Clear Creek Management Area Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement 

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BLM is pleased to announce the release of the Clear Creek Management Area (CCMA) Proposed Resource Management Plan (PRMP) and Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS).

The PRMP/FEIS is available for a 30-day public protest period from April 5, 2013 —May 6, 2013.

During this period, protests must be sent to: Director (210) Attn: Brenda Williams, PO Box 71383, Washington, D.C. 20024-1383. The PRMP/FEIS Dear Reader letter includes complete instructions on how to file a public protest.

More information about the public protest period and resolution process is available at the BLM Resource Management Plan Protest Resolution informational web page.  Following the 30-day public protest period, BLM must resolve protests before approving any changes to the CCMA's land use decisions.  The final Record of Decision (ROD) for the CCM PRMP/FEIS will replace the current Temporary Closure Order for the Serpentine Area of Critical Environmental Concern.

BLM’s practice is to make protest letters, including names and home addresses of respondents, available for public review and disclosure subject to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).   Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your protest, be advised that your entire protest letter—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you may request BLM withhold from public review your personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. All submissions from organizations and businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations and businesses, will be available for public inspection in their entirety.

Copies of the PRMP/FEIS have been sent to affected federal, state, and local government agencies and to interested parties. Copies of the CCMA PRMP/FEIS are available for public inspection at the BLM Hollister Field Office, 20 Hamilton Court, Hollister, CA 95023 Monday through Friday (except holidays) from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Hard copies and CDs are also available by request at this location as well. 

The Environmental Protection Agency has been a cooperating agency in this effort because of concerns expressed by EPA and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control regarding the potential for human health risks from exposure to naturally occurring asbestos in the area.  The Clear Creek Management Area RMP/EIS will fulfill the needs and obligations set forth by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), and BLM management policies. 

Planning Documents

Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement 

• Abstract Summary
• Chapter 1 - Introduction
• Chapter 2 - Management Alternatives
• Chapter 3 - Affected Environment
• Chapter 4 - Environmental Consequences
• Chapter 5 and 6 - Consultation and Coordination, References
• Appendix I - Maps
• Proposed Action Map
• Appendix II - Route Designation
• Appendix III - San Benito Mountain Research Natural Area Management Plan
• Appendix IV - Camisonia benitensis Compliance Monitoring & Adaptive Management Plan
• Appendix V - Best Management Practices
• Appendix VI - Wild and Scenic River Inventory
• Appendix VII - Best Management Practices for Wind Energy Development on Public Lands
• Appendix VIII - Hollister Field Office Reasonably Forseeable Development Scenario for Oil and Gas
• Appendix IX - Conformity Analysis Certification
• Appendix X – Public Comments and BLM Responses
• Attachment 1
• Attachment 2
• Attachment 3
• Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement
• PowerPoint presentation from Public Comment Meetings
• Public Scoping Report
• Planning Area Map

News Releases  

• BLM Releases Clear Creek Proposed Plan
• BLM Extends Comment Period on Clear Creek Draft Plan
• BLM Plans Socio-Economic Workshop on Clear Creek Plan
• BLM to Host Public Meetings for Clear Creek Draft Plan
• BLM Seeks Public Comments on Clear Creek Draft Plan
• BLM Releases Scoping Report for Clear Creek Management Area
• Discussing the future of Clear Creek
• BLM Seeks Public Input for Clear Creek Management Area Resource Management Plan
• Open House and Public Meeting Planned for Clear Creek Asbestos Health Risk Presentation
• BLM Issues Immediate Temporary Closure of Clear Creek Management Area
• BLM Seeks Public Input for Clear Creek Management Area Resource Management Plan

Federal Register Notices 

• Notice of Availability of the Clear Creek Management Area Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement, California

• Notice of Availability of the Clear Creek Management Area (CCMA) Draft Resource Management Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement, California
• Notice of closure to all forms of entry and public use of approximately 31,000 acres of public lands within the Clear Creek Management Area (CCMA), referred to as the Serpentine Area of Environmental Concern (ACEC) and portions of adjacent BLM-administered lands, located in southern San Benito County and western Fresno County, California.
• Notice of Intent To Prepare a Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for the Clear Creek Management Area, California

Rick Cooper, Field Manager
Bureau of Land Management
Hollister Field Office
20 Hamilton Court
Hollister, CA 95023
Phone: (831) 630-5000
Fax: (831) 630-5055
Office Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m., M-F
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