Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA) 04/01/2019 to 06/30/2019

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1 This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the. Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA) 04/01/2019 to 06/30/2019, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide) Adventure Cycling Association Ten-year Outfitter and Guide Permit Issuance Scoping Start 06/18/2018 :07/ /2018 Hillary Santana Issuance of a ten year outfitter and guide permit to Adventure Cycling Association to authorize multiple cycling tours to operate annually on National Forest System Lands across the Rocky Mountain Region. UNIT - Yampa Ranger District, Brush Creek/Hayden Ranger District, Hahns Peak/Bears Ears Ranger District, Sulphur Ranger District, South Park Ranger District, West Zone/Aspen Ranger District, East Zone/Dillon Ranger District, East Zone/Holy Cross Ranger District, West Zone/Sopris Ranger District, All Units, East Zone/Eagle Ranger District, Wind River Ranger District, Salida Ranger District, Gunnison Ranger District. STATE - Colorado, Wyoming. COUNTY - Chaffee, Conejos, Eagle, Fremont, Garfield, Grand, Gunnison, Park, Pitkin, Rio Grande, Routt, Saguache, Summit, Sublette, Carbon, Fremont. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Tours will occur on NFS lands within multiple districts on the White River, Pike & San Isabel, Arapaho- Roosevelt, Medicine Bow-Routt, GMUG, Shoshone and s., Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest) Rio Grande Forest Plan Revision EIS - Land management planning DEIS NOA in Federal Register 10/02/2017 Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 12/2018 Forest Plan Revision :01/ /2019 Judi Perez japerez@fs.fed.us UNIT - All Units. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Alamosa, Archuleta, Conejos, Costilla, Custer, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache, San Juan. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Rio Grande National Forest in south central CO., Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide) 04/01/ :05 am MT Page 1 of 10

2 , Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide) DITCH BILL EASEMENTS Scoping Start 09/20/1995 :12/ /2014 Matthew Custer The Forest has 87 applications for Ditch Bill Easements. The Forest intends to process at least 25 of these applications in FY05. This action involves authorizing historical facilities that qualify under the Ditch Bill. UNIT - Conejos Peak Ranger District, Divide Ranger District, Saguache Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Alamosa, Conejos, Hinsdale, Mineral, Rio Grande, Saguache. On National Forest Service Land throughout the. CP-7 Allotment Analysis EA Conejos Peak Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - Grazing management Comment Period Public Notice 11/22/2016 Analysis for grazing reauthorization :05/ /2020 Kelly Garcia kgarcia@fs.fed.us UNIT - Conejos Peak Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Conejos, Rio Grande. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Conejos Peak RD. Cat Creek Cattle and Horse Allotments EA EA - Grazing management On Hold N/A N/A Kelly Garcia kgarcia@fs.fed.us This is an environmental assessment analyzing seven cattle and horse allotments (Cat Crk, La Jara, Hot Crk, Alamosa, Bancos, Jim Crk and Rough Crk) for the effects of continued livestock grazing and the development of allotment management plans. UNIT - Conejos Peak Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Conejos, Rio Grande. These allotments are located in Conejos and Rio Grande counties. 04/01/ :05 am MT Page 2 of 10

