Proposal to burn approximately 215 acres of private land in conjunction with a FS prescribed fire under the Wyden Amendment authority. Purpose is to reduce fuels and possible future suppression costs on land adjacent to NFS lands.
Location
Middle Fork John Day River: approximately 215 acres of private land adjacent to the Balance Thinning and Fuels Reduction Project on National Forest System (NFS) lands.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
10/05/2011
2
Decision
10/2011 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
10/2011 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (6), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(6) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Fuel Treatments (Non-Activity Fuels) |
| Balance Private Land Prescribed Fire Project | Decision Signed Date: 10/12/2011 |
| Forests | Malheur National Forest |
| Districts | Blue Mountain Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T.10S, R.33E, Sections: 20 and 21; W.M. |