Decision Memo Completed

Marx Creek Quarry Development and Mineral Material Permit

Tongass National Forest Ketchikan Gateway, Alaska Ketchikan Misty Fjords Ranger District

Secon submitted a mineral material operating and development plan for the Marx Creek quarry near Hyder, Alaska. This pit is needed for completing AKDOT’s Salmon River Road Rehabilitation Project.

Location

Approximately 5 miles north of Hyder, Alaska.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/29/2011
2
Decision
03/2012 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
03/2012 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (3), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(3)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivitySpecial Use Authorizations; Minerals Or Geology Plans Of Operations
Marx Creek Quarry Development and Mineral Material PermitDecision Signed Date: 03/08/2012
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsKetchikan Misty Fjords Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionCopper River Meridian, T.68 S., R. 99 E., sec. 14
Special use managementMinerals and geology