Special Use Permit to mitigate snow avalanche hazards to Union Pacific Railroad. Company to use an avalauncher, pipe method, and hand-placed explosives to trigger controlled avalanches in the Cisco Buttes area of avalanche vulnerability.
Location
Cisco Buttes, Big Bend, Emigrant Gap
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
05/31/2023
2
Comment Period
05/31/2023
3
Decision
11/2023 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
12/2023 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Union Pacific Railroad Avalanche Blasting Special Use Permit | Decision Signed Date: 11/30/2023 |
| Forests | Tahoe National Forest |
| Districts | American River Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |