BLM Plans Public Meeting On Wild Horse and Burro Gather Plans, CA Nov 3, 2006-This document provides notice that the BLM will hold a public meeting regarding use of helicopters and motor vehicles for gathering wild horses and burros from public lands. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 6, at the BLM Needles Field Office, 1303 South Highway 95, Needles, CA. The meeting will begin at 6:00 pm. Go to Public Notice HTML Get a copy of the 2006 Gather EA Get a copy of the Capture Plan Notice of Intent To Prepare an Amendment to the California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan, Furnace Cr Road, Mono County, CA October 30, 2006-This document provides notice that the BLM intends to amend the motorized vehicle route network designations in the CDCA Plan area. The affected area is located in Mono County, California. This designation encompasses approximately 3.7 miles of the existing Furnace Creek Canyon Road, leading up to the Inyo National Forest boundary. Go to Federal Register Notice HTML Get a copy of the 2005 EA Get a copy of the 2003 EA Notice of Intent To Prepare an Amendment to the California Desert Conservation Area (CDCA) Plan, Mono County, CA October 30, 2006-This document provides notice that the BLM intends to amend the motorized vehicle route network designations in the CDCA Plan area. The affected area is located in Mono County, California. Go to Federal Register Notice HTML Plantation Fuel Reduction, Eldorado National Forest, El Dorado County, CA October 10, 2006-The USDA, Forest Service, Eldorado National Forest will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) for a proposal to treat approximately 4,637 acres of selected plantations on the Georgetown and Pacific Ranger Districts. Go to Federal Register Notice HTML Mountaintop Ranger District, San Bernardino National Forest, CA; Moonridge Animal Park Relocation June 14, 2006-The San Bernardino National Forest is seeking public input and comment on a proposed animal park, which would be located near the Big Bear Discovery Center. The project is called the Moonridge Animal Park Relocation. Go to Federal Register Notice HTML Palm Springs Wind Energy Project EIS/EIR June 5, 2006-The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the City of Palm Springs intend to prepare a joint Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for a proposed wind energy facility on public and private land in the Coachella Valley. The EIS/EIR will describe and analyze alternatives for a proposed wind energy generating facility on approximately 600 acres in the Whitewater floodplain in the Coachella Valley, Riverside County, California. Go to Federal Register Notice HTML INYO NATIONAL FOREST TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS ON ROUTE DESIGNATION AND TRAVEL MANAGEMENT June 2, 2006-The Inyo National Forest will be hosting three public meetings and two workshops this month as they begin work on Step 3 of the 5-Step Route Designation process. During this step the public will be working with the Forest Service to discuss and propose a designated transportation system. The Inyo NF will be hosting a number of workshops in Inyo and Mono County. The workshops offer an opportunity to provide input on the opportunities and benefits as well as potential risks and concerns with individual routes being considered for addition to the Forest motorized transportation system. Go to May 3rd Notice Go to June 2nd Notice For more info go to INYO NF Route Designation Web Site Environmental Assessment to Remove the Trespass Facilities and Non-Native Plant Species at Wild Spring May 23, 2006-The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is announcing the availability of an environmental assessment (EA) analyzing the proposed removal of trespass improvements and non- natives plants from Wild Spring near Tecopa, California has been released by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for public review and comment. Go to Press Release Draft Environmental Document for Proposed Electric Transmission Line Available for Public Review May 23, 2006-The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) have released a joint draft environmental impact report/environmental impact statement (EIR/EIS) analyzing a proposed electrical transmission line project between southern California and Arizona for public review and comment.. Go to Press Release BLM Ridgecrest Open House Planned Regarding Arsenic Remediation Plans May 22, 2006-The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is planning an open house for the residents of Red Mountain on Tuesday, May 31, 2006, to outline initial actions BLM plans to take to address recently discovered high levels of arsenic in the community. BLM also plans to share preliminary information it has collected on arsenic concentrations in the areas of Randsburg and Johannesburg in northwestern San Bernardino and northeastern Kern counties. Go to Press Release Notice of Availability of Northeast California Draft Land Use Plans & Public Meetings Apr 26, 2006-The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has released for public review and comment draft resource management plans/environmental impact statements (RMP/EIS) for nearly three