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Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA) 10/01/2017 to 12/31/2017 Monongahela National Forest This Report Contains the Best Available Information at the Time of Publication Schedule of Proposed Action (SOPA) 10/01/2017 to 12/31/2017 Monongahela 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 Monongahela National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest) R9 - Eastern Region Citizens Telecommunications - Special use management Completed Actual: 07/21/2017 09/2017 Todd Hess Telephone and Fiber Optic 304-636-1800 ext.222 Reissue Special Use Permit [email protected] CHT205112 Description: Special use permit to Citizens reissuing the continued use and maintenance of existing telephone and fiber optic cables on Monongahela NF with no new construction authorized with this CE. CE Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=51708 *UPDATED* Location: UNIT - Monongahela National Forest All Units. STATE - West Virginia. COUNTY - Grant, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph, Tucker, Webster. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Throughout the Monongahela National Forest. Wildlife Openings - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants On Hold N/A N/A Catherine Johnson EA - Vegetation management 304-636-1800 ext 170 (other than forest products) [email protected] d.us Description: This proposal will address maintenance of wildlife openings across the Forest through mowing, prescribed fire, herbicide, and other treatments, and will include long-term strategies for determining, prioritizing, and treating existing and new areas. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=31823 Location: UNIT - Monongahela National Forest All Units. STATE - West Virginia. COUNTY - Grant, Greenbrier, Nicholas, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph, Tucker, Webster. LEGAL - Not Applicable. Openings are scattered across the Forest in Grant, Greenbrier, Nicholas, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Preston, Randolph, Tucker, and Webster Counties, WV. Monongahela National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide) R9 - Eastern Region 10/01/2017 10:16 am MT Page 1 of 9 Monongahela National Forest Expected Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Implementation Project Contact Monongahela National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide) R9 - Eastern Region Authorization for - Special use management In Progress: Expected:10/2017 11/2017 Will Wilson Construction/Operation of Objection Period Legal Notice 304-636-1800 Natural Gas Pipeline from 09/04/2017 [email protected] Columbia Gas Transmission Description: LLC Special Use Application from Columbia Gas Transmission LLC to construct and operate 26" diameter natural gas pipeline of approximately 11.4 miles on NFS lands mostly within existing natural gas pipeline ROW. EA Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=51421 *UPDATED* Location: UNIT - Greenbrier Ranger District, Potomac Ranger District. STATE - West Virginia. COUNTY - Pendleton, Randolph. LEGAL - Not Applicable. MNF. Monongahela National Forest Cheat/Potomac Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R9 - Eastern Region Bowden Timber Stand - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants In Progress: Expected:10/2017 10/2017 Jeff Kochenderfer Improvement - Vegetation management Scoping Start 02/14/2017 304-257-4488 CE (other than forest products) [email protected]. us *UPDATED* Description: Timber stand improvement/wildlife habitat improvement will be completed on 373 acres. Approximately 50-75 healthy desirable trees in stands 20-52 years old would be released by cutting vegetation surrounding them with a chainsaw. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=51102 Location: UNIT - Cheat Ranger District. STATE - West Virginia. COUNTY - Randolph. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The stands proposed for treatment are in compartments 43, 49, 50, 51, and 53 within Management Prescription 6.1. The stands are scattered within 7-mile radius of Bowden, WV to the north of WV-33. Dolly Sods Picnic Area - Recreation management Developing Proposal Expected:03/2018 05/2018 Zachary Adkins EA Est. Scoping Start 11/2017 304-257-4488 [email protected] *UPDATED* Description: This project include rehabbing the existing Dolly Sods Picnic Area to a more natural condition and developing a new picnic area approx. 1.5 miles north along NFS Rd 19. Includes picnic site amenities, toilet building, and trail to an existing vista. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=51514 Location: UNIT - Potomac Ranger District. STATE - West Virginia. COUNTY - Grant, Tucker. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The existing area is located on NFS Rd 19, approx. 3.5 miles east of Laneville, WV and the new area is located approx. 