Smithers RAPRA Special Use Permit Reissuance
Proposed activities include reissuance of a 20-year SUP for use of the abandoned National Guard air base in Raco, Michigan (Raco Airbase). The existing permit was put in place on October 4, 1996, and expires on October 4, 2016.
Project Summary
Current Status:
Completed
Location Summary:
The site is an abandoned National Guard airbase in Raco, Michigan along Highway 28, approximately 18 miles west of Sault Ste. Marie. The site has been used for vehicle testing under permit since 1972.
Project Milestones:
| Milestone | Date |
|---|---|
| Scoping Start | 07/14/2014 |
| Comment Period | 03/18/2015 |
| Objection Period Start | 05/11/2015 |
| Decision | 07/2015 (Estimated) |
| Implementation | 07/2015 (Estimated) |
Expected Analysis Type:
Environmental Assessment
Special Authority:
Not Applicable / Other
Lead Management Unit:
Hiawatha National Forest All Units
Notice and Comment Regulation:
218 (2013) Non-HFRA
Project Purpose:
Special Use Management
Project Activity:
Special Use Authorizations
Project Decision Information
Final DN/FONSI Smithers RAPRA Special Use Permit Reissuance
Decision Signed Date: 07/09/2015
Final DN/FONSI Smithers RAPRA SUP Reissuance-Project-specific FP Amendment
Decision Signed Date: 07/09/2015
Forests:
Hiawatha National Forest
Districts:
Sault Ste. Marie Ranger District
States:
Michigan
Counties:
Chippewa
Legal Land Description:
Township (T) 46N, Range (R) 4W, Section 26.
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Nicole Molitor
820 Rains Drive
Gladstone, MI 49829
906-428-5835
nicolegmolitor@fs.fed.us
Last Updated: 7/12/2015