Proposing to reopen a mineral materials pit on Forest Road 5620 and allow the Lincoln County Road Department to excavate, crush, and utilize the mineral material for road maintenance activities on National Forest System roads and county roads.
Location
Mineral material pit located 3.6 miles east of Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico on Forest Road 5620.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
09/28/2022
2
Decision
12/2022 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
01/2023 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.12 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(8) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Reopening Hale Lake Mineral Material Pit No. 2 | Decision Signed Date: 12/12/2022 |
| Forests | Lincoln National Forest |
| Districts | Smokey Bear Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Sec 30 of T. 11 S., R. 15 E., NMPM |