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preservation of wilderness character,
and conservation of natural resources,
resource values, and wildlife habitat
through establishment of right-of-way
exclusion and avoidance areas across
the Monument.
Protest of the Proposed RMP
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The BLM’s planning regulations state
that any person who participated in the
preparation of the RMP and has an
interest that will or might be adversely
affected by approval of the Proposed
RMP may protest its approval to the
BLM Director. Protest of the Proposed
RMP constitutes the final opportunity
for administrative review of the
proposed land use planning decisions
prior to the BLM adopting an Approved
RMP.
All protests must be in writing and
mailed to the appropriate address, as set
forth in the ADDRESSES section earlier or
submitted electronically through the
BLM ePlanning project website, as
previously described. Protests submitted
electronically by any means other than
the ePlanning project website will be
invalid unless a protest is also
submitted as a hard copy. The BLM
Director will render a written decision
on each protest. The Director’s decision
shall be the final decision of the
Department of the Interior. Responses to
valid protest issues will be compiled
and documented in a Protest Resolution
Report that will be made available
following the protest resolution online
at: https://www.blm.gov/programs/
planning-and-nepa/publicparticipation/protest-resolution-reports.
Upon resolution of protests, the BLM
will issue a Record of Decision and
Approved RMP.
Before including your phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your protest,
you should be aware that your entire
protest—including your personal
identifying information—may be made
publicly available at any time. While
you can ask the BLM in your protest to
withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
(Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1506.10,
43 CFR 1610.2, 43 CFR 1610.5)
Melanie G. Barnes,
BLM New Mexico State Director.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_OR_FRN_MO4500180774]
Notice of Availability of the Proposed
Resource Management Plan and Final
Environmental Impact Statement for
the Cascade-Siskiyou National
Monument in Oregon/Washington and
California
Bureau of Land Management.
Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In compliance with the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, and the Federal Land
Policy and Management Act of 1976, as
amended, the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) has prepared a
Proposed Resource Management Plan
(RMP) and Final Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the CascadeSiskiyou National Monument (CSNM)
and by this notice is announcing the
start of a 30-day protest period of the
Proposed RMP.
DATES: This notice announces a 30-day
protest period to the BLM on the
Proposed RMP beginning with the date
following the Environmental Protection
Agency’s (EPA) publication of its Notice
of Availability (NOA) of the Proposed
RMP/Final EIS in the Federal Register.
The EPA usually publishes its NOAs on
Fridays. Protests must be postmarked or
electronically submitted on the BLM’s
ePlanning site during the 30-day protest
period.
ADDRESSES: The Proposed RMP and
Final EIS is available on the BLM
ePlanning project website at https://
eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/
project/2023675/510 and at the BLM
Medford District, 3040 Biddle Rd,
Medford, OR 97504; and the BLM
Klamath Falls Field Office, 2795
Anderson Avenue, Bldg. #25, Klamath
Falls, OR 97603.
Instructions for filing a protest with
the BLM for the CSNM can be found at:
https://www.blm.gov/programs/
planning-and-nepa/publicparticipation/filing-a-plan-protest and
at 43 CFR 1610.5–2. Protests must be
submitted at the ePlanning website
listed above or to: BLM Director,
Attention: Protest Coordinator (HQ210),
P.O. Box 151029, Lakewood, CO 80215.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Nikki Haskett, Program Manager,
telephone (458)–246–8861; address
3040 Biddle Rd, Medford, OR 97504;
email blm_csnm_rmp@blm.gov.
Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have
a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY,
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TDD, or TeleBraille) to access
telecommunications relay services for
contacting Ms. Haskett. Individuals
outside the United States should use the
relay services offered within their
country to make international calls to
the point-of-contact in the United
States.
The
CSNM boundary, as identified by
Presidential Proclamation No. 9564,
constitutes the planning area for this
RMP. The planning area is 170,407 acres
and includes lands within Jackson and
Klamath Counties in Oregon, and
Siskiyou County in California. The
CSNM’s decision area is the
approximately 113,500 acres of BLMadministered lands within the planning
area. While most of the BLMadministered lands are within the BLM
Ashland and Klamath Falls Field
Offices in Oregon, approximately 5,000
acres are located within the BLM
Redding Field Office in California.
The BLM’s current RMPs for lands in
the decision area do not address all the
legal mandates related to management
of the congressionally designated
National Conservation Lands (i.e., Soda
Mountain Wilderness; the Jenny Creek
and Spring Creek Wild and Scenic
Rivers; the Applegate Trail, which is
part of the California National Historic
Trail; and the Pacific Crest National
Scenic Trail) and the lands included in
President Obama’s enlargement of the
monument boundary. In addition, some
aspects of the existing RMPs covering
the planning area need to be updated to
be consistent with current BLM policies.
