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| Dear Reader Letter | |
| Title Page | |
| Abstract | |
| Executive Summary | |
| Table of Contents | |
| Chapter 1 Purpose and Need | |
| Chapter 2 Descriptions of the Alternatives | |
| Chapter 3 Affected Environment | |
| Chapter 4 Environmental Consequences | |
| Chapter 5 Consultation and Coordination | |
| Chapter 6 List of Preparers and Contributors | |
| Acronyms | |
| Glossary | |
| Literature Cited | |
| Figures | |
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| Appendix 1 Wyoming Bureau of Land Management Mitigation
Guidelines for Surface Disturbing and Disruptive Activities | |
| Appendix 2 2003 Coal Screening Process Summary | |
| Appendix 3 Wild and Scenic River Designation Process | |
| Appendix 4 Air Quality Impact Technical Support Document | |
| Appendix 5 Cultural Resources Management | |
| Appendix 6 Land Exchange, Acquisition and Disposal Criteria | |
| Appendix 7 Lands Considered for Disposal, Withdrawal and Acquisition | |
| Appendix 8. Monitoring Methods to Assess Wyoming Standards and Guidelines for Healthy Rangelands | |
| Appendix 9. Exception, Modification, and Waiver Criteria | |
| Appendix 10. Special Status Species List | |
| Appendix 11. Water Quality and Watershed Management Within the RMPPA | |
| Appendix 12. Managing Wild Horse Populations in the Rawlins RMPPA | |
| Appendix 13. Reducing Nonpoint Source Pollution with Best Management Practices | |
| Appendix 14. Programmatic Biological Opinion for the Wyoming Bureau of Land Management Rawlins Resource Management Plan | |
| Appendix 15 Best Management Practices for Reducing Surface Disturbance and
Disruptive Activities | |
| Appendix 16 Mountain Plover Management Guidelines: Occupied Habitat Protection Measures | |
| Appendix 17 Monitoring and Evaluation | |
| Appendix 18 Compensation (Offsite) Mitigation | |
| Appendix 19 Vegetation Treatments, Forest Practices, and Range Improvements | |
| Appendix 20 Oil and Gas Operations | |
| Appendix 21 Clarification of OHV Designations and Travel Management in the BLM Land Use Planning Process | |
| Appendix 22 ACEC Designation Process | |
| Appendix 23 Memorandum of Understanding between Bureau of Land Management and Wyoming Water Development Commission Concerning High Savery Dam and
Reservoir Project | |
| Appendix 24 Mitigation Guidelines for Special Status Plants | |
| Appendix 25 Visual Resource Management | |
| Appendix 26 Road Management and Closures in Sensitive Habitat Areas | |
| Appendix 27 Procedures For Processing Applications For Permit To Drill | |
| Appendix 28 Plant Common and Scientific Names | |
| Appendix 29 Range Allotment Information | |
| Appendix 30 Probable Fossil Yield Classifications, By Formation, State of Wyoming | |
| Appendix 31 Rawlins Field Office Noxious Weed Prevention Plan | |
| Appendix 32 Hazard Management and Resource Restoration Program | |
| Appendix 33 Reasonably Foreseeable Developments and Reasonably Foreseeable
Actions Tables | |
| Appendix 34 Designated Right-Of-Way Corridor Criteria | |
| Appendix 35 Socioeconomic Impact Analysis and Significance Criteria | |
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| Appendix 36 Reclamation Plan | |
| Appendix 37 Adobe Town Dispersed Recreation Use Area | |
| Appendix 38 Response to Public Comments | |
| Appendix 39 Relevant Statutes, Limitations, and Guidelines | |
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| Map 1-1 Overview | |
| Map 1-2 Surface Administration | |
| Map 1-3 Sub-Surface Administration | |
| Map 1-4 Rawlins RMPPA | |
| Map 2-1 Fire Management | |
| Map 2-2 Designated Right-of-Way Corridors | |
| Map 2-3 Domestic Sheep Avoidance Area | |
| Map 2-4 Existing and Proposed Withdrawals Alternative 1 | |
| Map 2-5 OHV Designations Alternative 1 | |
| Map 2-6 Wilderness Study Areas | |
| Map 2-7 Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Alternative 1 | |
| Map 2-8 Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Alternative 3 | |
| Map 2-9 Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Alternative 4 | |
| Map 2-10 Other Management Areas Alternative 1 | |
| Map 2-11 Other Management Areas Alternative 2 | |
| Map 2-12 Other Management Areas Alternative 3 | |
| Map 2-13 Other Management Areas Alternative 4 | |
| Map 2-14 Recreation Management Areas Alternative 1 | |
| Map 2-15 Recreation Management Areas Alternative 2 | |
| Map 2-16 Recreation Management Areas Alternative 3 | |
