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Title Page
Abstract
Summary
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - INTRODUCTION
Chapter 2 - DESCRIPTION OF THE ALTERNATIVES
Chapter 3 - AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 4 - ENVIRONMENTAL CONSEQUENCES
Chapter 5 - CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION
List of Acronyms
Glossary
Literature Cited
Figures

Appendices
Appendix 1. Cultural Resources Management
Appendix 2. Wyoming Bureau of Land Management Mitigation Guidelines for Surface Disturbing and Disruptive Activities Under Alternative 1
Appendix 3. Mitigation Guidelines and Operating Standards Applied to Surface Disturbing and Disruptive Activities—Alternatives 2, 3, and 4
Appendix 4. Area of Critical Environmental Concern Criteria
Appendix 5. Fluid Mineral Best Management Practices
Appendix 6. Characteristics of Old-Growth Forests—BLM Pinedale Field Office
Appendix 7. Lease Stipulations And Standard Lease Terms (BLM Form 3100-11)
Appendix 8. Exception and Waiver Criteria
Appendix 9. Special Status Species
Appendix 10. Surface Disturbance Associated with Oil and Gas Activities
Appendix 11. Monitoring and Evaluation
Appendix 12. Seasonal Wildlife Stipulations for All Surface Disturbing Activities
Appendix 13. Land Tenure Adjustment Criteria
Appendix 14. Lands Suitable for Consideration for Disposal, Exchange, and Acquisition
Appendix 15. Standard Operating Procedures for Range Improvements and Vegetation Manipulations
Appendix 16. Natural Resource Recreation Settings
Appendix 17. Off-Highway Vehicle Travel Management Planning Schedule
Appendix 18. Threatened, Endangered, and BLM Sensitive Species with the Potential to Occur in the Pinedale Planning area
Appendix 19. Air Quality Technical Support Document
Appendix 20. Range Allotment Information
Appendix 21. Grazing Allotment Acres and Animal Unit Months
Appendix 22. Probable Fossil Yield Classification
Appendix 23. Common and Scientific Names
Appendix 24. Wild and Scenic River Designation Process
Appendix 25. Hazard Management and Resource Restoration Program
Appendix 26. Socioeconomic Impact Analysis Assumptions and Methods
Appendix 27. Response to Public Comments

Maps
Map 1-1. Pinedale Planning Area
Map 1-2. Surface Ownership
Map 1-3. Mineral Ownership and Federal Leases
Map 2-1. Oil and Gas Leasing Categories – Alternative 1
Map 2-2. Oil and Gas Leasing Categories – Alternative 2
Map 2-3. Oil and Gas Leasing Categories – Alternative 3
Map 2-4. Oil and Gas Leasing Categories – Alternative 4
Map 2-5. Wild Horse Herd Area
Map 2-6. Greater Sage-Grouse Nesting and Brood Rearing Habitats – Alternative 1
Map 2-7. Oil and Gas Management Areas – Alternative 2
Map 2-8. Oil and Gas Management Areas – Alternative 3
Map 2-9. Oil and Gas Management Areas – Alternative 4
Map 2-10. Land Tenure Adjustments – Alternative 1
Map 2-11. Rights-of-Way – Alternative 1
Map 2-12. Land Withdrawals – Alternative 1
Map 2-13. OHV Designations – Alternative 1
Map 2-14. Visual Resource Management Classes – Alternative 1
Map 2-15. Fire Management Zones
Map 2-16. Special Management Areas – Alternative 1
Map 2-17. Land Tenure Adjustments – Alternative 2
Map 2-18. Rights-of-Way – Alternative 2
Map 2-19. Special Designations and Management Areas – Alternative 2
Map 2-20. Visual Resource Management Classes – Alternative 2
Map 2-21. OHV Designations – Alternative 2
Map 2-22. Visual Resource Management Classes – Alternative 3
Map 2-23. Land Tenure Adjustments – Alternative 3
Map 2-24. Rights-of-Way – Alternative 3
Map 2-25. Land Withdrawals – Alternative 3
Map 2-26. Special Designations and Management Areas – Alternative 3
Map 2-27. OHV Designations – Alternative 3
Map 2-28. Greater Sage-Grouse Nesting and Brood Rearing Habitats – Alternative 3
Map 2-29. Wild and Scenic Rivers
Map 2-30. Visual Resource Management Classes – Alternative 4
Map 2-31. Land Tenure Adjustments – Alternative 4
Map 2-32. Rights-of-Way – Alternative 4
Map 2-33. Special Designations and Management Areas – Alternative 4
Map 2-34. Land Withdrawals – Alternative 4
Map 2-35. OHV Designations – Alternative 4
Map 2-36. Greater Sage-Grouse Nesting and Brood Rearing Habitats – Alternative 4
Map 3-1. Historic Interpretive Areas and Historic Trails
Map 3-2. Cultural Sub-regions
Map 3-3. Withdrawals for Solid Leasable Minerals
Map 3-4. Grazing Allotments
Map 3-5. Major Oil and Gas Field Locations
Map 3-6. Developed Recreation Resources
Map 3-7. Socioeconomic Study Area
Map 3-8. Minority Population by County
Map 3-9. Median Household Income
Map 3-10. Transportation Routes, Communication Sites and Corridors
Map 3-11. Vegetation Communities
Map 3-12. Sensitive Plant Species
Map 3-13. Watershed Boundaries
Map 3-14. 100-year Floodplain
Map 3-15. Pronghorn Seasonal Use Areas
Map 3-16. Big Game Migration Corridors
Map 3-17. Mule Deer Seasonal Use Areas
Map 3-18. Elk Feedgrounds and Seasonal Use Areas
Map 3-19. Moose Seasonal Use Areas
Map 3-20. Big Game Crucial Winter Range
Map 3-21. Big Game Parturition Areas
Map 3-22. White-tailed Prairie Dog Towns
Map 3-23. BLM Sensitive Fish Species
Map 4-1. Conventional Gas Development Potential through 2020
Map 4-2. Coal Bed Natural Gas Development Potential through 2020
Map 4-3. Oil and Gas Project Locations in Southwest Wyoming
Map 4-4. Oil and Gas Well Locations in Southwest Wyoming
Map 4-5. Air Quality Cumulative Impact Analysis Area
Map 4-6. Cultural Resources Cumulative Impact Analysis Area
Map 4-7. Forest Resources Cumulative Impact Analysis Area
Map 4-8. Recreation and Visitor Services Management Cumulative Impact Analysis Area
Map 4-9. Vegetation Cumulative Impact Analysis Area
Map 4-10. Visual Resources Cumulative Impact Analysis Area
Map 4-11. Watershed and Water Quality Cumulative Impact Analysis Area
Map 4-12. Wildlife – Pronghorn Cumulative Impact Analysis Area
Map 4-13. Wildlife – Mule Deer Cumulative Impact Analysis Area
Map 4-14. Wildlife – Elk Cumulative Impact Analysis Area
Map 4-15. Wildlife – Moose Cumulative Impact Analysis Area
Map 4-16. Wildlife – Greater Sage-Grouse Cumulative Impact Analysis Area
Map 4-17. Special Designations and Management Areas Cumulative Impact Analysis Area
Map A17-1. OHV Priority Areas
Map A17-2. Transportation Routes

