 CALIFORNIA NEWS
Gemmill Thin, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, California;
Dec 12, 2005 - The Shasta-Trinity National Forest proposes to thin trees and
reduce existing fuels on approximately 1,700 acres of National Forest
System lands in the Gemmill Thin project. The project is in T.29 and 30
N., R.10 and 11 W., Mt. Diablo Meridian, immediately north and east of
the community of Wildwood, California and south of Chanchelulla
Wilderness and Roadless areas.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)/Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the Proposed Devers-Palo
Verde No. 2 Transmission Line Project, California;
Dec 7, 2005 - Notice is hereby given that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), together with
the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), intend to prepare a
joint Environmental Impact Statement/Environmental Impact Report (EIS/
EIR) for the Devers-Palo Verde 500 kV No. 2 Transmission Line Project
(DPV2), proposed by the Southern California Edison Company (SCE).
Federal Register Notice HTML
Arcata Resource Management Plan, Humboldt County Coastal Lands, California;
Dec 7, 2005 - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Arcata Field Office intends to prepare a Resource
Management Plan (RMP) Amendment with an associated Environmental
Assessment (EA) for recently acquired BLM coastal lands in Humboldt
County in Northwest California.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Stanislaus National Forest, Mi-Wok Ranger District, California;
Nov 29, 2005 - The Stanislaus National Forest is in the process of preparing
an environmental analysis for the Great Hunt Reforestation and Release
Project. This project is being planned on National Forest lands
encompassing portions of the Groveland, Mi-Wok and Summit Ranger Districts.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Plumas National Forest; Diamond Vegetation Management Project, CA;
Nov 10, 2005 - The USDA Forest Service Plumas National Forest will prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a proposal implement hazardous
fuel reduction and construction of Defensible Fuel Profile Zones,
implement thinning, group selection harvest, road system improvements,
and stream channel restoration. Also, treatments of noxious weeds are
proposed using mechanical, fire, and chemical methods. These actions
are proposed to occur in forested areas of public land northeast of
Quincy, California.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Phoenix Project, Tahoe National Forest; Sierraville Ranger District: California; CA;
Nov 9, 2005 - The USDA Forest Service, Tahoe National Forest, Sierraville
Ranger District gives notice of the Agency's intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to disclose the environmental
effects of applying silvicultural and fuel treatment prescriptions to
treatment units totaling approximately 5,057 acres. This project is
part of the Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery Act
Pilot Project. The proposed treatments would take place on the
Sierraville Ranger District, and be implemented within the next 5 years.
Federal Register Notice HTML
North 49 Project Forest Health Recovery Project, Lassen National Forest, CA;
Nov 2, 2005 - The Forest Service proposes to develop a network of defensible
fuel profile zones (DFPZ's) and wildland urban interface zones (WUIs),
conduct area thinning, reduce surface fuels, establish group selection
harvest units, and restore remnant aspen stands on the Hat Creek Ranger
District in the Lassen National Forest.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Proposed Supplementary Rules on Public Land in the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area (ISDRA), CA;
Oct 21, 2005 - This BLM notice contains proposed supplementary rules which will
apply to the public lands within the Adaptive Management Area (AMA) in
the Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area (ISDRA) managed by the El
Centro Field Office in Imperial County, California.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Rock Creek Recreational Trails Final Environmental Impact Statement, Eldorado National Forest, Georgetown Ranger District, Georgetown, CA;
Oct 17, 2005 - The Forest Service will prepare a supplement to the 1999 Rock
Creek Recreational Trails EIS. The supplement will be limited to the
cumulative environmental effects on the Pacific Deer Herd.
Specifically, the supplement will analyze the cumulative effects of the
existing proposed action and all alternatives, in combination with
past, present and reasonably foreseeable future actions, as bounded by
the mapped range of the Pacific Deer Herd.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Hollister Draft Resource Management Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement, CA
October 14, 2005 - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a Draft Resource Management Plan
and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS) for the Hollister
Field Office.
