Decision Memo Completed

North Fork Callahan Abandoned Mine Closure

Kootenai National Forest Bonner, Idaho; Montana Three Rivers Ranger District

The Three Rivers Ranger District plans to install a metal bat grate over an abandoned mine opening in the Callahan drainage. The closure is scheduled to take place mid-September 2019.

Location

Callahan drainage

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/21/2018
2
Decision
09/2019 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2019 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(8)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityAbandoned Mine Land Clean-Up
North Fork Callahan Abandoned Mine ClosureDecision Signed Date: 09/18/2019
ForestsKootenai National Forest
DistrictsThree Rivers Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSection 7 of T59N, R2E, Boise Principal Meridian of Idaho
Minerals and geology