Decision Memo Completed

Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC Surveys Permit

George Washington and Jefferson National Forests Giles; Montgomery; Monroe, Virginia; West Virginia George Washington and Jefferson National Forest All Units

Mountain Valley Pipeline, LLC is seeking a temporary use permit to conduct wetland, waterbody, cultural resource and rare, threatened and endangered spp surveys on a 2.13 mile segment for a proposed natural gas transmission crossing the JNF

Location

Surveys would occur within a 300 foot corridor along 2.13 miles of national forest system lands

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
03/16/2015
2
Decision
04/2015 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
04/2015 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.12 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(8)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityNatural Gas
Special Use Permit for Routing &Survey Activities Mountain Valley PipelineDecision Signed Date: 04/27/2015
ForestsGeorge Washington and Jefferson National Forest
DistrictsEastern Divide Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Minerals and geology