The proposed action is to install gates / grates over abandoned open shaft and tunnel mines in the Buck Creek area of Clay County, North Carolina.
Location
Buck Creek olivine area north of US Highway 64 near the Clay County / Macon County line.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
06/27/2016
2
Decision
09/2016 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
09/2016 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.12 (1), 36 Cfr 220.6(D)(1) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Dispersed Recreation Mgmt.; Abandoned Mine Land Clean-Up |
| Buck Creek Mine Closures Project | Decision Signed Date: 09/30/2016 |
| Forests | National Forests In North Carolina |
| Districts | Tusquittee Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |