Decision Memo Completed

Twin Island Helipad Permit Amendment

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

This project is a proposed amendment to the Federal Aviation Administration's special use permit to authorize the installation of a 16'X16' wooden helipad to access the Twin Island weather camera for improved weather monitoring.

Location

Twin Island is located in Revillagigedo Channel, about 24 miles southeast of Ketchikan, AK and 2.5 miles north of Mary Island.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
09/27/2017
2
Decision
12/2017 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
01/2018 (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
Twin Island Helipad Permit AmendmentDecision Signed Date: 12/01/2017
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsKetchikan Misty Fjords Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT 78S R 94E Section 2
Special use management