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General Project Schedule

Time Frame	Process Milestones	Public Participation Components
Winter 2004	Notice of Intent (completed process)	"Notice of Intent" published in the Federal Register Winter 2004
Winter 2004	Scoping Identify Concerns (current process)	60-day public scoping period Public scoping meetings held in Craig, Steamboat Springs & Maybell, CO (January 2005) Informal scoping conducted by NWCOS to solicit public issues/comments for the RMP
Winter 2004/2005	Planning Issues & Criteria Development Ensure decisions address the pertinent issues
Winter 2004/2005	Data Collection	NWCOS provides additional background documents/surveys for inclusion in the Analysis of the Management Situation (AMS) document and Alternatives Development
Summer/Fall 2005	Alternative Formulation Develop range of reasonable management alternatives
Winter 2005/2006	Alternatives Assessment Analyze a Preferred Alternative
Fall 2006	Draft RMP/EIS Analyze a Preferred Alternative	Written for public audience Circulate and publicize availability of Draft RMP/EIS document Request public comment 90-day comment period Public hearings will be held in the community
Summer 2007	Final EIS & Proposed RMP	Consideration of and response to public comments obtained on draft RMP/EIS File Final EIS with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and make publicly available Make copies of any substantial Mitigation Action Plan publicly available
Summer/Fall 2007	Protest Period	30-day protest period Protests are submitted to BLM Director

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