The RMP’s underlying purpose (40
CFR 1502.13) is to provide a
management framework, including
objectives and management direction,
that guides the BLM’s management of
the decision area to protect and restore
the resources, objects, and values for
which the area was designated.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Proposed Action and Alternatives
The Cascade-Siskiyou National
Monument Draft RMP and EIS 90-day
public comment period began on April
5, 2024, and ended on July 5, 2024. The
BLM held four public meetings during
the public comment period. The BLM
considered and incorporated in the
Proposed RMP, as appropriate,
comments received from the public,
consulting Tribes, cooperating agencies,
and internal BLM review. Public
comments resulted in the addition of
clarifying text, minor changes to the
existing alternatives, and a Proposed
RMP that is within the range of
alternatives and effects analyzed in the
Draft RMP/EIS. In addition to the
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Proposed RMP (Alternative E), the Final
EIS analyzed Alternative A (the no
action alternative) and three action
alternatives (Alternatives B, C, and D)
from the Draft EIS.
Alternative A, the no action
alternative, represents current
management from the 2008 CascadeSiskiyou National Monument Approved
RMP, the 2016 Southwestern Oregon
Approved RMP, and the 1993 Redding
Approved RMP. In addition to the
existing RMPs, there are several nondiscretionary designations established
by Congress that apply to lands in the
planning area and are not reflected in
the current RMPs but are part of the no
action alternative.
Alternative B emphasizes flexibility
in planning-level direction, promotes
intensive, active management to protect
monument resources, and maximizes
the potential for an array of
discretionary actions that are
compatible with the protection of CSNM
objects and values.
Alternative C emphasizes flexibility
in planning-level direction but promotes
a moderate level of active management
for protection, maintenance, and
restoration of CSNM resources, and sets
some limitations on management
actions and tools available.
Alternative D would rely primarily on
natural ecosystem processes that would
allow plant community dynamics to
unfold without active intervention.
Exceptions include the management of
young conifer stands (plantations) that
are a product of past timber harvest and
thinning around legacy trees and along
wildfire evacuation routes.
Since the publication of the Draft
RMP/EIS, the BLM has developed
Alternative E, the Proposed RMP, based
largely on Alternative C, the preferred
alternative in the Draft RMP/EIS, and to
a lesser extent components from the
other alternatives. Similar to Alternative
C, the Proposed RMP emphasizes
flexibility in planning-level direction
but promotes a moderate level of active
management for protection,
maintenance, and restoration of CSNM
resources, and sets some limitations on
management actions and tools available.
The Proposed RMP would not carry
forward any Areas of Critical
Environmental Concern (ACEC) or
Research Natural Areas. The BLM
determined that special management
attention would be provided by
management direction in the plan from
other designations and management
areas that apply monument-wide and
would adequately protect the resource
or value. The BLM determined that the
entire monument holds historic,
cultural, fish and wildlife, and scenic
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values that meet the relevance and
importance criteria for an ACEC. The
Proposed RMP/Final EIS are designed to
protect the monument’s objects of
scientific and historic interest outlined
in Presidential Proclamations 7318 and
9564, which would safeguard these
resources or values.
The Proposed RMP was developed
based on the consideration of public
comments, cooperating agency input,
and Tribal consultation; updates to the
best available science and information;
and by combining elements of the
alternatives analyzed in the Draft RMP/
EIS. Alternative E, the Proposed RMP, is
within the range of alternatives
considered in the Draft RMP/EIS.
In addition to the analysis of
Alternative E, the BLM made other
changes that are summarized in
Appendix T: Summary of Notable
Changes.
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Barry R. Bushue,
State Director.