Federal Register NoticeHTML
Planning Documents Available for Four Southern California National Forests
September 23, 2005 - The Forest Service announced new land
management plans today to protect the natural character of four southern
California national forests and provide a wide range of recreation opportunities
over the next 10-15 years.
Click here to go to the Forest Service's
planning web site to get documents.
Angeles National Forest; California; Littlerock Reservoir Sediment Removal Project
July 6, 2005 - Notice is hereby given that the USDA, Forest Service, Angeles
National Forest (ANF) and the Palmdale Water District (District) will
prepare a joint Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Environmental
Impact Report (EIR), referred to as an EIR/EIS, that will evaluate the
proposed project and alternatives to the proposed project.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Los Padres National Forest; California; Oil and Gas Leasing Analysis
April 28, 2005 - A revised notice of Intent is being issued because of the
delay in filing the Final EIS. The original Notice of Intent of
September 15, 1995 stated that the Final EIS was scheduled to be
completed by April of 1997. The estimated date for completing the Final
EIS is now June of 2005
Federal Register Notice HTML
Notice of Intent for Amendment of Redding Resource Management Plan (RMP)
April 11, 2005 - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Redding Field Office
intends to amend the Redding Resource Management Plan (RMP), changing
the existing language of the RMP which specifies that the primary means
for land tenure adjustment will be through land exchanges.
Federal Register Notice HTML
West Mojave Plan
April 1, 2005 - The West Mojave Plan has been approved. It is a nine million acre Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) in Southern
California to conserve and protect the desert tortoise and other species of concern — and
the ecosystems on which they depend upon while providing developers of public and private
projects with a streamlined program for compliance with the California and federal endangered
species acts that regulates consistently, reduces delays and expenses, eliminates uncertainty
and applies the costs of compensation and mitigation equitably to all agencies and parties.
Federal Register Notice HTML
PDF
Earlier documents:
BLM Press Release for Draft EIS
Federal Register Notice for Draft EIS
BLM March 21, 2003 Notice to prepare EA:
HTML PDF.
BLM to prepare EA proposing route designations on nine million acres
March 4, 2003 Press Release.
Imperial Sand Dunes Recreation Area
Mar 31, 2005 -Imperial Dunes Plan has been approved. Notice of Availability of Record of Decision for the Imperial
Sand Dunes Recreation Area Management Plan (RAMP)/Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) has been published.
Federal Register Notice HTML,
PDF
Earlier Documents:
Federal Register Notice HTML,
PDF
Previous documents:
March 22, 2002.
October 10, 2001.
Dunes Recreation Area Management Plan.
Dunes Recreation Area Management Plan Biological Opinion.
BLM's Folsom Field Office, Resources Management Plan, Mariposa County.
Feb 17, 2005 -The Folsom Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management
(BLM) is asking the public to help identify issues and concerns regarding
future management of about 72,580 acres of public lands in Mariposa County
at a public meeting on Thursday, February 24, in the Board Chamber,
Mariposa Government Center, 5100 Bullion Street in Mariposa , between
6:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
For more information, please contact the Bureau of Land Management,
Folsom Field Office, 63 Natoma Street, Folsom CA 95630, or call (916) 985-4474.
Nov 29, 2004 Federal Register Notice HTML,
PDF
Agencies Seek Documentation on Impacts of Feral Dogs on Wildlife in Southern California.
Feb 15, 2005 -The Desert Managers Group (DMG), a consortium of State and
Federal agencies, are soliciting information from the public documenting
impacts of feral/uncontrolled dogs on wildlife, domestic animals and
humans throughout the California Deserts.
Feb 15, 2005 Press Release
Furnace Creek Road Environmental Assessment.
Feb 14, 2005 -The Inyo National Forest (INF) and the Ridgecrest Office of
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are seeking comment on the
Furnace Creek Road Environmental Assessment. Comment period closes on Feb 17, 2005.
A request for a 30-day extension was denied.
Jan 18, 2005 Press Release HTML.
Jan 2005 Furnace Creek EA PDF.
