Draft RMP EIS

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Moab Field Office Draft Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement

Colorado River along Highway 128

The DRMP/DEIS was released to the public August 25, 2007. It presented four alternatives which took into consideration scoping comments received by other governmental agencies, public organizations, state, tribal entities and interested individuals. Public collaboration through the scoping process led to shaping of issues covering travel management, recreation, special designations, non-WSA lands with wilderness characteristics, minerals and other topics. The DRMP/DEIS analyzed alternatives to resolve management issues and determined management objectives and actions for BLM lands in the planning area.

During the 90-day public comment period which ended November 30, 2007, public meetings were held to introduce the document and to collect public comments. Meetings were held in Moab, Monticello and Salt Lake City, Utah, and in Grand Junction, Colorado.

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This website contains the complete DRMP/DEIS as well as the Background Documents used in its preparation. These background documents include the Scoping Summary, the Mineral Potential Report, the Reasonable Foreseeable Development scenario for oil and gas, a socioeconomic study for each county, the Wild and Scenic Rivers Eligibility Report, the ACEC Relevance and Importance Report, and the Determinations of Wilderness Characteristics review. CDs containing the document are also available. You may request a CD by contacting the Moab Field Office at 82 East Dogwood, Moab, UT 84532, or by calling BLM at 435-259-2100.

Download the complete text of the Moab Draft RMP EIS (excluding maps and appendices) here (4.3 MB)

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Cover Page (4.5 MB)

Table of Contents (145 KB)
Title Page (23 KB)
Dear Reader Letter (98 KB)
Abstract (15 KB)
Executive Summary (54 KB)
Chapter 1 – Introduction (93 KB)
Chapter 2 – Alternatives (647 KB)
Chapter 3 – Affected Environment (956 KB)

Chapter 4 – Environmental Consequences of Alternatives (1.9 MB)
Chapter 5 – Consultation and Coordination (76 KB)

References (69 KB)
Acronyms and Glossary (68 KB)
Index (26 KB)

