately 5 miles North of Gloster, MS, over Brown Branch Creek. · Amite, Mississippi
Application by Amite County to replace a low weight bridge on East Homochitto Rd. with a precast concrete bridge over Brown Branch Creek. Removal of timber on 1.6 acres for proposed ROW.
Forest productsWatershed managementRoad management
Decision
06/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Road Improvements/Construction; Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T4N, R2E, Sec. 37 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 6/21/2016
Scattered damage on both sides of Forest Road 126B, approximately 9 miles west of Crosby, MS, in Wilkinson County. · Wilkinson, Mississippi
Commercial salvage of dead/damaged trees from a wind storm on approximately 70 acres. No road construction or reforestation is needed.
Forest products
Decision
02/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
02/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (13), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(13) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Timber Sales (Salvage) |
| FR 126B Storm Salvage | Decision Signed Date: 02/22/2016 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T4N, R1W, Sections 20, 21, 26, 27 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 6/8/2016
Two sites along Berrytown road: one approximately 4/10 mile from the Porter Creek bridge; one approximately 9/10 mile from the bridge. · Franklin, Mississippi
Allowing removal of timber to facilitate road maintenance and stabilization in two locations along Berrytown Road.
Road managementSpecial use managementForest products
Decision
06/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (12), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(12) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · National Forests In Mississippi All Units · updated 6/1/2016
National Forest in Mississippi · Adams; Alcorn; Amite; Attala; Benton; Bolivar; Calhoun; Carroll; Chickasaw; Choctaw; Claiborne; Clarke; Clay; Coahoma; Copiah; Covington; DeSoto; Forrest; Franklin; George; Greene; Grenada; Hancock; Harrison; Hinds; Holmes; Humphreys; Issaquena; Itawamba; Jackson; Jasper; Jefferson; Jefferson Davis; Jones; Kemper; Lafayette; Lamar; Lauderdale; Lawrence; Leake; Lee; Leflore; Lincoln; Lowndes; Madison; Marion; Marshall; Monroe; Montgomery; Neshoba; Newton; Noxubee; Oktibbeha; Panola; Pearl River; Perry; Pike; Pontotoc; Prentiss; Quitman; Rankin; Scott; Sharkey; Simpson; Smith; Stone; Sunflower; Tallahatchie; Tate; Tippah; Tishomingo; Tunica; Union; Walthall; Warren; Washington; Wayne; Webster; Wilkinson; Winston; Yalobusha; Yazoo, Mississippi
This Administrative Change - the 2012 Planning Rule Monitoring Program Transition - to the 2014 Revised LRMP for the National Forest in Mississippi, brings the plan monitoring program into conformance with the requirements of the 2012 Planning Rule.
Land management planning
Decision
04/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
04/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.11, 7 Cfr 1B.3(A) (1) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Plan Creation/Revision |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | National Forests In Mississippi All Units |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 6/1/2016
Off Forest Service road 401D. · Stone, Mississippi
Issue a new authorization to a new owner to replace an expired authorization for access to a private residence.
Special use management
Decision
04/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
05/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (15) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Access for Michael Saucier | Decision Signed Date: 04/19/2016 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Section 18, T4S, R9W, St. Stephens Meridian |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 6/1/2016
White Plains Road · Harrison, Mississippi
Reissuance of a permit for access across National Forest land to a private residence.
Special use management
Decision
04/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
05/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (15) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Access for Jackie & Joseph Trebotich | Decision Signed Date: 04/19/2016 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 1, T6S, R10W, Harrison County, MS. |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 2/18/2016
Approximately one mile south of Bethel Road along the east side of Success Road. · Harrison, Mississippi
Install approx. 900 feet of buried fiber optic cable within the right-of-way of Success Road, and 370 feet of aerial fiber optic cable to be placed on existing poles to provide upgraded telecommunication services.
Special use management
Decision
02/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
04/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| AT&T Service for the Harrison Experimental Forest | Decision Signed Date: 02/12/2016 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Section 11, T5S, R11W |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 1/22/2016
The proposed project will cross National Forest land in Scott County T6N,R7E, Sections 13,14, and 15; T6N, R8E Section 33; and T6N, R9E Section 17. Directional boring within ROW Hwy 80 & 35. · Scott, Mississippi
C Spire is requesting a special use permit to install underground conduit/cable across approximately 2.60 miles of National Forest land in order to upgrade the existing telecommunications in the local area,
Special use management
Decision
01/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
01/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Electric Transmission; Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 12/14/2015
The landowner's access route is located in Township 4 North, Range 7 East, Section 4, of Smith County, Mississippi. · Smith, Mississippi
Kyle Welch has requested a special use permit to gain access to his property by crossing National Forest land. The corridor is approx. 20ft wide and 1,000ft long representing roughly .46 acres. Permit would be valid for 20 yrs from date of issuance.
