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Consultation

and Coordination
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Table of Contents

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 1

H.1 Public Participation ................................................................................................................................ 1

H.2 Cooperating Agencies ............................................................................................................................ 1

H.3 FWS Section 7 Consultation .................................................................................................................. 2

H.4 State Historic Preservation Office Consultation .................................................................................... 2

H.5 Coordination with Individuals and Groups ............................................................................................ 2

H.6 Agencies and Organizations Contacted or Consulted ............................................................................ 2

H.7 Agencies, Organizations, and Individuals on Mailing List .................................................................... 3

H.8 List of Preparers ..................................................................................................................................... 4

Tables H-1 Summary of key public involvement events.. .................................................................................. 1 

H-2 Mailing list entities.. ........................................................................................................................ 3 

H-3 SEORMP Amendment/EIS interdisciplinary team.. ........................................................................ 5 
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Introduction

This appendix provides additional details not provided in Chapter 4 regarding the public outreach and 

participation opportunities made available through the development of the Southeastern Oregon Resource 

Management Plan (SEORMP) Amendment/EIS and consultation and coordination efforts with tribes, 

government agencies, and other stake holders. 

H.1 Public Participation

Public participation in the planning process began with publication of a “Notice of Intent” in the Federal 

Register (Vol. 75, No. 67) on April 8, 2010, and distribution of a scoping notice to potential interested 

parties on May, 12, 2010. The notice also announced five public meetings on the SEORMP 

amendment/EIS that were held in Ontario, Bend, and Portland, Oregon; McDermitt, Nevada; and Boise, 

Idaho, in May and June 2010. 

Information gathered from the public, groups, or BLM determines the range of actions, alternatives, and 

impacts that will be addressed. The more than 120 people who attended the public meetings provided 

many valuable suggestions. The interdisciplinary team preparing the SEORMP amendment/EIS also 

received and considered a number of written scoping comments from individuals, organizations, and 

agencies. Public participation was considered in the development of the planning criteria for the 

SEORMP amendment/EIS. 

Table H-1. Summary of key public involvement events.

Date Event

May 12, 2010 A public scoping letter was sent to tribes, elected officials, agencies, and interested public

May 24, 2010 Public Scoping Meeting in Boise, Idaho

May 25, 2010 Public Scoping Meeting McDermitt, Nevada

May 26, 2010 Public Scoping Meeting Ontario, Oregon

May 27, 2010 Public Scoping Meeting Bend, Oregon

June 2, 2010 Public Scoping meeting Portland, Oregon

Oct. 11, 2012 The Scoping Report was sent out to interested parties

June 2018 Summer 2018 Newsletter sent to Mail in list

H.2 Cooperating Agencies 

A cooperating agency is any Federal, State, or local government agency or Native American tribe that 

enters into a formal agreement with the lead Federal agency to help develop an environmental analysis. 

Cooperating agencies and tribes “work with the BLM, sharing knowledge and resources, to achieve 

desired outcomes for public lands and communities within statutory and regulatory frameworks” (BLM 

2005). The benefits of enhanced collaboration among agencies in preparing NEPA analyses are as 

follows:

• Disclosing relevant information early in the analytical process

• Applying available technical expertise and staff support
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• Avoiding duplication with other Federal, State, tribal, and local procedures 

• Establishing a mechanism for addressing intergovernmental issues 

The BLM entered into a formal MOU for the SEORMP amendment/EIS with the FWS and ODFW. In 

addition, other local, State, other Federal, and tribal representatives were invited to participate as 

cooperating agencies for the SEORMP amendment/EIS. The MOU outlines the interests, expertise, and 

jurisdictional responsibilities of the BLM and its cooperating agency partners and also outline their 

respective roles and responsibilities in the planning and NEPA processes.

H.3 FWS Section 7 Consultation 

The USFWS administers the “Endangered Species Act” (ESA) of 1973 (as amended). The BLM consults 

with the USFWS whenever a Federal project or action could affect a listed species or its critical habitat. 

