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Public Involvement Opportunities in BLM Planning

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Process Phase	Development, Analysis and Documentation of Planning Options
Process Events	Alternative Formulation	Estimation of Effects	Select Preferred Alternative
Process Tasks	5 Develop Alternative RMPs for EIS	6 Analyze Alternative RMPs for EIS	7 Develop and Analyze BLM Preferred Alternative
Purpose	*To describe, for analysis, alternatives (i.e., alternative RMPs) to existing management, each with a full range and mix of multiple use management options and actions which address the problems and concerns, provide different answers to the planning questions, and that could resolve the management issues.	*To identify and describe potential impacts and changes that would occur with each alternative RMP *To identify and describe ways to avoid or mitigate any adverse impacts that would occur with each alternative RMP	*To identify which of the alternative RMPs analyzed (task 6), or which parts of them combined (or a "new" alternative) the BLM prefers and considers the best to resolve the problems, conflicts, concerns and issues with existing mgt. *To clearly explain the management direction BLM intends to take for managing the planning area
Products	*The Draft EIS for the RMP-- Includes: *5 - Descriptions of comprehensive resource management alternatives (i.e., "alternative RMPs"), each of which is a complete plan that could be adopted as the RMP. Together with the "No Action" alternative (task 1), this makes up part of the alternatives section (Chapter 2) of the Draft EIS for the RMP. **Includes informal public involvement/input** *6 - The environmental consequences section of the Draft EIS (i.e., part of Chapter 4, the environmental consequences of the alternative RMPs). *7 - Description of the BLM Preferred Alternative and the rationale for its selection (included with task 5 in Chapter 2 of the Draft EIS); and - Description of the environmental consequences of the preferred alternative (included with task 6 in Chapter 4 of the Draft EIS). *The Draft EIS for the RMP also includes an introductory section (Chapter 1) describing the planning issues and planning criteria (tasks 1 and 2), a description of the affected environment (Chapter 3 -- task 1), and a description of the public involvement and coordination occurring during the planning effort (Chapter 5).

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