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MOAB, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Moab Field Office is initiating grazing permit renewals in the Dolores Triangle and Lisbon Valley areas of Grand and San Juan Counties, and seeking public input on these projects.  There are two permit renewal project areas, each containing several allotments.  A separate environmental assessment is being prepared for each project area.  Public comments will help frame the analyses and develop recommendations for changes to be considered in these permit renewals.

The two projects are as follows:

1. Buckhorn, Granite Creek, Granite Bench, Steamboat Mesa, Beaver Creek, Gateway, and Spring Creek Allotments Ten Year Grazing Permit Renewal:  This project area covers seven grazing allotments with a total of approximately 51,150 acres of BLM administered lands in the Dolores Triangle area in Grand County, Utah.  These allotments are grazed by five ranching operations in conjunction with lands administered by Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration and private lands.  Additional information and maps can be found on the project page on BLM’s ePlanning website: https://go.usa.gov/x5yCz
    
2. East Coyote and Lower Lisbon Allotments Ten Year Grazing Permit Renewal:  This project area covers two grazing allotments with a total of approximately 18,393 acres of BLM lands administered in the Lisbon Valley area in San Juan County, Utah.  These allotments are grazed by a single permittee in conjunction with lands administered by Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration and private lands.  Additional information and maps can be found on the project page on BLM’s ePlanning website: https://go.usa.gov/x5yrw

This public scoping and comment period will open through June 8, 2017.  Comments may be submitted online via the ePlanning website on the individual project pages, or by mail to the Moab Field Office:

Bureau of Land Management
Moab Field Office
ATTN:  Grazing Permit Renewals
82 East Dogwood
Moab, UT   84535

The most useful comments are those that identify issues relevant to the proposed action or contain technical or scientific information specific to the project proposal or areas being analyzed.  Comments that contain only opinions or preferences will not receive a formal response, but may be considered in the BLM decision-making process.  Before including an address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in any comments, please be aware that the entire comment—including personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time.  Requests to withhold personal identifying information from public review can be submitted, but the BLM cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so. 

For further project information, please contact Jordan Davis or Dave Williams at (435) 259-2100.  Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours.  The FRS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to leave a message or question with the above individual.  Replies are provided during normal business hours.