Rock Springs Field Office
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| 307-212-0197 |
Rock Springs Resource Management Plan Revision
Final Scoping Report Available
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Rock Springs Field Office (RSFO) has released the Final Scoping Report for the Rock Springs Resource Management Plan (RMP) revision and associated environmental impact statement (EIS).
The document summarizes the 666 unique comments received during the 60-day initial public scoping period which ran between Feb. 1 and April 11, 2011, as initiated by the publication of the Notice of Intent in the Federal Register. As part of this scoping period, a series of open house meetings were held in Lander, Lyman, Rock Springs and Farson, Wyo. in February and March 2011, where detailed posters and handouts were available to the public and opportunities to provide comments were provided.
The public comments received will help the BLM identify impacts, develop planning criteria and evaluate existing land use decisions while drafting the RMP revision and EIS.
The final scoping report and additional project details are available at http://www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/programs/Planning/rmps/RockSprings/docs.html.
The next opportunity for the public to participate in the RMP revision and EIS process will be the public comment period for the draft which is expected to be released this fall.
For more information, please contact Project Manager Vera-Lynn Harrison at 307-350-0259 or BLM_RockSpringsRMP_WY@blm.gov.
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.
Rock Springs Field Office 280 Highway 191 North Rock Springs WY 82901