The USFWS then issues a formal biological opinion and recommends appropriate courses of action. A 

proposed action may be modified or abandoned to satisfy the requirements of the biological opinion. The 

BLM requests technical assistance from the USFWS for actions that could affect Federal candidate 

species and requests a conference for actions that could affect species proposed for listing. 

H.4 State Historic Preservation Office Consultation

The BLM consults with the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) prior to any activities that 

might adversely affect cultural resources. This consultation involves assessing the potential effects of 

proposed projects on cultural resources and developing appropriate mitigation measures when adverse 

impacts cannot be avoided. 

As part of the NEPA consultation process the Oregon State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO) will be 

notified of the opportunities to comment on the planning and NEPA documents prepared for this effort, as 

they relate to historic properties in the Planning Area and the land use plan decisions included in the 

SEORMP amendment/EIS. The BLM sought information regarding historic properties in consideration of 

land use planning decisions in accordance with the Oregon BLM-Oregon SHPO Protocol. 

H.5 Coordination with Individuals and Groups 

Nearly 25 percent of land within the planning area (approximately 1.4 million acres) is privately owned. 

The numerous private landowners in the area have a direct interest in management of public land. In 

addition, many individuals and groups from outside the immediate area are concerned about public land 

management. 

To facilitate communication between the BLM and these interested individuals and groups, the BLM’s 

Vale District maintains a mailing list and periodically distributes newsletters providing information and 

soliciting public comment, and occasionally hold public meetings or open houses to discuss issues with 

concerned citizens. 

H.6 Agencies and Organizations Contacted or 

Consulted 

The following agencies and organizations were contacted or consulted during the planning process: 

− Bureau of Land Management–Burns 

District 

− Bureau of Reclamation 

− Burns Paiute Tribe 

− Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla

− Fort McDermitt Shoshone-Paiute Tribe 

− Harney County Commissioners 
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− Malheur County Commissioners and 

Planning Department 

− Malheur-Owyhee Watershed Council 

− Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife 

− Oregon Division of State Lands 

− Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort 

Hall Indian Res. 

− Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck 

Valley Indian Reservation 

− Southeastern Oregon Resource Advisory 

Council 

− U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) 

− U.S. Natural Resources Conservation 

Service (NRCS)

H.7 Agencies, Organizations, and Individuals on Mailing 

List 

The initial mailing list for the SEORMP effort included approximately 332 entries. The current mailing 

list is approximately 121 entries. This list includes interested persons, organizations, Indian tribes, 

livestock permittees, and local, state, and federal agencies. The mailing list is on file at the Vale District 

Office. The following is representative of the entities on the mailing list:

Table H-2. Mailing list entities.

Elected Officials

− U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley

− U.S. Senator Ron Wyden 

− U.S. Representative District No. 2

Greg Walden 

− Governor Kate Brown

− Oregon State Senator Cliff Bentz

− Oregon State Representative Lynn 

Findley

− Malheur County Judge and 

Commissioners 

− Harney County Judge and 

Commissioners 

− Grant County Judge and Commissioners

Tribal 

Governments

− Burns Paiute Tribe (Burns, OR)

− Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla 

Indian Reservation (Pendleton, OR) 

− Confederated Tribes of the Warm 

Springs Reservation (Warm Springs, 

OR)

− Fort McDermitt Shoshone Paiute Tribe 

(McDermitt, NV) 

− Nez Perce Tribe (Lapwai, ID) 

− Shoshone-Bannock Tribes (Fort Hall, 

ID) 

− Shoshone-Paiute Tribes (Duck Valley 

Reservation, ID) 

Federal 

Agencies

− Federal Energy Regulatory Commission 

− U.S. Bureau of Reclamation 

− U.S. Department of Commerce - 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

