Notice2026-11951
Policy Review: BLM Manual 6320, Considering Lands With Wilderness Characteristics in the BLM Land Use Planning Process
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Published
June 15, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comment on potential updates to BLM Manual 6320--Considering Lands with Wilderness Characteristics in the BLM Land Use Planning Process and is interested in receiving information and recommendations regarding whether updates, clarifications, or other revisions to existing Manual 6320 may be appropriate.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 114 (Monday, June 15, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 35996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-11951]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[A2407-014-004-065516; #O2509-014-004-125222]
Policy Review: BLM Manual 6320, Considering Lands With Wilderness
Characteristics in the BLM Land Use Planning Process
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of policy and procedural guidance.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public comment
on potential updates to BLM Manual 6320--Considering Lands with
Wilderness Characteristics in the BLM Land Use Planning Process and is
interested in receiving information and recommendations regarding
whether updates, clarifications, or other revisions to existing Manual
6320 may be appropriate.
DATES: Send your comments on Manual 6320 on or before August 14, 2026.
The BLM is not obligated to consider comments received after this date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods.
Please include the words ``Considering Lands with Wilderness
Characteristics'' as an identifier in your message.
To submit comments electronically, go to <a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>. In the Search-box, enter ``BLM-2026-0068'' and
click the ``Search'' button. Click the ``Comment Now!'' button.
Comments can also be mailed or hand delivered to: U.S. Department of
the Interior, Director (630), Bureau of Land Management, 1849 C St. NW,
Room 5646, Washington DC 20240, Attention: Considering Lands with
Wilderness Characteristics.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean MacDougall, BLM Division of
National Conservation Lands, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b0f2fcfdeff8e1ef848180efe7d9dcd4d5c2ded5c3c3f0f2fcfd9ef7ffe6"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2c6e606173647d73181d1c737b454048495e42495f5f6c6e6061026b637a">[email protected]</span></a>,
telephone: (970) 256-4934 for additional information.
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, blind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services for contacting
Mr. MacDougall. 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 BLM is seeking public comment on
potential updates to BLM Manual 6320--Considering Lands with Wilderness
Characteristics in the BLM Land Use Planning Process. The manual
provides policy and guidance for evaluating and considering lands with
wilderness characteristics during land use planning under section 202
of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA) and other
applicable laws. Consistent with FLPMA and other applicable
authorities, the BLM considers management of public lands identified as
having wilderness characteristics in land use plans, amendments, or
revisions. Lands with wilderness characteristics share similar
conditions as designated wilderness or existing wilderness study areas;
however, their management is derived from land use planning or project-
level management decisions. The BLM is interested in receiving
information and recommendations regarding whether updates,
clarifications, or other revisions to existing Manual 6320 may be
appropriate.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or
other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be
aware that your entire comment--including your personal identifying
information--may be made publicly available at any time. While you can
ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be
able to do so.
(Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)
Carla M. Bock,
Acting Assistant Director, National Conservation Lands and Community
Partnerships.
[FR Doc. 2026-11951 Filed 6-12-26; 8:45 am]
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