Granite Bay Shaded Fuel Break
Summary
SCH Number
2026020639
Public Agency
Placer County Resource Conservation District
Document Title
Granite Bay Shaded Fuel Break
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
2/18/2026
Document Description
The project consists of shaded fuel break construction on federal lands managed by the Bureau of Reclamation. The primary purpose of the project is to reduce the risk of high-severity wildfire in the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) of Placer County. All work would be accomplished by hand crews, biological treatment or mechanical equipment, including but not limited to chippers, string trimmers, weed wrenches, chainsaws, and loppers. Project activities do not include those which would be expected to create underground disturbances. In an effort to further avoid impacting potential sub-surface resources, all vehicles and equipment used to transport hand crews, chippers and slash material will utilize existing roads.
Contact Information
Name
Scott Stephenson
Agency Name
Placer County Resource Conservation District
Job Title
Forestry Director
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Location
Counties
Placer
Regions
Northern California
Other Location Info
T10N,R7E,S12; T10N,R8E,S6&7; T11N,R7E,S36; T11N,R8E,S3,4,8,17,20&30; T12N,R8E,S34
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
PRC § 4799.05(d)
Reasons for Exemption
The project is exempt under PRC § 4799.05(d) and further qualifies for the CEQA suspension authorized by the Governor’s March 1, 2025 Proclamation of a State of Emergency and extended by Executive Order N-38-25, as it is a critical fuels reduction project on federal land with completed NEPA documentation (Categorical Exclusion 43 CFR 46.210(k)). NEPA documentation CCAO-CEC-20-06 was approved June 9th, 2020 and is filed at U.S. Department of the Interior - Interior Region 10 - California-Great Basin - Bureau of Reclamation.
County Clerk
Placer
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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