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Permitting Action Modification History

Planned
On September 17, 2026 the Project Sponsor formally requested an extension of the date for submitting ESA and Section 106 consultation packages. The project sponsor needed additional time for contracting, field deployment, and report development work. The project sponsor agreed to the resulting changes to the overall project schedule on September 28, 2026. , basic_html
Milestone Original Target Date Current Target Date Milestone Complete?
ESA Consultation Request Package Submitted (Agency Action) 09-30-2026 12-16-2026 No
FWS determines ESA Consultation Package is Complete - Formal (Agency Action) 11-02-2026 01-15-2027 No
ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action) 02-12-2027 05-31-2027 No
Planned
On April 22, 2026, the project sponsor submitted a new Plan of Operations. USFS met with the applicant on April 28, 2026, and again with their consultant on May 20, 2026, to discuss initial comments on the Plan. USFS provided written comments back to the applicant on May 22, 2026, and received a revised Plan of Operations on June 12, 2026, which was accepted as administratively complete on July 1, 2026. On July 8, 2026, USFS determined that a Categorical Exclusion (CE) is an appropriate level to initiate NEPA for the administratively complete Plan of Operations. If the analysis indicates that the proposed activities warrant additional NEPA review beyond that of a CE, USFS will make the appropriate analysis decisions at that time.On July 22, 2026, USFS met with the project sponsor team to review the revised project schedule for analyzing the Plan under a CE. Milestone date changes for the Endangered Species Act consultation have been moved forward from their original target date following consultation with the applicant and concurrence from the project's federal cooperating agency.., basic_html
Milestone Original Target Date Current Target Date Milestone Complete?
ESA Consultation Request Package Submitted (Agency Action) 09-30-2026 10-01-2026 No
FWS determines ESA Consultation Package is Complete - Formal (Agency Action) 11-02-2026 11-02-2026 No
ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action) 02-12-2027 03-17-2027 No
Planned
N/A
Milestone Original Target Date Current Target Date Milestone Complete?
ESA Consultation Request Package Submitted (Agency Action) --- 09-30-2026 No
ESA Consultation Concludes (Agency Action) --- 02-12-2027 No