million acres of public land in northeast California and extreme northwest Nevada. The plans affect lands managed by the BLM's Alturas, Eagle Lake and Surprise field offices in Alturas, Susanville and Cedarville. BLM Planning Team Leader Sue Noggles said the draft plans contain a range of management alternatives, including preferred alternatives for these lands. Public Comment Meetings Set for Late May, Early June. Go to Press Release Go to Federal Register Notice HTML Environmental Assessment for Proposed Roads in La Quinta Available for Public Review Apr 21, 2006-The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has an environmental assessment (EA), for a right of way grant, analyzing road proposals by the Travertine Corporation involving portions of Avenue 62, Madison and Jefferson streets available for pubic review and comment. Submit comments to the BLM, Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office, Attn: Claude Kirby, P.O. Box 581260, North Palm Springs, Calif. 92263. All comments must be postmarked by May 24, 2006, and will be incorporated into the EA that will be used to make a final decision on the access road proposals. Go to read EA Notice of Interim Final Supplementary Rules on Public Lands in Shasta County, CA Apr 21, 2006 - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Redding Field Office is publishing interim final supplementary rules applicable to public lands within the Swasey Drive Planning Area, as identified in the Swasey Drive Area Implementation Plan. The interim final supplementary rules will govern activities such as target shooting, motor vehicle use, and camping on public lands managed by the Redding Field Office. These interim final supplementary rules are needed to protect recreation opportunities, public health and safety, and cultural and natural resources in accordance with the Swasey Drive Area Implementation Plan/ Environmental Assessment and Decision Record (DR) of September 2004. Federal Register Notice HTML Draft Environmental Impact Statement on U.S. Gypsum Proposal Apr 21, 2006-A draft environmental impact report/environmental impact statement (EIR/EIS) analyzing the potential impacts of a proposal from U.S. Gypsum to modernize and expand its existing plant near Plaster City, Imperial County, is now available for public review. Copies of the draft EIR/EIS on compact disc may be obtained at no charge at the Imperial County Planning and Building Department, 801 Main Street, El Centro, CA, (760) 482-4236. Copies of the draft EIR/EIS are also available for review at the planning department's front counter and the BLM's El Centro Field Office, 1661 So. 4th Street, El Centro, CA, (760) 337-4426. Public comments should be sent to Jurg Heuberger, Director, Imperial County, Planning and Development Services, 801 Main Street, El Centro, CA 92243, including a name, address or telephone number where the individual can be contacted. Forest Service, Eldorado National Forest; California; Freds Fire Reforestation Project, CA Apr 13, 2006-The USDA, Forest Service, Eldorado National Forest will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to restore, reforest, and reduce fuels on approximately 4,300 acres that burned in the Freds Fire of 2004. The Freds Fire Reforestation project area is located in El Dorado County, California, on the Eldorado National Forest, Placerville and Pacific Ranger Districts. Go to Federal Register Notice HTML Environmental Assessment Document For the June 14, 2006 Oil and Gas Lease Sale, Bakersfield, CA Mar 23, 2006-The Bureau of Land Management has released the environmental assessment (EA) document for the June 14, 2006 oil and gas lease sale. A 30-day public review and comment period begins immediately and will end on April 22, 2006. Get a copy of the EA PDF West Mojave Resource Management Plan Record of Decision (ROD). Mar 6, 2006 - The BLM has issued the Record of Decision (ROD) for the West Mojave Plan. Read a copy of the ROD PDF Other WEMO Documents: Read a copy of the biological opinion PDF Go to GAO 2002 Report. Federal Register Notice HTML PDF 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. 1999-2003 WEMO Archives Page. Forest Service, Notice of New Fee Sites; Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement. Mar 3, 2006-The USDA Forest Service, The Angeles National Forest will begin charging a fee for the rental of the Big Pines Clubhouse Historic Site. The fee will be $65.00 per hour not to exceed $510.00 per day, with a discounted rate of $45.00 per hour for interpretive programs. Rentals of this type are unusual on Federal lands but public involvement has indicated that visitors appreciate and enjoy the availability of this kind of historic rental facility. Go to Federal Register Notice HTML Forest Service, Notice of New Fee Sites; Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement. Mar 3, 2006-The USDA Forest Service, Shasta-Trinity National Forest will begin charging a $35 fee for the overnight rental of the Harris Springs Guard Station. Rentals of other cabins and lookouts on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest have shown that visitors appreciate and enjoy the availability of historic rental facilities. Funds from the rental will be