Special use management
Decision
08/2015 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2015 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (15) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 12/14/2015
Project location lies within the west central part of the Forest in Sections 22,26,27,34, and 35 of Township 5 North, Range 6 East and Section 13,18,19,24, and 25 of Township 5 North, Range 7 East. · Scott, Mississippi
Bienville is conducting environmental analysis for a proposal by the Pruet Oil Company to conduct a 3D -seismic survey on National Forest Lands. The area involved encompasses approximately 2,600 acres located in the central western are of the Forest.
Minerals and geology
Decision
01/2015 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2015 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.3 (3) |
| Special Authority | Oil & Gas - Sec. 390, Energy Policy Act Of 2005 (Sec 390) |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations; Oil |
| Pruet Oil Company Sight Path Clearing Project | Decision Signed Date: 01/22/2015 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Chickasawhay Ranger District · updated 12/14/2015
Seven miles North of Richton, Mississippi · Jones, Mississippi
Renewal of exist water line 0.7 miles
Special use management
Decision
10/2015 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2015 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.12 (10) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Chickasawhay Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Section 26, T6N, R10W |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 11/30/2015
Off FR 110C, approximately 4.5 miles north of Bude, MS · Franklin, Mississippi
Proposal to drill an oil/gas well on Federal Lease MSES 57095, with clearing for possible tanks and pipeline installation.
Minerals and geologySpecial use management
Decision
11/2015 (Estimated)
Implementation
11/2015 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3); 32.2 (17), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(17) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Victor P. Smith Oil Well Co. LLC | Decision Signed Date: 11/17/2015 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T7N, R3E, Section 35 |
Decision Memo · Chickasawhay Ranger District · updated 9/22/2015
Six mile East of Sand Hill Mississippi · Greene, Mississippi
Install a single phase 7620 volt power line to serve a 100 ft. free standing tower
Special use management
Decision
07/2015 (Estimated)
Implementation
09/2015 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Chickasawhay Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Section 14,23 T5N, R7W |
Decision Memo · Chickasawhay Ranger District · updated 9/22/2015
Eleven miles southeast of Laurel Mississippi · Wayne, Mississippi
Access to private lands.
Road managementSpecial use management
Decision
06/2015 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2015 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Chickasawhay Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Section 7 T7N, R9W |
Environmental Impact Statement · National Forests In Mississippi All Units · updated 8/28/2015
Mississippi · Adams; Amite; Benton; Chickasaw; Choctaw; Copiah; Forrest; Franklin; George; Greene; Harrison; Jackson; Jasper; Jefferson; Jones; Lafayette; Lincoln; Marshall; Newton; Oktibbeha; Pearl River; Perry; Pontotoc; Scott; Sharkey; Smith; Stone; Tippah; Union; Wayne; Wilkinson; Winston; Yalobusha, Mississippi
Revised Land and Resource Management Plan
Land management planning
NOI in Federal Register
03/11/2010
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
02/08/2013
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
12/05/2014
Decision
07/2014 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2014 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 219 (1982) |
| Project Activity | Plan Creation/Revision |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | National Forests In Mississippi All Units |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 8/19/2015
South of US-98/US-84, approximately 2-3 miles east of Roxie, Mississippi. · Franklin, Mississippi
Proposal to drill 2 oil/gas wells and conduct testing to see if these projects are commercially productive; installation of production equipment/tanks and a pipeline; road maintenance and timber removal from approx. 8.5 acres.
Minerals and geology
Decision
07/2015 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2015 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (17), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(17) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations; Road Maintenance; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Decision Memos,Stroud Petroleum (Barlow-USA 25-3 #1, Graves-USA 25-12 #1) | Decision Signed Date: 07/28/2015 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Section 25, of Township 6 North, Range 2 East |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 8/14/2015
North side of State Highway 67. · Harrison, Mississippi
Construction of overhead powerline within existing highway right-of-way.
