Issuance of a special use permit to the University of Utah to install a seismograph to monitor earthquake activity. It is part of an EarthScope project. Equipment would be installed adjacent to the exisitng UNAVACO plate boundary detection equpment.
Location
The area would be less than 0.1 acre in Sec. 7, T52 N., R108W, 6th P.M. (Mormon Creek area, North Fork Shoshone River)
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
02/01/2010
2
Comment Period
03/25/2010
3
Decision
03/2010 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2010 (Estimated)
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 |
| Decision Memo University of Utah Seismograph | Decision Signed Date: 03/24/2010 Legal Notice Date: 03/25/2010 |
| Forests | Shoshone National Forest |
| Districts | Wapiti Ranger District |