Environmental Assessment Completed

South Fork Lease Modification Project

Fishlake National Forest Sevier, Utah Richfield Ranger District

The BLM and U.S. Forest Service are preparing an environmental assessment to analyze the impacts of a request by Canyon Fuel Company, LLC to modify the lease boundaries for federal coal leases UTU-84102(Greens Hollow)and U-63214(Quitchupah).

Location

790 Acre Lease Modification in portions of: Sec. 11, T21S, R4E; Sec. 14, T21S R4E; Sec. 15, T21S R4E; Sec. 22, T21S, R4E; Sec. 23, T21S, R4E; Sec. 23, T21S, R4E.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/07/2017
2
Comment Period
09/07/2017
3
Objection Period Start
06/14/2018
4
Decision
10/2018 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
11/2018 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityMinerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations
South Fork Lease Modification ProjectDecision Signed Date: 10/04/2018
ForestsFishlake National Forest; Manti-Lasal National Forest
DistrictsRichfield Ranger District; Ferron Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Minerals and geology