Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)
07/01/2010 to 09/30/2010
Dixie National Forest

This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.
Report Contents (click to jump to a section) :
-  Projects Occurring in more than one Region (excluding Nationwide)
-  R4 - Intermountain Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)
-  R4 - Intermountain Region, Dixie National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
-  R4 - Intermountain Region, Dixie National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)
-  R4 - Intermountain Region, Dixie National Forest,  Cedar City Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R4 - Intermountain Region, Dixie National Forest,  Escalante Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R4 - Intermountain Region, Dixie National Forest,  Pine Valley Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)
-  R4 - Intermountain Region, Dixie National Forest,  Powell Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

Projects Occurring in more than one Region (excluding Nationwide)  

 
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Geothermal Leasing Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
EIS
 - Regulations, Directives, Orders  Cancelled  N/A  N/A Tracy Parker
505-758-6310
tparker03@fs.fed.us 
Description: The Forest Service was a cooperating agency, assisting the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in that Agency's geothermal leasing analysis and decision. The BLM issued a record of decision on 12/17/2008.
Web Link:  http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/energy/geothermal/geothermal_nationwide.html
Location: UNIT - Coronado National Forest All Units, Gila National Forest All Units, Lincoln National Forest All Units, Boise National Forest All Units, Bridger-Teton National Forest All Units, Clearwater National Forest All Units, Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest All Units, Bitterroot National Forest All Units, Lewis And Clark National Forest All Units, Medicine Bow-Routt National Forest All Units, San Juan National Forest All Units, White River National Forest All Units, Carson National Forest All Units, Cibola National Forest All Units, Cleveland National Forest All Units, Eldorado National Forest All Units, Lassen National Forest All Units, Los Padres National Forest All Units, Mendocino National Forest All Units, Modoc National Forest All Units, San Bernardino National Forest All Units, Sequoia National Forest All Units, Tahoe National Forest All Units, Gifford Pinchot National Forest All Units, Malheur National Forest All Units, Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest All Units, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest All Units, Umpqua National Forest All Units, Wallowa-Whitman National Forest All Units, Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest All Units, Dixie National Forest All Units, Fishlake National Forest All Units, Payette National Forest All Units, Salmon-Challis National Forest All Units, Sawtooth National Forest All Units, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest All Units, R10 - Alaska Region All Units, Custer National Forest All Units, Gallatin National Forest All Units, Helena National Forest All Units, Grand Mesa Uncompahgre and Gunnison National Forest All Units, Santa Fe National Forest All Units, Angeles National Forest All Units, Plumas National Forest All Units, Manti-Lasal National Forest All Units, Caribou-Targhee National Forest All Units, Shasta Trinity National Forest All Units, Deschutes National Forest All Units, Mt. Hood National Forest All Units, Rio Grande National Forest All Units, Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests All Units, Klamath National Forest All Units, Sierra National Forest All Units, Ochoco National Forest All Units, Fremont-Winema National Forest All Units, Umatilla National Forest All Units, Willamette National Forest All Units, Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands All Units, Washington Office (National Headquarter), Uinta-Wasatch-Cache All Units, Lolo National Forest All Units, Nez Perce National Forest All Units, Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests All Units, Tonto National Forest All Units, Inyo National Forest All Units. STATE - Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. COUNTY - Aleutians East, La Paz, Colusa, Denver, Douglas, Bonner, Columbia, Coos. 11 contiguous Western States (Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming) and Alaska.
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R4 - Intermountain Region, Occurring in more than one Forest (excluding Regionwide)

