Decision Memo Completed

Taku Inlet Monitoring Equipment Special Use Permit

Tongass National Forest Wrangell-Petersburg, Alaska Juneau Ranger District

Request from the US Border Patrol for a 10-year special use permit to install and maintain cameras to monitor vessels entering and exiting the Taku Inlet.

Location

At the mouth of Taku Inlet. Approximately 12 air miles southwest of Juneau, Alaska.

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
05/01/2025
2
Decision
06/2025 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
06/2025 (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
Taku Inlet Monitoring Equipment Special Use PermitDecision Signed Date: 06/07/2025
ForestsTongass National Forest
DistrictsJuneau Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionSection 12, T.42S., R.69E., and Section 23, T.42S., R.69E., Copper River Meridian
Special use management