Proposed RMP / Final EIS

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Proposed RMP / Final EIS

Richfield Field Office Planning Area- Proposed Resource Management and Final Environmental Impact Statement

Lead Agency: U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management

Type of Action: Final, Administrative

Jurisdiction: Comprising all of Sanpete, Sevier, Wayne, Piute, and portions of Garfield and Kane Counties, Utah

Abstract: The Richfield Proposed Resource Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement (PRMP/FEIS) describes and analyzes the Proposed RMP and other alternatives presented in the Draft Resource Management Plan and Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DRMP/DEIS) for the planning and management of public lands and resources administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Richfield Field Office (RFO) in Utah. The Proposed RMP is open for a 30-day review and protest period beginning August 8, 2008, the date the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published the Notice of Availibility (NOA) of the PRMP/FEIS in the Federal Register. The 30-day review and protest period will end September 8, 2008.

The Proposed RMP was crafted primarily from the Preferred Alternative presented in the DRMP/DEIS (Alternative B) and includes other decisions within the range of alternatives (Alternatives N, A, C and D) in response to public comments and internal review. The No Action Alternative (Alternative N) reflects current management. The BLM has removed the DRMP/DEIS Alternative B (Preferred Alternative) from the PRMP/FEIS. The other DRMP/DEIS Alternatives (Alternatives N, A, C, and D) and analyses are carried forward in the PRMP/FEIS for comparative purposes and correct some mistakes that were identified during the comment period.

Protest: Protests must be postmarked or received no later than 30 days after publication of the NOA by the EPA in the Federal Register. The 30-day protest period (identified above) will not be extended. Refer to the instructions in the dear reader letter for additional information on how to protest. The 30-day review and protest period will end September 8, 2008.

Proposed RMP / Final EIS

Download the complete text of the Richfield Proposed RMP / Final EIS here (32,936 Kb).

Download the complete set of maps for the Richfield Proposed RMP/Final EIS here (43,664 Kb).

To download by section, click on the links below.

Volume 1 - Table of Contents, Dear Reader Letter, Executive Summary (2310 Kb)

Chapter 1 - Introduction, Purpose and Need (286 Kb)

Chapter 2 - Proposed Richfield Resource Management Plan (966 Kb)

Chapter 3 - Affected Environment (1036 Kb)

Volume 2- Table of Contents (2195 Kb)

Chapter 4 - Environmental Consequences of the Proposed Richfield Resource Management Plan (2646 Kb)

Chapter 5 - Public Involvement, Consultation and Coordination (701 Kb)

Volume 3 - Table of Contents (2184 Kb)

Glossary, Acronyms and References (353 Kb)

Appendix 1 - Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Summary Report (4003 Kb)

Appendix 2 - Wild & Scenic River Eligibility and Tentative Classification Report (239 Kb)

Appendix 3 - Wild & Scenic River Suitability Report (224 Kb)

Appendix 4 - 303(d) List of Impaired Waters (136 Kb)

Appendix 5 - Lands & Realty (219 Kb)

Appendix 6 - Wildland Fire Management (169 Kb)

Appendix 7 - Livestock Grazing Allotments (272 Kb)

Appendix 8 - Coal Resources within the Richfield Planning Area (76,082 Kb)

Appendix 9 - Travel Management/Route Designation Process (116 Kb)

Appendix 10 - Raptor Best Management Practices (209 Kb)

Appendix 11 - Oil & Gas Leasing Stipulations (377 Kb)

Appendix 12 - Reasonably Foreseeable Development Scenario for Oil & Gas and Geothermal Resources (198 Kb)

Appendix 13 - County Plan Public Land Comments Summary (146 Kb)

Appendix 14 - Best Management Practices for Land Uses and Conservation Measures for Federally Listed Species (255 Kb)

Appendix 15 - BLM Wind Energy Development Program Policies and Best Management Practices (181 Kb)

Appendix 16 - Summary of Management of Non-WSA Lands of Wilderness Characteristics for the Richfield Field Office Proposed RMP/Final EIS (187 Kb)

Appendix 17- Utah Public Lands Study: Key Social Survey Findings for Garfield, Piute, Sanpete, Sevier and Wayne Counties (223 Kb)

Appendix 18 - Factory Butte SRMA and RMZs (2653 Kb)

Appendix 19 - Wildland Fire Resource Protection Measures and Reasonable and Prudent Measures, Terms and Conditions, and Reporting Requirements Identified through Section 7 Consultation (219 Kb)

Appendix 20 - Summary of Changes from the Draft RMP/EIS to Proposed RMP/Final EIS (152 Kb)

Appendix 21 - Richfield FEIS_Air Quality Letter (1288 Kb)

Proposed RMP / Final EIS Maps

Map 1-01 - Richfield Field Office Surface Administration (1288 Kb)

Map 2-01 - Visual Resource Managment- Alternative N (574 kb)

Map 2-02 - Visual Resource Management- Alternative A (545 Kb)

Map 2-03 - Visual Resource Management- Proposed RMP (572 Kb)

Map 2-04 - Visual Resource Management- Alternative C (569 Kb)

Map 2-05 - Visual Resource Management- Alternative D (564 Kb)

Map 2-06 - Livestock Grazing- Alternative A (580 Kb)

Map 2-07 - Livestock Grazing- Alternative B (581 Kb)

Map 2-08 - Special Recreation Management Area- Alternative A (580 Kb)

