Several O&G permits are expiring in December 2016 and permitees have requested authorization of a new 10-year permit to offer backpacking/hiking/rock climbing/canoeing services to their clients.
Location
Areas covered under previous authorizations include: Spruce Knob Lake, Seneca Rocks, Bear Heaven, Seneca Creek Backcountry, Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks NRA, and other trails on the Cheat Potomac RD.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
01/10/2017
2
Decision
02/2017 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
03/2017 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (15) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Special Use Authorizations |
| Re-issuance of Outfitter and Guide Special Use Permits on the Cheat-Potomac Ranger District | Decision Signed Date: 02/09/2017 |
| Forests | Monongahela National Forest |
| Districts | Potomac Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |