APPENDIX F 

MANUALS AND HANDBOOKS

BLM REFERENCE MANUALS

APPENDIX F 

REFERENCE MANUALS AND 

HANDBOOKS

General and specific program direction, such as policy,

required procedures, and standards concerning the use 

of renewable resource improvements are contained in

a number of BLM Manual Sections and Handbooks.

The following list of references provides a general

index to this information for use by BLM managerial

and staff personnel. A complete listing of all BLM 

Section Codes can be found in Appendix 3, pages 93-

168 in BLM Manual Section 1220 Records and

Information Management and is available at: 

http://www.blm.gov/nhp/efoia/wo/manual/1220.pdf. 

Manual Section 1112 Safety

Manual Section 1220 Records and Information Management 

Manual Section 1510 Procurement 

Manual Section 1601 Bureau Planning System

Handbook H-1601-1 Land Use Planning Handbook 

Manual Section1616 Prescribed Resource Management Planning Actions

Manual Section 1617 Resource Management Plan Approval, Use, and Modification 

Manual Section 1619 Activity Plan Coordination

Manual Sections 1620-1625 Supplemental Program Guidance 

Manual Section 1734 Monitoring and Inventory Coordination

Manual Section 1740 Renewable Resource Improvements and Treatments 

Handbook H-1740-1 Renewable Resource Improvement and Treatment Guidelines and Procedures 

Manual Section 1741 Renewable Resource Improvements, Practices, and Standards 

Handbook H-1741-1 Fencing 

Handbook H-1741-2 Water Developments 

Manual Section 1742 Emergency Fire Rehabilitation

Handbook H-1742-1 Emergency Fire Rehabilitation 

Manual Section 1743 Renewable Resource Investment Analysis

Handbook H-1743-1 Resource Investment Analysis: User Handbook for the SageRam Computer 

Program

Manual Section 1745 Introduction, Transplant, Augmentation and Reestablishment of Fish, Wildlife 

and Plants 

Handbook H-1790-1 National Environmental Policy Act Handbook

Manual Section 2920 Leases, Permits, and Easements 

Manual Section 4010 Range Management Program Records 

Handbook H-4010-1 Range Management Program Records 

Manual Section 4100 Grazing Administration – Exclusive of Alaska 

Manual Section 4120 Grazing Management 

Handbook H-4120-1 Grazing Management 

Manual Section 4180 Rangeland Health Standards

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Handbook H-4180-1 Rangeland Health Standards

Manual Section 4400 Rangeland Inventory, Monitoring, and Evaluation

Handbook H-4400-1 Rangeland, Inventory, Monitoring, and Evaluation 

Handbook H-4410-1 National Range Handbook

Manual Section 5000 Forest Management

Manual Section 5000-1 Forest Management Public Domain

Manual Section 5400 Sales of Forest Products 

Handbook H-6310-1 Wilderness Inventory and Study Procedures

Manual Section 6500 Wildlife and Fisheries Management 

Manual Section 6720 Aquatic Resources Management 

Manual Section 6780 Habitat Conservation Management Planning 

Manual Section 6840 Special Status Species Management 

Manual Section 7000 Soil, Water, and Air Management

Manual Section 8100 the Foundations for Managing Cultural Resources 

Manual Section 8110 Identifying and Evaluating Cultural Resources 

Manual Section 8120 Tribal Consultation under Cultural Resources Authorities 

Handbook H-8120-1 General Procedural Guidance for Native American Consultation 

Manual Section 8130 Planning for Uses of Cultural Resources 

Manual Section 8140 Protecting Cultural Resources 

Manual Section 8150 Permitting Uses of Cultural Resources 

Handbook H-8160-1 General Procedural Guidelines for Native American Consultation

Manual Section 8170 Interpreting Cultural Resources for the Public

Manual Section 8270 Paleontological Resource Management 

Handbook H-8270-1 General Procedural Guidance for Paleontological Resource Management 

Manual Section 8351 Wild and Scenic Rivers – Policy and Program Direction for Identification,

Evaluation, and Management 

Manual Section 8400 Visual Resource Management 

Handbook H-8410-1 Visual Resource Inventory

Manual Section 8431 Visual Resource Contrast Rating 

Handbook H-8550-1 Interim Management Policy for Lands under Wilderness Review

Manual Section 8560 Management of Designated Wilderness Areas 

Handbook H-8560-1 Wilderness Management 

Manual Section 9011 Chemical Pest Control 

Handbook H-9011-1 Chemical Pest Control 

Manual Section 9012 Expenditure of Rangeland Insect Pest Control Funds 

Manual Section 9014 Use of Biological Control Agents of Pest on Public Lands 

Manual Section 9015 Integrated Weed Management

Manual Section 9100 Engineering 

Manual Section 9101 Facility Planning

Manual Section 9102 Facility Design

Manual Section 9103 Facility Construction 

Manual Section 9104 Facility Maintenance 

Manual Section 9114 Trails

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Manual Section 9132 Operational Signs 

Manual Section 9172 Water Control Structures 

Handbook H-9172-1 Water Control Structures – Guidelines for Design 

Handbook H-9172-2 Water Control Structures – Guidelines for Construction Drawings 

Manual Section 9177 Maintenance and Safety of Dams

Handbook H-9177-1 Performing Condition Surveys for Earth Embankment Dams

Handbook H-9177-2 Performing Emergency Action Plans 

Handbook H-9177-3 Reporting Dam Failures 

Manual Section 9182 Wastewater Treatment 

Manual Section 9183 Municipal – Community Related Solid Waste 

Manual Section 9184 Drinking Water Supply

Manual Section 9210 Fire Management

Manual Section 9211 Fire Planning 

Handbook H-9211-1 Fire Management Activity Planning Procedures 

Manual Section 9214 Prescribed Fire Management 

Handbook H-9214-1 Prescribed Fire Management 

Manual Section 9215 Fire Training and Qualifications

Manual Section 9218 Fire Reporting and Statistics 

Manual Section 9220 Integrated Pest Management 

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