Special use management
Decision
06/2015 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2015 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sections 13, 14 & 15, T6S, R10W |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 8/14/2015
The proposed access corridor is located approximately 2 1/2 miles south of Interstate 20 at the junction of Forest Service Road 551D. · Scott, Mississippi
Mr. Granville Freeman has requested a special use permit to allow access to his property by crossing National Forest land along a historical access route. The access corridor is approximately 20 ft. wide and extends approximately 700 feet in length
Special use management
Decision
04/2015 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2015 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township 5 North, Range 9 East, Section 12, of Scott County, Mississippi. |
Environmental Assessment · Tombigbee Ranger District · updated 7/2/2015
Starks Road analysis unit, Tombigbee Ranger District, National Forests in Mississippi · Winston, Mississippi
Vegetative management on the Tombigbee Ranger District, Stark Road analysis unit.
Fuels managementLand management planningForest productsVegetation management (other than forest products)Heritage resource management
Comment Period
10/2015 (Estimated)
Objection Period Start
11/2015 (Estimated)
Decision
01/2016 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2016 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels); Noxious Weed Treatments; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Tombigbee Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sections:19,20,21,29,30,31,32 R13E, T15N Sections:35,36 R12E T15N |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 6/26/2015
Approximately 3 miles North of Bude, Mississippi, off Barlow Road. · Franklin, Mississippi
Request by the landowner for access across FS property to private land via a pre-existing roadway.
Special use management
Decision
06/2015 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2015 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Decision Memo for Special Use Permit Avery Access Request | Decision Signed Date: 06/16/2015 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T6N, R4E, Section 7 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 6/26/2015
Approximately 4 miles SW of Meadville, MS. · Franklin, Mississippi
Request for renewal of an expired special use permit for an oil/gas well and related facilities. No change in current activity is anticipated.
Minerals and geology
Decision
06/2015 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2015 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Reauthorization of SUP for South Mills Branch Oil Field USA 43-16A | Decision Signed Date: 06/16/2015 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T5N, R2E, Sec. 2,3 |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 6/22/2015
The proposed project is within the existing State Highway 35 right-of-way approximately 1/4 mile north of the junction of State Highway 35 and County Road 504. · Smith, Mississippi
Bay Springs Telephone Company has requested permission to install a service pole with a remote cabinet on Bienville National Forest System lands in order to improve telephone and internet service to local residents.
Special use management
Decision
10/2014 (Estimated)
Implementation
09/2015 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Bay Springs Telephone Company Service Pole Installation | Decision Signed Date: 10/15/2014 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Section 32, Township 4 North, Range 8 East, Smith County, MS |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 2/2/2015
On Berrytown Road, approximately 1.5 miles South of Bude, Mississippi. · Franklin, Mississippi
Request to issue a Special Use Permit to Franklin County to relocate a portion of Berrytown Road, which has washed out. Activity will affect approximately 2 acres of NF land, including removal of commercial timber.
Road managementForest products
Decision
01/2015 (Estimated)
Implementation
01/2015 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Road Improvements/Construction; Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Decision Memo for Berrytown Road Relocation | Decision Signed Date: 01/16/2015 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T6N, R4E, Sec.33; T5N, R4E, Sec.4 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 2/2/2015
Across Lick Creek on Caseyville Road, approx. 11 miles NE of Meadville, MS. · Lincoln, Mississippi
Authorization to replace a low-weight bridge on a county road going through National Forest land. A small amount of timber will be removed from the ROW.
Road managementForest products
Decision
01/2015 (Estimated)
Implementation
02/2015 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Road Improvements/Construction; Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Decision Memo for Caseyville Road Bridge Replacement | Decision Signed Date: 01/21/2015 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | R5E, T8N, Section 34 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 1/30/2015
Approximately 3 miles East of Roxie, Mississippi and one mile south of the US 84 corridor; on Forest Road 185. · Franklin, Mississippi
Proposal to drill an oil/gas well and conduct testing. Depending upon production, project may include improvement of 300' /- of old logging road, placement of a tank battery/production facility, and installation of /- 2,800' of pipeline.
Minerals and geologySpecial use management
Decision
01/2015 (Estimated)
Implementation
01/2015 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (17), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(17) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations; Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Decision Memo for Stroud Petroleum, Inc, Homochitto 25-3 #3 | Decision Signed Date: 01/15/2015 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T6N, R2E, Section 25 |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 9/26/2014
Hwy. 49 North near Paul B. Johnson State Park · Forrest, Mississippi
Amend special use permit to authorize installation of 1,275' of aerial fiber optic cable by attaching to existing structures.
