Establishment of fuel breaks in forests and other wildland vegetation

In this section, the term “Secretary concerned” means— Forest management activities described in subsection (c) are a category of actions designated as being categorically excluded from the preparation of an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) if the categorical exclusion is documented through a supporting record and decision memorandum. The category of forest management activities designated under subsection (b) for a categorical exclusion are forest management activities described in paragraph (2) that are carried out by the Secretary concerned on public lands (as defined in section 1702 of title 43) administered by the Bureau of Land Management or National Forest System land the primary purpose of which is to establish and maintain linear fuel breaks that are— Subject to paragraph (3), the forest management activities that may be carried out pursuant to the categorical exclusion established under subsection (b) are— application of— A forest management activity described in paragraph (2) may not be carried out pursuant to the categorical exclusion established under subsection (b) if the activity is conducted— The Secretary concerned shall apply the extraordinary circumstances procedures under section 220.6 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), in determining whether to use a categorical exclusion under subsection (b). Treatments of vegetation in linear fuel breaks covered by the categorical exclusion established under subsection (b)— shall be located primarily in— A project under this section shall not include the establishment of permanent roads. The Secretary concerned may carry out necessary maintenance and repairs on existing permanent roads for the purposes of this section. The Secretary concerned shall decommission any temporary road constructed under a project under this section not later than 3 years after the date on which the project is completed. To encourage meaningful public participation during the preparation of a project under this section, the Secretary concerned shall facilitate, during the preparation of each project—