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Missoula BLM Releases Grazing Lease Assessment For Public Comment
The Bureau of Land Management Missoula Field Office is making the Missoula Field Office 21 Grazing Lease Renewal Environmental Assessment available for the public to provide comments or concerns. The public lands subject to decision are administered by the Missoula Field Office in Granite, Missoula and Powell counties. The allotments range in size from 25 acres to 3,793 acres.
Public input will be considered during the decision-making process. The EA is available for public review for a comment period ending on Aug. 12.
The EA addresses the renewal of 21 grazing allotment leases, one grazing lease transfer, adjustments in grazing management, and revisions to grazing lease terms and conditions. Grazing allotment lease renewals are for a period of 10 years.
To view the Environmental Assessment, please visit the Missoula Field Office’s webpage at www.blm.gov/mt/st/en/fo/missoula_field_office.html.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
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