Update vegetation management activities along 278 miles of transmission lines located on NFS lands in Colorado, Nebraska, and Utah. These activities are intended to protect the transmission lines by managing for stable, low growth vegetation.
Location
Linear transmission lines located in Colorado, Utah, and Nebraska
Project timeline
1
NOI in Federal Register
04/08/2010
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
09/27/2013
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
12/10/2020
4
Objection Period Start
08/10/2020
5
Decision
11/2020 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
12/2020 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| WAPA Right-of-Way Maintenance and Reauthorization | Decision Signed Date: 11/17/2020 |
| Western Area Power Administration Right-of-Way Maintenance and Reauthorization Project | Decision Signed Date: 11/17/2020 |
| Forests | Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forests; Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest; Nebraska National Forest; Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests; Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands; San Juan National Forest; White River National Forest; Ashley National Forest |
| Districts | Grand Valley Ranger District; Norwood Ranger District; Gunnison Ranger District; Paonia Ranger District; Yampa Ranger District; Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District; Pine Ridge Ranger District; Boulder Ranger District; Canyon Lakes Ranger District; Sulphur Ranger District; Salida Ranger District; Mancos/Dolores Ranger District; West Zone/Sopris Ranger District; East Zone/Dillon Ranger District; Ashley National Forest All Units |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |