Environmental Impact Statement Completed

White River National Forest Oil and Gas Leasing Environmental Impact Statement

White River National Forest Eagle; Garfield; Gunnison; Mesa; Moffat; Pitkin; Rio Blanco; Routt; Summit, Colorado White River National Forest All Units

The WRNF Oil & Gas Leasing EIS will revise the existing 1993, Oil & Gas Leasing availability decision for the WRNF. The proposal will make revisions to the availability of certain WRNF lands for lease and to the stipulations on lands available.

Location

Forest Wide

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
06/30/2010
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
10/26/2012
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
12/09/2014
4
Objection Period Start
12/12/2014
5
Decision
12/2015 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
12/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation219 (2012)
Project ActivityPlan Amendment
White River National Forest Oil and Gas Leasing Environmental Impact StatementDecision Signed Date: 12/03/2015
ForestsWhite River National Forest
DistrictsWhite River National Forest All Units
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Minerals and geologyLand management planning