Special use management
Decision
09/2014 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2014 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| AT&T Aerial Cable Placement | Decision Signed Date: 09/25/2014 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 7, T2N, R12W, Forrest County, MS; St. Stephens Meridian |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 9/26/2014
Within right-of-way of State Hwy. 49 between Drag Strip Road and Yeaton Spur Road. · Forrest, Mississippi
Installation of 4,075' of fiber optic cable within the State Hwy. 49 right-of-way.
Special use management
Decision
09/2014 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2014 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| AT&T Fiber Optic Cable Extension along Hwy. 49 at Brooklyn | Decision Signed Date: 09/25/2014 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 21, T1N, R12W |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 9/26/2014
Within right-of-way of Rockhill-Brooklyn Road in Sec. 2, T1N, R13W, Forrest County, MS · Forrest, Mississippi
Installation of new telecommunications cable in county road right-of-way.
Special use management
Decision
09/2014 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2014 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| AT&T Extension in Forrest County | Decision Signed Date: 09/25/2014 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 9/26/2014
Within right-of-way of Progress Road in Sec. 36, T2N, R9W, Perry County, MS · Perry, Mississippi
Installation of new fiber optic cable in county road right-of-way.
Special use management
Decision
09/2014 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2014 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| AT&T Fiber Optic Cable Extension in Perry County | Decision Signed Date: 09/25/2014 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 9/26/2014
West side of Hwy. 49 · Forrest, Mississippi
Install fiber-optic cable within existing right-of-way of Hwy. 49 south.
Special use management
Decision
09/2014 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2014 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| AT&T Fiber Optic Cable Installation along Highway 49 | Decision Signed Date: 09/25/2014 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 7, 20, 29 & 32, T2N, R12W and Sec. 21 of T1N, R12W, Forrest County, MS. |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 9/26/2014
Within right-of-way on south side of LaRue Road. · Harrison; Jackson, Mississippi
Amend Special Use Permits to add 14,400 feet of new fiber optic line and remove 11,000 feet of copper cable.
Special use management
Decision
09/2014 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2014 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| At&T Fiber Optic Cable Installation along LaRue Road | Decision Signed Date: 09/25/2014 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 2, 3, 4, 5, 11 & 12, T5S, R9W, Harrison & Jackson counties, MS |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 9/26/2014
Stone County · Stone, Mississippi
Install buried fiber optic and copper cable along Hwy.15
Special use management
Decision
09/2014 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2014 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 17,20,29,32,T3S,R9W;Sec.5,6,7,8,17,T4S-R9W |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 9/22/2014
Leaf Pond, DeSoto Ranger District · Greene, Mississippi
Improve fisheries of Leaf Pond by performing the following treatments: drain much or all of the lake, deepen the shoreline, install gravel spawning beds, add brush and small trees to provide cover for fish, lime, fertilize, and restock with fish.
Wildlife, fish, rare plants
Decision
07/2014 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2014 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(7) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Species Habitat Improvements; Species Population Enhancements |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Section 31, Township 1 North, Range 8 West, St. Stephens Meridian |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 9/18/2014
Part 1: approx. 3.25 miles south of the Homochitto River along the MDOT right of way of Highway 61. Part 2: along the Hwy 33 right of way 2.5 miles north of Hwy 24/33 intersection. · Amite; Wilkinson, Mississippi
Request for installation of a buried fiber optic cable through National Forest land in two locations: within the ROW for Hwy. 61 in Wilkinson County and within the ROW for Hwy. 33 in Amite County, Mississippi.
Special use management
Decision
09/2014 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2014 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| CSPIRE Buried Telecommunications Cable | Decision Signed Date: 09/11/2014 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T4N, R2W, Sec. 37 Wilkinson Co.; T3N, R2E, Sec. 4,9 Amite Co. |
Decision Memo · Tombigbee Ranger District · updated 9/9/2014
Choctaw Lake in the Choctaw Lake Recreation area. The area is located in Choctaw County, Mississippi. The legal location is Township 16 North, Range 11 East, Section 2 · Choctaw, Mississippi
The purpose and need for this proposal focuses on the need for renovating the existing fish population and improving fish habitat.
Facility managementRecreation managementHeritage resource management
Decision
07/2014 (Estimated)
Implementation
03/2015 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (7), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(7) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Developed Site Management |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Tombigbee Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | The legal location is Township 16 North, Range 11 East, Section 2 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 6/30/2014
Bridge over Dry Bayou on Enterprise Road, located approximately 0.8 miles NE of the intersection of Enterprise Road and Liberty Road, in Franklin County, MS. · Franklin, Mississippi
Request to replace a low-weight bridge on a county road, including re-allignment of ~270' of roadway, commercial timber harvest on ~1/2 acre, and placement/maintenance of a pre-cast concrete bridge.