Plumas National Forest, Feather River Ranger District, California, Bald Mountain Project
Feb 10, 2005 -The Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact
statement on a proposal to harvest trees from approximately 90 acres
using group selection silviculture methods, from approximately 100
acres using individual tree selection silviculture methods, and perform
associated road system improvements within the pilot project area
defined in the Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery
Act, October 1998 (HFQLGFRA).
Federal Register Notice HTML,
PDF
Plumas National Forest, California; Empire Vegetation Management Project
Feb 9, 2005 -The USDA Forest Service Plumas National Forest will prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on a proposal to construct a
Defensible Fuel Profile Zone (DFPZ), harvest trees using group-
selection and individual tree selection silvicultural methods, and
perform associated road-system improvement work in forested areas of
public land northeast of Quincy, California
Federal Register Notice HTML,
PDF
Commercial Pack Stock Use Authorizations for the Ansel Adams and John Muir Wildernesses, CA
Jan 25, 2005 -The USDA Forest Service published a notice of intent to
prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Commercial Pack
Stock Use Authorizations for the Ansel Adams and John Muir Wildernesses
Project in the Federal Register on June 15, 2004 (Volume 69, Number
114, pages 33346-33348).
Jan 25, 2005 Federal Register Notice HTML,
PDF.
June 15, 2004 Federal Register Notice HTML,
PDF.
NATIONAL NEWS
Specific Associated Resource Use Limitations for Public Lands in Carbon and Emery Counties, UT
Dec 13, 2005 - A notice of availability for the Draft Resource Management
Plan (RMP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Price Field
Office planning area in Carbon and Emery Counties, Utah was published
in the Federal Register, volume 69, number 136, Friday, July 16, 2004.
Federal Register Notice HTML
National Environmental Policy Act Documentation Needed for Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Activities (Categorical Exclusion).
Dec 13, 2005 - The Forest Service is proposing to amend its directives in
Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, Chapter 30, which describes
categorical exclusions, that is, categories of actions that will not
result in significant impacts on the environment and, therefore,
normally do not require further analysis in either an environmental
impact assessment or an environmental impact statement.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Atlantic Rim Natural Gas Development Project, WY
Dec 12, 2005 - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability
of the Atlantic Rim Natural Gas Development Project DEIS. The DEIS analyzes the environmental
consequences of a proposed natural gas development and production
operation on the 270,080 acre Atlantic Rim project area.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Thermal Energy Company Preference Right Lease Applications (PRLAs), San Juan County, NM
Dec 8, 2005 - This action gives notice of the availability of the ROD for the PRLAs for the Thermal Energy
Company.
Federal Register Notice HTML
White River National Forest; Summit County, Arapahoe Basin Ski Area and Montezuma Bowl Projects, CO;
Nov 30, 2005 - The USDA Forest Service will prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) to disclose the anticipated environmental effects of
the Arapahoe Basin Ski Area and Montezuma Bowl Projects. The Proposed
Action would upgrade and expand infrastructure within the existing
Special Use Permit (SUP) area to accommodate parking demands and
improve skiing opportunities for existing and proposed visitation,
thereby enhancing the quality of the recreation experience.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Arizona Strip, the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, and the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, AZ
Nov 25, 2005 - Notice of availability of a Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) for the Draft Resource Management Plan for the Arizona
Strip, the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, and the Grand Canyon-
Parashant National Monument and a Draft General Management Plan for the
Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument (Arizona Strip Draft Plan/DEIS).
Federal Register Notice HTML
Forest Recreation Fees, Final Rule, USA
Nov 22, 2005 - This final rule is making minor, purely technical changes to
implement the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act (16 U.S.C. 6801-
6814). The Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act repealed and
supplanted section 4 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act (16
U.S.C. 460l-6a) as the authority for special recreation permits issued
by federal land management agencies and for recreation fees charged by
federal land management agencies, including the Forest Service.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Permits for Recreation on BLM-Public Lands, USA
Nov 22, 2005 - This proposed rule would update the regulations of the Bureau
of Land Management (BLM) that tell how to obtain recreation permits for
commercial recreational operations, competitive events and activities,
organized group activities and events, and individual recreational use
of special areas.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Report for Vegetation Treatments on Public
Lands, Nationwide
Nov 10, 2005 -BLM is making available for public
review and comment a draft national programmatic EIS and environmental
report on vegetation treatments involving the use of chemical
herbicides and other methods on the public lands administered by BLM in
17 western states, including Alaska.
