Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Revision of the Resource Management Plans of the Western Oregon Bureau of Land Management Districts of Salem, Eugene, Roseburg, Coos Bay, and Medford, and the Klamath Falls Resource Area of the Lakeview District, 61905 [E8-24655]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[OR–930–6350–DQ–047H] HAG–08–0204
Notice of Availability of the Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Revision of the Resource
Management Plans of the Western
Oregon Bureau of Land Management
Districts of Salem, Eugene, Roseburg,
Coos Bay, and Medford, and the
Klamath Falls Resource Area of the
Lakeview District
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 and the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976, the Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) has prepared
six Resource Management Plans with a
single associated Final Environmental
Impact Statement (RMP/FEIS) for the
Salem, Eugene, Roseburg, Coos Bay, and
Medford Districts and the Klamath Falls
Resource Area of the Lakeview District
in western Oregon.
DATES: The Assistant Secretary of the
Interior for Land and Minerals
Management is the responsible official
for the RMP. Accordingly, there will be
no administrative review ‘‘protest’’ on
the RMP/FEIS under 43 CFR 1610.5–2.
The Record of Decision (ROD) will not
be signed until at least 30 days after the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
publishes this notice of availability of
the Final EIS in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the RMP/FEIS
have been sent to affected federal, state,
and local government agencies, and to
tribal governments. Interested persons
may review the RMP/FEIS on the
Internet at https://www.blm.gov/or/
plans/wopr/index.php. Copies of the
RMP/FEIS are available for public
inspection at Salem, Eugene, Roseburg,
Coos Bay, and Medford District offices
and the Grants Pass, Klamath Falls and
Tillamook Resource Area offices.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Jerry Hubbard, Western Oregon Plan
Revisions Public Outreach Coordinator;
at (503) 808–6115.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM
has analyzed revision of six Resource
Management Plans with this single
Environmental Impact Statement. These
plans are the Salem, Eugene, Roseburg,
Medford, and Coos Bay District RMPs
and the Klamath Falls Resource Area
RMP. The RMP/FEIS for the Western
Oregon Bureau of Land Management
Districts has identified and analyzed
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four action alternatives, including the
RMP, for managing approximately
2,550,000 acres of federal land, most of
which are revested Oregon and
California Railroad Grant and Coos Bay
Wagon Road Grant lands, within the
western Oregon planning area.
The major resource management plan
issues include:
• Providing a sustainable supply of
wood and other forest products, as
mandated by the Oregon & California
Lands Act of 1937, while also meeting
other applicable laws.
• Providing for conservation of
species listed under the Endangered
Species Act.
• Contributing to meeting the goals of
the Clean Water Act and the Safe
Drinking Water Act.
• Reducing the risk of wildfire and
integrating fire back into the ecosystem.
Comments received on the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
were important in shaping the Resource
Management Plans. The RMP is based
on Alternative 2 from the DEIS, but
includes portions of the other
alternatives in the DEIS.
Some of the key changes include:
• Wider riparian management areas,
as described in Alternative 1 of the
DEIS.
• Late successional management
areas were reconfigured to match the
Final Northern Spotted Owl Recovery
Plan.
• Deferring harvest for 15 years in
‘‘older and more structurally complex
multi-layered conifer stands,’’ as
described in Final Northern Spotted
Owl Recovery Plan in the timber
management area.
• Using uneven-aged management, as
described in Alternative 3 of the DEIS,
in the southern portion of the Medford
District and the Klamath Falls Resource
Area to decrease fire hazard and
increase fire resiliency.
Dated: September 8, 2008.
Edward W. Shepard,
State Director, Oregon/Washington, Bureau
of Land Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[OR-930-6350-DQ-047H] HAG-08-0204
Notice of Availability of the Final Environmental Impact
Statement for the Revision of the Resource Management Plans of the
Western Oregon Bureau of Land Management Districts of Salem, Eugene,
Roseburg, Coos Bay, and Medford, and the Klamath Falls Resource Area of
the Lakeview District
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the Bureau
of Land Management (BLM) has prepared six Resource Management Plans
with a single associated Final Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/
FEIS) for the Salem, Eugene, Roseburg, Coos Bay, and Medford Districts
and the Klamath Falls Resource Area of the Lakeview District in western
Oregon.
DATES: The Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Land and Minerals
Management is the responsible official for the RMP. Accordingly, there
will be no administrative review ``protest'' on the RMP/FEIS under 43
CFR 1610.5-2. The Record of Decision (ROD) will not be signed until at
least 30 days after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) publishes
this notice of availability of the Final EIS in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the RMP/FEIS have been sent to affected federal,
state, and local government agencies, and to tribal governments.
Interested persons may review the RMP/FEIS on the Internet at https://
www.blm.gov/or/plans/wopr/index.php. Copies of the RMP/FEIS are
available for public inspection at Salem, Eugene, Roseburg, Coos Bay,
and Medford District offices and the Grants Pass, Klamath Falls and
Tillamook Resource Area offices.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Jerry Hubbard, Western Oregon Plan
Revisions Public Outreach Coordinator; at (503) 808-6115.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The BLM has analyzed revision of six
Resource Management Plans with this single Environmental Impact
Statement. These plans are the Salem, Eugene, Roseburg, Medford, and
Coos Bay District RMPs and the Klamath Falls Resource Area RMP. The
RMP/FEIS for the Western Oregon Bureau of Land Management Districts has
identified and analyzed four action alternatives, including the RMP,
for managing approximately 2,550,000 acres of federal land, most of
which are revested Oregon and California Railroad Grant and Coos Bay
Wagon Road Grant lands, within the western Oregon planning area.
The major resource management plan issues include:
Providing a sustainable supply of wood and other forest
products, as mandated by the Oregon & California Lands Act of 1937,
while also meeting other applicable laws.
Providing for conservation of species listed under the
Endangered Species Act.
Contributing to meeting the goals of the Clean Water Act
and the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Reducing the risk of wildfire and integrating fire back
into the ecosystem.
Comments received on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) were important in shaping the Resource Management Plans. The RMP
is based on Alternative 2 from the DEIS, but includes portions of the
other alternatives in the DEIS.
Some of the key changes include:
Wider riparian management areas, as described in
Alternative 1 of the DEIS.
Late successional management areas were reconfigured to
match the Final Northern Spotted Owl Recovery Plan.
Deferring harvest for 15 years in ``older and more
structurally complex multi-layered conifer stands,'' as described in
Final Northern Spotted Owl Recovery Plan in the timber management area.
Using uneven-aged management, as described in Alternative
3 of the DEIS, in the southern portion of the Medford District and the
Klamath Falls Resource Area to decrease fire hazard and increase fire
resiliency.
Dated: September 8, 2008.
Edward W. Shepard,
State Director, Oregon/Washington, Bureau of Land Management. 1
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