Road management
Decision
02/2014 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2014 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Decision Memo for Enterprise Road Bridge Replacement | Decision Signed Date: 02/20/2014 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T5N, R1E, sect. 12 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 6/30/2014
On Fox Road, approximately 2 miles NW from the intersection of Fox Road and New Hope Road. · Amite, Mississippi
Replacement of a low-weight bridge on Fox Road with a precast box culvert for an unnamed tributary of Birdman Creek. 1/4 to 1/2 acre of commercial timber in the right-of-way may be harvested to facilitate the placement.
Forest productsRoad managementWatershed management
Decision
06/2014 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2014 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Road Improvements/Construction; Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Decision Memo for Fox Road Bridge Replacement | Decision Signed Date: 06/23/2014 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T4N,R3E, Sec. 19, Amite County, MS |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 6/30/2014
Bridge is on Hancock Road approximately 3/4 mile SSW of the intersection of Handcock and Rollinson Road. · Amite, Mississippi
Replacement of a low-weight bridge on Hancock Road with a precast concrete bridge over Caston Creek.
Road managementWatershed managementForest products
Decision
06/2014 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2014 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Road Improvements/Construction; Travel Management; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Decision Memo for Hancock Road Bridge Replacement | Decision Signed Date: 06/25/2014 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T4N, R3E, Sec. 14, Amite County, MS |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 6/27/2014
2.5 miles east of Roxie, MS, off of US Hwy. 84. · Franklin, Mississippi
Proposal to drill a well and conduct testing to see if it is commercial productive for oil or gas. Includes removal of timber on 2.35 acres, and improving a /-400'access road.
Special use managementMinerals and geology
Decision
05/2014 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2014 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (17), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(17) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations; Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Stroud Petroleum, Inc., Homochitto 25-5 #2 | Decision Signed Date: 05/06/2014 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T6N, R2E, Section 25 |
Decision Memo · R8 - Southern Region All Units · updated 6/3/2014
National Forest Systems lands: KY, VA, TN, NC, SC, MS, AL, GA, FL, LA, TX, AR, OK · Cherokee; Covington; Hale; Lawrence; Macon; Lake; Okaloosa; Santa Rosa; Chattooga; Murray; Oglethorpe; Jackson; Morgan; Whitley; Natchitoches; Vernon; Winn; Chickasaw; Pontotoc; Craven; Randolph; Berkeley; Edgefield; Newberry; Cocke; Monroe; Unicoi; Angelina; Nacogdoches; San Augustine; Ashley; Benton; Montgomery; Botetourt; Charlotte; Roanoke; Shenandoah; Roanoke, Alabama; Arkansas; Florida; Georgia; Kentucky; Louisiana; Mississippi; North Carolina; Oklahoma; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Virginia; West Virginia
The purpose of the action is to close caves and mines to minimize the transmission potential of white nose syndrome and for the protection of associated wildlife species.
Wildlife, fish, rare plants
Decision
06/2014 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2014 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Species Population Enhancements |
| Southern Region Caves and Abandoned Underground Mine Closures | Decision Signed Date: 06/02/2014 |
| Forests | National Forests in Alabama; Daniel Boone National Forest; Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests; Cherokee National Forest; National Forests In Florida; Kisatchie National Forest; National Forests In Mississippi; George Washington and Jefferson National Forest; Ouachita National Forest; Ozark-St. Francis National Forests; National Forests In North Carolina; Francis Marion and Sumter National Forests; National Forests In Texas; Savannah River Natural Resource Management and Research Insititute; Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area |
| Districts | National Forests in Alabama All Units; Daniel Boone National Forest All Units; Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest All Units; Cherokee National Forest All Units; National Forests In Florida All Units; Kisatchie National Forest All Units; National Forests In Mississippi All Units; George Washington and Jefferson National Forest All Units; Ouachita National Forest All Units; Ozark-St. Francis National Forest All Units; National Forests In North Carolina All Units; Francis Marion and Sumter National Forest All Units; National Forests In Texas All Units; Savannah River Natural Resource Management and Res All Units; Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area All Units |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · National Forests In Mississippi All Units · updated 3/27/2014
Homochitto Ranger District · Franklin, Mississippi
Proposal to reissue a special use permit for existing use. (No new land use is proposed.)
