Appendix A

Scoping Materials

May 2012 Greater Sage-Grouse LUPAs/EISs A-1

Scoping Summary Report

APPENDIX A

SCOPING MATERIALS

Public scoping for the Greater Sage-Grouse LUPAs/EISs has included a 

newsletter, 39 scoping open houses, press releases, notices in local newspapers, 

and a public Web site, http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/sagegrouse.html. 

The formal public comment period as required by NEPA began on December 9, 

2011, with the publication of a Notice of Intent in the Federal Register, and 

ended on March 23, 2012.

The following material is included in this appendix:

1. Notice of Intent

2. Project Newsletter 1

3. Press Releases

4. Scoping Comment Form
A. Scoping Materials

A-2 Greater Sage-Grouse LUPAs/EISs May 2012

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accessioned into the applicant's 

collection for scientific research. This 

notification covers activities to be 

conducted by the applicant over a 5­

year period. 

Applicant: Duke Lemur Center, Durham, 

NC; PRT-56737 A 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import biological specimens collected 

from silky sifakas (Propithecus diadema 

candidus) in the wild in Madagascar for 

the purpose of scientific research. 

Multiple Applicants 

The following applicants each request 

a permit to import the sport-hunted 

trophy of one male bontebok 

(Damaliscus pygargus pygargus) culled 

from a captive herd maintained under 

the management program of the 

Republic of South Africa, for the 

purpose of enhancement of the survival 

of the species. 

Applicant: Ronald Bain, New Haven, 

MO; PRT-59367A. 

Applicant: James Moses, Houston, TX; 

PRT-59496A. 

Applicant: Glen Hudson, Weston, FL; 

PRT-59085A. 

Applicant: Paxton Motheral, Fort 

Worth, TX; PRT-58509A. 

Applicant: Lloyd Douglas, Aledo, TX; 

PRT-59287A. 

Applicant: Jill Holstead, Houston, TX; 

PRT-59495A. 

Correction 

On October 28, 2011, we published a 

Federal Register notice inviting the 

public to comment on several 

applications for permits to conduct 

certain activities with endangered 

species (76 FR 66954). We made an 

error by omitting one animal in Leonard 

Voyle's application (PRT-57362A), 

which starts in the first column on page 

66955. The omission is for an additional 

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus 

pygargus), for a total oftwo animals, not 

one. All the other information we 

printed was correct. With this notice, 

we correct that error and reopen the 

comment period for PRT-57362A. The 

corrected entry for this application is as 

follows: 

Applicant: Leonard Voyles, Richmond, 

TX; PRT-57362A 

The applicant requests a permit to 

import the sport-hunted trophy oftwo 

male bontebok (Damaliscus pygargus 

pygargus), culled from a captive herd 

maintained under the management 

program ofthe Republic of South Africa, 

for the purpose of enhancement ofthe 

survival of the species. 

Brenda Tapia, 

Program Analyst/Data Administrator, Branch 

ofPermits, Division ofManagement 

Authority. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLMT930000-12-L18200000-XX:OOOO] 

Notice of Administrative Boundary 

Change for Bureau of Land 

Management Offices in Montana To 

Eliminate the County Split of Lewis 

and Clark County 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 


Interior. 


ACTION: Notice. 


SUMMARY: The administrative 

boundaries between the Central 

Montana District Office, Lewistown 

Field Office, and the Western Montana 

District Office, Butte Field Office, are 

being changed. The administrative 

boundary change will realign Lewis and 

Clark County, currently a split county 

between the two offices, to the Western 

Montana District Office, Butte Field 

Office. 

DATES: The boundary change is effective 

October 1, 2011. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gary 

Benes by telephone at (406) 538-1945 or 

by email at gbenes@blm.gov; or Richard 

Hotaling by telephone at (406) 533-7629 

or by email at rhotalin@blm.gov; or 

Scott Haight by telephone at (406) 533­

7630 or by email at shaight@blm.gov. 

Persons who use a telecommunications 

device for the deaf (TDD) may call the 

Federal Information Relay Service 

(FIRS) at 1-(800) 877-8339 to contact 

the above individuals during normal 

business hours. The FIRS is available 24 

hours a day, 7 days a week, to leave a 

message or question with the above 

individuals. You will receive a reply 

during normal business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

primary purpose of the administrative 

boundary change is to improve service 

to the public and coordination efforts 

with local, Federal, State, and county 

agencies. The benefits ofthis change 

will result in the following 

improvements: 

• Consolidation of resource receipts, 

workloads (i.e. , range, forestry, 

recreation) into one office location; 

• Consolidation of law enforcement 

coordination between the county sheriff 

and one BLM office; 

• Consolidation of fire response and 

coordination between the county 

interagency dispatch and one BLM 

office; and 

• Improved coordination with local 

and county officials on a number of land 

resource issues such as lands and realty, 

rights-of-way, and land use planning. 

The boundaries for the Butte Field 

Office are described as follows: 

Butte Field Office 

The Bureau of Land Management, 

Butte Field Office administrative 

boundary now encompasses all of 

Broadwater, Deer Lodge, Gallatin, 

Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Park, Silver 

Bow and the northern portion of 

Beaverhead Counties, in the state of 

Montana. 

Authority: ELM Manual1203 Delegation 

of Authority Sec 1202 and Sec 1201 relates 

to functions of ELM. The delegation manual 

shows the various delegations offunctions to 

ELM officials, et al., which includes 

"Approve changes in District and Field 

Office boundaries." (See the table of 

delegations in the manual, specifically 

subject code 1202). This authority is retained 

by the Director, with concurrence by the 

"Office ofthe Assistant Secretary" (see 

footnote 3 in the 1203 Manual). 

Jamie E. Connell, 

State Director. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLW0230.111 OOOOO.PHOOOO] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare 

Environmental Impact Statements and 

Supplemental Environmental Impact 

Statements To Incorporate Greater 

Sage-Grouse Conservation Measures 

Into Land Use Plans and Land 

Management Plans 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 


Interior. 


ACTION: Notice of Intent. 


SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969, as amended (NEPA), the Federal 

Land Policy and Management Act of 

1976, as amended (FLPMA), and the 

Resources Planning Act of 1974, as 

amended by the National Forest 

Management Act 1976 (NFMA), the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and 

the Forest Service (FS) intend to prepare 

Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) 
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and Supplemental EISs, and by this 

notice are announcing the beginning of 

the scoping process to solicit public 

comments and identify issues. The BLM 

is the lead agency on these EISs and 

Supplemental EISs and the FS is 

participating as a cooperating agency. 

These EISs/Supplemental EISs will be 

coordinated under two regions: An 

Eastern Region and a Western Region. 

The Eastern Region includes BLM land 

use plans in the States of Colorado, 

Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, 

and portions of Utah and Montana. The 

Western Region includes BLM land use 

plans in California, Idaho, Nevada, 

Oregon, and portions of Utah and 

Montana. For each of these regions, the 

FS will include those areas that were 

identified by the FWS as high priority 

areas for greater sage-grouse within the 

NFS units listed below. 

DATES: This notice initiates the public 

scoping process for the EISs/ 

Supplemental EISs. Comments on issues 

may be submitted in writing until 

February 7, 2012. The date(s) and 

location(s) of all scoping meetings will 

be announced at least 15 days in 

advance through local media, 

newspapers and the BLM Web site for 

the Eastern Region at http:!I 

www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/ 

sagegrouse/eastern.html, and for the 

Western Region at http://www.blm.gov/ 

wo/st/en/prog/more/sagegrouse/ 

western.html. In order to be included in 

the Draft EISs/Supplemental EISs, all 

scoping comments must be received 

prior to the close ofthe scoping period 

or 15 days after the last public meeting, 

whichever is later. Comments that are 

specific to a particular area or land use 

plan should be identified as such. We 

will provide additional opportunities 

for public participation upon 

publication ofthe Draft EISs/ 

Supplemental EISs. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

related to the greater sage-grouse 

planning effort by any of the following 

methods: 

• 	Eastern Region 

o 	Web site: http://www.blm.gov/ wo/ 

st!en/prog/more/sagegrousel 

eastern.html o 	Email: sageeast@blm.gov 

o 	Fax: (307) 775-6042 

o 	Mail: Eastern Region Project 


Manager, BLM Wyoming State 


Office, 5353 Yellowstone, 


Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009 


• 	Western Region 

o 	 Web site: http://www.blm.gov/wo/ 

st!en/prog/more/sagegrousel 

western.html o 	Email: sagewest@blm.gov 

o 	Fax: (775) 861-6747 

o 	Mail: Western Region Project 

Manager, BLM Nevada State Office, 

1340 Financial Blvd., Reno, Nevada 

89502 

Documents pertinent to the Eastern 

Region will be coordinated through the 

BLM Wyoming State Office. Documents 

pertinent to the Western Region will be 

coordinated through the BLM Nevada 

State Office. 

Though BLM and NFS lands in Utah 

are distributed between the Western and 

Eastern Regions, all such lands will be 

addressed in one EIS, or through 

ongoing plan revision processes. All 

comments applicable to the Utah EIS 

should be sent to the Western Region. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information and/or to have your 

name added to our mailing list, contact 

Chuck Otto, Eastern Region Project 

Manager, telephone (307) 775-6062; 

address 5353 Yellowstone Road , 

Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009; email 

cotto@blm.gov, or: Brian Amme, 

Western Region Project Manager, 

telephone (775) 861-6645; address 1340 

Financial Boulevard, Reno , Nevada 

89520; email bamme@blm.gov. Persons 

who use a telecommunications device 

for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1­

(800) 877-8339 to contact the above 

individual during normal business 

hours. The FIRS is available 24 hours a 

day, 7 days a week, to leave a message 

or question with the above individual. 

You will receive a reply during normal 

business hours. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In April 

2010 , the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(FWS) published its listing decision for 

the greater sage-grouse indicating that 

listing was "Warranted but Precluded" 

due to higher listing priorities under the 

Endangered Species Act. The 

inadequacy of regulatory mechanisms to 

conserve the greater sage-grouse and its 

habitat was identified as a significant 

threat in the FWS finding on the 

petition to list the greater sage-grouse as 

a threatened or endangered species. The 

FWS has identified conservation 

measures to be included in the 

respective agencies' land use plans as 

the principal regulatory mechanisms to 

assure adequate conservation of the 

greater sage-grouse and its habitat on 

public lands. For the BLM, these land 

use plans are Resource Management 

Plans (RMP). For the FS, these are Land 

and Resource Management Plans (LMP). 

