Proposal to permit a 3D seismic line across Forest Service land, including land survey, location of drill sites and equipment routes, drilling of shot holes, loading explosives in the holes, detonating and recording, and cleanup.
Location
A broad area north of Eddiston and Quinton, MS, taking in approximately 4.5 square miles of USFS surface area within a 13 sqmi area.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
09/23/2020
2
Decision
07/2021 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
08/2021 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (8), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(8) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations |
| Hampton 3D Geophysical Project | Decision Signed Date: 07/22/2021 |
| Forests | National Forests In Mississippi |
| Districts | Homochitto Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | T6N, R4E, sections 1 and 3; T7N, R4E, Sections 34 and 36; T7N, R5E, Sections 7-20 and 29-30. |