Special use management
Decision
07/2013 (Estimated)
Implementation
04/2014 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (15) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Fortenberry Operating Permit Renewal | Decision Signed Date: 07/12/2013 Legal Notice Date: 07/21/2013 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T6N, R2E, Sec 38 |
Decision Memo · National Forests In Mississippi All Units · updated 3/27/2014
Homochitto Ranger District · Amite, Mississippi
Proposal to reissue a special use permit for existing use. (No new land use is proposed.)
Special use management
Decision
07/2013 (Estimated)
Implementation
04/2014 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (15) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Crosby Airport/Glide Area Renewal | Decision Signed Date: 07/12/2013 Legal Notice Date: 07/21/2013 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T4N, R2E, Sec 21 & 22 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 3/25/2014
Approximately 3.25 miles south of the Homochitto River along the MDOT right-of-way of Highway 61. · Wilkinson, Mississippi
Request to bury a telecummunications cable of approximately 500 feet along the MDOT right-of-way along Highway 61, within Forest Service lands.
Special use management
Comment Period
07/29/2013
Decision
02/2014 (Estimated)
Implementation
04/2014 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Hwy 61 Buried Telecommunications Cable Installation | Decision Signed Date: 02/20/2014 Legal Notice Date: 03/02/2014 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T4N, R2W, sect.37 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 1/21/2014
Approximately 2.75 miles east of HWY 28 on HWY 550 · Jefferson; Lincoln, Mississippi
Request to install an aerial fiber optic cable approx. 4,200 feet along an existing aerial powerline network within National Forest land.
Special use management
Comment Period
07/29/2013
Decision
10/2013 (Estimated)
Implementation
02/2014 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Aerial Fiber Optic Cable (Cable One) | Decision Signed Date: 10/31/2013 Legal Notice Date: 11/22/2013 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T8N, R5W, sect.17-18 |
Decision Memo · National Forests In Mississippi All Units · updated 12/19/2013
Homochitto Ranger District · Wilkinson, Mississippi
Proposal to reissue a special use permit for existing use. (No new land use is proposed.)
Special use management
Comment Period
07/27/2007
Decision
07/2013 (Estimated)
Implementation
04/2014 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (15) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Jerry Ogden Oil Line Permit Renewal | Decision Signed Date: 07/12/2013 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T4N, R1E, Sec 23, 26, 34, 35, 37 & 38 |
Environmental Assessment · Chickasawhay Ranger District · updated 12/16/2013
Six miles southeast of Laurel, Mississippi · Greene; Jones; Wayne, Mississippi
Suppress Southern pine Bettle on the Chickasawhay Ranger District using the cut and remove and the cut and leave method.
Forest productsFuels management
Comment Period
08/11/2013
Objection Period Start
08/01/2013
Decision
10/2013 (Estimated)
Implementation
05/2014 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Hfra Title I: Threats To Ecosystem Components (Such As Insect Or Disease Epidemics) |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Timber Sales (Salvage) |
| Southern Pine Beetle Suppression and Salvage on the Chickasawhay Ranger Dis | Decision Signed Date: 10/22/2013 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Chickasawhay Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |
Decision Memo · Chickasawhay Ranger District · updated 10/28/2013
Six miles southeast of Laurel, Mississippi · Jones, Mississippi
Removal of trees through timber settlement for the Venture Oil well pad far an oil well located on private minerals.
Minerals and geologyForest products
Comment Period
09/08/2013
Decision
10/2013 (Estimated)
Implementation
10/2013 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(8) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Venture Oil & Gas, Inc. Timber Removal for an Oil Well | Decision Signed Date: 10/24/2013 Legal Notice Date: 10/27/2013 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Chickasawhay Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Section 5 and 6, T7N, R10W |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 9/26/2013
Powerline is approximately 1 mile north of Caseyville, MS, along Ridgewood Lane. · Copiah; Lincoln, Mississippi
Request to install a buried powerline for approximately 6,320 feet through National Forest land, along an existing cleared corridor, for the purpose of providing utility customers with power.
Special use management
Comment Period
06/02/2013
Decision
07/2013 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2013 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Ridgewood Ln Utility Request | Decision Signed Date: 07/29/2013 Legal Notice Date: 08/13/2013 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T8N,R5E,sec.1; T9N,R5E,sec.36 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 9/24/2013
This project involves a large section of the Homochitto National Forest South and South-West of Meadville, MS, on both sides of the Homochitto River. Map available on request. · Amite; Franklin, Mississippi
The use of 3-D seismic recording to investigate potential oil/gas operations on National Forest land. Includes survey, location of sites and access, drilling shot holes, placing and detonating explosives, and recording results from the detonation.
