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GLOSSARY 

authorized user 

collector road 

easement 

inholding 

Monument 

A person or entity (including a BLM staff member) with formally approved access to a BLM road as granted by law, a livestock grazing permit, an oil and gas lease, a right-of-way grant, 

or other use agreement. Under the BLM Roads Policy (Instruction Memorandum NM-95-031), the term does not apply to the 

general public. 

A BLM road that usually provides primary access to large blocks 

of lands and connects with, or is an extension of, a public road 

system. 

An authorization for a non-possessory, non-exclusive interest in 

lands that is usually granted for a specific use. This authorization specifies the rights of the holder and the obligation of the 

BLM to use and manage the lands in a manner consistent with 

certain terms. 

A term used to refer to non-Federally owned lands and interests 

in lands within the Monument boundary. Presidential Proclamation 7394 reserved these as part of the Monument upon acquisition of title by the United States. These lands contain resources 

similar or complementary to those values the Monument was 

established to protect, and the Monument can be more effectively managed in conjunction with these inholdings. These 

areas are desirable and recommended for acquisition. 

The term used to refer to a land area encompassing approximately 5,402 acres, established under Presidential Proclamation 

7394 as Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. Only 

part of this acreage is Federally owned and managed by the 

BLM (4,124 Federal and 1,278 inholding surface acres; 4,565 

Federal and 837 inholding mineral acres; surface and mineral 

ownership acreages do not always correspond). Details of land 

ownership are shown on Table 1-1 and Map 3. 

Land use decisions considered in and established through this 

Plan may include management measures that the BLM has applied to Federal and non-Federal acres. These decisions/ 

measures can be implemented only where the lands are (1) Federally owned (acquired by sale or exchange from willing property owners), or (2) where the BLM has negotiated legal 

management agreements with willing property owners. 
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North Edgeholding 

off-highway vehicle 

Planning Area 

primitive road 

resource road 

“retire” livestock grazing 

The term used to refer to non-Federal lands and interests in 

lands, a part of which adjoins the north Monument boundary (see 

Map 2). The North Edgeholding consists of 9,268 surface acres. 

The minerals, except gold, silver, and quicksilver/mercury 

(which are Federally owned), are also in non-Federal ownership. 

These lands contain resources similar to or complementary to 

those values the Monument was established to protect, and the 

Monument can be more effectively managed in conjunction with 

this edgeholding. This area is desirable and recommended for 

acquisition. [Note: This area has also been referred to as the 

Cañada de Cochiti Grant, the Young Ranch, or the University of 

New Mexico (UNM) property. The surface estate is now owned 

by the State of New Mexico.] 

Any motorized vehicle capable of, or designed for, travel on or 

immediately over land, water, or other natural terrain; the term 

includes off-road vehicles but is broader. 

The term used to refer to Federal and non-Federal lands and interests in lands considered in the land use decisions of this RMP. 

These lands and interests in lands include (1) the Monument 

(5,402 surface acres, including 4,124 Federal acres and 1,278 

acres of non-Federal inholdings; mineral ownership is 4,565 

Federal acres and 837 acres non-Federal inholdings); (2) the 

Southwest Acquisition (965 Federal acres, both surface and minerals); (3) the North Edgeholding (9,268 acres surface and minerals other than gold, silver and quicksilver/mercury), and (4) 

other valid existing rights. The Planning Area totals 15,635 

acres. 

A BLM two-track road that has been created by vehicle traffic 

and does not require engineering standards. Some are cross 

country and receive little use, while others are regularly traveled. 

A BLM road that provides point access, connects to a collector 

or local road, and serves a smaller area. Location and design of 

these roads are governed by environmental compatibility and 

minimal construction and maintenance costs. 

Presidential Proclamation 7394 states, “. . . The Secretary of the 

Interior shall retire the portion of the grazing allotments within 

the Monument, pursuant to applicable law . . . .” It is unclear 

what the word “retire” means in this case, as it is not a term typically used in relation to grazing allotments, leases, or permits. 

At first reading, the term could imply “cancellation,” which 

means “a permanent termination of a grazing permit . . . lease . . . 

or other grazing authorization . . .” (43 CFR 4100.0-5). 

However, the Proclamation continues, “ . . . unless livestock 

grazing will advance the purposes of the Proclamation.” Based 

on this statement, “retire” could refer to a “suspension,” meaning 
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right-of-way 

Southwest Acquisition 

“the temporary withholding from active use, through a decision 

issued by the authorized officer or by agreement, of part or all of 

the permitted use in a grazing permit or lease” (ibid.). 

The term “discontinued” is used in this document and related 

material, meaning that the permitting of grazing on the Monument’s grazing allotments will be discontinued unless it advances the purposes of Proclamation 7394. Ways in which 

grazing may serve these purposes are suggested in the document. 

The legal right to cross the lands of another; the strip of land for 

a road, railroad, or power line. 

The term used to refer to a 965-acre parcel of land recently acquired by the Federal government and now managed by the 

BLM. Decisions made in this Plan can be implemented for this 

parcel. [Note: This parcel was referred to in the Draft RMP/EIS 

as the “Southwest Edgeholding.”]