In view of the identified threats to the 

greater sage-grouse, and the FWS 

timeline for making a listing decision on 

this species, the BLM and FS propose to 

incorporate consistent objectives and 

conservation measures for the 

protection of greater sage-grouse and its 

habitat into relevant RMPs and LMPs by 

September 2014 in order to avoid a 

potential listing under the Endangered 

Species Act. These conservation 

measures would be incorporated into 

RMPs and LMPs through the plan 

amendment and revision processes of 

the respective agencies. The BLM and 

FS expect to prepare EISs to analyze 

proposed amendments to some land use 

plans that are not currently undergoing 

amendment or revision. For plans 

already undergoing amendment or 

revision, the BLM and FS will consider 

incorporating conservation measures 

either through the ongoing amendment 

or revision processes, or through 

supplemental environmental analyses as 

appropriate. 

The BLM and FS intend to evaluate 

the adequacy of sage-grouse 

conservation measures in RMPs and 

selected LMPs, and consider 

conservation measures, as appropriate, 

in proposed RMP and selected LMP 

amendments and/or revisions 

throughout the range of the greater sagegrouse (with the exception ofthe bistate population in California and 

Nevada and the Washington State 

distinct population segment, which will 

be addressed through other planning 

efforts). 

The BLM currently expects to 

evaluate sage-grouse conservation 

measures in 68 planning areas, and the 

FS expects to evaluate sage-grouse 

conservation measures in 9 LMPs. The 

plans applicable to these planning areas 

are listed below. 

BLM Wyoming has already begun 

undertaking a programmatic EIS specific 

to the greater sage-grouse. This 

programmatic EIS will analyze 

amendments to all of the State's RMPs 

not currently being amended or revised 

to address needed changes to the 

management and conservation of greater 

sage-grouse habitats. The ongoing RMP 

revisions in Wyoming will evaluate 

conservation measures through existing 

planning processes. 

Below is a list of RMPs and LMPs that 

the BLM and FS intend to evaluate. 

Some RMPs/LMPs are already 

undergoing either revision or 

amendment. In cases in which an 

ongoing plan revision or amendment 

may not be completed by September 

2014, the underlying completed RMP is 

also listed, as it may be amended. FS 

LMPs are denoted below in parentheses. 

Within the Eastern Region, the 

potentially affected BLM RMPs and FS 

LMPs include: 

• 	 Colorado 

o 	Colorado River Valley RMP 
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revision 

o 	Grand Junction RMP revision (and 

existing 1987 Grand Junction RMP) 

o 	Kremmling RMP revision 

o 	Little Snake RMP (2011) 

o 	White River RMP Oil and Gas 


amendment 


• 	Montana/Dakotas 

o 	Billings RMP revision (and existing 

1984 Billings RMP) 

o 	Headwaters RMP (1984) 

o 	HiLine RMP revision (and existing 

1988 West HiLine RMP) 

o 	Judith, Valley, and Phillips RMP 

(1992) 

o 	Miles City RMP revision (and 

existing 1985 Powder River and 

1995 Big Dry RMPs) 

o 	North Dakota RMP (1988) 

o 	South Dakota RMP revision (and 

existing 1986 South Dakota RMP) 

o 	Upper Missouri River Breaks NM 

RMP (2008) 

• 	Utah 

o 	Park City Management Framework 

Plan (MFP) (1975) 

o 	Price RMP (2008) 

o 	Randolph MFP (1980) 

o 	Salt Lake District Isolated Tracts 

Planning Analysis ( 19 8 5) 

o 	Vernal RMP (2008) 

o 	Uinta National Forest Revised 


Forest Plan (2003) (FS) 


• 	Wyoming (please note that BLM 

Wyoming has already issued a 

Notice of Intent to begin an EIS that 

will amend all completed plans to 

address needed changes in the 

management and conservation of 

greater sage-grouse habitat) 

o 	Bighorn Basin RMP revision 

o 	Buffalo RMP revision (and existing 

1985 Buffalo RMP) 

o 	Casper RMP (2007) 

o 	Kemmerer RMP (2010) 

o 	Lander RMP revision 

o 	Newcastle RMP (2000) 

o 	Pinedale RMP (2008) 

o 	Rawlins RMP (2008) 

o 	Rock Springs RMP revision (and 

existing 1997 Green River RMP) 

o 	Thunder Basin National Grassland 

LMP (not included in BLM 

Wyoming Notice of Intent above) 

(FS) 

Within the Western Region, the 

potentially affected RMPs and LMPs 

include: 

• California 

o 	Alturas RMP (2008) 

o 	Eagle Lake RMP (2008) 

o 	Surprise RMP (2008) 

• 	Idaho 

o 	Birds of Prey NCA RMP (2008) 

o 	Bruneau RMP revision (and 


existing 1983 Bruneau RMP) 


o 	Challis RMP (1999) 

o Craters of the Moon NM RMP 

(2006) 

o 	Four Rivers RMP revision (and 

existing 1988 Cascade and 1983 

Kuna RMPs) 

o 	Jarbidge RMP revision 

o 	Lemhi RMP (1987) 

o 	Owyhee RMP (1999) 

o 	Pocatello RMP revision 

o 	Shoshone-Burley RMP revision 

(and existing 1980 Bennett Hills/ 

Timmerman Hills, 1985 Cassia, 

1975 Magic, 1985 Monument, 1981 

Sun Valley, and 1982 Twin Falls 

MFPs/RMPs) 

o 	Upper Snake RMP revision (and 

existing 1983 Big Lost, 1985 

Medicine Lodge, 1981 Big Desert, 

and 1981 Little Lost-Birch Creek 

MFPs/RMPs) 

o 	Curlew National Grassland 


Management Plan (2002) (FS) 


o 	Caribou National Forest Revised 

Forest Plan (2003) (FS) 

o 	Sawtooth National Forest Revised 

Forest Plan (2003) (FS) 

 	 Montana 

o 	Butte RMP (2009) 

o 	Dillon RMP (2006) 

 	 Nevada 

o 	Battle Mountain RMP revision (and 

existing 1997 Tonopah and 1986 

Shoshone-Eureka RMPs) 

o 	Black Rock Desert NCA RMP (2004) 

o 	Carson City RMP revision (and 

existing 2001 Carson City RMP) 

o 	Elko RMP (1987) 

o 	Ely RMP (2008) 

o 	Wells RMP (1985) 

o 	Winnemucca RMP revision 

o 	Humboldt National Forest Land 

and Resource Management Plan 

(1986) (FS) 

o 	Toiyabe National Forest Land and 

Resource Management Plan (1986) 

(FS) 

 	 Oregon 

o 	Andrews RMP (2005) 

o 	Baker RMP revision (and existing 

1989 Baker RMP) 

o 	Brothers-Lapine RMP (1989) 

o 	John Day RMP revision 

o 	Lakeview RMP amendment (and 

existing 2003 Lakeview RMP) 

o 	Southeastern Oregon RMP 


amendment (and existing 2003 


Southeastern Oregon RMP) 


o 	Steens RMP (2005) 

o 	Three Rivers RMP (1992) 

o 	Two Rivers RMP (1989) 

o 	 Upper Deschutes RMP (2005) 

 	 Utah 

o 	Box Elder RMP (1986) 

o 	Cedar City RMP revision (and 

existing 1983 Pinyon and 1986 

Cedar-Beaver-Garfield-Antimony 

RMPs) 

o Grand Staircase-Escalante NM RMP 

(1999) 	

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o 	House Range RMP (1987) 

o 	Kanab RMP (2008) 

o 	Pony Express RMP (1990) 

o 	Richfield RMP (2008) 

o 	Warm Springs RMP (1986) 

o 	Dixie National Forest Land and 

Resource Management Plan (1986) 

(FS) 

o 	Fishlake National Forest Land and 

Resource Management Plan (1986) 

(FS) 

The purpose of the public scoping 

process is to determine relevant issues 

relating to the conservation of the 

greater sage-grouse and its habitat that 

will influence the scope ofthe 

environmental analysis, including 

alternatives, and guide the process for 

developing the EISs/Supplemental EISs. 

At present, the BLM has identified the 

following preliminary issues: 

• 	 Greater Sage-grouse Habitat 

Management 

• 	 Fluid Minerals 

• 	 Coal Mining 

• 	 Hard Rock Mining 

• 	 Mineral Materials 

• 	 Rights-of-Way (including 

transmission) 

• 	 Renewable Energy Development 

• 	 Fire 

• 	 Invasive Species 

• 	 Grazing 

• 	 Off Highway Vehicle Management 

and Recreation 

Preliminary planning criteria include: 

• The BLM and FS will utilize the 

Western Association of Fish and 

Wildlife Agencies (WAFWA) 

Conservation Assessment ofGreater 

Sage-grouse and Sagebrush Habitats 

(Connelly, et al. 2004), and any other 

appropriate resources, to identify greater 

sage-grouse habitat requirements and 

best management practices. 

• The approved RMP amendments/ 

revisions will be consistent with the 

BLM's National Sage-grouse 

Conservation Strategy. 

• The approved RMP amendments/ 

revisions will comply with FLPMA, 

NEP A, and Council on Environmental 

Quality regulations at 40 CFR parts 

1500-1508 and Department ofthe 

Interior regulations at 43 CFR part 46 

and 43 CFR part 1600; the BLM H1601-1 Land Use Planning Handbook, 

"Appendix C: Program-Specific and 

Resource-Specific Decision Guidance 

Requirements" for affected resource 

programs; the 2008 BLM NEP A 

Handbook (H-1790-1), and all other 

applicable BLM policies and guidance. 

• The approved LMP amendments/ 

revisions will comply with NFMA, 

NEP A, Council on Environmental 

Quality regulations at 40 CFR parts 

1500-1508, Regulations ofthe Secretary 
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of Agriculture at 36 CFR part 219 and 

FSM 1920 and FSH 1909.12. 

• The RMP and LMP amendments/ 

revisions will be limited to making land 

use planning decisions specific to the 

conservation of greater sage-grouse 

habitats. 

• The BLM and FS will consider 

allocative and/or prescriptive standards 

to conserve greater sage-grouse habitat, 

as well as objectives and management 

actions to restore, enhance, and improve 

greater sage-grouse habitat. 

• The RMP and LMP amendments/ 

revisions will recognize valid existing 

rights. 

• Lands addressed in the RMP and 

LMP amendments/revisions will be 

public lands (including surface-estate 

split estate lands) managed by the BLM, 

and National Forest System lands, 

respectively, in greater sage-grouse 

habitats. Any decisions in the RMP and 

LMP amendments/revisions will apply 

only to Federal lands administered by 

either the BLM or the FS. 

• The BLM and FS will use a 

collaborative and multi-jurisdictional 

approach, where appropriate, to 

determinethe desired future condition 

of public lands and National Forest 

System lands for the conservation of 

greater sage-grouse and their habitats. 

