Proposed activities include reissuance of a 20-year SUP for use of the abandoned National Guard air base in Raco, Michigan (Raco Airbase). The existing permit was put in place on October 4, 1996, and expires on October 4, 2016.
Location
The site is an abandoned National Guard airbase in Raco, Michigan along Highway 28, approximately 18 miles west of Sault Ste. Marie. The site has been used for vehicle testing under permit since 1972.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
07/14/2014
2
Comment Period
03/18/2015
3
Objection Period Start
05/11/2015
4
Decision
07/2015 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
07/2015 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 218 (2013) Non-HFRA |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Final DN/FONSI Smithers RAPRA Special Use Permit Reissuance | Decision Signed Date: 07/09/2015 |
| Final DN/FONSI Smithers RAPRA SUP Reissuance-Project-specific FP Amendment | Decision Signed Date: 07/09/2015 |
| Forests | Hiawatha National Forest |
| Districts | Sault Ste. Marie Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Township (T) 46N, Range (R) 4W, Section 26. |