The J.R. Simplot Company has proposed lease and mine plan modifications to Panels F and G at the Smoky Canyon Mine. The total proposed new disturbance is approximately 170 acres, all of which would occur on National Forest System lands.
Location
The Smoky Canyon Mine is located approximately ten air miles west of Afton, Wyoming; and approximately eight miles west of the Idaho Wyoming border.
Project timeline
1
NOI in Federal Register
06/24/2013
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
05/30/2014
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
03/27/2015
4
Objection Period Start
05/11/2015
5
Decision
06/2015 (Estimated)
6
Implementation
06/2015 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| USFS Final ROD Authorization of Off Lease Activities Smokey Canyon Mine,.. | Decision Signed Date: 06/15/2015 |
| Forests | Caribou-Targhee National Forest |
| Districts | Montpelier Ranger District; Soda Springs Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |