White River National Forest Oil and Gas Leasing Environmental Impact Statement

The Oil and Gas Leasing EIS proposes land availability and lease stipulations for the entire 2.3 million acre WRNF. The Draft EIS is available for public comment. The comment period has been extended 30 days; comments will be accepted until November 30, 2012. Written comments may be submitted to: White River National Forest-Oil and Gas Leasing DEIS, PO Box 1919, Sacramento, CA 95812; FAX 916.456.6724; or WRNFoilandgascomments@fscomments.org. Comments must have an identifiable name and address attached, or verification of identity will be required.

Location Summary

Forest Wide

District: White River National Forest All Units

Project Documents

• Analysis

  • Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
    
    • Draft Environmental Impact Statement (Entire Document) (PDF 42031kb)
    • Cover Page (PDF 130kb)
    • Abstract (PDF 23kb)
    • Executive Summary (PDF 304kb)
    • Table of Contents (PDF 158kb)
    • Chapter 1 (PDF 616kb)
    • Chapter 2 (PDF 39632kb)
    • Chapter 3 (PDF 3982kb)
    • Chapter 4 (PDF 97kb)
    • Bibliography (PDF 101kb)
    • Glossary and Acronyms (PDF 159kb)
    • Index (PDF 157kb)
    • Appendix A: Lease Stipulations (PDF 325kb)
    • Appendix B: No Surface Occupancy Documentation (PDF 72kb)
    • Appendix C: Evolution of Oil & Gas Operations on NFS Lands (PDF 1064kb)
    • Appendix D: Forest Plan Amendment (PDF 175kb)
    • Appendix E: Past Present and Foreseeable Future Actions (PDF 57kb)
    • Appendix F: Reasonably Foreseeable Development Scenario (PDF 2902kb)

• Scoping

  • Notice of Intent (PDF 67kb)
  • Public Scoping Letter (PDF 989kb)

• Supporting

  • 1993 Record of Decision (PDF 14669kb)
  • 1993 Decisions Map (East Half) (PDF 6912kb)
  • 1993 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
    
    • FEIS Chapter 1 (PDF 5393kb)
    • FEIS Chapter 2 (PDF 1847kb)
    • FEIS Chapter 3 (PDF 11273kb)
    • FEIS Chapter 4 (PDF 17145kb)
    • FEIS Chapter 5 (PDF 5410kb)
    • FEIS Chapters 6 and 7 (PDF 1348kb)
    • Appendix B: Supplemental Stipulations (PDF 4041kb)
    • Appendix C: Reasonable Foreseeable Development Scenarios (PDF 8662kb)
    • Appendix I: Biological Assessment (PDF 5962kb)
    • Other Appendices, Glossary and Index (PDF 5632kb)
    • Stipulations on Available Lands Map (West Half) (PDF 7370kb)
    • Stipulations on Available Lands Map (East Half) (PDF 6787kb)
  • Media Release (PDF 117kb)
  • Questions & Answers (PDF 155kb)
  • Key Acres (PDF 54kb)
  • Fact Sheet (PDF 78kb)
  • Notice of Availability (PDF 200kb)
  • 1993 Decisions Map (West Half) (PDF 7299kb)