DEADLINE APPROACHING FOR CANM DRAFT PLAN COMMENTS

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 7, 2008

Comment Period Deadline Approaching for Canyons of the Ancients National Monument Draft Plan

The 90-day public comment period for the BLM Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement for Canyons of the Ancients National Monument will end on Wednesday, January 30, 2008.

Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:

Website: http://www.blm.gov/rmp/canm/
Fax: 970-882-7035
Mail: Monument Manager,
Canyons of the Ancients National Monument
27501 Hwy 184, Dolores, CO 81323

Comments are most useful when they address one or more of the following:

Errors in the analysis;
New scientific information that would have a bearing on the analysis;
Misinformation that could affect the outcome of the analysis;
Requests for clarification; and
A substantive new alternative whose mix of allocations differs from those under any of the existing alternatives.

The draft plan may be reviewed on the project website at: http://www.blm.gov/rmp/canm/.

CD copies are being made available to the public for personal use. In order to conserve natural resources, paper copies of the document are not being printed in bulk. Hard copies are available for viewing during regular business hours at the following locations:

Anasazi Heritage Center, 27501 Highway 184, Dolores, CO 81323
Dolores Public Lands Office, 29211 Highway 184, Dolores, CO 81323
San Juan Public Lands Center, 15 Burnett Court, Durango, CO 81301
Dolores Public Library, 420 Railroad Ave., Dolores, CO 81323
Cortez Public Library, 202 N. Park, Cortez, CO 81321
Mancos Public Library, 111 N. Main, Mancos, CO 81328
Durango Public Library, 1188 E. 2^nd Ave, Durango, CO 81301

Comments must include complete names and addresses to allow BLM to ask for clarification of messages that are not legible or to ask follow-up questions. Incomplete comments or those from unidentified sources cannot be considered or included as part of the official comment record. Comments, including names and addresses of respondents, will be available for public review and will be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information act (FOIA). 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.

For more information or to request a copy of the plan, contact the BLM Canyons of the Ancients National Monument - Anasazi Heritage Center at 970.882.5600.