🌲Revision of Environmental Impact Statement for Austin Project
Malheur National Forest, Blue Mountain and Prairie City Ranger Districts and Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, Whitman Ranger District, Oregon; Austin Project; Revision
Summary
The Forest Service is revising its notice of intent (NOI) to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Austin Project to update the following information in the original NOI: project timeline, consideration of using an emergency authority, and identifying the substantive provisions for two additional potential forest plan amendments to the Malheur Forest Plan. This revised NOI re- opens the scoping process for an additional 30-day scoping period. The Planning Administrative Reviews and Litigation System identification number for the project is 53678.
Agencies
- Agriculture Department
- Forest Service
Business Impact
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The content discusses the revision of an environmental impact statement (EIS) related to the Austin Project, which may involve amendments to the Malheur Forest Plan that could directly affect business operations. The potential for utilizing emergency authority under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act may expedite certain activities, impacting compliance and regulatory requirements.