Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Rulemaking for Colorado Roadless Areas - Supplemental

Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests Gunnison; Montrose, Colorado R2 - Rocky Mt. Region All Units

Rulemaking to reinstate the North Fork Coal Mining Area exception into the Colorado Roadless Rule which will allow temporary road construction for coal exploration and coal-related surface activities within the North Fork Coal Mining Area.

Location

Gunnison County, Colorado

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
04/07/2015
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
11/20/2015
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
12/19/2016
4
Decision
12/2016 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
02/2017 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityRegulation Creation/Modification
Rulemaking for Colorado Roadless Areas - SupplementalDecision Signed Date: 12/19/2016
ForestsGrand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests
DistrictsPaonia Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Regulations, directives, ordersLand management planningMinerals and geology