 
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Sigurd to Red Butte 345 kV Transmission Line
EIS
 - Special use management  In Progress:
NOI in Federal Register 01/05/2010
Est. DEIS NOA in Federal Register 10/2010  		Expected:10/2011
  		02/2012 Janel McCurdy
541-278-3869
janelmccurdy@fs.fed.us 
Description: Construct a new 345 kV transmission line connecting the Sigurd substation located near Richfield, UT to the Red Butte substation located near Central, UT.
Location: UNIT - Pine Valley Ranger District, Beaver Ranger District, Fillmore Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Beaver, Iron, Millard, Sevier, Washington. Linear alignment from approximately 6 miles northeast of Richfield, UT to just southwest of the town of Central, UT.
Sigurd to Red Butte Geotechnical Investigation
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 07/2010  		Expected:09/2010  09/2010 Kathy Slack
435-865-3742
kslack@fs.fed.us 
Description: The FS proposes to issue a short-term special use permit to authorize Rocky Mt Power to conduct a geotechnical investigation to determine feasability for alternative routes for a 345kV Transmission line from Sigurd to Red Butte substations.
Location: UNIT - Pine Valley Ranger District, Beaver Ranger District, Fillmore Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Beaver, Iron, Millard, Sevier, Washington. Starting near Sigurd, UT and running southwest to the Red Butte Substation near Central, UT.
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Dixie National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)  

R4 - Intermountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Aquatic Monitoring Amendment
EA
 - Land management planning  Completed  Actual: 06/08/2010  07/2010 Georgina Lampman
435-865-3794
glampman@fs.fed.us 
Description: Amend the Aquatic Management Indicator Species (MIS) list included within the Dixie National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan (LRMP)
Web Link:  http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=25627
Location: UNIT - Dixie National Forest All Units. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield, Iron, Kane, Piute, Washington, Wayne. LEGAL - All lands within the Dixie NF boundary. Dixie National Forest.
Dixie Forest-wide Oil and Gas Leasing Analysis
EIS
 - Minerals and Geology  In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register 10/22/2008
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 08/2010  		Expected:08/2010
  		12/2010 Susan Baughman
435-865-3703
sbaughman@fs.fed.us 
Description: As required by the Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Act of 1987, the responsible officials of the Forest Service and BLM will evaluate lands administered by the Dixie NF for oil and gas leasing.
Location: UNIT - Dixie National Forest All Units. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield, Iron, Kane, Piute, Washington. Dixie National Forest.
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Dixie National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)  

R4 - Intermountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
2010 Special Use Permit Issuances
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/03/2010  		Expected:09/2010
  		12/2010 Pamela Christensen
435-865-3200
pchristensen@fs.fed.us 
Description: Issuance of eight special use permits involving extension of permit term for existing permits.
Location: UNIT - Pine Valley Ranger District, Cedar City Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield, Iron, Kane, Washington. Cedar City Ranger District and Pine Valley Ranger District.
Outfitter and Guide Special Use Permit Issuance
CE
 - Special use management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 03/2010  		Expected:04/2010  04/2010 Cindy Calbaum
435-826-5425
ccalbaum@fs.fed.us 
Description: Reissue priority permits and issue new permits for outfitting and guiding.
Location: UNIT - Cedar City Ranger District, Escalante Ranger District, Powell Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield, Iron. Escalante, Powell and Cedar city Ranger Districts.
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Dixie National Forest,   Cedar City Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R4 - Intermountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Brian Head ATV Trail
EA
 - Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/03/2009
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 05/2010  		Expected:08/2010
  		11/2010 Steven Robinson
435-865-3241
stevenrobinson@fs.fed.us 
Description: Development of an ATV trail linking the community of Brian Head to the Markagunt ATV Trail System. The Brian Head ATV Trail will consist of 4 miles of new trail construction and approximately 4.6 mile of existing forest roads.
Location: UNIT - Cedar City Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Iron. LEGAL - T 36 S, R 9 W, Secs 11-14; T 36 S, R 8 W, Secs 19, 27, 29, 30, 32, 33. Southeast of Brian Head, Utah.
Cedar Mountain Mineral Source Sites
EA

