Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA) 10/01/2018 to 12/31/2018 Tonto National Forest This Report Contains the Best Available Information at the Time of Publication
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Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA) 10/01/2018 to 12/31/2018 Tonto National Forest This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact. Expected Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Implementation Project Contact R3 - Southwestern Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide) 4FRI Rim Country Project - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants In Progress: Expected:04/2020 04/2020 Annette Fredette EIS - Forest products NOI in Federal Register 928 226 4684 [email protected] *UPDATED* - Vegetation management 06/26/2015 (other than forest products) Est. DEIS NOA in Federal .us - Fuels management Register 03/2019 - Watershed management - Road management Description: Landscape-scale restoration on the Coconino, Apache-Sitgreaves, and Tonto National Forests of ponderosa pine ecosystems, designed to maintain, improve, and restore ecosystem structure, pattern, function, and resiliency. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/4FRIRimCountry Location: UNIT - Coconino National Forest All Units. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Coconino. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Mogollon Rim Ranger District, Coconino NF; Black Mesa and Lakeside Ranger Districts, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest; Payson and Pleasant Valley Ranger Districts, Tonto National Forest. APS 69kv Power Line Permit for - Special use management In Progress: Expected:10/2018 11/2018 Judy Adams Childs-Irving Line Scoping Start 08/12/2015 928-203-7506 CE [email protected] *UPDATED* Description: Issuance of a permit to replace the expired Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Hydropower License. Existing 69 kV line that was part of the Childs Irving Power operation and covered under the old license. Has been in continuous operation. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=47114 Location: UNIT - Payson Ranger District, Red Rock Ranger District. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Gila, Yavapai. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Line that travels from Childs substation to Irving power plant area. Includes small sections of the Tonto NF where it crosses Fossil Creek. 10/01/2018 07:06 pm MT Page 1 of 19 Tonto National Forest Expected Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Implementation Project Contact R3 - Southwestern Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide) AZ Public Service (APS) ROW - Vegetation management In Progress: Expected:12/2018 01/2019 Heather Snow Vegetation Management with (other than forest products) Comment Period Public Notice 505-842-3445 Herbicides - Special use management 01/06/2015 [email protected] EA Description: FS must decide whether to allow APS to include using herbicides as a method to manage vegetation on existing APS transmission ROW within five National Forests in Arizona. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=45771 Location: UNIT - Kaibab National Forest All Units, Prescott National Forest All Units, Coconino National Forest All Units, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests All Units, Tonto National Forest All Units. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Coconino, Gila, Maricopa, Navajo, Yavapai. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Arizona Public Service Company Rights of Way across the Apache-Sitgreaves, Coconino, Kaibab, Prescott, and Tonto National Forests. See map on website. Arizona National Scenic Trail - Regulations, Directives, Developing Proposal Expected:12/2018 02/2019 Julie Molzahn Comprehensive Plan Orders Est. Scoping Start 08/2017 406-826-4352 EA - Land management planning [email protected] - Recreation management - Heritage resource management - Special area management - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants - Grazing management - Forest products - Fuels management - Watershed management - Minerals and Geology - Land ownership management - Land acquisition - Special use management - Facility management - Road management Description: The Comprehensive Plan will develop administrative and management goals, objectives and practices for the Arizona National Scenic Trail and management corridor. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=49535 Location: UNIT - Coronado National Forest All Units, Kaibab National Forest All Units, Coconino National Forest All Units, Tonto National Forest All Units. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Cochise, Coconino, Gila, Maricopa, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The Arizona National Scenic Trail goes from the Coronado NM to the Utah Border at Vermillion Cliffs- 800 miles south to north across the State of Arizona. 