U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT NEWS RELEASE
Utah State Office
Utah State Office
| Contacts: | Shauna Derbyshire | , (801) 539-4132 |
Open House Meeting for Bonneville Salt Flats Withdrawal Extension
Salt Lake City, Utah - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announces a public open house meeting for the proposed Bonneville Salt Flats (BSF) Withdrawal Extension. Under this proposal, the Secretary of the Interior would extend the current withdrawal of 30,203.06 acres of public land from location and entry under the general land laws and the United States mining laws for an additional 20 years. The purpose of the proposed extension is to continue the protection and management of the BSF as a resource of national and international significance for land speed record events of many types, commercial filming and photography, sight-seeing and other appropriate recreational activities. The BLM is seeking public comment regarding land use issues and resource information on the potential impacts of the proposed withdrawal extension.
The BLM invites you to attend a public meeting held Monday, February 13, 2012, from 5:00 to 7:00p.m. at the BLM Salt Lake Field Office, 2370 South 2300 West, Salt Lake City, Utah 84119.
The BLM would appreciate receiving comments by March 27, 2012, and we ask that submitted comments be as specific as possible. Please refer to Bonneville Salt Flats Withdrawal Extension in your correspondence.
Please include your address, phone number, e-mail address or other personal identifying information with your input. The BLM will not consider anonymous input. Please be aware that the entire input, including personal identifying information, may be made available to the public at any time. Requests can be made to withhold personal identifying information from the public review; however, such requests cannot be guaranteed. All submissions from organizations, businesses and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses will be available for public inspection in their entirety.
Send all comments to:
Utah State Director
Bureau of Land Management
P.O. Box 45155
Salt Lake City, Utah 84119
Additional information is available on-line at http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/fo/salt_lake/recreation/bonneville_salt_flats.html.
For further information, please contact Shauna Derbyshire, Realty Specialist at (801) 539-4132.
The BLM manages more land - over 245 million acres - than any other Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The Bureau, with a budget of about $1 billion, also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. 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.
Utah State Office 440 West 200 South, Suite 500 SLC, UT 84101-1345