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Minerals and Geology  In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/28/2010
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 10/2010  		Expected:12/2010
  		05/2011 Dave Swank
435-865-3224
dswank@fs.fed.us 
Description: Analysis of 12 existing mineral source sites to evaluate safety issues and determine future needs.
Location: UNIT - Cedar City Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield, Iron, Kane. LEGAL - Various sites centered around T37S R7W. Cedar Mountain area approximately 25 miles east of Cedar City, UT.
Harris Flat ATV Access Trail
EA
 - Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/01/2010
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 08/2010  		Expected:10/2010
  		06/2011 Steve Robinson
530-627-3291
steverobinson@fs.fed.us 
Description: Construction of 0.4 mile of ATV trail on existing utility route. New route will provide access from private lands to National Forest roads and trails.
Location: UNIT - Cedar City Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Kane. LEGAL - T38S R7W Sec 24. Approximately 6 miles east of Duck Creek Village, Utah.
Kitty Hawk Administrative Site Master Development Plan
EIS
 - Facility management  In Progress:
NOI in Federal Register 02/10/2010
Est. DEIS NOA in Federal Register 04/2010  		Expected:07/2010
  		01/2011 Georgina Lampman
435-865-3794
glampman@fs.fed.us 
Description: Continued development of the 14-acre administrative site in Cedar City.
Location: UNIT - Cedar City Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Iron. LEGAL - T35S R11W Sec 3. Within Cedar City, Utah at 1750 West Kitty Hawk Drive.
Little Creek-Red Creek Vegetation Treatment
EA

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management
- Watershed management 		 Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 09/2010  		Expected:02/2011  06/2011 Dave Swank
435-865-3224
dswank@fs.fed.us 
Description: Vegetation treatments on 9281 acres to improve vigor in a variety of species. Mechanical treatments and prescribed fire will be used to reduce forest fuels, regenerate aspen and sagebrush, thin conifer timber and reduce pinyon-juniper invasion.
Location: UNIT - Cedar City Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Iron. LEGAL - T33S, R7W. T34S, R7W. Approximately 9 miles east of Parowan, Utah.
Navajo Basin Forest and Scenic Recovery
EA
 - Forest products  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 08/2010  		Expected:04/2011  09/2011 Dave Swank
435-865-3224
dswank@fs.fed.us 
Description: Salvage harvest of 3,800 acres of dead and dying Douglas-fir and other conifer. Regeneration of 177 acres of aspen. Conifer reforestation of approximately 760 acres.
Location: UNIT - Cedar City Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Kane. LEGAL - T38S R8W Sec 3-10,15-18; T38S R8S Sec 1-3, 11,12,13,14. Approximately 25 east of Cedar City, UT.
Navajo Lake Access Trails
CE
 - Recreation management  Completed  Actual: 04/28/2010  09/2010 Chris Butler
435-865-3739
cbutler@fs.fed.us 
Description: Construction of two accessible trails from parking areas along the Navajo Lake Road down to the lake shore.
Location: UNIT - Cedar City Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Kane. LEGAL - T38S R8W Sec 7,8. At Navajo Lake approximately 22 miles east of Cedar City, UT.
Red Desert Vegetation Treatment
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Vegetation management (other than forest products)  In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/30/2010  		Expected:08/2010
  		06/2011 Dave Swank
435-865-3224
dswank@fs.fed.us 
Description: Treat vegetation to regenerate aspen (approximately 200 acres) and prescribe burn decadent aspen areas (approximately 2025 acres).
Web Link:  http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=32528
Location: UNIT - Cedar City Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Iron. LEGAL - T37S, R8W, Sec 2,17,20-22,27,28,32,33. Approximately 24 miles east of Cedar City, Ut.
Tippets Salvage
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/30/2010  		Expected:08/2010
  		06/2011 Dave Swank
435-865-3224
dswank@fs.fed.us 
Description: Salvage log approximately 250 acres of dead and dying conifer.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=32529
Location: UNIT - Cedar City Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Iron. LEGAL - T37S, R8W, Sec 14. Approximately 25 miles east of Cedar City, UT.
Uinta Flat Designated Dispersed Camping Areas
EA

