Proposed resource management plan and final environmental impact statement for the Utility Corridor Planning Area, Arctic District, Alaska
By: prepared by Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Arctic District
Publisher: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Arctic District Office
Published: 1989
Place of publication: Fairbanks, Alaska]
Language: eng
Subjects: Right of way; Public lands; Management; Public utilities; Land use; Regional planning; Conservation of natural resources; Environmental aspects
Other titles: Utility Corridor Planning Area, Arctic District, Alsaka, final environmental impact statement; Utility Corridor proposed resource management plan and final environmental impact statement
Description: This Final Environmental Impact Statement addresses a Proposed Resource Management Plan (PRMP) for managing 6.1 million acres of public lands as required by Section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976 (Public Law 94-579; 90 Stat. 2743). Alternatives to the proposed plan, incorporating management options ranging from emphasis on resource development to emphasis on environmental protection, are summarized. Environmental consequences of the PRMP are also presented here as well as a summary of consequences resulting from the various alternatives. A complete discussion of the alternatives and consequences is found in the Draft Resource Management Plan and EIS for the Utility Corridor published in August of 1987. The Proposed Resource Management Plan (PRMP) presented here is a refinement of the preferred alternative found in the draft RMP/EIS as supplemented in April of 1988. This proposed RMP/Final EIS incorporates by reference most of the material presented in the Utility Corridor Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement. Five alternatives incorporating management options ranging from resource development to environmental protection were considered in detail. this primary purpose.
Notes: Cover title: Utility Corridor proposed resource management plan and final environmental impact statement.

"BLM-AK-PT90-002-1610-060."

Includes bibliographical references (pages [B-1]-B-7).

Also available online via the BLM Website.