Federal Register Notice HTML
North Valleys Rights-of-Way Projects Final Environmental Impact Statement, NV
Nov 10, 2005 -Notice is given that the Bureau of Land Management,
Carson City Field Office (BLM) has prepared, with the assistance of a
third-party consultant, a Final EIS for the proposed North Valleys
Rights-of-Way Projects, and has made the document available for public
and agency review. The proposed Projects include the construction and
operation of two separate water supply and transmission projects
located in Washoe County, Nevada.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Travel Management; Designated Routes and Areas for Motor Vehicle Use; Final Rule, Nationwide
Nov 9, 2005 -The Department of Agriculture is revising regulations
regarding travel management on National Forest System lands to clarify
policy related to motor vehicle use, including the use of off-highway
vehicles. This final rule requires designation of those roads, trails,
and areas that are open to motor vehicle use.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument Resource Management Plan, NM
Nov 4, 2005 - BLM announces the availability of the
DEIS for the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument RMP. The DEIS
documents the direct, indirect, and cumulative environmental impacts of
three alternative management plans for BLM-administered public lands
within the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument.
Federal Register Notice HTML
German Ridge Restoration Project, Hoosier National Forest, IN
Nov 1, 2005 -The USDA Forest Service, Hoosier National Forest has completed
a final environmental impact statement (FEIS) to disclose the
environmental consequences of a vegetation restoration project. The
FEIS addresses the potential environmental impacts of replacing pine
plantations in the German Ridge area of Perry County, Indiana with
native hardwood communities.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Oil and Gas and Exploration and Development Project, Sublette County, WY
Oct 21, 2005 - Notice of Intent (NOI) to conduct public scoping and prepare an
SEIS to the Pinedale Anticline Oil and Gas, and Exploration and
Development Project Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and
Record of Decision (ROD), July 2000.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Castle Peak and Eight Mile Flat Oil and Gas Expansion Project, UT
Oct 21, 2005 - BLM's announces the
availability of a Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and
Record of Decision (ROD) for the Castle Peak and Eight Mile Flat oil
and gas expansion project proposed by Newfield Rocky Mountains, Inc.,
formerly Inland Resources, Inc. This FEIS and ROD are being announced
concurrently per 40 CFR part 1506 (b) (2).
Federal Register Notice HTML
Notice for Prepration of Mining Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), ID
Oct 21, 2005 - BLM's Challis Field
Office in Custer County, Idaho will be directing the preparation of an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) that will analyze the mining
impacts resulting from L&W Stone's Amended Plan of Operations in Custer
County, Idaho.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Dry Fork Vegetative Restoration Project, Lewis and Clark National Forest, Cascade and Judith Basin Counties, MT
October 17, 2005 - The USDA Forest Service is preparing a Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement to further address issues associated
with old growth associated with the Dry Fork Vegetative Restoration
project on the Belt Creek Ranger District of the Lewis and Clark
National Forest.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area (SCNCA), NV.
October 14, 2005 - Notice of Availability of the Proposed Resource Management Plan
and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Sloan Canyon National
Conservation Area (SCNCA).
Federal Register Notice HTML
Upper Deschutes Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), OR.
October 14, 2005 - BLM announces the availability of the Record of
Decision (ROD) for the Upper Deschutes RMP located in Klamath,
Deschutes, Crook, and Jefferson counties in Central Oregon. The Oregon/
Washington State Director has approved the RMP/ROD, which becomes
effective immediately.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Moxa Arch Area Infill Gas Development Project (MAIP), Lincoln, Sweetwater, and Uinta Counties, Wyoming.