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Recreation management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/01/2010
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 09/2010  		Expected:12/2010
  		05/2011 Steven Robinson
435-865-3241
stevenrobinson@fs.fed.us 
Description: Desiganation of dispersed campsites by hardening, delineating.
Location: UNIT - Cedar City Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield, Kane. LEGAL - T38S, R7W; T37S, R7W. Approximately 4 miles east of Duck Creek Village, UT.
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Dixie National Forest,   Escalante Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R4 - Intermountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Beehive Telephone Permit Issuance for Microwave Relay Station, Barney Top Communication Site
CE
 - Special use management  Cancelled  N/A  N/A Cindy Calbaum
435-826-5425
ccalbaum@fs.fed.us 
Description: Issue a special use permit to Beehive Telephone Co. for the construction, operation, and maintenance of a microwave radio relay station on Lot 4 of the existing Barney Top Communications Site.
Location: UNIT - Escalante Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield. LEGAL - T35S, R1W, Section 15. Barney Top Communications Site, Escalante Utah.
Bridge Fire Salvage and Restoration Project
EA

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Forest products  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 07/2010  		Expected:10/2010  11/2010 Keith Gustafson
435-676-9354
keithgustafson@fs.fed.us 
Description: Project proposes to salvage fire killed or damaged timber from approximately 711 acres; to reforest within harvested area and to mitigate safety concerns from hazard trees along existing roads and dispersed camp sites.
Location: UNIT - Escalante Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield. LEGAL - T37S, R4W, Sec. 4,5,8,9,16,17,18,19,20,29,30,31 ; T37S, R4.5W Sec 36 S.L.M. Project area is located approximately 20 miles south east of Panguitch, Utah adjacent to Tropic Reservoir.
East Fork Boulder Creek Native Trout Restoration Project
EA
 - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants  In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal Notice 03/17/2010  		Expected:08/2010
  		07/2011 Georgina Lampman
435-826-5401
glampman@fs.fed.us 
Description: All fish would be removed from a section of Boulder Creek to prepare it for introduction of Colorado river cutthroat trout (CRCT).
Location: UNIT - Escalante Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield. LEGAL - T31S, R4E, Sec 27, 28, 33, 34 and T32S, R4E Sec 3, 10, 15, 22,21, and 28 of Salt Lake Baseline Meridian. Within the East Fork of Boulder Creek drainage, approx 10 miles NW of the town of Boulder, UT.
Escalante RD Trail Reroutes
CE
 - Recreation management  Developing Proposal
Est. Scoping Start 04/2010  		Expected:06/2010  06/2011 Cindy Calbaum
435-826-5425
ccalbaum@fs.fed.us 
Description: East Boulder Cr Loop, Chriss Lake Trail, water Canyon Trail, Coleman Trail
Location: UNIT - Escalante Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield. District wide.
Iron Springs Vegetation Improvement and Salvage Project
EA
 - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Fuels management 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/05/2010
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 07/2010  		Expected:10/2010
  		06/2011 Joseph Huck
435-826-5423
jhuck@fs.fed.us 
Description: Commercial and non-commercial thinning to reduce stand densities, provide for a more balance age-class distribution, and perpetuate aspen presences within the spruce/fir dominated forest.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=31526
Location: UNIT - Escalante Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield. LEGAL - T33S, R1W and T33S, R1E, of the Salt Lake Baseline Meridian. On the Aquarius Plateau, approximately 15 miles northwest of Escalante, UT along FR 30140.
Road Draw Salvage and Reforestation Project
CE
 - Forest products  In Progress:
Scoping Start 03/25/2010  		Expected:07/2010
  		08/2010 Colby Peterson
435-865-3223
cbpeterson@fs.fed.us 
Description: Salvage fire killed or damaged timber on 82 acres within the approximately 118 burn area.
Location: UNIT - Escalante Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield. LEGAL - T 32 S, R4 E, Sec 27, 28, 29. Approximately 7 miles NW of Boulder, UT along FR 166 west of state Highway 12.
Sawmill Point Aspen Improvement Project
CE
 - Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) 		 Completed  Actual: 04/12/2010  06/2010 Lisa Young
435-826-5431
lmyoung@fs.fed.us 
Description: Aspen regeneration, commercial and non-commercial aspen cleaning. This project and Baldy's Ridge project have been combined into one analysis.
Location: UNIT - Escalante Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield. T32S,R4E, Sections 20,21,28,29,30,32 and 33.
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Dixie National Forest,   Pine Valley Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R4 - Intermountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Cove Mountain Iron Ore Exploration Project
CE
 - Minerals and Geology  In Progress:
Scoping Start 02/26/2010  		Expected:07/2010
  		09/2010 Susan Baughman
435-865-3703
sbaughman@fs.fed.us 
Description: Drilling and evaluation for iron ore deposits on mining claims for which it has a statutory right authorized by the United States mining laws. The operator has submitted a plan of operations
Location: UNIT - Pine Valley Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Washington. LEGAL - T39S, R18W, Sections 2, 11, 12. Approximately 11 miles west of Central, Utah.
General Steam Mill Site Cleanup
CE
 - Recreation management  Completed  Actual: 04/20/2010  07/2010 Dave Swank
435-865-3224
dswank@fs.fed.us 
Description: Removal of hazardous materials and other waste from an abandoned mill site.
Location: UNIT - Pine Valley Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Washington. LEGAL - T39S, R17E, Sec.6. Approximately 9 miles northwest of Veyo, Utah.
New Harmony Irrigation Project
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 06/02/2010  		Expected:07/2010
  		10/2010 Richard Jaros
435-865-3722
sjaros@fs.fed.us 
Description: Amend existing special use permit for (1) construction of a water detention structure, (2) installation of 5300' of 12' pipeline, (3) provide 600' of temporary motorized access for construction and (4) construction of a flow-control structure.
Location: UNIT - Pine Valley Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Washington. LEGAL - T38S, R13W, Sec 17, 20. Approximately 3 miles west of New Harmony, Utah.
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Dixie National Forest,   Powell Ranger District (excluding Projects occurring in more than one District)