• As described by law and policy, the 

BLM and FS will strive to ensure that 

conservation measures are as consistent 

as possible with other planning 

jurisdictions within the planning area 

boundaries. 

• The BLM and FS will consider a 

range of reasonable alternatives, 

including appropriate management 

prescriptions that focus on the relative 

values of resources while contributing 

to the conservation of the greater sagegrouse and sage-grouse habitat. 

• The BLM and FS will address 

socioeconomic impacts ofthe 

alternatives. Socio-economic analysis 

will use an accepted input-output 

quantitative model such as IMPLAN or 

RIMSII, and/or JEDI for renewable 

energy analysis. • The BLM and FS will endeavor to 

use current scientific information, 

research, technologies, and results of 

inventory, monitoring, and coordination 

to determine appropriate local and 

regional management strategies that will 

enhance or restore greater sage-grouse 

habitats. 

• Management of greater sage-grouse 

habitat that intersects with Wilderness 

Study Areas (WSAs) on Public lands 

administered by the BLM will be guided 

by the Interim Management Policy for 

Lands Under Wilderness Review(IMP). 

Land use allocations made for WSAs 

must be consistent with the IMP and 

with other laws, regulations, and 

policies related to WSA management. 

• For ELM-administered lands, all 

activities and uses within greater sagegrouse habitats will follow existing land 

health standards. Standards and 

guidelines (S&G) for livestock grazing 

and other programs that have developed 

S&Gs will be applicable to all 

alternatives for BLM lands. 

• The BLM and FS will consult with 

Indian tribes to identify sites, areas, and 

objects important to their cultural and 

religious heritage within greater sagegrouse habitats. 

• The BLM and FS will coordinate 

and communicate with State, local, and 

tribal governments to ensure that the 

BLM and FS consider provisions of 

pertinent plans, seek to resolve 

inconsistencies between State, local, 

and tribal plans, and provide ample 

opportunities for state, local, and tribal 

governments to comment on the 

development of amendments or 

revisions. 

• The BLM and FS will develop 

vegetation management objectives, 

including objectives for managing 

noxious weeds and invasive species 

(including identification of desired 

future condition for specific areas), 

within greater sage-grouse habitat. 

• The RMP and LMP amendments/ 

revisions will be based on the principles 

of Adaptive Management. • Reasonable Foreseeable 

Development Scenarios and planning 

for Fluid Minerals will follow the BLM 

Handbook H-1624-1 and current fluid 

minerals manual guidance for fluid 

mineral (oil and gas, coal-bed methane, 

oil shale) and geothermal resources. For 

NFS lands, the FS will use applicable 

and relevant policy and procedures. • The RMP and LMP amendments/ 

revisions will be developed using an 

interdisciplinary approach to prepare 

reasonable foreseeable development 

scenarios, identify alternatives, and 

analyze resource impacts, including 

cumulative impacts to natural and 

cultural resources and the social and 

economic environment. 

• The most current approved BLM 

and FS corporate spatial data will be 

supported by current metadata and will 

be used to ascertain greater sage-grouse 

habitat extent and quality. Data will be 

consistent with the principles ofthe 

Information Quality Act of 2000. • State Game and Fish agencies' 

greater sage-grouse data and expertise 

will be utilized to the fullest extent 

practicable in making management 

determinations on Federal lands. 

The BLM and FS will utilize and 

coordinate the NEP A commenting 

process to help fulfill the public 

involvement process under Section 106 

ofthe National Historic Preservation Act 

(16 U.S.C. 470f), if applicable, as 

provided for in 36 CFR 800.2(d)(3). 

Native American tribal consultations 

will be conducted in accordance with 

policy, and tribal concerns will be given 

due consideration, including impacts on 

Indian trust assets. Federal, State, and 

local agencies, along with other 

stakeholders that may be interested or 

affected by the BLM's or FS's decision 

on this proposal are invited to 

participate in the scoping process and, 

if eligible, may request or be requested 

by the BLM to participate as a 

cooperating agency. The public is also 

invited to nominate or recommend areas 

on public lands for greater sage-grouse 

and their habitat to be considered as 

Areas of Critical Environmental Concern 

as a part of this planning process (BLM 

Manual1613.3.31). Parties interested in 

leasing and development of Federal coal 

in the planning area should provide coal 

resource data for their area(s) of interest. 

Specifically, information is requested on 

the location, quality, and quantity of 

Federal coal with development 

potential, and on surface resource 

values related to the 20 coal 

unsuitability criteria described in 43 

CFR part 3461. This information will be 

used for any necessary updating of coal 

screening determinations (43 CFR 

3420.1-4) in the Decision Area and in 

the environmental analysis. 

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: 40 CFR 1501.7,43 CFR 1610.2. 

Edwin Roberson, 

AssistantDirector, Renewable Resources and 

Planning 

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Great Bay NVVR to address these issues 

and to achieve the refuge's 

establishment purposes, and the vision 

and goals we developed. The full 

description ofthe alternatives is 

presented in the draft CCP/EA. The 

alternatives identify several actions in 

common. All alternatives include 

measures to protect the rocky shoreline 

habitat, control invasive species, protect 

cultural resources, monitor for climate 

change impacts, distribute refuge 

revenue sharing payments, and continue 

participation in conservation and 

education partnerships. There are also 

several actions that are common to both 

alternatives B and C. These include 

constructing a new joint administrative 

office and visitor contact station, and 

evaluating the need for additional land 

protection. 

There are other actions that differ 

among the alternatives. The draft CCP/ 

EA describes each alternative in detail 

and relates it to the issues and concerns 

that arose during the planning process. 

Below, we provide summaries for the 

three alternatives. 

Great Bay NWR Alternatives 

Alternative A (Current Management) 

This alternative is the "No Action" 

alternative required by the National 

Environmental Policy Act. Alternative A 

defines our current management 

activities, including those planned, 

funded, or underway, and serves as the 

baseline against which to compare 

alternatives B and C. Under alternative 

A, Great Bay NWR would remain 

unstaffed, and we would not change our 

current visitor services facilities, 

including existing trails and viewing 

platforms. Our biological program 

priorities would continue to be 

managing impoundments for migratory 

birds, managing grasslands for upland 

sandpipers and other grasslanddependent species of concern, and 

inventorying and controlling invasive 

plants. We would continue to provide 

wildlife observation and photography 

opportunities on two trails, and 

implement a 2-day, fall deer hunt in 

partnership with the New Hampshire 

Fish and Game Department (NHFG). 

Management on the Karner blue 

butterfly easement would not change . 

We would continue to cooperate with 

NHFG to implement habitat 

management. One undeveloped trail 

would provide access, with limited 

information about the butterfly and 

management posted on a kiosk. 

Alternative B (Habitat Diversity and 

Focal Species Emphasis; ServicePreferred Alternative) 

Alternative B is the Service-preferred 

alternative. It combines the actions we 

believe would best achieve the refuge's 

purposes, vision, and goals and respond 

to public issues. Under alternative B, we 

would emphasize the management of 

specific refuge habitats to support focal 

species whose habitat needs would 

benefit other species of conservation 

concern that are found in the Great Bay 

region. Focal species include migrating 

and wintering waterfowl, migratory 

songbirds, breeding upland sandpiper, 

and rare and declining species, such as 

the New England cottontail and Karner 

blue butterfly. Habitat restoration work 

on refuge lands would also benefit 

forest-dwelling bats and migratory fish. 

We would also expand our 

conservation, research, and management 

partnerships to help restore and 

conserve the Great Bay estuarine 

ecosystem. 

This alternative would enhance our 

visitor services programs, which have 

been limited under current management 

due to lack of staff. On Great Bay NVVR, 

our improvements would include new 

interpretive materials, more programs 

for visitors to learn about the refuge and 

the surrounding landscape, and an 

extension to an existing trail that 

provides opportunities for wildlife 

observation and photography. We 

would also evaluate opportunities to 

expand the hunting program to include 

turkey hunting and a bow season for 

deer. On the Karner blue butterfly 

easement, we propose to install new 

interpretive signs, offer guided 

interpretive walks, and enhance our 

Web site with updated information. 

Alternative C (Enhanced Public Use 

Management) 

Alternative C would rely primarily on 

ecosystem processes and natural 

disturbances to restore the biological 

integrity, diversity, and ecological 

health ofthe refuge. All grassland and 

shrubland habitat on Great Bay NVVR 

would be allowed to naturally succeed 

to forest. All three refuge 

impoundments would be removed, 

restoring Peverly Brook to stream 

habitat and returning Stubbs Pond to 

salt marsh. We would also remove all 

remaining structures in the former 

weapons storage area. 

Under this alternative, we would 

expand the refuge visitor services 

program and public access. We would 

construct two new trails, and after 

shrubland and grassland habitats 

transition to forest, we would open up 

larger portions of the refuge to public 

use. The management ofthe Karner blue 

butterfly easement would be the same as 

that proposed under alternative B. 

Public Availability of Documents 

In addition to any methods in 

ADDRESSES, you can view or obtain 

documents from the agency Web site at: 

http:!!www.ftvs.gov/n orth east/planning/ 

Great%20bay/ccphome.html. 

Next Steps 

After this comment period ends, we 

will analyze the comments and address 

them in the form of a final CCP and 

finding of no significant impact. 

Public Availability of Comments 

Before including your address, phone 

number, electronic mail address, or 

other personal identifying information 

in your comments, you should be aware 

that your entire comment-including 

your personal identifying informationmay 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. 

Dated: January 20, 2012. 

Wendi Weber, 

Regional Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012-3108 Filed 2-9-12; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[LLW0230.111 OOOOO.PHOOOO] 

Notice of Correction to Notice of Intent 

To Prepare Environmental Impact 

Statements and Supplemental 

Environmental Impact Statements To 

Incorporate Greater Sage-grouse 

Conservation Measures Into Land Use 

Plans and Land Management Plans 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 


Interior. 


ACTION: Notice of Correction. 