October 7, 2005 -Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
the Moxa Arch Area Infill Gas Development Project, Lincoln, Sweetwater
and Uinta Counties, WY.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Rangeland Management Direction Regarding Grazing Permit Administration
Sep 20, 2005 -The Forest Service rescinded all
of the direction referred to in these three Federal Register notices on
September 9, 2005, and replaced it with the direction that was in place
prior to July 19, 2005.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Creston/Blue Gap II Natural Gas Project, Carbon and Sweetwater Counties, WY
Sep 8, 2005 -BLM Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for
the Creston/Blue Gap II Natural Gas Project, Carbon and Sweetwater Counties, WY.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Gold Camp Road Final Plan/Environmental Impact Statement and Record of Decision
Sep 7, 2005 -The Pike National Forest of the Rocky Mountain Region of the Forest Service
announces availability of the Final Plan and Final Environmental Impact
Statement (Final Plan/EIS) and Record of Decision (ROD) for the Gold
Camp Road.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Final supplementary recreation rules for public lands within El Paso, Fremont, Park and Teller Counties, CO
Sep 2, 2005 -Final Supplementary Rules Regarding Operation of Motorized
Vehicles and Bicycles and Closure of Public Lands to Recreational
Target Shooting.
Federal Register Notice HTML
San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area and Tucson Resource Management Plan, AZ
Sep 2, 2005 -Notice of Intent To Prepare the San Pedro Riparian National
Conservation Area and Tucson Resource Management Plan and Environmental
Impact Statement.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve, ID
August 26, 2005 - Notice of Availability of the Proposed Management Plan and Final
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Craters of the Moon
National Monument and Preserve (NPS & BLM).
Federal Register Notice HTML
West Tavaputs Natural Gas Full Field Development Plan, Carbon and Duchesne Counties, UT
August 26, 2005 - BLM Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) and to Conduct Public Scoping for the West Tavaputs Natural Gas
Full Field Development Plan, Carbon and Duchesne Counties, UT.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Final Supplementary Rules on Public Land in Oregon and Washington
August 18, 2005 - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Oregon State Office is
implementing supplementary rules for public lands within the states of
Oregon and Washington. The rules are needed in order to protect the
area's natural resources and provide for public health and safety.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Final Supplementary Rule for the Public Lands Administered by the Bureau of Land Management, AZ
August 17, 2005 - Final Supplementary Rule for the Public Lands Administered by the
Bureau of Land Management, Arizona State Office, Relating to Possession
of Open Containers of Alcohol While Operating or Riding on/in Motor Vehicles.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Notice of Travel Restriction and Seasonal Closure to OHVs, Kanab Field Office, Utah
August 10, 2005 - Notice of off-highway vehicle (OHV) travel restriction and
seasonal closure to motorized use in the Hog Canyon and Trail Canyon
areas, Bureau of Land Management, Kanab Field Office, Utah.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Forest Service Appeals Under 36 CFR, Part 215
July 29, 2005 - Administrative Procedures for Processing Appeals Under 36 CFR,
Part 215, for Projects or Activities Implementing Land and Resource
Management Plans on National Forest System Lands.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Draft Resource Management Plan & Environmental Impact Statement for the Ely Field Office, Nevada
July 29, 2005 - Notice of Availability of the Draft Resource Management Plan and
Environmental Impact Statement for the Ely Field Office, Nevada
Federal Register Notice HTML
San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area (SPRNCA), AZ
May 6, 2005 - Limitation of Activities to Daylight Hours on Selected Public
Lands Within the San Pedro Riparian National Conservation Area
(SPRNCA), and Other Areas, Cochise County, AZ, To Provide for Public Safety.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Rights-of-Way, Principles and Procedures
April 22, 2005 - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is amending its regulations
governing rights-of-way issued under both the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act (FLPMA) and the Mineral Leasing Act (MLA).