Minerals and geology
Comment Period
05/07/2013
Decision
08/2013 (Estimated)
Implementation
09/2013 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(8) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T4N,R2E,Sec.1,2,15,16;T4N,R3E,Sec.1-18;T4N,R4E,Sec.6,7;T5N,R2E,Sec.1,2,10-16,20-29,35-38;T5N,R3E,Sec.1-46;T5N,R4E,Sec.6,7,18-19,30-31;T6N,R2E,Sec.45;T6N,R3E,Sec.23,24,27,28,32-46;T6N,R4E,Sec.30,31,37 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 9/24/2013
Along FS111a, approximately 2 miles north of Quintin, Mississippi. · Franklin, Mississippi
Request to install and operate a saltwater disposal pipeline adjacent to FSR 111a, across approximately 2,500' of National Forest land.
Minerals and geologySpecial use management
Comment Period
06/30/2013
Decision
08/2013 (Estimated)
Implementation
09/2013 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T7N, R5E, sect. 31 |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 9/23/2013
North side of Wire Road · Stone, Mississippi
Stone County Board of Supervisors propose to construct and maintain a paved walking/bike trail adjacent to Wire Road in Stone County.
Special use management
Comment Period
03/31/2013
Decision
07/2013 (Estimated)
Implementation
11/2013 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Stone County Board of Supervisors Old Wire Road Trail | Decision Signed Date: 07/12/2013 Legal Notice Date: 09/23/2013 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 31, T3S, R10W; Sec. 5, T4S, R10W; Stone County, Mississippi; St. Stephens Meridian |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 9/23/2013
Oliver Johnson Road · Perry, Mississippi
Perry County Board of Supervisors requests additional right-of-way to replace a bridge over Beaver Creek on Oliver Johnson Road.
Special use management
Comment Period
05/07/2013
Decision
07/2013 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2013 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Perry County Board of Supervisors Oliver Johnson Road Bridge Replacement | Decision Signed Date: 07/16/2013 Legal Notice Date: 09/23/2013 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Section 12, Township 1 South, Range 10 West, Perry County, MS |
Environmental Assessment · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 8/22/2013
Approximately 3 miles south of Bude, MS; bound on the West by Gloster Rd., Mt. Olive Rd., and FR-106, on the East by Middleton Creek and on the South/Southeast by the Forest Service boundary. · Amite; Franklin, Mississippi
A forest health and habitat diversity project which includes timber harvesting, herbicide treatments for release, site preparation, & reforestation, road reconstruction, & maintenance.
Land management planningVegetation management (other than forest products)Forest products
Comment Period
05/27/2013
Decision
07/2013 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2013 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Forest Vegetation Improvements; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Decision Notice and FONSI for Landscape Analysis Unit 8 | Decision Signed Date: 07/16/2013 Legal Notice Date: 07/21/2013 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T3N, R3E, Sec. 21-22, 30-32, 35-37, 41-45; T4N, R3E, Sec. 1-6, 8-15, 17; T4N, R4E, Sec. 6-8 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 8/12/2013
The project is located in Franklin County, immediately North and West of Meadville, MS. · Franklin, Mississippi
The use of 3-D seismic recordings to investigate potential oil/gas operations on National Forest land. Includes survey, location of sites and access, drilling shot holes, placing and detonating explosives, and recording results from the detonation.
Minerals and geology
Comment Period
02/03/2013
Decision
07/2013 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2013 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(8) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T6N,R3E,sec.31-32 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 7/18/2013
Approximately 2 miles NE of Knoxville, MS., on Forest Road 101U. · Franklin, Mississippi
Request for permission to use an existing road to cross National Forest land to access private property. The road is in good condition and no work outside the existing corridor is expected.
Special use management
Comment Period
05/19/2013
Decision
07/2013 (Estimated)
Implementation
07/2013 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T5N,R1E,sec.23 |
Decision Memo · National Forests In Mississippi All Units · updated 7/16/2013
Homochitto Ranger District · Amite, Mississippi
Proposal to reissue special use permit for existing use. No new land use is proposed.