Draft RMP/EIS Maps

Map 1-1	Moab Planning Area (415 KB)
Map 2-1	Existing Withdrawals from Mineral Entry (510 KB)
Map 2-2-B	Utility Corridors Alternative B (615 KB)
Map 2-2-C	Utility Corridors Alternative C (643 KB)
Map 2-2-D	Utility Corridors Alternative D (652 KB)
Map 2-3	Lands Identified for Disposal (430 KB)
Map 2-4	Grazing Allotments in the Moab Field Office (1.2 MB)
Map 2-4-A	Areas not Available for Livestock Grazing Alternative A (649 KB)
Map 2-4-B	Areas not Available for Livestock Grazing Alternative B (655 KB)
Map 2-4-C	Areas not Available for Livestock Grazing Alternative C (621 KB)
Map 2-4-D	Areas not Available for Livestock Grazing Alternative D (637 KB)
Map 2-5-A	Oil and Gas Leasing Stipulations Alternative A (1 MB)
Map 2-5-B	Oil and Gas Leasing Stipulations Alternative B (2.8 MB)
Map 2-5-C	Oil and Gas Leasing Stipulations Alternative C (1.8 MB)
Map 2-5-D	Oil and Gas Leasing Stipulations Alternative D (1.2 MB)
Map 2-6	Known Potash Leasing Areas (444 KB)
Map 2-7	Salable Minerals Sites (562 KB)
Map 2-8-A	Special Recreation Management Areas Alternative A (923 KB)
Map 2-8-B	Special Recreation Management Areas Alternative B (963 KB)
Map 2-8-C	Special Recreation Management Areas Alternative C (1 MB)
Map 2-8-D	Special Recreation Management Areas Alternative D (1 MB)
Map 2-9-B	Recreation Focus Areas Alternative B (805 KB)
Map 2-9-C	Recreation Focus Areas Alternative C (899 KB)
Map 2-9-D	Recreation Focus Areas Alternative D (606 KB)
Map 2-10-A	Off Highway Vehicle Categories Alternative A (1.8 MB)
Map 2-10-B	Off Highway Vehicle Categories Alternative B (1 MB)
Map 2-10-C	Off Highway Vehicle Categories Alternative C (1.8 MB)
Map 2-10-D	Off Highway Vehicle Categories Alternative D (1 MB)
Map 2-11-A	Designated Routes Alternative A (2.8 MB)
Map 2-11-A	Designated Routes Alternative A - Detailed (20 MB)
Map 2-11-B	Designated Routes Alternative B (1.7 MB)
Map 2-11-B	Designated Routes Alternative B - Detailed (17.5 MB)
Map 2-11-C	Designated Routes Alternative C (1.8 MB)
Map 2-11-C	Designated Routes Alternative C - Detailed (17.7 MB)
Map 2-11-D	Designated Routes Alternative D (1.9 MB)
Map-2-11-D	Designated Routes Alternative D - Detailed (17.8 MB)
Map 2-11-E	Designated Motorcycle Routes Alternatives C and D (1.3 MB)
Map 2-11-F-B	Mountain Bike Single Track Trails Alternative B (242 KB)
Map 2-11-F-C	Mountain Bike Single Track Trails Alternative C (246 KB)
Map 2-11-F-D	Mountain Bike Single Track Trails Alternative D (250 KB)
Map 2-12	Steep Slopes (Over 30 Percent) in Bookcliffs (463 KB)
Map 2-13	Moderate to High Saline Soils (659 KB)
Map 2-14-A	Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Alternative A (567 KB)
Map 2-14-B	Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Alternative B (736 KB)
Map 2-14-C	Areas of Critical Environmental Concern Alternative C (587 KB)
Map 2-15-B	Wild and Scenic Rivers Alternative B (1.2 MB)
Map 2-15-C	Wild and Scenic Rivers Alternative C (1.2 MB)
Map 2-16	Wilderness Areas and Wilderness Study Areas (641 KB)
Map 2-17	Endangered Colorado River Fish Critical Habitat (536 KB)
Map 2-18	Mexican Spotted Owl Habitat (2.2 MB)
Map 2-19	Bald and Golden Eagle Habitat (690 KB)
Map 2-20	Sage Grouse Habitat (657 KB)
Map 2-21	Prairie Dog Sensitive Species Habitat (715 KB)
Map 2-22	Ferruginous Hawk and Burrowing Owl Habitat (787 KB)
Map 2-23-A	Visual Resource Management Alternative A (670 KB)
Map 2-23-B	Visual Resource Management Alternative B (1.9 MB)
Map 2-23-C	Visual Resource Management Alternative C (1.6 MB)
Map 2-23-D	Visual Resource Management Alternative D (1.6 MB)
Map 2-24-B	Areas with Wilderness Characteristics Alternative B (704 KB)
Map 2-24-C	Areas with Wilderness Characteristics Alternative C (594 KB)
Map 2-25-A	Pronghorn Habitat Alternative A (430 KB)
Map 2-25	Pronghorn Habitat (804 KB)
Map 2-26-A	Desert Bighorn Sheep Protected Habitat Alternative A (450 KB)
Map 2-26-B	Desert Bighorn Sheep Lambing, Rutting, and Migration Habitat Alternative B (642 KB)
Map 2-26-C	Desert Bighorn Sheep Lambing, Rutting, and Migration Habitat Alternative C (598 KB)
Map 2-26-D	Desert Bighorn Sheep Lambing, Rutting, and Migration Habitat Alternative D (557 KB)
Map 2-27-A	Deer Elk and Protected Habitat Alternative A (566 KB)
Map 2-27-B	Deer and Elk Habitat Alternative B (1 MB)
Map 2-27-C/D	Deer and Elk Habitat Alternative C and D (1 MB)
Map 2-28	Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Habitat (747 KB)
Map 2-29-A	Areas not Available for Woodland Harvest and Wood Gathering Alternative A (1 MB)
Map 2-29-B	Areas not Available for Woodland Harvest and Wood Gathering Alternative B (1.6 MB)
Map 2-29-C	Areas not Available for Woodland Harvest and Wood Gathering Alternative C (1 MB)
Map 2-29-D	Areas not available for Woodland Harvest and Wood Gathering Alternative D (1 MB)
Map 3-1	Moab Planning Area Oil and Gas Fields (6.6 MB)
Map 3-2	Moab Planning Area Composite Oil and Gas Development Potential (15 MB)
Map 3-3	Moab Planning Area Coalbed Methane Development Potential (7.6 MB)
Map 3-4	Moab Planning Area Coal Deposit Development Potential (7.5 MB)
Map 3-5	Moab Planning Area Potash and Salt Deposit Development Potential (11.9 MB)
Map 3-6	Moab Planning Area Uranium/Vanadium Deposit Development Potential (9 MB)
Map 3-7	Moab Planning Area Copper Deposit Development Potential (7 MB)
Map 3-8	Moab Planning Area Limestone Deposit-Development Potential (4.3 MB)
Map 3-9	Moab Planning Area Sand and Gravel Deposit Development Potential (7.7 MB)
Map 3-10	Moab Planning Area Building Stone Deposit Development Potential (9.9 MB)
Map 3-11	Moab Planning Area Travertine Deposit Development Potential (3 MB)
Map 3-12	Moab Planning Area Humate Deposit Development Potential (4.6 MB)
Map 3-13	Moab Planning Area Clay Deposit Development Potential (4.6 MB)
Map 3-14	Generalized Geology of the Planning Area (678 KB)
Map 3-15	Vegetation Types (1 MB)
Map 3-16	Moab Reasonably Foreseeable Development (RFD) Areas (402 KB)

Draft RMP/EIS Appendices

Appendix A
Land Tenure Adjustment and Withdrawal Criteria (17 KB)
Appendix B
Film Permits: Minimum Impact Criteria (15 KB)
Appendix C
Stipulations and Environmental Best Practices Applicable to Oil and Gas Leasing and Other Surface Disturbing Activities (174 KB)
Appendix D
Lands Identified for Disposal in Revised Moab RMP (23 KB)
Appendix E
Moab Field Office Recreation Rules (24 KB)
Appendix F
Special Recreation Management Areas: Goals, Settings, Outcomes/Management Prescriptions (71 KB)
Appendix G
Travel Plan Development (129 KB)
Appendix H
Hydraulic Considerations for Pipelines Crossing Stream Channels; Technical Note 423 (1.1 MB)
Appendix I
Relevance & Importance Evaluations of Area of Critical Environmental Concern Nominations (98 KB)
Appendix J
Wild and Scenic Rivers Study Process (366 KB)
Appendix K
Finalized Conservation Measures and Best Management Practices (BMPs) for T&E Species of Utah from the Land Use Plan Programmatic BAs and Section 7 Consultations – January 2006 (67 KB)
Appendix L
Desired Future Condition for Vegetation (842 KB)
Appendix M
Drought Classification System (18 KB)
Appendix N
Additional Wildlife Information (40 KB)
Appendix O
Best Management Practices for Raptors & their Associated Habitats in Utah, August 2006 (67 KB)
Appendix P
Identification of Wilderness Characteristics on Non-WSA Lands Managed by Moab BLM (35 KB)
Appendix Q
Standards and Guides for Grazing Management (27 KB)
Appendix R
Standards for Public Land Health & Guidelines for Recreation Management for BLM Lands in Utah (38 KB)
Appendix S
Wildlife Impacts by RFD Area (32 KB)

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