Federal Register Notice HTML
Nevada Coal-Fired Power Plant EIS
April 22, 2005 - The Winnemucca Field Office (WFO) of
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is initiating the preparation of an
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a proposed coal-fired power
plant.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Change in Off-Highway Vehicle (OHV) Designations, CO
April 20, 2005 - This notice implements five decisions from the Gold Belt
Travel Management Plan, approved August 18, 2004. The following
decisions are effective immediately on certain public lands in El Paso,
Fremont, Park, and Teller Counties, Colorado.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Virgin and Muddy Rivers Surface Water Development Project, NV
April 11, 2005 - Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
(EIS) for the Virgin and Muddy Rivers Surface Water Development Project.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Forest-Wide Integrated Weed Management, MT
April 6 2005 - Forest-Wide Integrated Weed Management EIS, Lolo National Forest;
Missoula, Mineral, Sanders, Granite, Lewis and Clark, Flathead, Ravalli, Lake and Powell Counties, MT.
Federal Register Notice HTML
BLM Land Use Planning rule
March 23, 2005 - This final rule modifies the BLM's planning regulations with
three objectives. It defines cooperating agency and cooperating agency
status. It clarifies the responsibility of managers to offer this
status to qualified agencies and governments, and to respond to
requests for this status.
Federal Register Notice HTML
National Forest System Land Management Planning Directives
March 23, 2005 - The Forest Service has issued twelve (12) interim directives
to Forest Service Manuals 1330, 1900, and 1920 and Forest Service
Handbook 1909.12 establishing procedures and responsibilities for
implementing the National Forest land management planning regulation
set out at 36 CFR part 219.
Federal Register Notice HTML
Disclaimer of Interest in Public Highway Rights-of-Way, UT
Feb 24, 2005-Notice of Applications for Recordable Disclaimer of Interest in
Public Highway Rights-of-Way Established Pursuant to Revised Statute
2477 (43 U.S.C. 932, Repealed October 21, 1976); Roads D28 and D30 in
Daggett County, UT; Hickory Peak Road in Beaver County; and Horse
Valley Road in Beaver and Iron Counties.
Federal Register Notice HTML,
PDF.
Request for Proposals for Woody Biomass Utilization Grant--Hazardous Fuel Reduction on National Forest System Lands
Feb 10, 2005 -As part of implementing the Administration's Healthy Forest
Restoration Initiative, the USDA Forest Service, Forest Products
Laboratory, requests proposals for forest products projects that
increase the use of woody biomass from national forest lands.
Federal Register Notice HTML,
PDF.
Final Supplementary Rules for Developed Recreation Sites Within the Area Managed by the Butte Field Office, Montana
Feb 10, 2005 -The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Butte Field Office, is
implementing supplementary rules. These supplementary rules will apply
to the public lands within developed recreation sites managed by the
Butte Field Office.
Federal Register Notice HTML,
PDF.
Resource Management Plan Revision and Environmental Impact Statement for Eastern Montana
Feb 4, 2005 -The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will revise two
Resource Management Plans (RMPs) by combining the Powder River
and Big Dry RMPs (to be called the ``Miles City Field Office RMP'') and
preparing an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the
effects of land and mineral management options.
Federal Register Notice HTML,
PDF.
Emerald Creek Garnet Area; Idaho Panhandle National Forests, Benewah and Latah Counties, ID
Feb 3, 2005 -The St. Joe Ranger District of the Idaho Panhandle National
forests is beginning analysis and preparation of an Environmental
Impact Statement to address recreational gemstone digging of the garnet
resource in the Emerald Creek drainage.
Federal Register Notice HTML,
PDF.
Allegheny National Forest, will prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Warren County, PA
Feb 3, 2005 -The Forest Service, Allegheny National Forest, Bradford Ranger
District, will prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement to
disclose the environmental consequences of the proposed West Branch of
Tionesta Project.
Federal Register Notice HTML,
PDF.
McGregor Range Resource Management Plan, NM
Jan 31 2005 -The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is publishing
a Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement (DEIS) for the McGregor Range Resource Management Plan
Amendment (RMPA) and Notice of Opening of Public Comment Period With
Public Meetings.