10/01/2018 07:06 pm MT Page 2 of 19 Tonto National Forest Expected Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Implementation Project Contact R3 - Southwestern Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide) Fossil Creek Wild and Scenic - Regulations, Directives, In Progress: Expected:12/2019 12/2019 Marcos Roybal River Comprehensive River Orders NOI in Federal Register 928-203-2915 Management Plan 11/29/2016 comments- EIS Est. DEIS NOA in Federal southwestern- *UPDATED* Register 11/2018 coconino- [email protected] Description: Creation of a Comprehensive River Management Plan for Fossil Creek, per Wild and Scenic Rivers Act requirements. <a href="http://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/coconino/landmanagement/planning/?cid=stelprdb5410835">View Fossil Creek general information.</a> Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=27457 Location: UNIT - Payson Ranger District, Red Rock Ranger District. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Gila, Yavapai. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Fossil Creek (Wild and Scenic River Portions) - Red Rock District of the Coconino National Forest and Payson Ranger District of the Tonto National Forest. Prescott College Academic - Recreation management In Progress: Expected:04/2018 05/2018 Julie Rowe Outfitter and Guide Priority Use - Special use management Scoping Start 02/02/2015 928-203-7516 (2015-2025) [email protected] CE Description: The Forest Service proposes to authorize Prescott College to conduct academic courses including new student orientation, adventure education, biology, human ecology, natural history, physical geography, field ecology, environmental conservation Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=47407 Location: UNIT - Coronado National Forest All Units, Kaibab National Forest All Units, Prescott National Forest All Units, Tonto Basin Ranger District, Coconino National Forest All Units, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests All Units. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Yavapai. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Activities take place in a variety of locations throughout the forest. 10/01/2018 07:06 pm MT Page 3 of 19 Tonto National Forest Expected Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Implementation Project Contact R3 - Southwestern Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide) Western Area Power - Vegetation management In Progress: Expected:04/2019 05/2019 Mike Dechter Administration Glen Canyon- (other than forest products) Scoping Start 04/20/2016 505-829-3535 x 3109 Rogers 230/345kV Integrated - Special use management Est. Comment Period Public [email protected] Vegetation Mgmt Program Notice 12/2018 EA Description: Western is proposing to implement a operation and maintenance (O&M) and Integrated Vegetation Management *UPDATED* (IVM) program on the Rogers-Glen Canyon section of the Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) Transmission System. Includes use of herbicides. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=49397 Location: UNIT - Coconino National Forest All Units, Tonto National Forest All Units. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Coconino, Gila, Pima, Yavapai. LEGAL - Not Applicable. This transmission line runs throughout the Coconino National Forest and through portions of the Tonto National Forest. Tonto National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest) R3 - Southwestern Region Bighorn Sheep Population - Land management planning On Hold N/A N/A Gregory Dunn Management Project - Special use management 928-467-3218 EA comments- southwestern- [email protected] Description: Authorize the use of helicopters by the Arizona Game and Fish Department to capture, release, translocate, monitor populations, and conduct research of bighorn sheep on the Tonto National FOrest, including wilderness areas. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=44049 Location: UNIT - Tonto National Forest All Units. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Gila, Maricopa, Pinal, Yavapai. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Tonto National Forest, including the Mazatzal, Hells Gate, Four Peaks, Salt River Canyon, and Superstition Wilderness Areas. 10/01/2018 07:06 pm MT Page 4 of 19 Tonto National Forest Expected Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Implementation Project Contact Tonto National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest) R3 - Southwestern Region Tonto National Forest - Recreation management In Progress: Expected:09/2016 09/2017 Marianne Thomas Motorized Travel Management - Road management Objection Period Legal Notice 602-225-5213 EIS 06/10/2016 comments- Est. FEIS NOA in Federal southwestern- Register 09/2016 [email protected] Description: The Tonto National Forest is in the process of implementing the Travel Management Rule which calls for establishing a system of roads, trails, and areas designated for motorized vehicle use and determining suitable locations for dispersed camping. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=28967 Location: UNIT - Tonto National Forest All Units. STATE - Arizona. COUNTY - Gila, Maricopa, Pinal, Yavapai. LEGAL - Not Applicable.