used for the continued operation and maintenance of the Harris Springs Guard Station.). Go to Federal Register Notice HTML Record of Decision for the Clear Creek Management Area Resource Management Plan Amendment and Route Designations; CA Feb 22, 2006 - the BLM announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Clear Creek Management Area (CCMA) Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA) and Route Designations. CCMA is located in San Benito and western Fresno counties in California. Go to Federal Register Notice HTML Tahoe National Forest; Yuba River Ranger District; California; CA Feb 14, 2006 - The USDA Forest Service, Tahoe National Forest, Yuba River Ranger District, gives notice of the Agency's intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to remove hazardous trees located within approximately 150 feet of either side of the centerline of the South Yuba Canal, within the public lands of the Tahoe National Forest. Go to Federal Register Notice HTML California's Mother Lode Region Planning; CA Feb 10, 2006 - The Folsom Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is asking the public to help identify social and economic issues and concerns regarding future management of public lands in portions of California's Mother Lode region at a public workshop on Wednesday, March 1, 2006 in the Amador County Board of Supervisors chambers, 500 Argonaut Lane, in Jackson between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. For more information, please contact the BLM, Folsom Field Office, 63 Natoma Street, Folsom CA 95630, or call (916) 985-4474. Public Meetings regarding the Amendment to the South Coast RMP, San Diego County, CA Feb 8, 2006 - The BLM Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office proposes to prepare an amendment to the South Coast RMP with an associated environmental assessment (EA) for BLM-administered public lands in the Border Mountains portion of the San Diego County Management Area. The plan amendment proposes to establish management guidelines for lands acquired since 1994 and designate a route of travel network. Public meetings will be held. Go to Press Release Supplemental Final Environmental Impact Statement (SFEIS) for the Proposed Addition of Maneuver Training Land at Fort Irwin, CA Jan 19, 2006 - The Department of the Army (DoD), announces the availability of the SFEIS for the Proposed Addition of Maneuver Training Land at Fort Irwin. The SFEIS assesses the potential environmental impacts of the addition of maneuver lands to supplement the current training corridors at the National Training Center at Fort Irwin in the Mojave Desert of California by approximately 118,674 acres. Go to Federal Register Notice HTML Go to Desert Tortoise Translocation Plan PDF BLM Seeks Public Comment on Draft Plan Amendment for Managing the Naval Petroleum Reserve, located in Kern County, CA. Jan 13, 2006 - The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a draft plan amendment and environmental assessment (EA) regarding management of lands recently transferred to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), known as the Naval Petroleum Reserve Number 2 (NPR-2), located in Kern County. Get a copy of Press Release Get a copy of Q & A Get a copy of Draft Management Plan/EA SF Pacific Land Exchange with BLM in Imperial, Riverside, San Bernardino Counties, CA Dec 5, 2005 - Notice is hereby given that the BLM issued a decision to approve a 29,537-acre land exchange with SF Pacific. Get a copy of Decision

Draft Price Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement; UT Jun 14, 2006 - Notice of Availability of Supplemental Information and Analysis for the Draft Price Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement; Notice of Potential Areas of Critical Environmental Concern and Specific Associated Resource Use Limitations for Public Lands in Carbon and Emery Counties, UT. Go to Federal Register Notice HTML BLM Preparation for Timber Sale May 26, 2006 - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) amends its regulations on preparation for timber sales to allow third party scaling on density management sales with an upper limit on the quadratic mean diameter at breast height (DBH) of the trees to be harvested of 20 inches. Go to Federal Register Notice HTML Notice of Proposed Native Plant Material Policy, Forest Service Manual (FSM) 2070 May 26, 2006 - The Forest Service is proposing to establish a new directive to Forest Service Manual (FSM) 2070 for native plant materials, which will provide direction for the use, growth, development, and storage of native plant materials. Public comment is invited and will be considered in development of the final directive. Go to Federal Register Notice HTML Notice of Availability of Maysdorf Coal Lease Application Draft Environmental Impact Statement and Federal Coal Notice of Hearing, Wyoming May 26, 2006 - Notice of Availability (NOA) of a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) and notice of public hearing for coal lease by application (LBA) WYW154432 in the decertified Powder River Federal Coal Production Region, Wyoming. Go to Federal Register Notice HTML Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource Management Plan