Supplement to Proposed resource management plan amendment and final environmental impact statement for Federal fluid minerals leasing and development in Sierra and Otero Counties
By: United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Las Cruces Field Office
Contributors: United States. Bureau of Land Management. Las Cruces Field Office
Publisher: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Las Cruces District Office
Published: 2004
Place of publication: [Las Cruces, N.M.]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 23
Subjects: Public lands; Management; Land use; Oil and gas leases; Petroleum industry and trade; Planning; Conservation of natural resources; Environmental aspects
Other titles: Proposed resource management plan amendment and final environmental impact statement for Federal fluid minerals leasing and development in Sierra and Otero Counties; Federal fluid minerals leasing and development in Sierra and Otero Counties; Supplement to proposed RMP and FEIS
Description: This supplement is intended to identify the three areas recommended for closure to leasing, provide further explanation of the changes made by BLM from Alternative A in the Draft RMPA/EIS to Alternative A Modified in the Proposed RMPA/Final EIS, and explain how the changes do not change the impact to the environment and allow the public an opportunity to comment on these issues.
Notes: Cover title.

"Two areas on Otero Mesa and one area in the Nutt grasslands (totalling 35,790 acres) [are proposed to] be permanently closed to leasing, as opposed to being temporarily withheld from leasing for 5 years"--Page 1.

"May 2004."

"BLM/NM/PL-04-006."

Includes addendum sheet.