Map 2-09 - Special Recreation Management Area- Proposed RMP (506 Kb)

Map 2-10 - Special Recreation Management Area- Alternative C (502 Kb)

Map 2-11 - Special Recreation Management Area- Alternative D (511 Kb)

Map 2-12 - Off Highway Vehicle Area Designations- Alterntive N (546 Kb)

Map 2-13 - Off Highway Vehicle Area Designations- Alterntive A (533 Kb)

Map 2-14 - Off Highway Vehicle Area Designations- Proposed RMP (551 Kb)

Map 2-15 - Off Highway Vehicle Area Designations- Alternative C (552 Kb)

Map 2-16 - Off Highway Vehicle Area Designations- Alternative D (898 Kb)

Map 2-17 - Route Designations- Alternative A (879 Kb)

Map 2-18 - Route Designations- Proposed RMP (842 Kb)

Map 2-19 - Route Designations- Alternative C (886 Kb)

Map 2-20 - Route Designations- Alternative D (898 Kb)

Map 2-21 - Section 203 Sales- Piute County (2682 Kb)

Map 2-22 - Section 203 Sales- North Sanpte County (2763 Kb)

Map 2-23 - Section 203 Sales- South Sanpete County (2665 Kb)

Map 2-24 - Section 203 Sales- Sevier County (2682 Kb)

Map 2-25 - Section 203 Sales- Western Wayne County (2192 Kb)

Map 2-26 - Section 203 Sales- Eastern Wayne and Garfield Counties (3269 Kb)

Map 2-27 - Mineral Withdrawals- Proposed RMP (591 Kb)

Map 2-28 - Mineral Withdrawals- Alternative C (502 Kb)

Map 2-29 - Mineral Withdrawals- Alternative D (525 Kb)

Map 2-30 - Rights of Way Avoidance- Alternative N (505 Kb)

Map 2-31 - Rights of Way Avoidance- Alternative A (500 Kb)

Map 2-32 - Rights of Way Avoidance- Proposed RMP (510 Kb)

Map 2-33 - Rights of Way Avoidance- Alternative C (527 Kb)

Map 2-34 - Rights of Way Avoidance- Alternative D (535 Kb)

Map 2-35 - Fluid Minerals- Alternative N (549 Kb)

Map 2-36 - Fluid Minerals- Alternative A (550 Kb)

Map 2-37 - Fluid Minerals- Proposed RMP (600 Kb)

Map 2-38 - Fluid Minerals- Alternative C (561 Kb)

Map 2-39 - Fluid Minerals- Alternative D (557 Kb)

Map 2-40 - Solid Leasable Minerals- Alternative A (553 Kb)

Map 2-41 - Solid Leasable Minerals- Proposed RMP (601 Kb)

Map 2-42 - Solid Leasable Minerals- Alternative C (563 Kb)

Map 2-43 - Solid Leasable Minerals- Alternative D (559 Kb)

Map 2-44 - Suitable Wild & Scenic River- Proposed RMP (471 Kb)

Map 2-45 - Areas of Critical Environmental Concern- Proposed RMP (581 Kb)

Map 2-46 - Acreas of Critical Environmental Concern- Alternatives C & D (564 Kb)

Map 2-47 - Non-WSA Lands with Wilderness Characteristics- Proposed RMP (754 Kb)

Map 3-01 - Average Annual Precipitation (651 Kb)

Map 3-02 - Air Quality Areas (501 Kb)

Map 3-03 - Vegetation Cover Types (717 Kb)

Map 3-04 - Mexican Spotted Owl (560 Kb)

Map 3-05 - Selected Wildlife Habitats (631 Kb)

Map 3-06 - Mule Deer & Sage Grouse Habitat (637 Kb)

Map 3-07 - Ek Winter Habitat (575 Kb)

Map 3-08 - Wild Horse & Burro Management Areas (576 Kb)

Map 3-09 - Non-Wsa Lands with Wilderness Characteristics- Alternative D (642 Kb)

Map 3-10 - Route Inventory (854 Kb)

Map 3-11 - Authorized Oil & Gas Leases (540 Kb)

Map 3-12 - Coal Resource Development Potential (615 Kb)

Map 3-13 - Mining Claims (495 Kb)

Map 3-14 - Wilderness Study Areas (571 Kb)

Map 3-15 - Eligible Wild & Scenic Rivers

Map 3-16 - Existing Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (486 Kb)

Map 4-01 - Energy Policy Conservation Act Summary- Alternative A (546 Kb)

Map 4-02 - Energy Policy Conservation Act Summary- Proposed RMP (591 Kb)

Map 4-03 - Energy Policy Conservation Act Summary- Alternative C (560 Kb)

Map 4-04 - Energy Policy Conservation Act Summary- Alternative D (546 Kb)

Comments on the Draft RMP / EIS

Richfield Public Comments sorted by Category (2028 Kb)

Richfield Public Comments sorted by Commentor (2030 Kb)

Proposed RMP Route Designation Inventory*Portions of the Richfield Field Office East of Capitol Reef National Park (CRNP) are depicted on 100 K topographic maps; areas West of CRNP are depicted on 24 K maps.

*This is an implementation-level decision that cannot be protested under planning regulations. Please see the cover letter for for further information.

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Antimony (6727 Kb)

Aurora (7330 Kb)

Beehive Peak (8825 Kb)

Bicknell (7246 Kb)

Boobe Hole Reservoir (6061 Kb)

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