Revision (RMPR) for the Taos Field Office, New Mexico, and Associated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) May 26, 2006 - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Field Office, Taos, New Mexico, intends to prepare a Resource Management Plan Revision with an associated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Taos Field Office and by this notice is announcing public scoping meetings. The RMPR will revise the existing Taos Resource Management Plan. Go to Federal Register Notice HTML BLM Seeks Public Input on Regulatory Efforts to Update Linear Rights-of-Way Rental Payment Schedule Apr 27, 2006 - Bureau of Land Management announced that it is seeking public input on proposed regulations relating to the fee schedule for linear rights-of-way (ROW) across public lands managed by the agency. Go to Press Release Tracy Placer Mine, Rogue River--Siskiyou National Forest, Josephine County, OR Apr 21, 2006 - The Forest Service will prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS), to examine surface resource impacts connected with extracting gold from placer deposits within a 4.25-acre (approx.) area, in response to a mining claimant's proposed plan of operations. Proposed mining would occur along the south bank of Sucker Creek, about 11 miles southeast of Cave Junction, Oregon. During previous placer operations in the area, an existing but steeply inclined road provided vehicle access to several nearby sites. Because the placer deposit the claimant proposes to mine is located on the stream bank opposite from the road, the proponent proposes to use the existing road but would traverse Sucker Creek to reach the mine site by means of a low water crossing (ford). Federal Register Notice HTML Notice of Travel Restriction to Off-Road Vehicles, Spruce Mountain Area, Elko, NV Apr 21, 2006 - Pursuant to 43 Code of Federal Regulations 8341.2, effective on publication of this Notice; off-road vehicles (ORV) travel is restricted to existing roads and two-tracks (approximately 850 miles) on public lands on and in the vicinity of Spruce Mountain, south of Wells, Nevada. The public lands affected by this restriction are located in portions of T. 29 N., R. 64 E; T. 30 N., R. 63 thru 65 E.; and T. 31 thru 34 N., R. 62 thru 66 E., MDM, Elko County, Nevada. This notice also prohibits competitive events on public lands in the area. The purpose of this action is to protect important cultural resources and wildlife habitats. Federal Register Notice HTML Dillon Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), Beaverhead and Madison Counties, MT Apr 14, 2006 - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) management policies, the BLM announces the availability of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Dillon Resource Management Plan (RMP) in Beaverhead and Madison counties, southwest Montana. The BLM Montana/Dakotas State Director signed the ROD and approved the RMP. Federal Register Notice HTML Wallowa-Whitman National Forest Invasive Plants Treatment, OR/WA Apr 13, 2006 - The Wallowa-Whitman National Forest proposes to treat approximately 25,000 acres of invasive plants located across the 2.4 million acre National Forest. The Forest anticipates to treat approximately 4,000 acres of invasive plant sites annually. The proposed treatment methods include: manual pulling and hand tools, mechanized hand tools, herbicides, and biological controls. The method proposed for a given site would depend largely on the protection of resources and the effectiveness of the method on the target invasive plant species. Federal Register Notice HTML Millville Peak/Logan Peak Road Relocation Project, Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Cache County, UT Apr 12, 2006 - The Forest Supervisor of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest gives notice of the agency's intent to prepare an environmental impact statement on a proposal to relocate a total of about 5 miles of the Millville Peak and Logan Peak Roads (Forest Roads 20168 and 20042, respectively) due to road damage and safety concerns. The relocation would place construction in adjacent roadless areas. Federal Register Notice HTML Umatilla National Forest Invasive Plants Treatment, Umatilla National Forest, OR/WA Apr 6, 2006 - The Umatilla National Forest proposes to treat approximately 25,000 acres of invasive plants located across the 1.4 million acre National Forest. It is anticipated that approximately 4,000 acres of both existing and newly discovered sites would be treated in any year. Federal Register Notice HTML Managing Recreation Residence Apr 3, 2006 - The Cabin User Fee Fairness Act of 2000 directs the Forest Service to promulgate regulations and adopt policies for carrying out provisions of the act. Accordingly, the Forest Service is adopting final directives issued in the Forest Service Manual (FSM) Title 2300, Recreation, Wilderness, and Related Resource Management; FSM Title 2700, Special Uses Management; Forest Service Handbook (FSH) 2709.11, Special Uses Handbook; and FSH 5409.12, Appraisal Handbook. Federal Register Notice HTML Special Uses; Managing Recreation Residences and Assessing Fees Under the Cabin User Fee Fairness Act Apr 3, 2006 - The Cabin User