SUMMARY: The BLM published a Notice 

of Intent (NOI) on December 9, 2011 [76 

FR 77008]. This Notice of Correction 

changes/clarifies the names of the 

regions that are coordinating the 

Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) 

and Supplemental EISs, extends the 

scoping period, and adds 11 Forest 

Service Land Management Plans (LMPs) 

to this process. The Eastern Region 

referred to in the previous NOI is now 

known as the Rocky Mountain Region; 

while the Western Region referred to in 
Federal Register/Val. 77, No. 28/Friday, February 10, 2012/Notices 7179 

the previous NOI is now known as the 

Great Basin Region. The added Forest 

Service LMPs include: 

• Rocky Mountain Region 

o Colorado-Routt National Forest 

Plan (1998) 

o Utah-Ashley National Forest Plan 

(1986) 

o Utah-Manti-Lasal National Forest 

Plan (1986) 

o Utah-Wasatch-Cache National 

Forest Plan (2003) 

o Wyoming-Bridger-Teton National 

Forest Plan (1990) 

o Wyoming-Medicine Bow National 

Forest Plan (2004) 

• Great Basin Region 

o Idaho-Boise National Forest Plan 

(2003) 

o Idaho-Challis National Forest Plan 

(1987) 

o Idaho-Salmon National Forest 

Plan (1988) 

o Idaho-Targhee National Forest 

Plan (1997) 

o Montana-Beaverhead-Deerlodge 

National Forest Plan (2009) 

DATES: This notice extends the public 

scoping process for the EISs/ 

Supplemental EISs an additional 45 

days. Comments on issues may now be 

submitted in writing until March 23, 

2012. Although the majority of all 

scoping meetings have been completed 

the date(s) and location(s) of any 

additional scoping meetings will be 

announced at least 15 days in advance 

through local media, newspapers and 

the BLM Web site for the Rocky 

Mountain Region at http:!! 

www.blm.gov/wo/st!en/prog/more/ 

sagegrouse!eastern.html, and for the 

Great Basin Region at http:!I 

www.blm.gov/wo/st!en/prog/more/ 

sagegrouse/western.html. Comments 

that are specific to a particular area, 

Resource Management Plan, or LMP 

should be identified as such. We will 

provide additional opportunities for 

public participation upon publication of 

the Draft EISs/SEISs. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information and/or to have your 

name added to our mailing list, contact 

Johanna Munson, Rocky Mountain 

Region Project Manager, telephone 307­

775-6329; address 5353 Yellowstone 

Road, Cheyenne, WY 82009; email 

jmunson@blm.gov, or: Lauren Mermejo, 

Great Basin Region Project Manager, 

telephone 775-861-6400; address 1340 

Financial Boulevard, Reno, NV 89520; 

emaillmermejo@blm.gov. 

Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7,43 CFR 1610.2. 

Edwin Roberson, 

Assistant Director, Renewable Resources and 

Planning. 

[FRDoc. 2012-3193 Filed 2-9-12; 8:45am] 

BILLING CODE 431(}-84-P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Bureau of Land Management 

[CACA 53257, LLCAD06800 L1711 0000 

FDOOOO] 

Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement for a 

Proposed Land Exchange Between the 

Bureau of Land Management and Agua 

Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians in 

the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto 

Mountains National Monument, 

Riverside County, CA 

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, 


Interior. 


ACTION: Notice of intent. 


SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

National Environmental Policy Act of 

1969 (NEP A), as amended, and the 

Federal Land Policy and Management 

Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, the 

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) 

Palm Springs-South Coast Field Office 

intends to prepare a Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 

for a proposed land exchange between 

the BLM and the Agua Caliente Band of 

Cahuilla Indians (Tribe) in the Santa 

Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains 

National Monument (Monument). This 

notice announces the beginning ofthe 

BLM scoping process, invites public 

participation, and describes how the 

time and place of public scoping 

meetings will be announced. 

DATES: One or more public scoping 

meetings will be held in Palm Springs, 

California, to solicit public input on the 

issues and impacts that will be 

addressed in the Draft EIS as well as the 

extent to which those issues and 

impacts will be analyzed. All public 

scoping meetings will be announced at 

least 15 days in advance oftheir 

occurrence through local news media 

and the BLM Web site at http:!/ 

www.blm.gov/ca/st!en/fo/ 

palmsprings.html. In order to be 

addressed in the Draft EIS, all comments 

must be received no later than 30 days 

after the last public scoping meeting. 

Additional opportunities for public 

participation and formal comment will 

occur upon publication ofthe Draft EIS. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit written 

comments on issues and impacts to be 

addressed in the Draft EIS by any ofthe 

following methods: 

• Email: 

AguaCali enteExchange@blm .gov. • Mail: Field Manager, Palm SpringsSouth Coast Field Office, 1201 Bird 

Center Drive, Palm Springs, California 

92262. 

Documents pertinent to this proposed 

land exchange will be available for 

public review at the BLM Palm SpringsSouth Coast Field Office located at 1201 

Bird Center Drive, Palm Springs, 

California, during regular business 

hours of 8 a.m. to 4:30p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except holidays, and 

may be published as part ofthe EIS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information and/or to have your 

name added to our mailing list, contact 

Jim Foote, National Monument 

Manager, (760) 833-7136, or by email, 

jfoote@blm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 24, 2000, Public Law 106-351 

established the Santa Rosa and San 

Jacinto Mountains National Monument. 

In accordance with section 2(b) ofthe 

Monument's enabling legislation, its 

purpose is to "preserve the nationally 

significant biological, cultural, 

recreational, geological, educational, 

and scientific values found in the Santa 

Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains and to 

secure now and for future generations 

the opportunity to experience and enjoy 

the magnificent vistas, wildlife, land 

forms, and natural and cultural 

resources in these mountains and to 

recreate therein." 

On October 13, 1999, the BLM and the 

Tribe entered into an agreement to 

coordinate and cooperate in the 

management of Federal lands within 

and outside the boundaries of the Agua 

Caliente Indian Reservation 

(Reservation) within the Monument. 

The BLM and the Tribe agreed to meet 

annually to identify specific resource 

management, land tenure adjustment, 

and joint management goals, including 

implementation of a Memorandum of 

Understanding for joint identification of 

opportunities for acquisition and 

exchange of lands within the 

Monument. 

On July 27, 2010, the BLM released 

Environmental Assessment (EA) No. 

CA-060-0010-0005 and Finding of No 

Significant Impact for public review and 

comment. This EA addressed the 

environmental effects ofthe proposed 

land exchange between the BLM and the 

Tribe. The public comment period for 

the EA concluded on November 19, 

2010; 141 individuals, eight 

organizations, and three governmental 

entities submitted comments. 
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Dear Readers This is the first in a series of newsletters that you will receive from the BLM and FS about their plans to protect the greater sage-grouse and its sagebrush habitat across the western US. This newsletter provides an overview of the planning strategy and guidance on how to get involved, including a schedule of public meetings, as well as where and how to submit comments. Contact us if you would like to be removed from the mailing list or to receive future mailings via email. 

How to Get Involved 

Public Meetings Scheduled 

Tonopah, NV - Jan 9 Salt Lake City, UT - Jan 19 Boise, ID - Jan 9 Ontario, OR - Jan 23 Ely, NV - Jan 10 Randolph, UT - Jan 23 Idaho Falls, ID – Jan 10 Baker City, OR - Jan 24 Elko, NV - Jan 11 Snowville, UT - Jan 24 Salmon, ID - Jan 11 Burns, OR - Jan 25 Winnemucca, NV - Jan 12 Twin Falls, ID - Jan 25 Dillon, MT - Jan 12 Lakeview, OR - Jan 17 Price, UT - Jan 17 Alturas, CA - Jan 18 Vernal, UT - Jan 18 Susanville, CA - Jan 19 

Prineville, OR - Jan 26 Pocatello, ID - Jan 26 Reno, NV - Jan 30 Richfield, UT - Jan 30 Kanab, UT - Jan 31 Cedar City, UT - Feb 1 

Get on the mailing list by sending a request to sagewest@blm.govVisit the National Strategy Web site at: www.blm.gov/sagegrouse Visit the Western Region’s strategy Web site at: www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/sagegrouse/western.html 

Attend public meetings: Public meetings will be held in 26 cities across the Western Region. See previous page and schedule above. Submit questions: Questions regarding the National Sage-Grouse Strategy can be submitted to SageQuery@blm.gov Submit comments at a public meeting or via one of the methods listed below. Comments will be considered as part of the 

scoping process until February 16th 2012. You can submit comments even if you haven’t attended a public meeting. 

E-mail: sagewest@blm.gov Fax: 775-861-6747 US Mail: Western Region Project Manager, BLM Nevada State Office 

1340 Financial Blvd., Reno, NV 89502 

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This is the first in a series of National Greater Sage-Grouse Bureau of Land Management (B(FS) are implementing this stconservation of the greater sagthat conservation measures are inrespective land use plnewsletter contains backgrooverview of the planning strategyto get and stay involved throughoTo initiate this process, the twNotice of Intent (NOI) in tDecember 9, 2011, announcinscoping period to solicit public issues. The BLM is the lead ageSEISs, and the FS is participating aThis process is being completed National Environmental Policy A(NEPA), the Federal Land Policy 1976, as amended, and the Res1974, as amended by the NatioAct of 1976. The BLM preparing environmental impact supplemental EISs (SEISs) to idexplicit objectives and appconservation measures into LUPsBackground In April 2010, the United States F(FWS) found that the greater protection under the ESA but thaprecluded by the need to addrspecies first. One reason for identified need for more mechanisms to ensure species co
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agency’s actions in future planning efforts. At the local level, the BLM and FS will work on formal plan “amendments” for LUPs that will implement ongoing and new conservation and habitat restoration measures. As many as 98 BLM LUPs address greater sagegrouse, while the FS 

expects to evaluate conservation measures in as many as 9 LUPs that cover FS planning units considered high priority for the conservation of sage-grouse. LUPs to be amended are listed in the NOI, available through the project Web site. For this planning effort, the BLM has divided the greater sage-grouse’s range into Eastern and Western Regions. Grouse and grouse habitat are affected by a variety of factors that vary in intensity in different parts of its range. Habitat alteration due to wildfire impacts the Western Region more strongly, while habitat fragmentation due to 

human development has a greater influence in the Eastern 

Region. Dividing the species’ range into two regions makes it easier to tailor conservation actions to the specific conditions of an area. This division also allows for closer cooperation and partnerships on region-specific conservation and habitat restoration measures. Western Regional Planning Strategy You are receiving this newsletter because you have expressed interest in BLM and FS activities within at least one of the four sub-regions for this planning strategy: Nevada and northeastern California; Oregon; Idaho and southwestern Montana; and Utah. Each sub-region will undertake its own EIS. Each sub-region-specific EIS will specifically address identified key issues and will analyze the impacts of amending all pertinent LUPs with that guidance. The Record of Decision issued at the end of the EIS process will amend the LUPs to include the new management direction. Next Steps The initial step in the EIS process is scoping, during which the agencies coordinate with the public and other 

agencies to identify issues of concern to be addressed 

in the EIS, potential effects, and the degree to which these effects will be analyzed. The BLM will host 26 scoping meetings across the four sub-regions where the public may submit comments on FS and BLM LUPs. While all meetings will accept scoping comments on the newly initiated plan amendments started with the recent NOI, some areas may have plan changes already underway in their local BLM District. In these areas, meetings will also provide information regarding the stage of the process that the local plan is in, which may be too far along to accept additional scoping comments on that particular plan. Meeting dates and locations are listed on the next page. A Scoping Report will summarize all public input and will be made available on the project Web site (see back page). The project team will then incorporate public input, as appropriate under NEPA, into the subregion-specific EISs. In the latter part of 2012, each sub-region will release its Draft EIS. You will then have an opportunity to review what the team has prepared and comment on changes you would like to see. With that feedback, each sub-region team will develop a Final EIS, which are scheduled for release in the fall of 2013. Finally, each BLM sub-region team will have its own EIS and accompanying Record of Decision and will complete the process by incorporating the planning strategy into the respective LUPs. 

