Schedule of Proposed Actions (SOPA)
07/01/2011 to 09/30/2011
El Yunque 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 Nationwide
-  R8 - Southern Region, Regionwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Region)
-  R8 - Southern Region, El Yunque National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)
-  R8 - Southern Region, El Yunque National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)

Projects Occurring Nationwide  

 
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Gypsy Moth Management in the United States: A Cooperative Approach
EIS
 - Vegetation management (other than forest products)  In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register 09/19/2008
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 09/2011  		Expected:10/2011
  		10/2011 Noel Schneeberger
610-557-4121
nschneeberger@fs.fed.us 
Description: The USDA Forest Service and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service are analyzing a range of strategies for controlling gypsy moth damage to forests and trees in the United States.
Web Link:  http://www.na.fs.fed.us/wv/eis/
Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. Nationwide.
Land Management Planning Rule
EIS
 - Regulations, Directives, Orders  In Progress:
DEIS NOA in Federal Register 02/25/2011
Est. FEIS NOA in Federal Register 11/2011  		Expected:12/2011
  		12/2011 Larry Hayden
202-205-1559
lhayden@fs.fed.us 
Description: The Department of Agriculture proposes to promulgate a new planning rule, which will set out the process for development, revision, and amendment of National Forest System land management plans.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.usda.gov/planningrule
Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. Agency-wide Rule.
Nationwide Aerial Application of Fire Retardant on National Forest System Lands.
EIS
 - Regulations, Directives, Orders  In Progress:
NOI in Federal Register 08/27/2010
Est. DEIS NOA in Federal Register 05/2011  		Expected:12/2011
  		01/2012 Glen Stein
208-869-5405
gstein@fs.fed.us 
Description: The Forest Service will prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement for the continued nationwide aerial application of fire retardant on National Forest System lands.
Web Link:  http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/retardant/index.html
Location: UNIT - All Districts-level Units. STATE - All States. COUNTY - All Counties. Nationwide.
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R8 - Southern Region, Regionwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Region)

 
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Mississippi River Bottomland Hardwood Forest Habitat Management Project
EA
 - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Vegetation management (other than forest products) 		 Cancelled  N/A  N/A Edwin Spence
435-826-5400
espence@fs.fed.us 
Description: Management to improve wildlife habitat on appx 3,575 acres of bottomland hardwood forest; goals include developing oaks & flood-tolerant tree species, improving stand structure & improving availability of den & forage trees.
Location: UNIT - R8 - Southern Region All Units. STATE - Arkansas. COUNTY - Phillips. Compartments 15, 20 and 21.
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El Yunque National Forest, Forestwide (excluding Projects occurring in more than one Forest)  

