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Management Situation Analysis (MSA)

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MSA Table of Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Glossary Acronyms Appendices Appendix A Laws, Regulations & Policy Appendix B  Preliminary Planning Criteria Appendix C  Standard Practices Applied to Surface-Disturbing Activities Appendix D  Standards For Healthy Rangelands & Guidelines for Livestock Grazing Management for the Public Lands Administered by the Bureau of Land Management in the State of Wyoming Appendix E  Wyoming BLM Mitigation Guidelines for Surface-Disturbing & Disruptive Activities Appendix F  Cultural Resources Management Process Appendix G  Supplemental Mitigation Measures Specific to Wildlife & Fire Appendix H  Disposal Criteria Appendix I  Lands Suitable For Consideration For Disposal, Exchange & Acquisition Appendix J  Acres & AUMs by Land Status by Allotment Appendix K  Allotment Categorization Appendix L  Allotment Development Appendix M  Standard Operating Procedures for Range Improvements & Vegetation Manipulations Appendix N  Design of Range Improvements Appendix O  Rangeland Monitoring Plan for the Pinedale Resource Area Appendix P  Oil & Gas Operations Appendix Q  Elk Feedground Locations Appendix R  Criteria for Determining Depth of Fresh Water & Surface Casing Requirements Appendix S  State Protocol Agreement Between BLM & WSHPO Appendix T  Executive Order 13112 Invasive Species Appendix U  Use of Visual Resource Management Class I Designation in Wilderness Study Appendix V  Air Quality Regulations Appendix W  Progress & Accomplishments Figures Figure 3.1-1a  Mean Monthly Temperatures in the Pinedale Region Figure 3.1-1b  Mean Monthly Maximum Temperature Trend in Pinedale, Wyoming Figure 3.1-1c  Mean Monthly Maximum Temperature Trend in Big Piney, Wyoming Figure 3.1-2a  Mean Monthly Precipitation in the Pinedale Region Figure 3.1-2b  Mean Monthly Precipitation Trend in Pinedale, Wyoming Figure 3.1-2c  Mean Monthly Precipitation Trend in Big Piney, Wyoming Figure 3.1-2d  Mean Annual Precipitation Trend in the Pinedale Region Figure 3.1-2e  Mean Monthly Snowfall in the Pinedale Region Figure 3.1-3  Capacity to Disperse Air Pollutants in Rock Springs, Wyoming Figure 3.1-4  Wind Rose for Pinedale, Wyoming Figure 3.1-5a  Mean Annual Concentrations of Nitrogen Compounds in Pinedale, Wyoming Figure 3.1-5b  Mean Annual Concentrations of Nitrogen Compounds in Yellowstone National Park Figure 3.1-6a  Weekly Concentrations of Nitrate Figure 3.1-6b  Weekly Concentrations of Ammonium Figure 3.1-7a  Mean Annual Concentrations of Sulfur Compounds in Pinedale, Wyoming Figure 3.1-7b  Mean Annual Concentrations of Sulfur Compounds in Yellowstone National Park Figure 3.1-8a  Weekly Concentrations of Sulfur Dioxide Figure 3.1-8b  Weekly Concentrations of Sulfate Figure 3.1-9  Mean Annual Ozone Concentrations in the Pinedale Region Figure 3.1-10  Visibility in Bridger Wilderness Figure 3.1-11  Mean Annual Precipitation pH in the Pinedale Region Figure 3.1-12a  Mean Annual Wet Deposition in Pinedale, Wyoming Figure 3.1-12b  Mean Annual Wet Deposition in Yellowstone National Park Figure 3.1-13a  Mean Annual Dry Deposition in Pinedale, Wyoming Figure 3.1-13b  Mean Annual Dry Deposition in Yellowstone National Park Figure 3.1-14a  Total Nitrogen Deposition near Pinedale, Wyoming Figure 3.1-14b  Total Sulfur Deposition near Pinedale, Wyoming Figure 3.12-1  Employment by Industry - 1999 Figure 3.12-2  Percentage of Gross Earnings by Industry, 1999 Figure 3.12-3  Historical Natural Gas Production Figure 3.12-4  Historical Oil Production