− U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

− U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

− U.S. Forest Service 

State Agencies

− Oregon Business Development 

Department

− Oregon Cultural Heritage Commission

− Oregon Department of Energy

− Oregon Department of Environmental 

Quality

− Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

− Oregon Department of Land 

Conservation and Development

− Oregon Department of Parks and 

Recreation

− Oregon Department of State Lands 

− Oregon Department of Transportation

− Oregon Department of Water Resources 

− Oregon State Historical Preservation 

Office
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County Agencies

− Ada County Fish and Game League

− Asotin County Weed Control

− Baker County Weed Department

− Malheur County (Natural Resource 

Committee, Weed Control)

− Harney County

Local Agencies

− City Of Vale

− Nyssa Chamber of Commerce

and Agriculture

− Nyssa Road District

Organizations

− Audubon Society 

− Blue Mountains Biodiversity Project

− Blue Ribbon Coalition

− Capital Trail Vehicle Association

− Desert Trail Association

− Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research 

Center

− Hells Canyon Preservation Council

− Holtz Management

− Idaho Aviation Foundation

− Idaho Power Company

− Keller's Apiary of North Dakota, LLC

− Malheur Watershed Council

− Northwest Farm Credit Services

− OR/CA Trails Association

− Oregon Chapter - Foundation for North 

American Wild Sheep

− Oregon Hunters Association

− Oregon Natural Desert Association

− Oregon Trail Electric

− Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board

− Oregon Wild

− Pacific Northwest 4 Wheel Drive 

Association

− Powder Basin Watershed Council

− Recreational Aviation Foundation

− Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation

− Teddy Roosevelt Conservation 

Partnership 

− The Wilderness Society

− Tree Top Ranches, LP

− Tri-County Weed Management Area

− Western Watersheds Project

− Wildlands Defense

Others

− Special recreation permittees 

− Livestock permittees 

− Interested individuals 

− News media 

− Other various businesses

H.8 List of Preparers 

Although individual specialists have the primary responsibility of preparing sections of an EIS 

and RMP, the document is an interdisciplinary team effort. The document was developed and 

reviewed by district staff at each stage of its preparation. Specialists at the Vale District Office

and Oregon State Office of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) reviewed the analysis and 

supplied information (see Table H-3 below). During this internal review process, individual 

contributions to the document may be revised for clarification by other BLM specialists, 

contractors, and management. 
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Table H-3. SEORMP Amendment/EIS interdisciplinary team.

Oregon State Office

Stewart Allen, Socioeconomic Specialist

Mike Brown, Natural Resource Specialist

Aaron Curtis, Natural Resource Specialist

Bob Hopper, Rangeland Management Specialist

Zach Jarrett, Recreation Planner

Chris Knauf, Recreation Planner

Brenda Lincoln-Wojtanik, Program Analyst

Jerry Magee, Natural Resource Specialist (Retired)

Vale District Office

Andrea Bowen, Geologist

Cheryl Bradford, Archaeologist (Retired)

Steven Flock, Geologist

Susan Fritts, Botanist

Donald Gonzalez, District Manager

Brent Grasty, Planning and Environmental Coordinator

Michele McDaniel, Supervisory Rangeland Management Specialist 

Megan McGuire, Wildlife Biologist

Linus Meyer, Natural Resource Specialist (Retired) 

Kevin Moriarty, Fire Ecologist 

Eric Ott, Vale District Forester 

Mike Pagoaga, Fire Management Specialist (Planning)

Kari Points, Outdoor Recreation Planner 

Shaney Rockefeller, Wild Horse and Burro Specialist

Don Rotell, Fire and Fuels Supervisor

Thomas (Pat) Ryan, Field Manager

Madeline Scheintaub, Archaeologist 

Lynne Silva, Weed Specialist

Trisha Skerjanec, Realty Specialist

Renee Straub, Assistant Field Manager

Dan Thomas, Outdoor Recreation Planner

Jeff Wall, Environmental Protection Specialist

Contractors

Marc Berg, Project Manager

Jennifer Bright, Project Manager

Krista Lynch, Writer/Editor

Dorothy Tinkler, GIS Specialist