Categorical exclusions

CurrencyCurrent through May 31, 2023
Citation 36 C.F.R. §220.6

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3 cases
  • Or. Wild v. United States Forest Serv.
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — District of Oregon
    • January 13, 2026
    ...CE-6 from 36 C.F.R. § 220.6(e)(6) to 7 C.F.R. § 1b.4(d)(30). 90 Fed. Reg. 29,632, 29,643, 29,657 (July 3, 2025). The Court refers to 36 C.F.R. § 220.6 consistent with parties' briefing. [4] Resource conditions that should be considered in determining whether extraordinary circumstances rela......
  • Friends of Inyo v. U.S. Forest Serv.
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Ninth Circuit
    • May 21, 2024
    ...743, 758, 135 S.Ct. 2699, 192 L.Ed.2d 674 (2015).ANALYSIS The parties dispute whether the Forest Service regulation enumerating CEs, 36 C.F.R. § 220.6, allows the Forest Service to combine two CEs to approve a proposed action, where no single CE could cover the proposed action alone. To ans......
  • Or. Wild v. United States Forest Serv.
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Ninth Circuit
    • September 25, 2024
    ...understory hardwoods in stands of southern pine; and (iv) Prescribed burning to reduce natural fuel build-up and improve plant vigor. 36 C.F.R. § 220.6. [3] See 36 C.F.R. 220.6(e)(12) (allowing harvesting of live trees for no more than 70 acres), (e)(13) (allowing the salvage of dead trees ......
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  • Forest Service Releases Narrowly Tailored Update to Its NEPA Procedures
    • United States
    • JD Supra United States
    • November 23, 2020
    ...they conform with the new CEQ regulations. Below is a summary of the changes to the CEs. Consolidation of Special Use Authorizations, 36 CFR § 220.6(d)(11) The final rule consolidates two previous CEs—the CE covering amendments to or replacements of existing special use authorizations (form......
  • Logging Plan Not Categorically Excluded From Environmental Review Under NEPA
    • United States
    • JD Supra United States
    • October 1, 2020
    ...impact statement for the project, the Forest Service relied on a NEPA categorical exclusion for road repair and maintenance in 36 C.F.R. §220.6(d)(4). As of November 2019, logging had begun in two areas of the project and the Forest Service had finalized bidding on a third area. Plaintiff, ......