Draft EIS Comments and Responses
Comments and responses are organized by
(1) unique comment submittals (which are organized by resource category, and then by commentor name in alphabetical order), and
bulletTable 1 - Unique Comments

(2) form letter comment submittals.
bulletForm Letter 1
bulletForm Letter 2
bulletForm Letter 3
bulletForm Letter 4
bulletForm Letter 5
*Nonsubstantive comments are not included.




DEIS
Title Page
Abstract
Executive Summary
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 - INTRODUCTION
Chapter 2 - DESCRIPTION OF THE ALTERNATIVES
Chapter 3 - AFFECTED ENVIRONMENT
Chapter 4 - ENVIRONMENT CONSEQUENCES
Chapter 5 - CONSULTATION AND COORDINATION
List of Acronyms
Glossary
Literature Cited
Figures

Appendices
Appendix 1. Cultural Resources Management
Appendix 2. Wyoming Bureau of Land Management Mitigation Guidelines for Surface Disturbing and Disruptive Activities
Appendix 3. Desired Outcomes and Operating Standards Applied to Oil and Gas Operations and Other Surface Disturbing Activities
Appendix 4. Area of Critical Environmental Concern Criteria
Appendix 5. Fluid Mineral Best Management Practices
Appendix 6. Characteristics of Old-Growth Forests – BLM Pinedale Field Office
Appendix 7. Lease Stipulations And Standard Lease Terms (BLM Form 3100-11)
Appendix 8. Exception and Waiver Criteria
Appendix 9. Special Status Species
Appendix 10. Surface Disturbance Associated with Oil and Gas Activities
Appendix 11. Monitoring and Evaluation
Appendix 12. Seasonal Wildlife Stipulations for all Surface Disturbing Activities
Appendix 13. Land Tenure Adjustment Criteria
Appendix 14. Lands Suitable for Consideration for Disposal, Exchange, and Acquisition
Appendix 15. Standard Operating Procedures for Range Improvements and Vegetation Manipulations
Appendix 16. Natural Resource Recreation Settings
Appendix 17. Off-Highway Vehicle Travel Management Planning Schedule
Appendix 18. Threatened and Endangered Species with the Potential to Occur in the Pinedale Planning area
Appendix 19. Air Quality Technical Support Document
     Request Pinedale RMP Air Emissions Inventory
     Request 2004 Regional Air Emissions Inventory
Appendix 20. Range Allotment Information
Appendix 21. Grazing Allotment Acres and AUMs
Appendix 22. Probable Fossil Yield Classification
Appendix 23. Common and Scientific Names
Appendix 24. Wild and Scenic River Designation Process
Appendix 25. Hazard Management and Resource Restoration Program
Appendix 26. Socioeconomic Impact Analysis Assumptions and Methods