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Release Date: 12/22/11 

Contacts: Craig Flentie 406-538-1943 

Bureau of Land Management Begins Scoping in Lewistown for Greater SageGrouse Planning Strategy 

As part of a national strategy to evaluate greater sage-grouse conservation measures in 

land use plans, the BLM Lewistown Field Office is asking the public to help identify 

issues to be addressed in an environmental impact statement and land use plan 

amendment. A scoping open house will be held January 10, 2012, at the Yogo Inn in 

Lewistown from 5 to 8 p.m. Members of the public can drop into the open house at any 

time between those hours. A short overview of the sage-grouse planning strategy will be 

presented at 5, 6, and 7 p.m. 

The Lewistown Field Office will be amending the Judith Valley Phillips Resource 

Management Plan to apply greater sage-grouse habitat conservation measures to land use 

activities. 

Based on ongoing threats to the greater sage-grouse and its habitat throughout the West, 

as well as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2015 deadline for making a decision 

whether to list the species under the Endangered Species Act, the BLM will be 

incorporating consistent objectives and conservation measures into relevant resource 

management plans by September 2014. 

For those unable to attend the scoping meeting, scoping comments may be submitted by a 

variety of methods. More information on how to submit comments can be found at 

http://www.blm.gov/mt/st/en/prog/wildlife/mtdksplanning.html. 

The scoping period began December 9 and ends February 7, 2012. 

For more information on the scoping process and greater sage-grouse habitat 

conservation measures, visit the BLM’s greater sage-grouse website at 

http://www.blm.gov/sagegrouse. 

The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal 

agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 

12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of subsurface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and 

other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. 

economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a 

handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 

billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion 
 

 

budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the 

public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau 

accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, 

mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, 

cultural, and other resources on public lands. 

--BLM--

Lewistown Field Office 920 NE Main Lewistown, MT 59457 
 

 

 

Release Date: 12/22/11 

Contacts: Mark Jacobsen 406-233-2831 

BLM Begins Scoping for Greater Sage-Grouse Planning Strategy in North Dakota 

As part of a national strategy to evaluate greater sage-grouse conservation measures in 

land use plans, the BLM North Dakota Field Office is asking the public to help identify 

issues to be addressed in an environmental impact statement and land use plan 

amendment by attending a scoping open house on Jan. 17, 2012, at the City Hall in 

Bowman. 

The open house will run from 5 to 8 p.m. and the public can drop by the open house at 

any time between those hours. A short overview of the sage-grouse planning strategy 

will be presented at 5, 6, and 7 p.m. 

The North Dakota Field Office will be amending the North Dakota Resource 

Management Plan (RMP) to apply greater sage-grouse habitat conservation measures to 

land use activities. 

Based on ongoing threats to the greater sage-grouse and its habitat throughout the West, 

as well as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2015 deadline for making a decision 

whether to list the species under the Endangered Species Act, the BLM will be 

incorporating consistent objectives and conservation measures into relevant resource 

management plans by September 2014. 

For those unable to attend the scoping meeting, scoping comments may be submitted by a 

variety of methods. More information on how to submit comments can be found at: 

http://www.blm.gov/mt/st/en/prog/wildlife/mtdksplanning.html. 

The scoping period began Dec. 9 and ends Feb. 7, 2012. 

For more information on the scoping process and greater sage-grouse habitat 

conservation measures, visit the BLM’s greater sage-grouse website at 

http://www.blm.gov/sagegrouse. 

The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal 

agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 

12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of subsurface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and 

other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. 

economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a 

handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 

billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion 
 

 

budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the 

public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau 

accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, 

mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, 

cultural, and other resources on public lands. 

--BLM--

North Dakota Field Office 99 23rd Avenue West Dickinson, ND 58601 
 

BLM Nevada News 

NEVADA STATE OFFICE NO. 2012-09 

FOR RELEASE: Jan. 4, 2012 

CONTACT: JoLynn Worley, 7775-761-6515, jworley@blm.gov 

Scoping Meetings Start Planning Process for Sage-Grouse 

Reno, Nev.--The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) are 

holding scoping meetings to provide an opportunity for interested parties to talk to staff and 

resource specialists to identify issues to address in environmental impact statements to evaluate 

greater sage-grouse conservation measures in land use plans in 10 Western states. Five scoping 

meetings will be held in Nevada and written comments will be accepted during a 60-day public 

comment period that ends Feb. 7, 2012. 

The scoping meetings will follow an open house format; no formal presentations will be given so 

participants may arrive at any time during the meeting. The meetings will be held from 6 p.m. to 

8 p.m. at all Nevada locations except for the meeting in Ely, which will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 

p.m. 

Tonopah, Jan. 9, Tonopah Convention Center, 301 Brougher Ave 

Ely, Jan. 10, BLM Office, 702 N. Industrial Way 

Elko, Jan. 11, Hilton Garden Inn, 3650 Idaho Street 

Winnemucca, Jan. 12, Winnemucca Inn, 741 W. Winnemucca Blvd 

Reno, Jan. 30, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Hyatt Place, 1790 E. Plumb Lane 

The BLM and the USFS have identified the following preliminary issues to address in its 

environmental analysis: greater sage-grouse habitat management, fluid minerals, coal mining, 

hard rock mining, mineral materials, rights-of-way, renewable energy development, wildfire, 

invasive species, grazing, off highway vehicle management and recreation. 

Comments and requests to be added to the mailing list may be made to the BLM during the 

scoping meetings, by email: sagewest@blm.gov, or by mail: Western Region Project Manager, 

BLM Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., Reno, NV 89502. Additional information is 

available at the BLM’s greater sage-grouse website at: www.blm.gov/sagegrouse. Questions 

may be emailed to: sagequery@blm.gov. 

Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 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. 

In March 2010, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) ruled that listing the species for 

protection under the Endangered Species Act was “warranted but precluded.” The FWS said that 

it had other, higher priority species it needed to address first, but that it would subsequently 

address the greater sage-grouse and determine if it needed to be listed at a later date. 

In its finding, the FWS said the BLM and the USFS are not “fully implementing the regulatory 

mechanisms available” to ensure species conservation. The BLM and the USFS are addressing 

the FWS concerns through the planning process. 

--BLM--
 

U.S. Department of the Interior 

Bureau of Land Management 

News Release 

For Immediate Release: Jan. 4. 2012 CA-N-12-16 

Contact: Jeff Fontana (530) 252-5332 (jfontana@blm.gov) 

Scoping Meetings Set in Alturas, Susanville on Sage Grouse Conservation 

Susanville, Calif. -- The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) are holding 

scoping meetings in northeast California to provide an opportunity for anyone interested to help identify issues 

that should be addressed in environmental impact statements related to conservation of sage grouse habitat. 

The meetings, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., will be held as follows: 

 Alturas, Wednesday, Jan. 18, Sacred Heart Church Parish Hall, 507 E. 4th St. 

 Susanville, Thursday, Jan. 19, Jensen Hall, Lassen County Fairgrounds. 

The scoping meetings are part of the process to develop environmental impact statements to evaluate 

greater sage-grouse conservation measures in land use plans in 10 Western states. Following the scoping 

meetings, written comments will be accepted during a 60-day public comment period that ends Feb. 7, 2012. 

The scoping meetings will follow an open house format. No formal presentations will be given, so 

participants may arrive at any time during the meeting. 

The BLM and the USFS have identified the following preliminary issues to address in the environmental 

analysis: greater sage-grouse habitat management, fluid minerals, coal mining, hard rock mining, mineral 

materials, rights-of-way, renewable energy development, wildfire, invasive species, grazing, off highway vehicle 

management and recreation. 

Comments and requests to be added to the mailing list may be made to the BLM during the scoping 

meetings, by email: sagewest@blm.gov, or by mail: Western Region Project Manager, BLM Nevada State Office, 

1340 Financial Blvd., Reno, NV 89502. 

 Additional information is available at the BLM’s greater sage-grouse website: 

www.blm.gov/sagegrouse. 

 Questions may be emailed to: sagequery@blm.gov. 

Before including an address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in 

comments, participants should be aware that entire comments, including personal identifying information, may be 

made publicly available at any time. While participants can ask that personal information be withheld, the BLM 

cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so. 
 

 

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In March 2010, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) ruled that listing the species for protection 

under the Endangered Species Act was “warranted but precluded.” The FWS said that it had other, higher priority 

species it needed to address first, but that it would subsequently address the greater sage-grouse and determine if 

it needed to be listed at a later date. 

In its finding, the FWS said the BLM and the USFS are not “fully implementing the regulatory 

mechanisms available” to ensure species conservation. The BLM and the USFS are addressing the FWS concerns 

through the planning process. 

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Scoping Meetings Staft Planning Process for Sage-Grouse 

Reno, Nev.--The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) are holding scoping meetings to provide an 

opportunity for interested parties to talk to staff and resource specialists to identiry issues to address in environmental impact 

statements to evaluate greater sage-grouse conservation measures in land use plans in 10 western states. Five scoping meetings 

will be held in Nevada and written comments will be accepted during a 60-day publiccomment period that ends Feb, 7,2OL2, 

The scoping meetings will follow an open house formau no formal presentations will be given so participants may arrive at any time 

during the meetinq. The meetings will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at all Nevada locations except for the meeting in Fly, 

which will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. 

. Tonopah, .lan. 9, Tonopah Convention Centet 301 Brougher Ave
 

. Ely, Jan. 10, BLM office, 702 N. Industrial way
 . Elko, lan- 11, Hilton Garden Inn, 3650 Idaho Street
 . Winnemucca, lan, 12, Winnemucca Inn, 741 W. Winnemucca Blvd
 

o Reno, lan. 30, Hyatt Place, 1790 E. Plumb Lane 

The BLM and the USFS have identified the following preliminary issues to address in its environmental analysis: greater sage-grouse 

habitat management, fluid minerals, coal mining, hard rock mining, mineral materials, rights-of-wa, renewable energy 

development, wildfire, invasive species, grazing, off highway vehicle management and recreation. 

