Decision Memo Completed

DOE ARM Southeast User Facility Special Use Permit

National Forests in Alabama Lawrence, Alabama Bankhead Ranger District

The Department of Energy has applied for a special use permit to install an Atmospheric Radiation Measurement user facility and a mobile facility on Bankhead for the purpose of understanding the physics related to radiative feedback in the atmosphere

Location

Black Warrior Work Center

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/20/2022
2
Comment Period
08/15/2022
3
Decision
12/2022 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
12/2022 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations
Special Use Permit Dept of Energy Atmospheric Radiation Measurement FacilitDecision Signed Date: 12/01/2022
ForestsNational Forests in Alabama
DistrictsBankhead Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Special use management