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Grazing Permit EAs

The BLM is currently accepting protests to the proposed decisions for the Hunter Mountain and Tunawee Common grazing allotments. Please read the proposed decisions for guidance in registering a protest or appeal.   Protests will be accepted in writing at the BLM, Ridgecrest Field Office, 300 South Richmond Road, Ridgecrest, CA 93555 (Attn: Range). The projected end date for protests is November 10th. A 30 day appeal period will follow the protest period.

Bureau of Land Management
Ridgecrest Field Office
Attn: Sam Fitton
300 S. Richmond Rd.
Ridgecrest, CA 93555

Walker Pass Common EA, Allotment MapRange Improvement Maps, Proposed Decision: North Use Area, Proposed Decision: Middle Use Area, Proposed Decision: South Use Area  

Desert Tortoise Range, Mojave Ground Squirrel Range


Deep Rose Geothermal Exploration Well Project
The Right-of-Way Offer (pdf, 290 kb) for the Deep Rose Geothermal Exploration Well Project has been signed. A joint document consisting of DOGGR - Initial Study/Mitigated Negative Declaration and the BLM - Environmental Assessment related to Deep Rose Geothermal Exploration Well Project located in Inyo County.E-mail questions or comments to Mike Hogan, or by writing to:

Bureau of Land Management
Attn: Mike Hogan - Deep Rose Project
300 S. Richmond Road
Ridgecrest, CA 93555 


 

Whenever BLM or anyone else proposes a project on public lands managed by the BLM, the project must be analyzed to determine how it will affect the environment. Listed below are the four possible levels of environmental analysis:

AD - Administration Determination: An administrator determines that the project is already covered by an earlier analysis.

CX - Categorical Exclusion: The project falls into one of several categories of minor, routine projects excluded from needing more analysis.

DNA - Determination of NEPA Adequacy: Existing environmental documentation should be used whenever possible. If previous documents fully encompass the current proposed action, then no further review is needed. This finding should be documented. If the proposed action is partially covered by prior documents, a new NEPA review must be undertaken, but can incorporate those earlier documents by reference

EA - Environmental Assessment: The project is analyzed to see how it may affect the environment. This leads to a Finding of No significant Impact (FONSI) or, if the EA shows a significant impact is likely, an EIS is done.

EIS - Environmental Impact Statement: A detailed study is done and a report is written stating what the environmental impacts would be, and how they can be avoided or mitigated.

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