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New “Open Season” for Special Use Permit Applicants and Permit Holders
Release Date: Oct 1, 2015
Contact: Virginia Gibbons, (541) 618-2113
Annually, the Rogue River – Siskiyou National Forest receives numerous new proposals requesting recreation-based use of National Forest System lands. In an effort to make operations more efficient, the forest is implementing an “Open Season” for processing permit re-authorizations and new permit requests.
Beginning on October 15, 2015, and annually thereafter, the Forest will accept completed applications for consideration between October 15 to January 15 for annual permit re-authorizations or new activities on National Forest System lands.
The open season pertains to all recreation events, resorts, recreation residences and outfitter or guided activities proposed to occur from January 1 through December 31 of the following year. Applications accepted during this open season will be date stamped and evaluated in the order they are received. Tools to assist you in completing your 2016 proposal can be found on our website at: http://www.fs.usda.gov/main/rogue-siskiyou/passes-permits. If you feel that you would benefit from a pre-application meeting, please contact us.
In order to facilitate an appropriate selection of proposals, proponents must:
- State any factors related to the urgency of the project, if applicable
- Prioritize your proposals if more than one proposal is being submitted
- State proposed dates for implementation
- Recognize that if the forest is already working on another project for your or your company/agency, acceptance and analysis of additional proposals may be deferred.
It will take 6-8 weeks for the initial review of the application package. When the application is submitted, two actions can occur: 1) the applications will be accepted and a detailed evaluation process will continue or 2) the application will not be accepted.
Acceptance of a proposal initiates the analysis process for any environmental/resource impacts that may occur as a result of the proposed activities. In general, this process can take between one to three months depending on the complexity of the proposal and may be significantly longer for more complex proposals.
Proponents will be notified regarding the acceptance of the proposal. If the proposal is accepted the notification will include an estimated timeframe for any further analysis that may be required. If a proposal has not been accepted, the proponent will be notified and provided the reasons the application wasn’t accepted.
For requests that are received after January 15, we will return them with notice to re-submit during the next open season period. For additional information, contact the Rogue River-Siskiyou Supervisors Office at (541) 618-2066.