Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) has requested authorization to extract and crush pitrun cinders from approx. 5 acres of an existing quarry for use as a sanding aggregate to improve traction along OR-140, OR-62, and Big Elk Road.
Location
Big Elk Cinder Pit
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
07/25/2013
2
Comment Period
07/25/2013
3
Decision
01/2014 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
09/2014 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Big Elk Cinder Pit Rock Source Project | Decision Signed Date: 01/13/2014 Legal Notice Date: 01/27/2014 |
| Forests | Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest |
| Districts | High Cascades Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | W½ SW¼ sec. 17, Township 37 South, Range 4 East, of the Willamette Meridian |