Environmental Impact Statement Completed

Mackey Road Relocation

Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests & Thunder Basin National Grassland Campbell, Wyoming Douglas and Thunder Basin Ranger District

Powder River Coal, LLC has requested an authorization to vacate and re-locate portions of CR 69 Mackey (large segment) and temporary CR 83 Reno (small segment) on to Forest Service land.

Location

Hilight Bill and Broken Hills Geographic Areas

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
12/16/2011
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
05/24/2013
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
09/20/2013
4
Decision
09/2013 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
11/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityForest Service Energy Implementation Plan
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityRoad Improvements/Construction
Peabody Powder River Mining, LLC Mackey Road RelocationDecision Signed Date: 09/25/2013 Legal Notice Date: 09/27/2013
ForestsMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest
DistrictsDouglas and Thunder Basin Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT 42 N, R 69 W, Section 6, 7, 8,17, 21, and 22; T 43 N, R 69 W, Section 29, 30, and 31
Minerals and geology