How to get involved and comment
The Interdisciplinary (ID) Team for the Jarbidge Resource Management Plan (RMP) will accept comments on the Jarbidge Draft RMP/Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) between September 3, 2010, and December 2, 2010.
Comments must be in writing, substantive, and timely in order to merit a written response.
The following guidelines will help ensure your comments will be considered:
- Include your complete name, address, and phone number. Anonymous comments will not be considered.
- Identify the portion of the document on which you are commenting. At the very minimum, provide the chapter, section, and page number that contains the information on which you are commenting. When commenting on Chapter 2, provide the reference code for the goal, objective, allocation, or management action on which you are commenting (example: “Lizards should be included in the analysis in the Wildlife section of Chapter 4 (page 435).” Or “WI-I-MA-5 should exclude let-down fences.”)
- Ensure your comments are substantive.
Substantive comments do one or more of the following:
- Question, with reasonable basis, the accuracy of information in the EIS (example: “Based on 2009 surveys by the Wildlife Department, the number of beaver dams appears to be incorrect.”)
- Question, with reasonable basis, the adequacy of, methodology for, or assumptions used for the environmental analysis (example: The Department of Air Resources uses a more accurate methodology for calculating particulate matter.)
- Present new information relevant to the analysis (example: “Total exports from the planning area in 2009 were $1.2 million.”)
- Present reasonable alternatives other than those analyzed in the EIS (example: “Please find enclosed a Maximize Geothermal Development alternative.”)
- Cause changes or revision in one or more of the alternatives (example: “The Miranda Hills ACEC should be removed from Alternatives B and C because it does not allow for the Prestige Transmission Line.”)
Comments that are not considered substantive include the following:
- Comments in favor of or against the proposed action or alternatives without reasoning that meet the criteria listed above (example: “We disagree with Alternative A and believe the BLM should select Alternative C.”)
- Comments that only agree or disagree with BLM policy or resource decisions without justification or supporting data that meet the criteria listed above (example: “More oil and gas leasing should be allowed.”)
- Comments that don’t pertain to the planning area (example: “All roads in the South Hills should remain open.”)
- Comments on project-level decisions (example: “A trough should be installed near Sparrow Creek.”)
- Comments that take the form of vague, open-ended questions (example: “What about restoration?”)
Comments regarding the Jarbidge Draft RMP/EIS can be submitted in the following ways:
Via mail: Jarbidge Planning Team
BLM Jarbidge Field Office
2536 Kimberly Road
Twin Falls, ID 83301
Via fax: Jarbidge Planning Team at (208) 736-2375
Via e-mail: ID_Jarbidge_RMP@blm.gov
Via public meeting: Click here to see a schedule of upcoming public meetings (create link to Public Meetings page)
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT CONSIDERATIONS: Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment—including your personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
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