3 Cline Driveway Project Conejos Peak Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) Scoping Start 06/08/2017 :03/ /2019 It is proposed to authorize the use of a seasonally restricted Forest System Road for the purpose of year-round access to private property. UNIT - Conejos Peak Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Conejos. LEGAL - Secs. 1 & 2, T. 35 N., R. 6 E., and Secs. 35 & 36, T. 36 N., R. 6 E., NMPM, Conejos County, Colorado. A forest road special use permit 8,710 feet long and 20 feet wide encompassing 4.0 acres in Secs. 1 & 2, T. 35 N., R. 6 E., and Secs. 35 & 36, T. 36 N., R. 6 E., NMPM, Conejos County, Colorado. Fox Creek Vegetation Management Project - Vegetation management (other than forest products) Scoping Start 01/02/2018 :10/ /2019 Mike Tooley mltooley@fs.fed.us Silvicultural treatments, including prescribed fire, would improve forest health and vegetation conditions for deer and elk, bighorn sheep, and other wildlife species (including northern goshawk). UNIT - Conejos Peak Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Conejos. LEGAL - T33N, R6E; T33N, R7E; and T34N, R6E of the NMPM. The Fox Creek Vegetation Management Project is located on the Conejos Peak Ranger District, in Conejos County, Colorado. McWilliams Driveway Permit Reissuance Project Scoping Start 02/24/2017 :03/ /2019 It is proposed to amend the McWilliams Forest Road Special Use permit to a Private Driveway Special Use Permit for the remainder of the term. UNIT - Conejos Peak Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Conejos. LEGAL - Secs. 1 & 2, T. 36 N., R. 6 E., and Secs. 35 & 36, T. 37 N., R. 6 E., NMPM, Conejos County, Colorado. A private driveway permit 2.2 miles long and 12 feet wide encompassing 3.2 acres in Secs. 1 & 2, T. 36 N., R. 6 E., and Secs. 35 & 36, T. 37 N., R. 6 E., NMPM, Conejos County, Colorado. 04/01/ :05 am MT Page 3 of 10

4 Mogote - Forest Service Administrative Horse Pasture Fence Construction Conejos Peak Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - Facility management Scoping Start 02/13/2014 :06/ /2019 Andrea Jones amjones@fs.fed.us This project will be the construction of about 1.5 miles of fence and two water gaps into the Conejos River within the Mogote Forest Service Administrative horse pasture just south of the community of Fox Creek. UNIT - Conejos Peak Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Conejos. LEGAL - T33N, R7E, NE1/4 NW1/4, Sec.33. West of Mogote Campground. Platoro fence extension - Grazing management Scoping Start 02/13/2014 :11/ /2019 Kelly Garcia kgarcia@fs.fed.us This project will be the re-construction of ½ mile of fence and the construction of one-quarter mile of new fence construction on the east boundary of the community of Platoro. UNIT - Conejos Peak Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Conejos. LEGAL - T36N, R4E, NE1/4 SE1/4, Sec.23. East of Platoro community. Rito Hondo - Forest Service Administrative Horse Pasture Corral Construction - Facility management Scoping Start 02/13/2014 :10/ /2019 Kelly Garcia kgarcia@fs.fed.us This project will be the construction of a small horse corral within the Rito Hondo Forest Service Administrative horse pasture just north of the Bighorn Corral on FDR UNIT - Conejos Peak Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Conejos. LEGAL - T32N, R7E, NE1/4 NW1/4, Sec.10. North of Bighorn Corral on FSR103. Summitville Interchange *UPDATED* - Land ownership management - Land acquisition Completed Actual: 02/15/ /2019 Thomas Malecek tmalecek@fs.fed.us The Summitville Interchange proposes the conveyance of 31 mineral survey fractions under the Small Tracts Act. The USFS would acquire 3 parcels at approximately 71 acres. UNIT - Conejos Peak Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Rio Grande. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Wightman Fork to Lookout Roadless Area boundary, located in the near the Summitville mine and EPA Superfund site. 04/01/ :05 am MT Page 4 of 10

5 Trujillo Access Reauthorization *UPDATED* Conejos Peak Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) Completed Actual: 12/13/ /2019 It is proposed to reauthorized the Trujillo driveway with a new special use permit for a new term to replace the expiring special use permit. UNIT - Conejos Peak Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Conejos. LEGAL - NW1/4 of Sec. 11, T. 32 N., R. 7 E., Conejos County, Colorado. National Forest System Road 103 near Rito Hondo Creek. - Humphreys Repeater Divide Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) Developing Proposal Est. Scoping Start 02/2019 :04/ /2019 Martha Williamson mawilliamson@fs.fed.us Humphrey's dam is regulated by the FERC and they are requiring the dam owners to install a repeater to ensure emergency communication in the extremely unlikely event of a dam failure. The proposed action is to authorize a repeater. UNIT - Divide Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Turret Peak, south of Wagon Wheel Gap. Continental Dam & Santa Maria Canal Rehabilitation Project Scoping Start 03/02/2013 Repair existing dam, spillway, and canal :10/ /2014 Thomas Malecek tmalecek@fs.fed.us UNIT - Divide Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Hinsdale, Mineral. LEGAL - T 41 N, R 3 W, Sec. 1: T 41 N, R 2 W, Sec 7 and 8. Located approximately 25 miles northwest of Creede, CO. 04/01/ :05 am MT Page 5 of 10

