Prineville NEPA Documents

Project development necessary for implementation of land use plans (Resource Management Plans) requires analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). NEPA ensures that the BLM (and other Federal agencies) consider the impact of an action on the quality of the human environment before decisions are made and the action is taken. Two types of NEPA documents that are prepared and provide opportunity for public involvement are Environmental Impact Statements and Environmental Assessments. There are certain actions which have been categorically excluded from further NEPA analysis because it has been determined that the actions have insignificant effects on the human environment. These actions are documented in a Categorical Exclusion review. Until recently, these types of actions were not subject to public review. New categories of excluded actions, including fuels and forest health treatments, now provide for a public review period for those actions.

Project planning updates provide BLM a means to achieve public scoping by notifying the public of the status of projects in the process of planning and analysis for implementation in the near future or currently being implemented.

Key Planning Efforts in Prineville

There are a number of significant on-going planning efforts in the BLM Prineville District. Some of these planning efforts include:

• Sale of Federal Land in Deschutes County
• Environmental Assessment for the Cline Buttes Recreation Area
• Newberry Geothermal Environmental Assessment
• John Day Basin Resource Management Plan
• John Day River Study
• 2005 Upper Deschutes Resource Management Plan
• State In Lieu Selection Process
• For a list of other ongoing projects, please see the most recent Project Planning Update at the bottom of this page.

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Documents Currently Under Public Review (5 Most Recent)

The following list contains NEPA documents that are currently available for public review, protest, or appeal.

Existing/Historic Documents (5 Most Recent)

The following list contains NEPA documents that have passed the public review period.

NEPA Document Library

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Project Planning Updates

2009 Project Updates

• April 2009 (PDF)
• January 2009 (PDF)

2008 Project Updates

• October 2008 (PDF)
• July 2008 (PDF)