Maps Map 1.1-1  General Location Map Map 1.1-2  RMP Planning Area Base Map Map 3.1-1  Air Quality Prevention of Significant Deterioration Class I Areas Map 3.2-1  Historic Aboriginal Occupancy Areas Map 3.6-1  Land Ownership Map Map 3.6-2  Mineral Ownership & Leased Federal Lands Map 3.6-3  Land Withdrawals Map 3.7-1  Allotments by Standard & Guidelines Assessments Map 3.8-1  Major Oil & Gas Field Locations Map 3.9-1  OHV Designations Map 3.11-1  Developed Recreation Resources, Special Recreation Management Areas, & Historic Trails Map 3.11-2  Recreation Opportunity Spectrum Map 3.12-1  Socioeconomic Study Area Map 3.13-1  Soil Survey Locations Map 3.15-1  Vegetation Communities Map 3.16-1  Visual Resource Management Classes Map 3.17-1  Watershed Boundaries Map 3.17-2  100-yr Floodplain Map 3.19-1  Pronghorn Antelope Seasonal Use Areas Map 3.19-2  Mule Deer Seasonal Use Areas Map 3.19-3  Elk Feedgrounds & Seasonal Use Areas Map 3.19-4  Moose Seasonal Use Areas Map 3.19-5  Sage-grouse Leks Buffers Map 3.20-1  Areas of Critical Environmental Concern & Wilderness Study Areas Tables Table 1.1-1  Land & Mineral Ownership & Administrative Jurisdictions Within the Pinedale Field Office Administrative Area Table 1.4-1  Land Use Planning Process Steps Table 2.1.4-1  Timber Acreage Allocations Table 2.1.4-2  Timber Harvest & Thinning Levels per Decade Table 2.1.4-3  Timber Harvest Levels by Management Classifications & Acreage Table 2.1.7-1  Habitat Guidelines for Brush Control Table 2.1.8-1  Restrictions for All Surface-Disturbing Activities Table 2.1.9-1  Off-Road Vehicle Designations Table 2.1.14-1  Access Needs Table 2.1.16-1  Visual Resource Management Classifications & Acreage Table 2.1.19-1  Vegetative Manipulation Opportunities Table 2.1.20-1  Wild & Scenic Rivers Criteria Table 3.1-1  Concentrations of Criteria Pollutants Table 3.1-2  Summary of Air Quality in the Vicinity of the Pinedale RMPPA Table 3.4-1  Scientific Names for Plants & Animals within the Pinedale RMPPA Table 3.4-2  Acreage & Volume Distributions by Species for Forests within the Pinedale RMPPA Table 3.5-1  List of Hazardous Constituents Potentially Used or Produced During Construction, Drilling, Production, & Reclamation Operations Associated with Oil & Gas Production Table 3.7-1  Vegetation Manipulations Since 1988 Table 3.10-1  Paleontological Resources Contained Within Each Geologic Unit Table 3.12-1  Geographic Characteristics of Study Area Table 3.12-2  Population Centers Table 3.12-3  Change in Civilian Labor Force 1991-2000 Table 3.12-4  Measure of Economic Diversity Using Sources of Personal Income Table 3.12-5  Estimated Oil & Gas Tax Revenues as Percentage of Total County Property Taxes - FY 2001 Table 3.12-6  Total Severance Tax Distributions for Government Entities in the Study Area - FY 2001 Table 3.12-7  Severance Taxes Generated by Product Table 3.12-8  PILT Payments to Counties 1991-2001 Table 3.12-9  Estimated Value of Grazing within Pinedale RMPPA - 1997 Table 3.12-10  Population Distribution (Percentage) by Race & Hispanic by County Table 3.12-11  Estimated Poverty Rates by Geographic Area Table 3.15-1  Acreage of Vegetation Communities within the Pinedale Field Office Area Table 3.15-2  Riparian Proper Functioning Condition Summary (Grouped by Allotment) Table 3.15-3  Noxious Weeds as Designated by the Wyoming Weed & Pest Control Act Table 3.16-1  Visual Resource Management Classifications & Acreage Table 3.17-1  Water Use in the Planning Area Table 3.19-1  Big Game Population Status Table 4.0-1  Assumptions for MSA Impact Analysis