BLM Announces a 30-day Public Comment Period for the Cedar Mountain Wild Horse Herd Management Area Capture, Treat and Release Plan
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Salt Lake City, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management Salt Lake Field Office (SLFO) announces a 30-day public comment period beginning September 29, 2016, and ending on October 30, 2016, for the Cedar Mountain Wild Horse Herd Management Area (HMA) Capture, Treat and Release (Fertility Control with Limited Removal) Plan and Determination of NEPA Adequacy (DNA). The BLM is currently soliciting public comments to be considered prior to the finalization of the DNA.
The SLFO is proposing to gather the horses on the Cedar Mountain HMA. If approved, this gather could occur in February 2017. The proposal is to gather an estimated 600 horses. A total of 200 horses would be removed and placed in the adoption program, and 400 horses would be returned back to the HMA. Of the mares released back onto the HMA, roughly 200 would be treated with the fertility control vaccine Porcine Zona Pellucida – 22, commonly known as PZP-22.
The project is located in Township 1 - 7 South and Range 8 - 12 West, various sections, Salt Lake Base and Meridian, in Tooele County, Utah.
If you are interested in submitting comments for this project, you can obtain additional information and keep apprised of the project by following it on the NEPA Register at:
https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/eplanning/nepa/nepa_register.do
Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your name, street address, or email address from public review and disclosure under the FOIA, you must state this prominently at the beginning of the written comment. Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. All submissions from organizations or businesses will be made available for public inspection in their entirety. The BLM will not accept anonymous comments.
Written comments will be accepted during the public comment period up to close of business on October 30, 2016. Please submit written comments to:
Bureau of Land Management
Salt Lake Field Office
Attn: Pam Schuller
2370 Decker Lake Blvd.
West Valley City, UT 84119
Fax: (801) 977-4397
blm_ut_cedarmt_onaqui@blm.gov
For further information, please contact Pam Schuller, Environmental Coordinator, at (801) 977-4300. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to leave a message or question for the above individual. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Replies are provided during normal business hours.
Please reference Cedar Mountain HMA when submitting comments. Comments, including names, e-mail addresses, and street addresses of respondents will be available for public review at the BLM Salt Lake Field Office during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday), except federal holidays. Comments and related personally identifying information will be subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and comments may be published as part of the DNA and other related documents.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.