Comments and requests to be added to the mailing list may be made to the BLM during the scoping meetings, by email: 

sagewest@)blm.gov, or by mail: western Region Project Manager, BLM Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Blvd,, Reno, NV 89502. 

Additional information is available at the BLM'S greater sage-grouse website at: www.blm.gov/sagegrouse. Questions may be 

emailed to: sagequery@blm. gov. 

Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you 

should be aware that your entire comment - ;ncluding your personal identirying 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. 

In March 2010, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) ruled that listing the species for protection under the Endangered Species 

Act was "warranted but precluded." The FwS said that it had other, higher priority species it needed to address first, but that it would 

subsequently address the greater sage-grouse and determine if it needed to be I'sted at a later date. 

In its finding, the FWS said the BLM and the USFS are not "fully implementing the regulatory mechanisms available" to ensure
 

species conservation. The BLM and the USFS are addressing the FWS concerns through the planning process.
 

The BLM manages more land - over 245 million acres - than any other FedeEl agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily 

located in 1 2 Western states, including Alaska. The Bureau, with a budget of about $ 1 billion, also administe6 700 millbn acres of sub-surface mineral estate 

throughout the nation. The 8LM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and 

future generations- The Bureau accomplbhes thb by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineEl development, and energy 

production, and by conseNing natural, historical, culturaL and other resources on public lands. 

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Idaho BLM State Office | 1387 S. Vinnell Way | Boise, ID 83709 | 208-373-3000 

For Immediate Release:
 

January 5, 2012 Contacts: Jessica Gardetto 

(208) 373-4060 

Idaho BLM Invites Public to Sage-Grouse Scoping Meetings 

BOISE – Beginning January 9, 2012, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. 

Forest Service (USFS) are inviting the public to participate in public scoping meetings to 

evaluate greater sage-grouse conservation measures in land use plans and land management 

plans throughout Idaho and Southwest Montana. 

The scoping meetings, in an open-house format, will be held in the following locations, 

beginning at 5:30 p.m. and ending at 7:30 p.m. 

Date City Venue 

January 9 Boise, ID Red Lion Boise Hotel 

1800 Fairview Ave. 

January 10 Idaho Falls, ID Red Lion Hotel 

475 River Parkway 

January 11 Salmon, ID Salmon Valley Business & 

Innovation Center 

803 Monroe St. 

January 12 Dillon, MT National Guard Armory 

1050 MT Hwy 41 

January 25 Twin Falls, ID Canyon Springs Red Lion Inn 

1357 Blue Lakes Blvd. 

January 26 Pocatello, ID The Clarion Hotel 

1399 Pocatello Bench Road 

A complete list of scoping meeting times and locations can also be found on the BLM’s greater 

sage-grouse website at http://www.blm.gov/sagegrouse . 

These scoping meetings are being held in conjunction with the 60-day public comment period to 

the Notice of Intent for the two agencies to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) to 

incorporate greater sage-grouse conservation measures into land use plans and land management 

plans. The Notice of Intent was published in the Federal Register on December 9, 2011. 

The 60-day public comment period provides the public an opportunity to comment on issues that 

should be addressed in the EIS. The public scoping meetings provide the public an additional 
opportunity to talk to staff and resource specialists and to submit written comments on the 

proposal in person. 

Based on ongoing threats to the greater sage-grouse and its habitat throughout the West, as well 

as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2015 deadline for making a decision whether to list the 

species under the Endangered Species Act, the BLM and the USFS plan to incorporate consistent 

objectives and conservation measures into all relevant plans by September 2014. 

The two agencies have identified the following preliminary issues to address in their 

environmental analysis, including but not limited to: Greater Sage-grouse habitat management, 

wildfire, invasive species, rights-of-way, renewable energy development, grazing, off highway 

vehicle management and recreation. 

To ensure that comments and information are fully considered, comments must be received by 

close of business on February 7, 2012. Comments may be submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

1. Web: http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/sagegrouse/western.html 

2. Email: sagewest@blm.gov 

3. Fax: 775-861-6747 

4.	 Mail: Western Region Project Manager, BLM Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial 

Blvd., Reno, NV 89502 

For more about the BLM’s Greater Sage-Grouse Planning Strategy, visit the following Website: 

http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/sagegrouse.html . 

-BLMThe BLM manages more land - over 245 million acres - than any other Federal agency. This land, known 

as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The 

Bureau, with a budget of about $1 billion, also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate 

throughout the nation. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the 

public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this 

by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy 

production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands. 

The Forest Service manages 155 units (e.g. National Forests, National Grasslands) on 190 million acres. 

Approximately 30 National Forests include shrub-steppe habitat for Greater Sage-Grouse. Habitats on 

USFS lands are peripheral to BLM lands, and generally provide summer brood-rearing habitat for the 

species, though some units also include other seasonal habitats. The FWS identified nine National 

Forests and Grasslands considered important for the conservation of this species. These are the Thunder 

Basin and Curlew National Grasslands; and the Uinta, Dixie, Fishlake, Sawtooth, Caribou, Malheur and 

Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forests. The Malheur NF is currently in plan revision. Consequently, this 

Forest will incorporate conservation measures through the revision process and is not expected to be 

included in this larger effort at this time. 
            

      

               

                         

                             

                               

                          

               

                                   

   

                    

               

                             

                      

                     

                     

                        

                      

                                 

     

                           

                             

                         

  

                           

                             

                           

          

                             

                                 

                             

                       

                         

                   

                   

     

For Immediate Release: January 9, 2012

Contact: Erin Darboven, 801.539.4061

BLM Utah Invites Public to Sage‐Grouse Scoping Meetings

As part of a national strategy to evaluate greater sage‐grouse conservation measures, the

Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) are inviting the

public to participate in public scoping meetings to help identify issues to be addressed in an

environmental impact statement. Public scoping began on December 9, 2011, when the Notice

of Intent was published in the Federal Register.

The scoping meetings, in an open‐house format, will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the

following locations:

Price January 17 Carbon County Event Center 310 S. Fairgrounds Road

Vernal January 18 Western Park Convention Center 300 East 200 South

Salt Lake City January 19 Hampton Inn & Suites‐SLC Airport 307 North Admiral Byrd

Randolph January 23 Randolph Senior Center 5 North Main Street

Snowville January 24 Snowville Town Hall 20 West Main Street

Richfield January 30 Sevier County Clerk Room #B46 250 North Main

Kanab January 31 Kanab City Library 374 North Main

Cedar City February 1 Heritage Center‐Festival Hall 105 North 100 East

A complete list of scoping meeting times and locations can also be found on the BLM’s greater

sage‐grouse website at http://www.blm.gov/sagegrouse.

These scoping meetings are being held in conjunction with the 60‐day public comment period

to the Notice of Intent for the two agencies to prepare an environmental impact statement

(EIS) to incorporate greater sage‐grouse conservation measures into land use plans and land

management plans.

The 60‐day public comment period provides the public an opportunity to comment on issues

that should be addressed in the EIS. The public scoping meetings provide the public an

additional opportunity to talk to staff and resource specialists and to submit written comments

on the proposal in person.

Based on ongoing threats to the greater sage‐grouse and its habitat throughout the West, as

well as the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2015 deadline for making a decision whether to list

the species under the Endangered Species Act, the BLM and the USFS plan to incorporate

consistent objectives and conservation measures into all relevant plans by September 2014.

The two agencies have identified the following preliminary issues to address in their

environmental analysis, including but not limited to: Greater Sage‐grouse habitat management,

wildfire, invasive species, rights‐of‐way, renewable energy development, grazing, off highway

vehicle management and recreation.
                           

                               

      

         

         

                          

                    

                         

                                 

                                   

                                 

                                     

                             

                         

                

To ensure that comments and information are fully considered, comments must be received by

close of business on February 7, 2012. Comments may be submitted by any of the following

methods:

1. Web: http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/sagegrouse/western.html

2. Email: sagewest@blm.gov

3. Fax: 775‐861‐6747

4.	 Mail: Western Region Project Manager, BLM Nevada State Office,

1340 Financial Blvd., Reno, NV 89502

For more about the BLM’s Greater Sage‐Grouse Planning Strategy, visit the following Website:

http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/sagegrouse.html.

The BLM manages more land ‐ over 245 million acres ‐ than any other Federal agency. This land, known as the

National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The Bureau, with a

budget of about $1 billion, also administers 700 million acres of sub‐surface mineral estate throughout the nation.

The BLM's multiple‐use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and

enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as

outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural,

historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.

‐BLM‐
 

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT OR-12-03 Contact: Jeff Clark 

For release: Jan. 10, 2012 (503) 808-6028 

Meetings Engage Public in Planning Process for Sage-Grouse 

PORTLAND, Ore. – On Dec. 9, 2011, The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) initiated a 

planning process to address sage-grouse conservation measures in land use plans in ten western 

states. Seeking public input, the BLM is now holding meetings to provide an opportunity for 

interested parties to discuss sage-grouse conservation with agency specialists and to identify issues 

related to greater sage-grouse conservation. Five meetings will be held in Oregon. 

The meetings will follow an open house format; no formal presentations will be given so 

participants may arrive at any time during the meeting. The meetings will be held from 5:30 to 

7:30 p.m. at the following Oregon locations: 

Lakeview, Jan. 17, BLM Lakeview District Office, 1301 S. G St. 

Ontario, Jan. 23, Four Rivers Cultural Center, 676 SW 5th Ave. 

Baker City, Jan. 24, Baker County Library, 2400 Resort St. 

Burns, Jan. 25, Harney County Senior Center, 17 S. Alder Ave. 

Prineville, Jan. 26, Stafford Inn, 1773 NE Third St. 

The BLM has identified the following preliminary issues to address in its environmental analysis: 

greater sage-grouse habitat management, fluid minerals, coal mining, hard rock mining, mineral 

materials, rights-of-way, renewable energy development, wildfire, invasive species, grazing, off 

highway vehicle management and recreation. 

Written comments will be accepted throughout the 60-day public comment period that ends Feb. 

27. Comments or requests to be added to the mailing list may be made to the BLM during the 

scoping meetings, by email: sagewest@blm.gov, or by mail: Western Region Project Manager, 

BLM Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., Reno, NV 89502. Additional information is 

available at the BLM’s greater sage-grouse website at: www.blm.gov/sagegrouse. Questions may 

be emailed to: sagequery@blm.gov. 

Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 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. 