Fee Fairness Act of 2000 directs the Forest Service to promulgate regulations and adopt policies for carrying out provisions of the act. Accordingly, the Department is adopting this final rule that revises special uses regulations and related agency directives, published elsewhere in this part of today's Federal Register. The final rule and agency directives set out requirements and provide direction to agency personnel for managing recreation residence uses and assessing fees for those uses of National Forest System lands pursuant to the act. Federal Register Notice HTML BLM Issues Addendum to Final EIS On Proposed Grazing Regulation Changes Mar 31, 2006 - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) issued an addendum to its final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on proposed regulations that will improve the BLM's management of public lands grazing. Go to Press Release HTML BLM Announces Internet Availability of Lands and Minerals Databases Mar 29, 2006 - Members of the public surfing the web for public land information now have renewed access to three popular lands and minerals databases that provide essential information to the public: GeoCommunicator, Legacy Rehost 2000 (LR2000) System reports, and public eForms. The LR2000 System GeoCommunicator Public eForms Gold Camp Road Final Plan/Environmental Impact Statement, Supplemental Information Report and Record of Decision 2 Mar 29, 2006 - 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), Supplemental Information Report (SIR) and Record of Decision 2 (ROD 2) for the Gold Camp Road. Federal Register Notice HTML Royal Gorge Supplementary Rules, Park County, CO Mar 28, 2006 - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Royal Gorge Field Office is issuing supplementary rules to regulate conduct on specific public lands within Park County, Colorado. The rules apply to the public lands called Guffey Gorge, also known as Guffey Gulch. BLM has determined these rules necessary to protect the area's natural resources and to provide for public health and safe public recreation Federal Register Notice HTML Oil and Gas Lease Acreage Limitation Exemptions Mar 24, 2006 - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is issuing this final rule to amend its regulations to conform to provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct) that changed oil and gas lease acreage limitations and oil and gas lease reinstatement provisions. Section 352 of the EPAct expands the types of lease holdings that are exempt from the lease acreage holding limitations. Section 371 of the EPAct extends the time to file a lease reinstatement petition from 15 months to 24 months. Federal Register Notice HTML Alluvial Valley Floor Coal Lease Exchange in Campbell County, WY Mar 22, 2006 - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received an application from Powder River Coal Company, Inc., (PRCC) to exchange portions of two Federal coal leases affecting an alluvial valley floor (AVF) designated as significant to farming. The affected leases are located at the Caballo Mine in Campbell County, Wyoming. The AVF lands will be exchanged for new coal leases adjacent to one or more existing coal leases. Federal Register Notice HTML Gas Hydrate Production Incentives Mar 8, 2006 - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Minerals Management Service (MMS) request comments and suggestions to assist in the preparation of proposed regulations governing Gas Hydrate Production Incentives. The rule would provide incentives to promote natural gas production from the natural gas hydrate resources on Federal lands in Alaska and in Federal waters on the Outer Continental Shelf. We encourage the public to provide comments and suggestions to help clarify and define the requirements for Gas Hydrate Production Incentives as described in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Federal Register Notice HTML Record of Decision for the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Jonah Infill Drilling Project, Sublette County, WY Mar 14, 2006 - Notice of Availability (NOA) of the Record of Decision (ROD) for the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for Jonah Infill Drilling Project, Sublette County, Wyoming. Federal Register Notice HTML Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1, Approval of Operations Mar 13, 2006 - This further proposed rule amends the proposed rule published in the Federal Register on July 27, 2005 (70 FR 43349). The proposed rule would revise existing Onshore Oil and Gas Order Number 1 (see 48 FR 48916 as amended at 48 FR 56226 (1983)). Federal Register Notice HTML Forest Service, National Forest System Land Management Planning. Mar 3, 2006-The The Department of Agriculture is revising the transition language contained in the 2005 planning rule (70 FR 1023). This final rule modifies the transition language to allow the Tongass National Forest to revise its land management plan either under the 2005 Rule or the planning regulations in effect before November 9, 2000. The preamble of this rule includes a discussion of the public comments received on the proposed rule published January 4, 2006 (71 FR 307), and the Department's responses to the