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Appendix K – Changes from Draft to Final Hwy 46 

Project Environmental Impact Statement

The following changes have been made to the Hwy 46 Project DEIS to FEIS.

Post fire current conditions, direct, indirect and cumulative effects have been added throughout the 

FEIS. Information about the 2017 fires has been added at the beginning of Chapter 3, and throughout 

the FEIS.

FEIS Page Location DEIS FEIS

7 First line May affect, likely to adversely 

affect

May affect, not likely to adversely 

affect

Analyzed for 1.99 miles of road 

decommissioning; 1.37 miles of 

road storage 

Analyzed for 8.88 miles of road 

decommissioning; 4.07 miles of road 

storage

4, 21, 32, 

37, 42, 85, 

96

Tables Acres of treatments and miles of 

roads updated in all tables.

30 First 

paragraph

In August 2017, a final Biological 

Assessment will be submitted to 

NMFS. Letter of concurrence is 

expected from NFMS in March or 

April 2018.

This analysis found that the Hwy 46 

Project “may affect, not likely to 

adversely affect” Upper Willamette 

spring Chinook salmon. This is due to 

the potential for “take” as defined in 

the ESA. Take is prohibited by the 

ESA unless it is authorized by the 

“fisheries” agencies (National Marine 

Fisheries Service for salmon). In order 

for the Forest Service to obtain 

authorization we must conduct 

consultation with the fish agencies 

under Section 7 of the ESA. 

Consultation is anticipated to be 

completed by May 2018.

30 In August 2017, a final Biological 

Assessment was submitted to 

USFWS. Letter of concurrence is 

expected from USFWS in January 

2018. 

The Biological Assessment for 

Willamette Planning Province of 

Oregon for FY 2018 LAA Projects 

within the Willamette National Forest 

with a Potential to Modify Habitat 

and/or Disrupt Northern Spotted 

Owls of LAA Projects with the 

Potential to Modify the Habitat 

and/or Disrupt Northern Spotted 

Owls – Willamette Planning Province 

– FY 2016/17 was used to determine 

effects. A biological assessment was 

submitted August 1, 2017 and a 
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biological opinion was signed August 

31, 2017 which includes the Hwy 46 

project. This project would need to 

be completed prior to a final decision 

notice being signed for this project. 

The determination expected to be 

made in the Biological Assessment 

for the Hwy 46 project, which would 

be completed and concurrence 

received from the USFWS prior to the 

final decision notice is signed, is this 

project may affect and is not likely to 

adversely affect spotted owls by 

disturbance.

35 and 40 Table 6 and 

Table 8

Acres updated

44 Table 10 Acres of Riparian Reserves proposed 

for treatment updated

49 Noise Helicopter operation restriction 

dropped on all but units 24, 32 and 

32a

66-67 Description of the 2017 fires within 

the project area added. Map showing 

location of fires in relation to project 

treatment units added.

71 Figure 10 Stand age distribution map updated 

to include 2017 fire generated early 

seral

73 Figure 11 Added photos of Douglas-fir 

plantations.

85-86 2017 fire effects section added

87 Photos showing some effects from 

the 2017 fires added.

89 2nd

paragraph

2017 fire information added, stating 

size of fires and acres within project 

planning area, as well as units 

burned.

102 Table 25 Post fire management indicators 

added

140 Table 31 Cubic yards of sediment delivered / 

year updated

286 Appendix B Acres updated.

297 Appendix D 2017 wildfires, fire suppression 

activities and road side hazard tree 

removal added to Past, Present and 

reasonably foreseeable actions
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312 Appendix F Effects of fires of 2017 on snag 

densities in the Breitenbush River 

watershed Willamette National 

Forest added

328 Appendix G Appendix G updated

338 Appendix H 232 miles of road analyzed. 1.99

miles of road decommissioning, 

1.37 miles of road storage.

Road status table updated. 216 miles 

of road analyzed. 8.88 miles of road 

decommissioning, 4.07 miles of road 

storage.