Notice2024-18912
Notice of Availability of the Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Rock Springs Field Office, Wyoming
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Published
August 23, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Proposed Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Rock Springs Field Office and by this notice is announcing the start of a 30-day protest period of the Proposed RMP.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 164 (Friday, August 23, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68187-68188]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-18912]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_WY_FRN_MO4500180980]
Notice of Availability of the Proposed Resource Management Plan
and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Rock Springs Field
Office, Wyoming
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act
of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has
prepared a Proposed Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Final
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Rock Springs Field Office
and by this notice is announcing the start of a 30-day protest period
of the Proposed RMP.
DATES: This notice announces a 30-day protest period to the BLM on the
Proposed RMP beginning with the date of the Environmental Protection
Agency's (EPA) publication of its Notice of Availability (NOA) of the
Proposed RMP/Final EIS in the Federal Register. The EPA usually
publishes its NOAs on Fridays. Protests must be postmarked or
electronically submitted on the BLM's ePlanning site during the 30-day
protest period.
ADDRESSES: The Proposed RMP and Final EIS is available on the BLM
ePlanning project website at <a href="https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/13853/510">https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/13853/510</a>. Documents pertinent to this proposal may be examined
online at <a href="https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/13853/510">https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/13853/510</a> and
at the Rock Springs Field Office.
Instructions for filing a protest with the BLM for the Rock Springs
Field Office RMP Revision can be found at: <a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning-and-nepa/public-participation/filing-a-plan-protest">https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning-and-nepa/public-participation/filing-a-plan-protest</a>
and at 43 CFR 1610.5-2.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kimberlee Foster, Field Manager,
telephone 307-352-0201; address 280 HWY 191 N, Rock Springs, WY 82901;
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7a383637252d232528151911290a0813141d0928372a3a181617541d150c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e1a3adacbeb6b8beb38e828ab29193888f8692b3acb1a1838d8ccf868e97">[email protected]</span></a>. Individuals in the United States
who are deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability
may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications
relay services for contacting Ms. Foster. Individuals outside the
United States should use the relay services offered within their
country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the
United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The planning area is located in portions of
Lincoln, Sweetwater, Uinta, Sublette, and Fremont counties in
southwestern Wyoming and encompasses approximately 3.6 million acres of
public land.
Resources on lands administered by the BLM within the planning area
are currently managed under the Green River RMP (1997) and Jack Morrow
Hills Coordinated Activity Plan (2006), as amended. The Green River RMP
encompasses multiple Areas of Critical Environmental Concern, Special
Management Areas, and Wilderness Study Areas.
Proposed RMP
This Final EIS documents the comprehensive analysis of alternatives
for the planning and management of public lands and resources
administered by the Rock Springs Field Office. The Field Office
administers various programs, including mineral exploration and
development, renewable energy, wildlife habitat, outdoor recreation,
wild horses, livestock grazing, and historic trails. The Final EIS
provides analysis of potential management direction for important
resource values and resource uses within the planning area and
allocates the use of public lands for multiple uses. The Final EIS also
provides management direction for the protection of certain resources
while allowing for leasing and development of mineral resources,
livestock grazing, and other activities at appropriate levels.
The Proposed RMP was developed in response to public comment on the
Draft EIS (published in August 2023) and is a mix of the other four
alternatives analyzed. The Proposed RMP alternative provides for
conservation of resource values with appropriate constraints on other
resource uses, while addressing public concerns regarding flexibility
for development, especially in areas most likely to yield energy and
mineral resources.
The Proposed RMP provides for the improvement and protection of
habitat for wildlife and sensitive plant and animal species,
improvement of riparian areas, and implementation of management actions
that improve water quality and enhance protection of cultural
resources, as well as ensuring opportunities for recreation and
responsible energy development.
Protest of the Proposed RMP
The BLM planning regulations state that any person who participated
in the preparation of the RMP and has an interest that will or might be
adversely affected by approval of the Proposed RMP may protest its
approval to the BLM Director. Protest of the Proposed RMP constitutes
the final opportunity for administrative review of the proposed land
use planning decisions prior to the BLM adopting an approved RMP.
Instructions for filing a protest regarding the Proposed RMP with the
BLM Director may be found online at <a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning-and-nepa/public-participation/filing-a-plan-protest">https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning-and-nepa/public-participation/filing-a-plan-protest</a> and at 43
CFR 1610.5-2. All protests must be in writing and mailed to the
appropriate address, as set forth in the ADDRESSES section earlier or
submitted electronically through the BLM ePlanning project website as
described previously. Protests submitted electronically by any means
other than the ePlanning project website or by fax will be invalid
unless a protest is also submitted as a hard copy. The BLM Director
will render a written decision on each protest. The Director's decision
shall be the final decision of the Department of the Interior.
Responses to valid protest issues will be compiled and documented in a
Protest Resolution Report made available following the protest
resolution online at: <a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning-and-nepa/public-participation/protest-resolution-reports">https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning-and-nepa/public-participation/protest-resolution-reports</a>. Upon resolution of
protests, the BLM will issue a Record of Decision (ROD) and Approved
RMP.
(Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10, 43 CFR 1610.2, 43 CFR
1610.5)
Andrew Archuleta,
State Director.
[FR Doc. 2024-18912 Filed 8-22-24; 8:45 am]
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