6 Dilley Driveway Project Divide Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) Scoping Start 03/12/2018 :03/ /2019 Proposed is access to private property consisting of numerous patented mining claims. Some of these lodes are separated by narrow strips of NFS land. The RGNF would be authorizing the crossing of these strips for the purpose of legal access. UNIT - Divide Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The Sulphhide #5 Lode and the Little Maid Lode in Sec. 11, T. 42 N., R. 1 W., NMPM, Mineral County, Colorado. Little Beaver Timber Management Project EA *UPDATED* - Forest products Comment Period Public Notice 12/15/2018 :10/ /2021 Kevin Duda kduda@fs.fed.us Within the harvest footprint the proposed project would use ground-based logging systems for commercial timber harvesting(785 ac.),shelterwood removal(756 ac.)and salvage cutting(29 ac.). Up to 1.5 mi. of roads may be constructed for timber removal. UNIT - Divide Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Rio Grande. LEGAL - New Mexico Principal Meridian, T.38 N., R.3 E., sec. 4, 8, 9, 10, 14-17, 20-23, 27, and 28. The project is located approximately nine miles south of South Fork, CO in the Little Beaver Creek drainage. Primary access is via National Forest System Roads 380 and 361. Mineral County Landfill Conveyance EA - Land ownership management Comment Period Public Notice 08/03/2018 :11/ /2019 Judi Perez japerez@fs.fed.us Convey acres of NFS land to Mineral County, Colorado pursuant to the Townsite Act of July 31, 1958 (72 Stat. 438; 7 U.S.C 1012a; 16 U.S.C. 478a. The parcel is partially encumbered by the Mineral County landfill. UNIT - Divide Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - T41N, R1E, Section 6, New Mexico Prime Meridian. Immediately southeast of Creede, Colorado in Mineral County. 04/01/ :05 am MT Page 6 of 10

7 Morris Sign Reauthorization *NEW LISTING* Divide Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) Completed Actual: 02/01/ /2019 Jack Morris was issued a special use authorization for a sign on the Bachelor Loop road. The authorization is expiring and the Forest is entertaining the reauthorization under a new special use permit. UNIT - Divide Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL acres in the NW1/4 of Sec. 24, T. 42 N., R. 1 W., NMPM, Mineral County, Colorado. A sign on National Forest System lands advertising the Last Chance Mine on the Bachelor Loop road, National Forest System Road No Northeast Colorado Cellular, Inc. (dba Viaero) communication corridor Scoping Start 02/08/2018 :02/ /2019 Viaero has submitted applications for a cellular communication corridor comprised of five sites on National Forest System land. UNIT - Divide Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Mineral, Rio Grande. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The first site is in the vicinity of the Tewksberry corrals, west of South Fork, CO. The remaining sites are along CO149 between South Fork and the Hinsdale County line. Park Cow Camp Reauthorization Scoping Start 09/04/2018 :06/ /2019 The current special use authorization for the Park Cow Camp expired on December 31, The Forest is considering the proposal to reauthorize the cow camp with a new special use authorization for a new term. UNIT - Divide Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Hinsdale. LEGAL acres in the SW1/4 of Sec. 35, T. 42 N., R. 3 W., NMPM, Hinsdale County, Colorado. 1.0 acres in the SW1/4 of Sec. 35, T. 42 N., R. 3 W., NMPM, Hinsdale County, Colorado. 04/01/ :05 am MT Page 7 of 10

