For Release: October 14, 2005
Contact: Sky Murphy, 831-630-5039
CCal-06-05

BLM Releases Hollister Draft Resource Management Plan and
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for the
Southern Diablo Mountain Range and Central Coast of California

The Bureau of Land Management's Hollister Field Office has released the Draft Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Southern Diablo Mountain Range and Central Coast of California. The draft RMP and draft EIS would affect approximately 274,000 acres of public lands in Alameda, Contra Costa, Monterey, San Benito, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties, and portions of Fresno, Merced, Stanislaus, and San Joaquin counties.

The draft RMP and draft EIS will provide management guidance for use and protection of the resources managed by the Hollister Field Office. The Hollister draft RMP and draft EIS has been developed through a collaborative planning process and considers four alternatives. The primary issues addressed are recreation, protection of sensitive natural and cultural resources, livestock grazing, guidance for energy and mineral development, land tenure adjustments and other planning issues raised during the scoping process.

Public comments on the draft RMP and draft EIS must be postmarked or received by BLM no later than Jan. 12, 2006. Public meetings or hearings will be announced at least 15 days in advance through public notices, media news releases, and mailings.

Public comments may be submitted to BLM at public meetings or by any of the following methods:

Mail:
Bureau of Land Management
Attn: Hollister RMP
20 Hamilton Court
Hollister, CA 95023

E-mail: Sky_Murphy@ca.blm.gov

Fax: (831) 630-5055 Attn: Hollister RMP

If you wish to withhold your name or street address from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your written comment. Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. All submissions from organizations and businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be available for public inspection in their entirety. Compact disk (CD) and paper copies of the documents are available by request from the Hollister Field Office at the address above.

For additional information contact the Hollister Field Office at 831-630-5000.

-BLM-

Hollister Field Office, 20 Hamilton Court, Hollister, CA 95023