Record of Decision and Resource Management Plan Amendment for Federal Fluid Minerals Leasing and Development in Sierra and Otero Counties

January 2005

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Record of Decision (text only)

Sierra County Map 14x22 | 11x17 | 8.5x11
Otero County Map 14x22 | 11x17 | 8.5x11

Letter from BLM Director Kathleen Clarke to Governor Bill Richardson responding to the Governor's appeal of the consistency review.

May 2004
Supplement to Proposed RMPA and FEIS

The Bureau of Land Management has issued a supplement to its Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA) for fluid mineral leasing in Otero and Sierra Counties, which proposes to close Federal fluid mineral leasing on 35,790 acres in the Nutt and Otero Mesa desert grasslands to protect potential habitat for the Aplomado falcon.

The comment period ended June 28, 2004.

News Release May 19, 2004

Statement by Linda Rundell, State Director, BLM-New Mexico

Supplement to Proposed RMPA and FEIS

BLM’s Response to Governor Richardson’s Consistency Review

December 2003
Proposed RMPA / FEIS

Please Note: This is the original document from December 2003.

Main Menu (cover)
Volume I (16MB)
Volume II (25MB)

October 2000
Draft RMPA/EIS

Please Note: This is the Draft document from October 2000.

Intro, Summary, Chapters 1-5
Maps (6.2M)
Appendix A-D, Glossary, References, Index (4.7M)