Environmental Impact Statement Completed

North Fork Burnt River Mining Supplemental EIS

Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Baker, Oregon Whitman Ranger District

Prepare a supplement to the April 2004 North Fork Burnt River Final Environmental Impact Statement to address the inefficiencies identified by the United States District Court of Oregon, August 4, 2006.

Location

The North Fork Burnt River Watershed, Unity Ranger District, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest

Project timeline

1
NOI in Federal Register
02/21/2007
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
09/24/2010
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
09/07/2012
4
Decision
08/2012 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
01/2013 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation215
Project ActivityMinerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations
North Fork Burnt River MiningDecision Signed Date: 08/14/2012 Legal Notice Date: 09/07/2012
ForestsWallowa-Whitman National Forest
DistrictsWhitman Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT9S, 10S, 11S and 12S; R35E, 351/2E, 36E, and 37E; Willamette Meridian
Minerals and geology