Department of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture's Categorical Exclusions (opens in new tab)Categorical Exclusion
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Exclusion Text
(USDA-28c-USFS) Issuance of a new special use authorization to replace an existing or expired special use authorization, when such issuance is to account only for administrative changes, such as a change in ownership of authorized improvements or expiration of the current authorization, and where there are no changes to the authorized facilities or increases in the scope or magnitude of authorized activities. The applicant or holder must be in compliance with all the terms and conditions of the existing or expired special use authorization. Subject to the foregoing conditions, examples include, but are not limited to: (i) Issuing a new authorization to replace a powerline facility authorization that is at the end of its term; (ii) Issuing a new permit to replace an expired permit for a road that continues to be used as access to non-NFS lands; and (iii) Converting a transitional priority use outfitting and guiding permit to a priority use outfitting and guiding permit.
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