| Map 2-17 Recreation Management Areas Alternative 4 | |
| Map 2-18 National Natural Landmarks | |
| Map 2-19 Segments Eligible for Inclusion in the Wild and Scenic River System | |
| Map 2-20 Watersheds with Management Actions | |
| Map 2-21 Wild Horse Herd Management Areas | |
| Map 2-22 Potential Disposals Carbon County Alternative 1 | |
| Map 2-23 Potential Disposals Sweetwater County Alternative 1 | |
| Map 2-24 Potential Disposals Laramie County Alternative 1 | |
| Map 2-25 Potential Disposals Albany County Alternative 1 | |
| Map 2-26 Potential Disposals Carbon County Alternatives 2 & 4 | |
| Map 2-27 Potential Disposals Sweetwater County Alternatives 2 & 4 | |
| Map 2-28 Potential Disposals Laramie County Alternatives 2 & 4 | |
| Map 2-29 Potential Disposals Albany County Alternatives 2 & 4 | |
| Map 2-30 Utility/Transportation Systems and Wind Energy Exclusion and Avoidance
Areas Alternative 1 | |
| Map 2-31 Utility/Transportation Systems and Wind Energy Exclusion and Avoidance
Areas Alternative 2 | |
| Map 2-32 Utility/Transportation Systems and Wind Energy Closure and Exclusion
Areas Alternative 3 | |
| Map 2-33 Utility/Transportation Systems and Wind Energy Exclusion and Avoidance
Areas Alternative 4 | |
| Map 2-34 Bison Exclusion Areas | |
| Map 2-35 Oil and Gas Classifications Alternative 1 | |
| Map 2-36 Oil and Gas Classifications Alternative 2 | |
| Map 2-37 Oil and Gas Classifications Alternative 3 | |
| Map 2-38 Oil and Gas Classifications Alternative 4 | |
| Map 2-39 Existing and Proposed Withdrawals Alternative 2 | |
| Map 2-40 Existing and Proposed Withdrawals Alternative 3 | |
| Map 2-41 Existing and Proposed Withdrawals Alternative 4 | |
| Map 2-42 OHV Designations Alternative 2 | |
| Map 2-43 OHV Designations Alternative 3 | |
| Map 2-44 OHV Designations Alternative 4 | |
| Map 2-45 This map from the Draft EIS has been removed in the Final EIS | |
| Map 2-46 Historic Trails Alternatives 1 & 2 | |
| Map 2-47 Historic Trails Alternative 3 & 4 | |
| Map 2-48 This map has been combined with Map 2-47 | |
| Map 2-49 Visual Resource Management Alternative 3 | |
| Map 2-50 Visual Resource Management Alternative 4 | |
| Map 2-51 Visual Resource Management Alternative 1 | |
| Map 2-52 Visual Resource Management Alternative 2 | |
| Map 2-53 Pronghorn Habitat | |
| Map 2-54 Mule Deer Habitat | |
| Map 2-55 Bighorn Sheep Habitat and Lambing Areas | |
| Map 2-56 Elk Habitat and Parturition Areas | |
| Map 2-57 Greater Sage-grouse Nesting Limitation Area for Oil and Gas Development | |
| Map 2-58 Adobe Town Dispersed Use Area Recreation Opportunity Spectrum | |
| Map 2-59 Adobe Town Dispersed Use Area Recreation Opportunity SpectrumDesired Future Condition | |
| Map 3-1 Forest Management | |
| Map 3-2 Wind Energy Potential | |
| Map 3-3 Grazing Allotments | |
| Map 3-4 Major Structural Elements | |
| Map 3-5 Oil and Gas Fields | |
| Map 3-6 Permitted Mining Activities | |
| Map 3-7 Recreation Sites and Areas | |
| Map 3-8 Percent of Minority Population by County | |
| Map 3-9 Median Household Income | |
| Map 3-10 Vegetation Communities | |
| Map 3-11 Major Surface Water Basins | |
| Map 3-12 Soil/Precipitation Zones | |
| Map 3-13 Greater Sage-Grouse and Columbian Sharp-tailed Grouse Leks | |
| Map 4-1 Water Quality and Watersheds Cumulative Impact Analysis Area | |
| Map 4-2 Wild Horses Cumulative Impact Analysis Area | |
| Map 4-3 Bighorn Sheep Cumulative Impact Analysis Area | |
| Map 4-4 Elk Cumulative Impact Analysis Area | |
| Map 4-5 Mule Deer Cumulative Impact Analysis Area | |
| Map 4-6 Pronghorn Cumulative Impact Analysis Area | |
| Map 4-7 Oil and Gas Project Locations with Oil, Gas, and Coal Bed Natural Gas Potential | |
| Map A2-1 Coal Development Potential | |
| Map A2-2 Unsuitable Lands within Coal Development Potential | |
| Map A2-3 Unsuitable Lands within Coal Development Potential | |
| Map A2-4 Unsuitable Lands within Coal Development Potential | |
| Map A8-1 Standards and Guidelines Assessment by Year | |
| Map A23-1 High Savery Dam MOU
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Biological Assessment
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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
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Table 1 - Unique Comments
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Rawlins DEIS Files
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