4 miles east of Laneville, WV. Both are adjacent to Dolly Sods Wilderness Area. 10/01/2017 10:16 am MT Page 2 of 9 Monongahela National Forest Expected Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Implementation Project Contact Monongahela National Forest Cheat/Potomac Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R9 - Eastern Region Harper Cultivation Special Use - Special use management In Progress: Expected:10/2017 10/2017 Todd Hess Permit Re-Issue Scoping Start 04/01/2017 304-636-1800 ext.222 CE [email protected] *UPDATED* Description: We received a request to re-issue a hay (19.7 acres) and corn (3.2 acres) cultivation permit in five fields, totaling 22.9 acres. The cultivation has occurred from 1992-2016 under previous permits. If issued, this permit would expire 12/31/2021. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=51511 Location: UNIT - Potomac Ranger District. STATE - West Virginia. COUNTY - Pendleton. LEGAL - Not Applicable. This area is located in the fields on NFS lands near the Seneca Rocks Discovery Center and the intersection of WV St Rt 28 and 33, in the community of Seneca Rocks, WV. Monongahela Power Montrose - Special use management Completed Actual: 09/07/2017 10/2017 Todd Hess CHT205123 Amendment 2 304-636-1800 ext.222 CE [email protected] *NEW LISTING* Description: Amend Monongahela Power existing special use permit CHT205123 authorizing the relocation of an existing aerial 7.2 kV powerline to a buried powerline on National Forest System lands. This is needed to allow construction of Corridor H Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=52408 Location: UNIT - Cheat Ranger District. STATE - West Virginia. COUNTY - Randolph. LEGAL - Randolph County / Montrose Quad / US Tract 16. Randolph County / Montrose Quad / US Tract 16. Monongahela Power Special - Special use management Completed Actual: 08/07/2017 08/2017 Todd Hess Use Permit - CHT205123 304-636-1800 ext.222 (Amendment 1) [email protected] CE Description: Authorize an amendment to Monongahela Power's existing special use permit (CHT205123) authorizing a new *UPDATED* aerial 7.2 kV powerline to be installed to serve a private land owner. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=50865 Location: UNIT - Cheat Ranger District. STATE - West Virginia. COUNTY - Tucker. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The area being considered for this project is near the Tucker-Barbour County line, at the eastern base of Laurel Mountain near at the headwaters of Indian Run, approximately 5 miles north of Montrose. 10/01/2017 10:16 am MT Page 3 of 9 Monongahela National Forest Expected Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Implementation Project Contact Monongahela National Forest Cheat/Potomac Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District) R9 - Eastern Region Mountaineer Gas Pipeline - Special use management Completed Actual: 08/07/2017 09/2017 Todd Hess Special Use Permit CHT89 304-636-1800 ext.222 Amendment 2 - Nursery [email protected] Bottom Description: Use and maintain existing buried pipeline located in the Nursery Bottom. Some ground disturbance may be CE required to maintain and replaces buried pipeline. *NEW LISTING* Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=52256 Location: UNIT - Cheat Ranger District. STATE - West Virginia. COUNTY - Tucker. LEGAL - Tucker County / Parsons Quad / PLSS US Tracts 141, 294, and 321. Tucker County / Parsons Quad / PLSS US Tracts 141, 294, and 321. Parsons nursery bottom near district office. Spruce Mountain Grouse - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants In Progress: Expected:02/2018 03/2018 Theresa Evans Management Area - Forest products Scoping Start 04/11/2017 304-478-2000 ext.136 EA - Vegetation management Est. Comment Period Public [email protected] *UPDATED* (other than forest products) Notice 10/2017 Description: The objective of this project is to restore and maintain ruffed grouse habitat in the Spruce Mountain Grouse Management Area by increasing early successional habitat for cover and enhancing species diversity to increase foraging opportunities. Web Link: http://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=51058 Location: UNIT - Potomac Ranger District. STATE - West Virginia. COUNTY - Randolph. LEGAL - Not Applicable. The project area is located west & southwest of Spruce Knob Lake and is near the community of Osceola, WV. It is bounded on the NW by County Route 40 and on the SE by NFS Road 112 (Spruce Knob Road). Warner Cultivation Special Use - Special use management Completed Actual: 08/14/2017 08/2017 Todd Hess Permit Re-issue 304-636-1800 ext.222 CE [email protected] *UPDATED* Description: We received a request to re-authorize a hay cultivation permit in a 7.3-acre field. The cultivation has been occurring in this location from 2001-2016 under previous permits. If issued, the permit would
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