About the BLM: The BLM manages 245 million acres of public land known as the National System of Public Lands. The 

lands are primarily located in 12 Western states, including 75 million acres in Alaska. With a budget of about $1 billion, the 

bureau also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM’s multiple-use 

mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future 

generations. 

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Contactsr Justin Abernathy, 77 5-861-6504, jabernathy@blm.gov
 

BLM Defers Parcels due to Sage-Grouse Concerns for Competitive Geothermal Lease Sale 

Reno, Nev.-The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Nevada is holding a competitive geothermal lease sale on Tuesday, .Jan. 24. The sale room opens at 8 a.m. 

for reglstration and bidding numbers and the sale begins at 9 a.m, The sale will be held at BLM State Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., in Reno. 

To comply with the BLM's Greater Sage-Grouse Interim Management Policies and Procedures. Instruction Memorandum No. 2012-043, the BLM Nevada 

collaborated with the Nevada Department of Wildlife. As a result, one parcel is deferred and two parcels are partially deferred because those areas are within 

sage-grouse population management units and overlap priority habitat area. Additionally, there are active sage-grouse leks in or in very close proximity to these 

parcels, Another parcel was reconfigured due to a boundary of a Wilderness Study Area that was not well defined at the time the sale notice was posted, The 

boundary has since been surveyed and the boundary defined resulting in the reconfiguration. Accordingly, an amendment to the sales notice reduces the number 

of parcels from 34 to 33 and reduces the number of acres from 99,469 to 94,829 acres. The parcels offered are located around the state: eight in the Carson City 

District; two in the Battle Mountain District; two in the Elko District; and 21 in the Winnemucca District. 

The notice, a parcel list, associated stipulations, and amendment are available in the Information Access Center at the BLM Nevada State Office at 1340 Financial 

Blvd., and online at the BLM Nevada website at: www.t!lm.gcv,/nv. The website also provides a Geographi€ Information System shapefile of the parcels. 

Geothermal leases are for a l0-year period. Annual rental for a competitive lease is $2 per acre for the first year, and $3 per acre for lease years 2-10. Annual 

rental for a noncompetitive lease is $1 per acre for lease years 1-10. Additional environmental analysis would need to be conducted to receive permits to drill or 

build a facility to develop the energy from the geothermal source. 

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Wyoming State Office 

Release Date: 01/18/12 

Contacts: Cindy Wertz (307) 775-6014 

Larry Sandoval (307) 745-2520 

BLM and Forest Service Schedule Public Meetings on
 

Sage-Grouse Conservation
 

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming and Medicine Bow-Routt National Forests and Thunder Basin National Grassland 

have scheduled a series of public meetings to discuss greater sage-grouse conservation measures in Wyoming. 

Meetings will include information on how BLM Wyoming and Thunder Basin National Grassland will incorporate the new National 

Sage Grouse Strategy into their current management. 

BLM will also give an update on the status of its current sage-grouse amendments and BLM Wyoming’s resource management plan 

revisions. 

These meetings will also be a forum for collecting scoping comments related to the Thunder Basin National Grassland and Resource 

Management Plan LRMP amendment process. 

BLM informational meetings will be held at the following locations, dates and times: 

Location Address Date Time 

BLM Casper Field Office 2987 Prospector Drive Monday, Jan. 30 4 p.m. to 6 

Conference Room Casper, WY 82604 p.m. 

BLM Buffalo Field Office 1425 Fort Street Tuesday, Jan. 31 4 p.m. to 6 

Conference Room Buffalo, WY 82834 p.m. 

BLM Worland Field Office 101 South 23rd Wednesday, Feb. 1 4 p.m. to 6 

Conference Room Worland, WY 82401 p.m. 

BLM Rock Springs Field 280 Highway 191 North Thursday, Feb. 2 4 p.m. to 6 

Office Rock Springs, WY 82901 p.m. 

Conference Room 

Forest Service scoping meetings will be held at the following locations, dates and times: 

Location Address Date Time 

National Guard Armory 315 North Pearson Tuesday, Feb. 7 4 p.m. to 7 

Meeting Room Douglas, WY 82633 p.m. 

USDA Natural Resources 1225 Washington Blvd., Thursday, Feb. 9 4 p.m. to 7 

Conservation Service Suite 2 p.m. 

Meeting Room Newcastle, WY 82701 

Campbell County Public 2101 South 4j Road Wednesday, Feb. 15 4 p.m. to 7 

Library Gillette, WY 82718 p.m. 

For more information on the Forest Service meetings contact the Douglas Ranger District at 307-358-4690. For information on the 

BLM meetings, contact Chuck Otto at (307) 775-6105. 

The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is 

primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal 

Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 

600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be 

generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the 

public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, 

livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands. 

--BLM-­

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Contact: David Boyd, Public Affairs Specialist, (970) 876-9008 

BLM begins greater sage-grouse planning effort with public open house 

meetings 

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management’s Northwest Colorado 

District will begin a district-wide greater sage-grouse planning effort with four open 

house meetings to hear from the public. 

The BLM is writing an Environmental Impact Statement to analyze incorporating new 

sage-grouse conservation measures into its Resource Management Plans for the five field 

offices within the District: the Colorado River Valley Field Office in Silt, the Grand 

Junction Field Office, the Kremmling Field Office, the Little Snake Field Office in Craig 

and the White River Field Office in Meeker. 

More than 1.8 million acres of Colorado’s greater sage-grouse habitat are on BLM lands 

in the Northwest District. That’s almost half of the entire greater sage-grouse habitat in 

Colorado. 

“We are working to proactively address sage-grouse conservation through science-based 

measures to maintain and restore flourishing populations of greater sage-grouse and 

sagebrush habitat,” said Jim Cagney, BLM Colorado Northwest District Manager. “We 

want to do this in a way that protects the health of our land while also facilitating safe and 

responsible energy development and recreational opportunities, which are so important to 

our economy in northwestern Colorado.” 

Four public open house meetings will be held from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the following 

locations: 

Jan. 31 in Walden at the Wattenberg Center, 682 County Road 42 

Feb. 1 in Lakewood at the Sheraton Denver West, 360 Union Boulevard 

Feb. 2 in Silt at the BLM Field Office, 2300 River Frontage Road 

Feb. 7 in Craig at the BLM Field Office, 455 Emerson 

“Before we begin writing the Environmental Impact Statement, we want to hear any 

issues or concerns from the public and our partners,” Cagney said. “The open house 
 

 

 

meetings will provide an excellent venue to let people know about this process, and how 

their involvement can be most effective.” 

In December, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced new greater sage-grouse 

conservation guidance aimed at conserving the greater sage-grouse and its sagebrush 

habitat in 10 western states. This included new long-term conservation measures found in 

the BLM National Greater Sage-Grouse Land Use Planning Strategy, which is available 

at http://blm.gov/g4jd. 

The BLM will accept these preliminary public scoping comments through Feb. 22, 2012. 

Written comments will be accepted at the open house meetings, or they can be sent via 

regular mail to Erin Dreyfuss, NW CO District NEPA Coordinator at 2815 H Road, 

Grand Junction, CO 81506, via email to gjfo_webmail@blm.gov, or via fax to (970) 

244-3062. Please be sure to reference the CO Sage-Grouse EIS in the subject line of 

your fax or email. 

Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 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. 

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Contacts: Mitch Snow, 2Q2-912-7364
 

Comment Period for Greater Sage-Grouse Scoping Extended by BLM and Forest Service 

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U,S, Forest Service (USFS) are seeking public comment on issues that should be addressed in Environmental 

Impact Statements (EIS'S) and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statements (SEIS'S) that will evaluate and provide greater sage-grouse conseryation 

measures in land use plans in 10 Western states. To address requests for additional time to provide comment, the two aqencies have extended the public 

scoping period an additional 45 days and will continue to accept scoping comments through March 23,?012. 

Comments may be submitted to the BLM by any of the following methods: 

. Eastern Region 

o web site: http://www.blm.govlwolsven/prog,horelsagegrouse/eastern.html 

o email: sageeast@blm.gov 

o fax:307-775-6042 

o mail: Eastern Region Pfoject Manager, BLM Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone, Cheyenne, WY 82009 

. Western Region 

o web site: http://www,blm"gov/wo/sVen/prog/more/sagegrouse/western.html 

o email: sagewest@blm.gov 

o faxt 775-86t-6747 

o mail: western Region Project Manager, BLM Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., Reno, NV 89502 

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Bureau of Land Management Contact: Mitch Snow (202) 912-7368 

For immediate release: February 7, 2012 

Comment Period for Greater Sage-Grouse Scoping Extended by BLM and Forest Service 

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) are seeking public 

comment on issues that should be addressed in Environmental Impact Statements (EIS’s) and 

Supplemental Environmental Impact Statements (SEIS’s) that will evaluate and provide greater 

sage-grouse conservation measures in land use plans in 10 Western states. To address requests 

for additional time to provide comment, the two agencies have extended the public scoping 

period an additional 45 days and will continue to accept scoping comments through March 23, 

2012. 

Comments may be submitted to the BLM by any of the following methods: 

	 Eastern Region 

o	 web site: http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/sagegrouse/eastern.html 

o	 email: sageeast@blm.gov 

o	 fax: 307-775-6042 

o	 mail: Eastern Region Project Manager, BLM Wyoming State Office, 5353 

Yellowstone, Cheyenne, WY 82009 

 Western Region 

o	 web site: http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/sagegrouse/western.html 

o	 email: sagewest@blm.gov 

o	 fax: 775-861-6747 

o	 mail: Western Region Project Manager, BLM Nevada State Office, 1340 

Financial Blvd., Reno, NV 89502 
NEWS RELEASE 

Feb. 8, 2012 

Contact: David Boyd, Public Affairs Specialist, (970) 876-9008 

BLM Colorado Greater Sage-grouse comment period extended 

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – The public scoping period for the Bureau of Land 

Management’s Northwest Colorado District greater sage-grouse planning effort has been 

extended through March 23, 2012. 

The BLM is writing an Environmental Impact Statement to analyze incorporating new 

sage-grouse conservation measures into its Resource Management Plans for the five field 

offices within the District: the Colorado River Valley Field Office in Silt, the Grand 

Junction Field Office, the Kremmling Field Office, the Little Snake Field Office in Craig 

and the White River Field Office in Meeker. 

“We are working to proactively address sage-grouse conservation through science-based 

measures to maintain and restore flourishing populations of greater sage-grouse and 

sagebrush habitat,” said Jim Cagney, BLM Colorado Northwest District Manager. “We 

want to do this in a way that protects the health of our land while also facilitating safe and 

responsible energy development and recreational opportunities, which are so important to 

our economy in northwestern Colorado.” 