Special use management
Comment Period
07/27/2007
Decision
07/2013 (Estimated)
Implementation
04/2014 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (15) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Section 29, T4N, R2E |
Decision Memo · National Forests In Mississippi All Units · updated 7/16/2013
Homochitto Ranger District · Franklin, Mississippi
Proposal to reissue a special use permit for existing use. (No new land use is proposed.)
Special use management
Comment Period
05/08/2013
Decision
07/2013 (Estimated)
Implementation
04/2014 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (15) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Special Area Management |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T6N, R3E, Sec 30 |
Environmental Assessment · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 6/26/2013
Various locations across the Homochitto National Forest · Amite; Franklin; Wilkinson, Mississippi
Opening of eight new gravel pits on the Homochitto National Forest to provide for road construction and maintenance needs.
Minerals and geologyRoad management
Comment Period
06/2013 (Estimated)
Decision
07/2013 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2013 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Land Use Adjustments; Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T3N,R2E, Sec. 3,4; T4N,R3E, Sec. 17; T3N,R2E, Sec. 9; T4N,R3E, Sec. 18; T4N,R4E, Sec. 8; T7N,R3E, Sec. 35;T7N,R5E, Sec. 32; T4N,R1E, Sec. 34 |
Decision Memo · Homochitto Ranger District · updated 6/25/2013
Approximately 2.5 miles East of Roxie, Mississippi, on the south side of US highway 84. · Franklin, Mississippi
A proposal to drill a well and conduct testing on Federal Lease MSES 47559. Proposal would include timber removal on approx. 2.35 acres; improvement of an access road for approx. 1,900 feet; and potential of 400 feet of pipeline installation.
Special use managementMinerals and geology
Comment Period
04/09/2013
Decision
05/2013 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2013 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (17), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(17) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations; Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations; Road Improvements/Construction; Timber Sales (Green) |
| Stroud Petroleum, Inc., Homochitto 13-13 #1 | Decision Signed Date: 05/22/2013 Legal Notice Date: 05/30/2013 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Section 13, T6N, R2E |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 6/21/2013
Section 30, Township 5 North, Range 8 East and Section 28, Township 5 North, Range 7 East · Scott, Mississippi
Homewood Water Association has requested permission to upgrade their water distribution lines across National Forest System lands on the Bienville NF in order to improve water pressure within its network.
Special use management
Comment Period
04/03/2013
Decision
05/2013 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2013 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Homewood Water Association Water Distribution Line Improvement | Decision Signed Date: 05/22/2013 Legal Notice Date: 06/21/2013 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 6/21/2013
Scott County Section 30 of Township 5 North, Range 8 East and Sections 22 and 23 of T 5 N, R 7 E; Smith Cty Sections 5, 9, 22, 27, 34, and 35 of T 4 N, R 8 E and Sections 2 and 11 of T 3 N, R 8 E. · Scott; Smith, Mississippi
SMEPA has requested permission to reconstruct portions of their electric transmission lines across National Forest System lands on the Bienville National Forest in order to upgrade the facilities within their network.
Special use management
Comment Period
04/03/2013
Decision
05/2013 (Estimated)
Implementation
06/2013 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (2), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(2) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| SMEPA Transmission Line Reconstruction | Decision Signed Date: 05/22/2013 Legal Notice Date: 06/21/2013 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
Decision Memo · Bienville Ranger District · updated 9/23/2010
The culvert replacements are located in Scott, Smith and Jasper Counties, Mississippi · Jasper; Scott; Smith, Mississippi
The Bienville NF is proposing replacement of eight culvert pipes on existing system roads and one culvert pipe at the Marathon trail head.
Watershed managementRoad management
Decision
08/2010 (Estimated)
Implementation
08/2010 (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Road Maintenance; Watershed Improvements |
| Culvert Replacement Project | Decision Signed Date: 08/03/2010 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Bienville Ranger District |
Decision Memo · De Soto Ranger District · updated 9/24/2008
Driveway · Perry, Mississippi
Request for access to private land using existing road and new construction
Special use management
Scoping Start
01/2007 (Estimated)
Implementation
'/ (Estimated)
Project documents
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | De Soto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec. 21, T1N, R11W |
Detail fetch failed: 404 Client Error for https://www.fs.usda.gov/r08/mississippi/projects/56195
R8 - Southern Region All Units
Short-term (up to 2 years) closure order for all caves and abandoned mines in the Southern Region (2 exceptions)to minimize transmission potential of the fungus that continues to cause white nose syndrome in bats that has affected populations.
Wildlife, fish, rare plants