Maps
Map 1-1. Pinedale Field Office Location
Map 1-2. Surface Ownership
Map 1-3. Mineral Ownership and Federal Leases
Map 2-1. Oil and Gas Leasing Categories – Alternative 1
Map 2-2. Oil and Gas Leasing Categories – Alternative 2
Map 2-3. Oil and Gas Leasing Categories – Alternative 3
Map 2-4. Oil and Gas Leasing Categories – Alternative 4
Map 2-5. Wild Horse Herd Area
Map 2-6. Greater Sage-Grouse Nesting and Brood Rearing Habitats – Alternative 1
Map 2-7. Oil and Gas Management Areas – Alternative 2
Map 2-8. Oil and Gas Management Areas – Alternative 3
Map 2-9. Oil and Gas Management Areas – Alternative 4
Map 2-10. Land Tenure Adjustments – Alternative 1
Map 2-11. Rights-of-Way – Alternative 1
Map 2-12. Land Withdrawals – Alternative 1
Map 2-13. OHV Designations – Alternative 1
Map 2-14. Visual Resource Management Classes – Alternative 1
Map 2-15. Fire Management Zones
Map 2-16. Special Management Areas – Alternative 1
Map 2-17. Land Tenure Adjustments – Alternative 2
Map 2-18. Rights-of-Way – Alternative 2
Map 2-19. Special Management Areas – Alternative 2
Map 2-20. Visual Resource Management Classes – Alternative 2
Map 2-21. OHV Designations – Alternative 2
Map 2-22. Visual Resource Management Classes – Alternative 3
Map 2-23. Land Tenure Adjustments – Alternative 3
Map 2-24. Rights-of-Way – Alternative 3
Map 2-25. Land Withdrawals – Alternative 3
Map 2-26. Special Management Areas – Alternative 3
Map 2-27. OHV Designations – Alternative 3
Map 2-28. Greater Sage-Grouse Nesting and Brood Rearing Habitats – Alternative 3
Map 2-29. Wild and Scenic Rivers
Map 2-30. Visual Resource Management Classes – Alternative 4
Map 2-31. Land Tenure Adjustments – Alternative 4
Map 2-32. Rights-of-Way – Alternative 4
Map 2-33. Special Management Areas – Alternative 4
Map 2-34. Land Withdrawals – Alternative 4
Map 2-35. OHV Designations – Alternative 4
Map 2-36. Greater Sage-Grouse Nesting and Brood Rearing Habitats – Alternative 4
Map 3-1. Historic Interpretive Areas and Historic Trails
Map 3-2. Cultural Sub-regions
Map 3-3. Withdrawals for Solid Leasable Minerals
Map 3-4. Grazing Allotments
Map 3-5. Major Oil and Gas Field Locations
Map 3-6. Developed Recreation Resources
Map 3-7. Socioeconomic Study Area
Map 3-8. Minority Population by County
Map 3-9. Median Household Income
Map 3-10. Transportation Routes, Communication Sites and Corridors
Map 3-11. Vegetation Communities
Map 3-12. Sensitive Plant Species
Map 3-13. Watershed Boundaries
Map 3-14. 100-year Floodplain
Map 3-15. Pronghorn Seasonal Use Areas
Map 3-16. Mule Deer Seasonal Use Areas
Map 3-17. Elk Feedgrounds and Seasonal Use Areas
Map 3-18. Moose Seasonal Use Areas
Map 3-19. Big Game Crucial Winter Range
Map 3-20. Big Game Parturition Areas
Map 3-21. White-tailed Prairie Dog Towns
Map 4-1. Conventional Gas Development Potential through 2020
Map 4-2. Coal Bed Natural Gas Development Potential through 2020
Map 4-3. Oil and Gas Project Locations in Southwest Wyoming
Map 4-4. Oil and Gas Well Locations in Southwest Wyoming
Map 4-5. Air Quality Cumulative Impact Analysis Area
Map 4-6. Cultural Resources Cumulative Impact Analysis Area
Map 4-7. Forest Resources Cumulative Impact Analysis Area
Map 4-8. Recreation and Visitor Services Management Cumulative Impact Analysis Area
Map 4-9. Vegetation Cumulative Impact Analysis Area
Map 4-10. Visual Resources Cumulative Impact Analysis Area
Map 4-11. Watershed and Water Quality Cumulative Impact Analysis Area
Map 4-12. Wildlife – Pronghorn Cumulative Impact Analysis Area
Map 4-13. Wildlife – Mule Deer Cumulative Impact Analysis Area
Map 4-14. Wildlife – Elk Cumulative Impact Analysis Area
Map 4-15. Wildlife – Moose Cumulative Impact Analysis Area
Map 4-16. Wildlife – Greater Sage-Grouse Cumulative Impact Analysis Area
Map 4-17. Special Management Areas Cumulative Impact Analysis Area
Map A17-1. OHV Priority Areas
Map A17-2. Transportation Routes