Trinity County Resource Conservation District-- Lewiston Resilience Phase II Project
Summary
SCH Number
2022100113
Public Agency
California State Coastal Conservancy
(SCC)
Document Title
Trinity County Resource Conservation District-- Lewiston Resilience Phase II Project
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/6/2022
Document Description
Implement approximately 20 acres of fuels reduction on Bureau of Land Management land along roadways and private property boundaries in Lewiston in Trinity County. Proposed techniques include hand cutting and piling, mastication, lop and scatter, pile burning, and chipping. Predetermined treatment areas have been assessed to at least some extent by the Bureau of Land Management or the District, and work may occur outside of predetermined treatment areas if new areas become apparent.
Contact Information
Name
Lilly Allen
Agency Name
State Coastal Conservancy
Job Title
Project Manager
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 4799.05(d)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Public Resources Code section 4799.05(d), which exempts state funding of projects undertaken on federal lands that consist of prescribed fire, thinning, or fuel reduction to reduce the risk of high-severity wildfire. This exemption is applicable only to projects that have been reviewed under the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) and if the Secretary for Natural Resources has certified that NEPA and laws that affect management of federal forest lands in California have not been substantially amended since August 31, 2018. On January 13, 2022, the Secretary for Natural
Resources made the necessary certification. The proposed project was reviewed in the Determination of NEPA Adequacy (DNA) Lewiston Community Protection Fuel Analysis, dated 9/29/2020 (DOI-BLM-CA-N060-2020-0017-DNA). Accordingly, Conservancy funding of the proposed project is exempt from CEQA under Section 4799.05(d)