More than 1.8 million acres of Colorado’s greater sage-grouse habitat are on BLM lands 

in the Northwest District. That’s almost half of the entire greater sage-grouse habitat in 

Colorado. 

“Before we begin writing the Environmental Impact Statement, we want to hear any 

issues or concerns from the public and our partners,” Cagney said. 

In December, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced new greater sage-grouse 

conservation guidance aimed at conserving the greater sage-grouse and its sagebrush 

habitat in 10 western states. This included new long-term conservation measures found in 

the BLM National Greater Sage-Grouse Land Use Planning Strategy, which is available 

at http://blm.gov/g4jd. 

The comment period on this effort has been extended nationally through March 23. 
 

 

 

Written comments will be accepted at the open house meetings, or they can be sent via 

regular mail to Erin Dreyfuss, NW CO District NEPA Coordinator at 2815 H Road, 

Grand Junction, CO 81506, via email to gjfo_webmail@blm.gov, or via fax to (970) 

244-3062. Please be sure to reference the CO Sage-Grouse EIS in the subject line of 

your fax or email. 

Before including your address, phone number, e-mail 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. 

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In cooperation with the U.S. Forest Seruice, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will issue a corrected Notice of Intent to address sage-grouse in 10 additional 

National Forest System Lands and Resource Management Plans and formally extended the comment period through March 23, 2012. The notice will appear in the February 10,2012, Federal Register. 

The BLM and the Forest Service are seeking public comment on issues that should be addressed in Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) and Supplemental Environmental lmpact Statements (SEIS) that will evaluate and provide greater sage-grouse conseruation measures in land use olans in 10 Western states. Thls notice extends the time period for public comment on the scoping process for the EIS/SEIS through March 23,2eL2. 

The EIS/SEIS will be coordinated under two regions: The Rocky Mountain Region, previously designated as the Eastern Region, which includes land use plans in 

the states of Colorado, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota and portions of Utah and Montana; and the Great Basin Region, previously designated as the 

Western Region, which includes land use plans in northeastern California, oregon, Idaho, Nevada, and portions of Utah and Montana. 

Within the Rocky Mountain Region, the potentially affected National Forest System Land Management Plans include; 

. 	Colorado's Routt National Forest 

. 	Wyoming's Thunder Basin National Grassland, Medicine Bow National Forest and the Bridoer-Tetons National Forest. 

Within the Great Basin Region, the affected Land Management plans include: 

. 	Idaho's Boise National Forest, Salmon National Forest, Challis National Forest, Targhee National Forest, Caribou National Forest and the Curlew National 

Grassland; 

. Montana's Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest;
 

. Nevada's Humboldt and Toiyabe National Forests;
 . Utah's Ashley National Forest, Manti-Lasal National Forest, Wasatch Cache National Forest, Uinta National Forest, Dixie National Forest and the Fishlake
 National Forest. 

The BLM and the Forest Seruice aim to incorporate conseruation measures into all affected Land Management Plans by September 2014 in order to make the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's (FWS) timeline for making a listing decision on this species. As a result, the accompanying EIS'S/SEIS'S will be conducted under 

expedited timeframes. 

All comments and submissions to be considered for the environmental analysis process must be received by the BLM by close of business on March 23, ZA|Z, 

Comments may be made to the by any of the following methods: 

o Rocky Mountain Region 

o web site: http:/,rwww.blm.gov/wo/sVen/proglmo.e/sagegrouseleastern.html 

o email: sag€east@blm.gov 

o fax:307-775-6042 

o mail: Rocky Mountain Region Project Manager, BLM Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone, Cheyenne, Wy 82009 

. 	Great Basin Region 

o web site: http:/,/www,blm.gov/wo/sven/proq/more/sagegrouse/western.html 

o email: sagewert@blm.gov 

o faxi 775-867-674i 

o mail: Great Basin Region Project Manager, BLM Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., Reno, NV 89502 

For further information or to have your name added to the mailing list, contact: Johanna Munson, Rocky Mountain Region project Manager, (3O7) 775-6329; mailing address 5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, WY B2009; email jmunson@blm.gov; or Lauren Mermejo, Great Basin Region project Manager; (775) B6t861-6400; mailing address 1340 Financial Boulevard, Reno, NV 89520; email lmerme.jo@blm.gov, 

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National Forests Added and Comment Period Formally Extended on Planning for SageGrouse Conservation Measures 

For Immediate Release Contact: Erin O’Connor (801) 625-5347 

Date: February 9, 2012 Mitch Snow (202) 912-7368 

In cooperation with the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will issue a 

corrected Notice of Intent to address sage-grouse in 10 additional National Forest System Lands 

and Resource Management Plans and formally extended the comment period through March 23, 

2012. The notice will appear in the February 10, 2012, Federal Register. 

The BLM and the Forest Service are seeking public comment on issues that should be addressed 

in Environmental Impact Statements (EIS) and Supplemental Environmental Impact Statements 

(SEIS) that will evaluate and provide greater sage-grouse conservation measures in land use 

plans in 10 Western states. This notice extends the time period for public comment on the 

scoping process for the EIS/SEIS through March 23, 2012. 

The EIS/SEIS will be coordinated under two regions: The Rocky Mountain Region, previously 

designated as the Eastern Region, which includes land use plans in the states of Colorado, 

Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota and portions of Utah and Montana; and the Great Basin 

Region, previously designated as the Western Region, which includes land use plans in 

northeastern California, Oregon, Idaho, Nevada, and portions of Utah and Montana. 

Within the Rocky Mountain Region, the potentially affected National Forest System Land 

Management Plans include: 

 Colorado’s Routt National Forest 

 Wyoming’s Thunder Basin National Grassland, Medicine Bow National Forest and the 

Bridger-Tetons National Forest. 

Within the Great Basin Region, the affected Land Management Plans include: 

 Idaho’s Boise National Forest, Salmon National Forest, Challis National Forest, Targhee 

National Forest, Caribou National Forest and the Curlew National Grassland; 

 Montana’s Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest; 

 Nevada’s Humboldt and Toiyabe National Forests; 

 Utah’s Ashley National Forest, Manti-LaSal National Forest, Wasatch Cache National 

Forest, Uinta National Forest, Dixie National Forest and the Fishlake National Forest. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The BLM and the Forest Service aim to incorporate conservation measures into all affected Land 

Management Plans by September 2014 in order to make the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 

(FWS) timeline for making a listing decision on this species. As a result, the accompanying 

EIS’s/SEIS’s will be conducted under expedited timeframes. 

All comments and submissions to be considered for the environmental analysis process must be 

received by the BLM by close of business on March 23, 2012. 

Comments may be made to the by any of the following methods: 

	 Rocky Mountain Region 

o	 web site: http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/sagegrouse/eastern.html 

o	 email: sageeast@blm.gov 

o	 fax: 307-775-6042 

o	 mail: Rocky Mountain Region Project Manager, BLM Wyoming State Office, 

5353 Yellowstone, Cheyenne, WY 82009 

 Great Basin Region 

o	 web site: http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/sagegrouse/western.html 

o	 email: sagewest@blm.gov 

o	 fax: 775-861-6747 

o	 mail: Great Basin Region Project Manager, BLM Nevada State Office, 1340 

Financial Blvd., Reno, NV 89502 

For further information or to have your name added to the mailing list, contact: Johanna Munson, 

Rocky Mountain Region Project Manager, (307) 775-6329; mailing address 5353 Yellowstone 

Road, Cheyenne, WY 82009; email jmunson@blm.gov; or Lauren Mermejo, Great Basin Region 

Project Manager; (775) 861-861-6400; mailing address 1340 Financial Boulevard, Reno, NV 

89520; email lmermejo@blm.gov. 

The BLM manages more land - over 245 million acres - than any other Federal agency. This land, known as the 

National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The Bureau, with a 

budget of about $1 billion, also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. 

The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and 

enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor 

recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, 

cultural, and other resources on public lands. 

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NATIONAL GREATER SAGE-GROUSE PLANNING STRATEGY 

LOCATION: 

MEETING DATE: 

SCOPING COMMENT CARD 

Please check your affiliation below: 

Individual (no affiliation) 

Private Organization 

Federal, State, or Local Government 

Citizen’s Group 

Elected Representative 

Regulatory Agency 

Name: 

Organization (if applicable): 

Street Address (optional): 

City/State/Zip (optional): 

If you wish to provide written comments, please write your comments below 

(use back if needed). Written comments may be submitted using this card, an 

e-mail, or any other written format provided to the BLM by the means noted 

below and within the scoping period. 

Comments: 

Please submit tonight or mail/fax by February 16, 2012 to: 

Western Regional Project Manager, BLM Nevada State Office 

1340 Financial Blvd., Reno, NV 89502 

Fax: 775-861-6747 

E-mail: sagewest@blm.gov 

NATIONAL GREATER SAGE-GROUSE PLANNING STRATEGY

LOCATION:
 

MEETING DATE:
 

SCOPING COMMENT CARD 

Please check your affiliation below: 

Individual (no affiliation) 

Private Organization 

Federal, State, or Local Government 

Citizen’s Group 

Elected Representative 

Regulatory Agency 

Name: 

Organization (if applicable): 

Street Address (optional): 

City/State/Zip (optional): 

If you wish to provide written comments, please write your comments 

below (use back if needed). Written comments may be submitted using this 

card, an e-mail, or any other written format provided to the BLM by the 

means noted below and within the scoping period. 

Comments: 

Please submit tonight or mail/fax by February 16, 2012 to: 

Western Regional Project Manager, BLM Nevada State Office 

1340 Financial Blvd., Reno, NV 89502 

Fax: 775-861-6747 

E-mail: sagewest@blm.gov 
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Northwest Colorado District Sage Grouse EIS 

Name:____________________ 

Address:__________________ 

( ) I have no comments at this time, however, please add me to the mailing list. 

Comments may be mailed / hand-delivered to: Erin Dreyfuss, NW CO NEPA Coordinator 

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Comments may also be emailed to: gjfo_webmail@blm.gov 

Comments may also be faxed to: (970) 244-3062, Attention: Erin Dreyfuss 

Comments must be postmarked or received by the BLM by February 22, 2012. 
 

Greater Sage-Grouse Planning Strategy 

Scoping Comments 

Thank you for attending the scoping meeting for the Greater Sage-Grouse Planning Strategy. 

You can submit written comments using any one of the methods described below. Please submit 

your comments on or before February 7, 2012. 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. 

Web site: http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/sagegrouse/eastern.html 

Email: sageeast@blm.gov 

Fax: (307) 775–6042 

Mail: BLM Wyoming State Office 

Attn: Eastern Region Project Manager 

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Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009 

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