Environmental Assessment Completed

Amending Permit for Vegetation Management Project

Ozark-St. Francis National Forest Crawford; Franklin; Logan; Washington, Arkansas Ozark-St. Francis National Forest All Units

Respond to a special uses request to amend an existing special use authorization to allow the use of selected herbicides during the vegetation management of an existing natural gas pipeline right-of-way.

Location

The project area encompasses 17.2 miles of pipeline right-of-way through T6N, R25 and 26W, T7N, R26W, T11N, R28W, T12N, R28 and 29W, and T13N, R29W in Arkansas.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
06/05/2019
2
Comment Period
03/28/2020
3
Decision
07/2020 (Estimated)
4
Implementation
07/2020 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment Regulation218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project ActivityForest Vegetation Improvements; Special Use Authorizations; Noxious Weed Treatments
Amending Permit for Vegetation Management Decision NoticeDecision Signed Date: 07/02/2020
ForestsOzark-St. Francis National Forests
DistrictsBoston Mountain Ranger District; Magazine Mountain Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionNot Applicable
Vegetation management (other than forest products)Special use management