R4 - Intermountain Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
East Slope Riparian Improvement Project
CE
 - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Watershed management 		 On Hold  N/A  N/A Jake Schoppe
435-676-9341
jschoppe@fs.fed.us 
Description: Remove invading junipers and pinyon from cottonwood galleries located in riparian areas.
Location: UNIT - Powell Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield. East slope of the Sevier Plateau.
Kanab Creek Timber Stand Improvement Project
CE
 - Vegetation management (other than forest products)  Completed  Actual: 05/27/2010  07/2010 Colby Peterson
435-865-3223
cbpeterson@fs.fed.us 
Description: Precommercial hand thinning on 1846 acres of mixed conifer.
Location: UNIT - Powell Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield, Kane. Kanab Creek/Paunsaugunt plateau south of Tropic Resevoir.
Paunsaugunt Vegetation Management
EA
 - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Forest products
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) 		 On Hold  N/A  N/A Bill Wais
435-865-3221
billwais@fs.fed.us 
Description: Treat aspen stands to increase aspen regeneration, reduce conifer encroachement and develop multi-aged aspen stands.
Location: UNIT - Powell Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield, Kane. LEGAL - T 38 S, R 4 W, T 39 S, R 5 W, T38 S, R 41/2 W, T 39 S, R 4 1/2 W, and T 39 S, R 4 W multiple sections. Paunsaugunt Plateau south of Tropic Resevoir near juction of Upper Kanab Creek and East Fork Sevier River.
Tropic to Hatch 138kV Transmission Line
EIS
 - Special use management  In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register 12/11/2009
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 08/2010  		Expected:08/2010
  		11/2010 Susan Baughman
435-865-3703
sbaughman@fs.fed.us 
Description: Construction of upgraded transmission line from Tropic, UT to Hatch, UT. This project crosses multilple jurisdictions. The Dixie NF is the project lead.
Location: UNIT - Powell Ranger District. STATE - Utah. COUNTY - Garfield. Area between Tropic, UT on Hwy 12 west to Hatch, Utah on Hwy 89.
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This report contains the best available information at the time of publication. Questions may be directed to the Project Contact.