R8 - Southern Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Abilene Zoological Gardens coqui research
CE
 - Regulations, Directives, Orders
- Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Special use management
- Research and Development 		 Completed  Actual: 04/13/2011  05/2011 Carolyn Krupp
787-888-5616
ckrupp@fs.fed.us 
Description: Research permit for observational studies of E.hendricki and E.unicolor to help gather information on population dynamics
Location: UNIT - El Yunque National Forest All Units. STATE - Puerto Rico. COUNTY - Ceiba, Luquillo, Naguabo, Rio Grande. El Yunque National Forest.
Amendment to existing communication site permit- Betteroads
CE
 - Special use management  On Hold  N/A  N/A Carolyn Krupp
787-888-5616
ckrupp@fs.fed.us 
Description: Betterroads Asphault Co. will apply to amend permit to acquire facilities under permit to be terminated by Celpage/Optivon at El Yunque Peak
Location: UNIT - El Yunque National Forest All Units. STATE - Puerto Rico. COUNTY - Ceiba, Luquillo, Naguabo, Rio Grande. El Yunque Peak Electronic Communication Site.
East Peak road repairs
CE
 - Special use management  Cancelled  N/A  N/A Carolyn Krupp
787-888-5616
ckrupp@fs.fed.us 
Description: Road repair to be contrated by FAA
Location: UNIT - El Yunque National Forest All Units. STATE - Puerto Rico. COUNTY - Ceiba, Luquillo, Naguabo, Rio Grande. East Peak Electronic site.
El Yunque NF Historic Trails Preservation
EA
 - Recreation management
- Heritage resource management 		 On Hold  N/A  N/A Guillermo Aponte
787-888-5646
gaponte@fs.fed.us 
Description: Repair 1000 mts of El Toro Trail. Relocate eroded tread
Web Link:  http://www.fs.fed.us/nepa/project_content.php?project=30582
Location: UNIT - El Yunque National Forest All Units. STATE - Puerto Rico. COUNTY - Ceiba, Luquillo, Naguabo, Rio Grande. El Toro National Recreation Trail #34, Rio Grande, Las Piedras, and Canovanas, P.R.
El Yunque National Forest Historic Trails Preservation: El Yunque Mt. Britton, Los Picachos, Tradew
CE
 - Recreation management
- Heritage resource management 		 On Hold  N/A  N/A Guillermo Aponte
787-888-5646
gaponte@fs.fed.us 
Description: Repair 10.4 miles of historic trails: repair eroded trail tread, drainage structures, landslide removal, stabilize banks, re-establish historic sections
Location: UNIT - El Yunque National Forest All Units. STATE - Puerto Rico. COUNTY - Ceiba, Luquillo, Naguabo, Rio Grande. El Yunque trail #15; Espiritu Santo watershed, Rio Grande, PR; Tradewinds trail #35, Rio Blanco Watershed, Naguabo, P.R. Los Picachos trail #17, Espiritu Santo Watershed, Rio GRande, PR Mt. Britton.
FAA road repair on East Peak Road to stabilize landslide prone area
CE
 - Special use management
- Road management 		 Cancelled  N/A  N/A Carolyn Krupp
787-888-5616
ckrupp@fs.fed.us 
Description: Gabin walls will be added to stabilize one section of the road
Location: UNIT - El Yunque National Forest All Units. STATE - Puerto Rico. COUNTY - Ceiba, Luquillo, Naguabo, Rio Grande. East Peak Road.
FSR12 Palo Hueco Road Repairs/maintenance
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Road management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/16/2011
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 06/2011  		Expected:08/2011
  		09/2011 Manuel Ortiz
787-888-5669
mortiz@fs.fed.us 
Description: Repair and maintain one mile of FSR12. Work includes clearing roadside, vegetation, cleaning/replacing culverts, installing drainage dips, grading/resurfacing traveled way and signing
Location: UNIT - El Yunque National Forest All Units. STATE - Puerto Rico. COUNTY - Ceiba, Luquillo, Naguabo, Rio Grande. Project starts at int. of FSR12 wotj PR 186 at km 17.7 in the municipality pf Rio Grande, P.R.
FSR27-Molindero/East Peak Road Repairs/Maintenance
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Road management  In Progress:
Scoping Start 05/25/2011
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 06/2011  		Expected:08/2011
  		09/2011 Manuel Ortiz
787-888-5669
mortiz@fs.fed.us 
Description: Repair and maintain 4.3 miles of FSR-27. Work includes cleaning roadside vegetation, cleaning/replacing culverts, repairing long drainage structures,stabilize subgrade, subbase and road banks, patching/overlaying asphalt pavement and signing.
Location: UNIT - El Yunque National Forest All Units. STATE - Puerto Rico. COUNTY - Ceiba, Luquillo, Naguabo, Rio Grande. Project start at int. of FSR-27 with PR 191 at km 12.3 in the municipality of Rio Grande.
Placement of Research Plots for modeling succesional vegetation dynamics
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Vegetation management (other than forest products)
- Special use management
- Research and Development 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/01/2011
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 06/2011  		Expected:06/2011
  		06/2011 Manuel Ortiz
787-888-5669
mortiz@fs.fed.us 
Description: Four one hectare plots will be established. The vegetation will be measured and monitored over a five year period