8 Story Access Reauthorization *UPDATED* Divide Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) Completed Actual: 02/01/ /2019 Proposed reauthorization of expiring special use permit for a private road across National Forest System lands for the purpose of accessing private property. UNIT - Divide Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Mineral. LEGAL - A right-of-way 1250 feet in length, 30 feet in width, encompassing 0.86 acres in the NE1/4 of Sec. 13, T. 40 N., R. 2 W. and the NW1/4 of Sec. 18, T. 40 N., R. 1 W., NMPM, Mineral County, Colorado. ROW runs just north of Park Corral and then turn south into the NW1/4 of Sec. 18, T. 40 N., R. 1 W., NMPM. Tewksberry trail reroute - Recreation management On Hold N/A N/A Stephen Brigham sbrigham@fs.fed.us The proposed action is to reroute 3 sections of the Tewksberry ATV trail for a total of 1 mile. The reroutes would be constructed to ATV trail specifications with tread no wider than 50", and would reduce resource damage and soil erosion. UNIT - Divide Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Rio Grande. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Approximately seven miles south-southwest of South Fork, CO. Briney Access *NEW LISTING* Saguache Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) Scoping Start 09/11/2017 :11/ /2019 Mr. Briney is proposing to use 2,000 feet of a closed system road for the purpose of accessing private property, the Commander Lode of Mineral Survey No UNIT - Saguache Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Saguache. LEGAL - Secs. 11 & 12, T. 46 N., R. 7 E., NMPM, Saguache County, Colorado. National Forest System Road 886 in the vicinity of Simmons Gulch. 04/01/ :05 am MT Page 8 of 10

9 Crestone WUI Hand Thinning Project *NEW LISTING* Saguache Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) - Fuels management Scoping Start 02/13/2019 :06/ /2019 Sidney Hall shall@fs.fed.us The is proposing to conduct a hand thinning fuels treatment east of Crestone, CO along the northern boundary of the Baca subdivision in T43N R12E Section 8. UNIT - Saguache Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Saguache. LEGAL - T43N R12E Section 8. East of Crestone, CO along the northern boundary of the Baca subdivision. Dugan Forest Road Permit Reauthorization Scoping Start 03/15/2018 :03/ /2019 Reauthorization of legal access through a special use permit. The current authorization expires on December 31, UNIT - Saguache Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Saguache. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Use of the closed Forest System Road 680/680.1A for the purpose of accessing private property in Sec. 23, T. 43 N., R. 5 E., NMPM, Saguache County, Colorado. Sangre de Cristo AML - Minerals and Geology Scoping Start 02/13/2014 :01/ /2019 Patrick Moran patrickjmoran@fs.fed.us For public health and safety we will locate and identify abandoned mine portals for closure. Evaluation will include wildlife surveys primarily for bat use, botanical surveys and historical evaluation prior to any closure work being initiated. UNIT - Saguache Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Saguache. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range, north of the community of Crestone, in and around Pole Creek, Major Creek, Burnt Gulch. 04/01/ :05 am MT Page 9 of 10

10 Terburg Access *NEW LISTING* Saguache Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) Scoping Start 04/02/2018 :11/ /2019 Mr. Terburg is proposing to use 4,300 feet of seasonally closed national forest system road for the purpose of accessing private property. UNIT - Saguache Ranger District. STATE - Colorado. COUNTY - Saguache. LEGAL - Secs. 31 & 32, T. 44 N., R. 12 E., NMPM, Saguache County, Colorado. National Forest System Road 950 along North Crestone Creek. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) prohibits discrimination in all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status, familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an individual's income is derived from any public assistance program. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact USDA's TARGET Center at (202) (voice and TDD). To file a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC or call (800) (voice) or (202) (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the. 04/01/ :05 am MT Page 10 of 10

Why does the Forest Service need to propose this activity at this time?

Why does the Forest Service need to propose this activity at this time? United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service Uinta-Wasatch-Cache NF Supervisor s Office www.fs.usda.gov/uwcnf 857 W. South Jordan Parkway South Jordan, UT 84095 Tel. (801) 999-2103 FAX (801)