Environmental Assessment Completed

South Fork Lease Modification Project

Manti-La Sal 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