Location: UNIT - El Yunque National Forest All Units. STATE - Puerto Rico. COUNTY - Ceiba, Luquillo, Naguabo, Rio Grande. Plots willbe established near El Verde Field Station and Sabana Field Station.
Puerto Rico Acueducts and Sewer Authority (PRASA) long term permit
CE
 - Watershed management
- Special use management 		 On Hold  N/A  N/A Carolyn Krupp
787-888-5616
ckrupp@fs.fed.us 
Description: Renewal of existing PRASA water permit for ten year term
Location: UNIT - El Yunque National Forest All Units. STATE - Puerto Rico. COUNTY - Ceiba, Luquillo, Naguabo, Rio Grande. Existing water improvement of PRASA on the El Yunque NF.
Puerto Rico Energy Power Authority (PREPA) generator replacement at common site
CE
 - Special use management  On Hold  N/A  N/A Carolyn Krupp
787-888-5616
ckrupp@fs.fed.us 
Description: PREPA will install a new generator at their common site at El Yunque Peak
Location: UNIT - El Yunque National Forest All Units. STATE - Puerto Rico. COUNTY - Ceiba, Luquillo, Naguabo, Rio Grande. El Yunque Peak Electronic Communication Site.
Removal of contaminated soil from East Peak Electronic Site
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal Notice 11/23/2010  		Expected:08/2011
  		11/2011 Carolyn Krupp
787-888-5616
ckrupp@fs.fed.us 
Description: As per expired Navy permit demolition plan and environmental baseline study. Under BRAC process
Location: UNIT - El Yunque National Forest All Units. STATE - Puerto Rico. COUNTY - Ceiba, Luquillo, Naguabo, Rio Grande. East Peack Electronic Site.
Renewal of PREPA right of way permit
CE
 - Special use management  In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal Notice 12/10/2010  		Expected:12/2011
  		01/2012 Carolyn Krupp
787-888-5616
ckrupp@fs.fed.us 
Description: Ten year permit for electrical power lines ove the El Yunque National Forest
Location: UNIT - El Yunque National Forest All Units. STATE - Puerto Rico. COUNTY - Ceiba, Luquillo, Naguabo, Rio Grande. El Yunque National Forest.
Renewal of special use permit for the USGS for the operation of a sismic motion detection device
CE
 - Special use management
- Research and Development 		 Completed  Actual: 04/13/2011  05/2011 Carolyn Krupp
787-888-5616
ckrupp@fs.fed.us 
Description: Equipment intalled in EYNF office
Location: UNIT - El Yunque National Forest All Units. STATE - Puerto Rico. COUNTY - Ceiba, Luquillo, Naguabo, Rio Grande. EYNF Catalina Service Center.
Reseach project on thermal adaptation of Anolis Lizards in Puerto Rico
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management
- Research and Development 		 In Progress:
215 Comment Period Legal Notice 06/20/2011  		Expected:07/2011
  		08/2011 Carolyn Krupp
787-888-5616
ckrupp@fs.fed.us 
Description: Research project and thermal adaptation of Anolis Lizards in P>R.
Location: UNIT - El Yunque National Forest All Units. STATE - Puerto Rico. COUNTY - Ceiba, Luquillo, Naguabo, Rio Grande. Forest Wide outside of wilderness.
Research study on the impact of climate warming on Puerto Rican Anolis lizards
CE
 - Wildlife, Fish, Rare plants
- Special use management
- Research and Development 		 Completed  Actual: 04/20/2011  04/2011 Carolyn Krupp
787-888-5616
ckrupp@fs.fed.us 
Description: Three years project to look at thermal biology of Anolis lizards. Proposal includes some specimen collection
Location: UNIT - El Yunque National Forest All Units. STATE - Puerto Rico. COUNTY - Ceiba, Luquillo, Naguabo, Rio Grande. LEGAL - RT 9966. El Verde Field Station.
US Army Corps of Engineers geo-data collection project
CE
 - Special use management
- Research and Development 		 Completed  Actual: 04/20/2011  04/2011 Carolyn Krupp
787-888-5616
ckrupp@fs.fed.us 
Description: Temporary installation of a weather station to collect geo-data information
Location: UNIT - El Yunque National Forest All Units. STATE - Puerto Rico. COUNTY - Ceiba, Luquillo, Naguabo, Rio Grande. El Yunque National Forest.
Understading soil fertility in a tropical forest through the sampling canopy foliage-reseaarch
CE

           *NEW LISTING* 		- Special use management
- Research and Development 		 In Progress:
Scoping Start 04/04/2011
Est. 215 Comment Period Legal Notice 06/2011  		Expected:06/2011
  		07/2011 Carolyn Krupp
787-888-5616
ckrupp@fs.fed.us 
Description: Collection will involve the use of a slingshot to collect canopy leaves samples
Location: UNIT - El Yunque National Forest All Units. STATE - Puerto Rico. COUNTY - Ceiba, Luquillo, Naguabo, Rio Grande. El Yunque National Forest.
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El Yunque National Forest, Occurring in more than one District (excluding Forestwide)  

R8 - Southern Region  
Project Name Project Purpose Planning Status Decision Expected Implementation Project Contact
Eco Xcursion Aquatic Inc.
CE
 - Recreation management
- Special use management 		 On Hold  N/A  N/A Carolyn Krupp
787-888-5616
ckrupp@fs.fed.us 
Description: Proposing to conduct O/G day hikes at Big Tree Trail and a night hike program.
Location: UNIT - El Yunque National Forest All Units, Catalina Field Office. STATE - Puerto Rico. COUNTY - Ceiba, Luquillo, Naguabo, Rio Grande. Caribbean National Forest , Recreational areas RD 191.
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