comments.. Go to Federal Regsiter Notice HTML Jan. 31, 2006 -The Forest Service is issuing ten (10) final directives to Forest Service Manuals 1900 and 1920 and Forest Service Handbook 1909.12; chapters zero code, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, and 80. These directives establish procedures and responsibilities for implementing national forest land management planning regulations at 36 CFR part 219, subpart A, published in the Federal Register on January 5, 2005 (70 FR 1023). Read the Federal Register Notice HTML Read the Jan 4, 2006 Federal Register Notice HTML Related Documents: 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 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. Forest Service, Directive for Environmental Management Systems. Mar 3, 2006-The USDA Forest Service, The Forest Service is issuing a final directive to Forest Service Manual 1330, Environmental Management Systems (EMS), to provide overall guidance to Forest Service line officers and employees on how to include EMS in carrying out national forest land management planning regulations at 36 CFR part 219, subpart A, published in the Federal Register on January 5, 2005 (70 FR 1023), as it relates to Forest Service units and facilities. Go to Federal Regsiter Notice HTML Forest Service, Nez Perce National Forest; Idaho County, ID; Meadow Face Stewardship Pilot Project Mar 3, 2006-The USDA Forest Service, will prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement (``SEIS'') for the Meadow Face Stewardship Pilot Project on the Nez Perce National Forest, Clearwater Ranger District, in Idaho County, Idaho, for the purpose of completing the cumulative effects analysis referred to in United States District Court Judge Edward J. Lodge's March 31, 2005 unpublished order in Friends of the Clearwater v. Lohn, Case No. CV04-384-C-EJL (D. Idaho). Go to Federal Regsiter Notice HTML Forest Service, Notice of New Fee Sites; Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement. Mar 3, 2006-The USDA Forest Service, Boise National Forest will begin charging fees for the overnight rental of Cottonwood Guard Station, including the Bunkhouse ($35/night), Research House ($40/night), and Ranger House ($40/night). The Dixie National Forest will begin charging fees for the overnight rental of Cowpuncher Guard Station ($45/night), Jones Corral Guard Station ($30/night), and Podunk Guard Station ($30/night). Go to Federal Regsiter Notice HTML Forest Service, Secure Rural Schools Land Sales Initiative. Feb. 28, 2006-The USDA Forest Service is seeking comments from all interested individuals and organizations on the list of National Forest System land parcels in the FY 2007 President's Budget proposal to be sold for the purpose of funding payments to Secure Rural Schools (SRS), should this program be extended by amendment to the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. The sale of these parcels is contingent upon amendment of the SRS as proposed by the President. Go to Federal Regsiter Notice HTML Forest Service, Recovery of Costs for Processing Special Use Applications. Feb. 21, 2006-The USDA is adopting final regulations for recovering costs associated with processing applications for special use authorizations to use and occupy National Forest System lands and monitoring compliance with these special use authorizations. Go to Federal Regsiter Notice HTML Split Estate and Energy Policy Public Involvement. Feb. 15, 2006-Listening sessions will be held by the Bureau of Land Management to solicit suggestions from the public on how best to implement the split estate (surface/subsurface rights) provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Go to Federal Regsiter Notice HTML BLM Split Estate Listening Sessions Press Release BLM Split Estate Web Site BLM Proposes to Update NEPA Manual Jan. 25, 2006 -The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has published a set of draft revisions to Chapter 11 of the Department of the Interior’s Departmental Manual (DM), which guides the agency’s implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). BLM NEPA Update Web Site BLM NEPA Update Press Release Permits for Recreation on Public Lands January 18, 2006 - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces a correction. This document corrects the regulatory text of a proposed rule published in the Federal Register of November 22, 2005, regarding permits for recreation on public lands. Federal Register Notice HTML Nov 22, 2005 Federal Register Notice HTML Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Report for Vegetation Treatments on Public Lands January 18, 2006 - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces an extension of the public comment on the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement and Environmental Report for Vegetation Treatments on Public Lands Administered by the Bureau of Land Management in the Western United States, Including Alaska. Federal Register Notice HTML Environmental Impact Statement for the Old Spanish National Historic Trail; New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and California January 18, 2006 - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the National Park Service (NPS) are initiating