Federal Register Notice HTML,
PDF.
Amendment to the Little Snake Resource Management Plan, Routt County, CO
Jan 28, 2005 -The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is publishing
a Notice of Intent To Amend the Little Snake Resource Management
Plan for Acquisition and Management of Emerald Mountain. The lands
would be acquired in a proposed land exchange between the State of
Colorado (Colorado State Land Board) and the United States (Little Snake Field
Office, BLM).
Federal Register Notice HTML,
PDF.
White Sands & Mimbres RMP, NM
Jan 28, 2005 -The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing
to revise the White Sands RMP and to amend the Mimbres RMP. The
revision and amendment and associated environmental analysis will
update planning level decisions for public lands in Sierra, Otero, and
Dona Ana Counties, which are managed by the Las Cruces Field
Office (LCFO), New Mexico.
Federal Register Notice HTML,
PDF.
BLM Director's Response to an Appeal From the Governor of New Mexico Regarding Federal Fluid Minerals Leasing and Development
Jan 25, 2005 -The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is publishing the reasons for BLM's rejection of the
Governor of New Mexico's appeal regarding the Resource Management Plan
Amendment (RMPA) for Fluid Minerals Leasing and Development in Sierra
and Otero Counties, New Mexico.
Federal Register Notice HTML,
PDF.
Record of Decision (ROD) and Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA) for Federal Fluid Minerals Leasing in New Mexico
Jan 25, 2005 -BLM announces the availability of the ROD/RMPA for Federal fluid minerals leasing and
development in Sierra and Otero Counties, New Mexico.
Federal Register Notice HTML,
PDF.
Notice of Intent To Amend the Challis Resource Management Plan, ID
Jan 19, 2005 - BLM is proposing to amend the Challis Resource Management Plan (RMP). The
amendment and associated environmental analysis would allow for the
potential disposal of public land to Custer County for a solid waste
disposal and transfer area near Mackay, Idaho.
Federal Register Notice HTML,
PDF.
Upper Deschutes Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement, OR
Jan 14, 2005 - BLM has prepared a Proposed Resource
Management Plan (PRMP) and Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS)
for the Upper Deschutes portion of the Deschutes Resource Area of the
Prineville District.
Federal Register Notice HTML,
PDF.
Draft Resource Management Plan and EIS in Daggett, Duchesne, and Uintah Counties, Utah
Jan 14, 2005 -BLM Vernal Field Office is announcing that the Draft RMP Revision/EIS
is available for a 90 day public review and comment period.
Federal Register Notice HTML,
PDF.
Boulder Project; Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Oconto and Langlade Counties, Wisconsin
Jan 11, 2005 -The Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) to document the analysis and disclose the environmental
impacts of proposed land management activities, and corresponding
alternatives, within the Boulder Project area.
Federal Register Notice HTML,
PDF.
National Forest Planning
Jan 5, 2005 -The Forest Service released its final rule that provides the
framework for individual forest management plans governing the 155
national forests and 20 grasslands. For the first time, an Environmental
Management System (EMS) will be used during the planning process to
improve performance and accountability.
Read the official notice removing the 2000 planning rule
HTML
PDF
Read the official notice of the new 2004 planning rule
HTML
PDF
Read a pre-published copy of the new rule
PDF
Related Documents:
Go to the Sept. 10, 2003 Federal Register notice
HTML
PDF
Go to the Mar 5, 2003 Federal Register notice
HTML
PDF.
Go to the Dec 18, 2002 Fed
Register notice - appeal rule.
Go to the Dec 16, 2002 Fed
Register notice - planning rule.
Go to the Dec 6, 2002 Fed
Register notice - planning rule.
Go to May 20, 2002 Fed
Register notice - planning rule.
Go to May 17, 2001 Fed
Register notice - planning rule.
Go to May 17, 2001 Fed
Register notice - planning rule.
Go to Jan 10, 2001 Fed
Register notice - planning rule.
Go to Nov 9, 2000 Fed
Register notice - planning rule.
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