Decision Memo Completed

Eastern White Mountain Road Management

Inyo National Forest Esmeralda, Nevada White Mountain Ranger District

Maintain six Forest Service system roads, install barricades on unauthorized routes, close existing road near Red Rock mine with safety concerns, add another 0.5 mile of road to improve access, and change other roads to single-track for motorcycles.

Location

Near the Red Rock Mine in Esmeralda County of Nevada.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
12/23/2019
2
Decision
06/2020 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2020 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.12 (4), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(4); 32.2 (20), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(20)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityRoad Decommissioning; Road Maintenance; Road Improvements/Construction; Travel Management
Eastern White Mountain Road ManagementDecision Signed Date: 06/11/2020
ForestsInyo National Forest
DistrictsWhite Mountain Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionTownship 1S, Range 33E, multiple sections
Road management