preparation of a Comprehensive Management Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement (CMP/EIS) for the Old Spanish National Historic Trail in New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and California. Federal Register Notice HTML Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Proposed Jonah Infill Drilling Project, Sublette County, WY January 13, 2006 - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) that evaluates, analyzes, and discloses to the public direct, indirect, and cumulative environmental impacts of a proposal to further develop the Jonah natural gas field through infill drilling in Sublette County, Wyoming. Federal Register Notice HTML Draft Resource Management Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement, Coeur d'Alene Field Office, Idaho January 13, 2006 - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces has prepared a Draft Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS) for the Coeur d'Alene Field Office. Federal Register Notice HTML Resource Management Plan Amendment and Final Environmental Impact Statement for McGregor Range, Otero County, NM January 13, 2006 - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of the Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment/Final Environmental Impact Statement (PRMPA/FEIS) for McGregor Range in Otero County, New Mexico. in Uintah County, Utah. Federal Register Notice HTML Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the Chapita Wells-Stagecoach Area Natural Gas Project, Uintah County, UT January 12, 2006 - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces the availability of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) that evaluates, analyzes, and discloses to the public direct, indirect, and cumulative environmental impacts of a proposal to develop natural gas in Uintah County, Utah. Federal Register Notice HTML Record of Decision for the Wind Energy Development Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement January 11, 2006 -Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Wind Energy Development Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) and Associated Land Use Plan Amendments. Federal Register Notice HTML Bridger-Teton National Forest--Big Piney Ranger District, Wyoming; Eagle Prospect January 11, 2006 -The Forest Service has received notification from Plains Exploration & Production Company (PXP) that the company proposes to drill three exploratory oil and gas wells on National Forest System (NFS) lands in the Noble Basin area, about seven miles southeast of Bondurant in Sublette County, Wyoming. Federal Register Notice HTML Notice of Availability of Agua Fria National Monument & Bradshaw-Harquahala Draft Resource Management Plan and Draft EIS January 6, 2006 -The BLM hereby gives notice that the Agua Fria National Monument and Bradshaw-Harquahala Draft Resource Management Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DRMP/DEIS) is available for public review and comment. The National Monument encompasses 71,000 acres, and the Bradshaw-Harquahala planning area includes another 895,900 acres of the BLM-administered lands. Federal Register Notice HTML Sale and Disposal of National Forest System Timber; Free Use to Individuals; Delegation of Authority January 4, 2006 -The Forest Service's interim final rule raises the value limit of timber that can be granted by line officers to individuals for use free of charge. Current regulations limit the value of free use timber that a designated forest officer can grant to an individual in a fiscal year to $20. Forest Supervisors are limited to $100 per year per individual and Regional Foresters are limited to $5,000 per year per individual. Free use exceeding $5,000 must be reviewed by the Chief of the Forest Service. Federal Register Notice HTML Sale and Disposal of National Forest System Timber; Timber Sale Contracts; Purchaser Elects Government Road Construction January 4, 2006 -The Forest Service's direct final rule raises the total specified road construction cost threshold for a small business concern road election from $20,000 to $50,000. Congress raised the limit to $50,000 via the Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1999 (Pub. L. 105-277; Sec. 329(c)). The Supplemental Appropriations Act also eliminated the restriction, which precluded small business concerns in the State of Alaska from exercising the road election option. The Forest Service implemented this change upon passage of the law, and corrected agency handbook direction, but the CFR references to these minimum values were not changed. Federal Register Notice HTML Notice of New Fee Sites; Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, (Title VIII, Pub. L. 108-447)-Boise National Forest Recreation Fees, ID January 3, 2006 -The Forest Service, Boise National Forest will begin charging fees for the overnight rental of Cottonwood Guard Station, including the Bunkhouse ($35/night), Research House ($40/night), and Ranger House ($40/night). The Dixie National Forest will begin charging fees for the overnight rental of Cowpuncher Guard Station ($45/night), Jones Corral Guard Station ($30/night), and Podunk Guard Station ($30/night). Federal Register Notice HTML