Broadscale analysis to address FS consent and BLM issuance of federal hardrock mineral prospecting permits and operating plans (present and future).
Location
Forest-wide, broad scale analysis and in 29 submitted prospecting permit application areas.
Project timeline
1
NOI in Federal Register
12/19/2008
2
DEIS NOA in Federal Register
04/01/2011
3
FEIS NOA in Federal Register
06/01/2012
4
Decision
06/2012 (Estimated)
5
Implementation
08/2012 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | 215 |
| Project Activity | Regulation Creation/Modification |
| Federal Hardrock Mineral Prospecting Permits Record of Decision | Decision Signed Date: 06/01/2012 Legal Notice Date: 06/01/2012 |
| Forests | Superior National Forest |
| Districts | Superior National Forest All Units |
| Legal Land Description | Project covers the entire forest except for Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and the Mining Protection Area (approximately 1,7 million acres). |