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initial determination (‘‘FID’’) of the
presiding administrative law judge
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
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(‘‘section 337’’), based on the
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SUMMARY:
The BLM planning regulations state
that any person who participated in the
preparation of the RMP and has an
interest that will or might be adversely
affected by approval of the Proposed
RMP may protest its approval to the
BLM Director. Protest on the Proposed
RMP constitutes the final opportunity
for administrative review of the
proposed land use planning decisions
prior to the BLM adopting an approved
RMP. Instructions for filing a protest
regarding the Proposed RMP with the
BLM Director may be found online at
https://www.blm.gov/programs/
planning-and-nepa/publicparticipation/filing-a-plan-protest and
at 43 CFR 1610.5–2. All protests must be
in writing and mailed to the appropriate
address, as set forth in the ADDRESSES
section earlier or submitted
electronically through the BLM
ePlanning project website as described
previously. Protests submitted
electronically by any means other than
the ePlanning project website will be
invalid unless a protest is also
submitted as a hard copy. The BLM
Director will render a written decision
on each protest. The Director’s decision
shall be the final decision of the
Department of the Interior. Responses to
valid protest issues will be compiled
and documented in a Protest Resolution
Report made available following the
protest resolution online at: https://
www.blm.gov/programs/planning-andnepa/public-participation/protestresolution-reports. Upon resolution of
protests, the BLM will issue a Record of
Decision and Approved RMP.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[BLM_OR_FRN_MO4500180774]
Notice of Availability of the Proposed Resource Management Plan
and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Cascade-Siskiyou
National Monument in Oregon/Washington and California
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of
1969, as amended, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of
1976, as amended, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has prepared a
Proposed Resource Management Plan (RMP) and Final Environmental Impact
Statement (EIS) for the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument (CSNM) and
by this notice is announcing the start of a 30-day protest period of
the Proposed RMP.
DATES: This notice announces a 30-day protest period to the BLM on the
Proposed RMP beginning with the date following the Environmental
Protection Agency's (EPA) publication of its Notice of Availability
(NOA) of the Proposed RMP/Final EIS in the Federal Register. The EPA
usually publishes its NOAs on Fridays. Protests must be postmarked or
electronically submitted on the BLM's ePlanning site during the 30-day
protest period.
ADDRESSES: The Proposed RMP and Final EIS is available on the BLM
ePlanning project website at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2023675/510 and at the BLM Medford District, 3040 Biddle Rd,
Medford, OR 97504; and the BLM Klamath Falls Field Office, 2795
Anderson Avenue, Bldg. #25, Klamath Falls, OR 97603.
Instructions for filing a protest with the BLM for the CSNM can be
found at: https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning-and-nepa/public-participation/filing-a-plan-protest and at 43 CFR 1610.5-2. Protests
must be submitted at the ePlanning website listed above or to: BLM
Director, Attention: Protest Coordinator (HQ210), P.O. Box 151029,
Lakewood, CO 80215.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Nikki Haskett, Program Manager,
telephone (458)-246-8861; address 3040 Biddle Rd, Medford, OR 97504;
email [email protected]. Individuals in the United States who are
deaf, deafblind, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability may dial
711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay
services for contacting Ms. Haskett. Individuals outside the United
States should use the relay services offered within their country to
make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CSNM boundary, as identified by
Presidential Proclamation No. 9564, constitutes the planning area for
this RMP. The planning area is 170,407 acres and includes lands within
Jackson and Klamath Counties in Oregon, and Siskiyou County in
California. The CSNM's decision area is the approximately 113,500 acres
of BLM-administered lands within the planning area. While most of the
BLM-administered lands are within the BLM Ashland and Klamath Falls
Field Offices in Oregon, approximately 5,000 acres are located within
the BLM Redding Field Office in California.
The BLM's current RMPs for lands in the decision area do not
address all the legal mandates related to management of the
congressionally designated National Conservation Lands (i.e., Soda
Mountain Wilderness; the Jenny Creek and Spring Creek Wild and Scenic
Rivers; the Applegate Trail, which is part of the California National
Historic Trail; and the Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail) and the
lands included in President Obama's enlargement of the monument
boundary. In addition, some aspects of the existing RMPs covering the
planning area need to be updated to be consistent with current BLM
policies.
The RMP's underlying purpose (40 CFR 1502.13) is to provide a
management framework, including objectives and management direction,
that guides the BLM's management of the decision area to protect and
restore the resources, objects, and values for which the area was
designated.
Proposed Action and Alternatives
The Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Draft RMP and EIS 90-day
public comment period began on April 5, 2024, and ended on July 5,
2024. The BLM held four public meetings during the public comment
period. The BLM considered and incorporated in the Proposed RMP, as
appropriate, comments received from the public, consulting Tribes,
cooperating agencies, and internal BLM review. Public comments resulted
in the addition of clarifying text, minor changes to the existing
alternatives, and a Proposed RMP that is within the range of
alternatives and effects analyzed in the Draft RMP/EIS. In addition to
the
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Proposed RMP (Alternative E), the Final EIS analyzed Alternative A (the
no action alternative) and three action alternatives (Alternatives B,
C, and D) from the Draft EIS.
Alternative A, the no action alternative, represents current
management from the 2008 Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Approved
RMP, the 2016 Southwestern Oregon Approved RMP, and the 1993 Redding
Approved RMP. In addition to the existing RMPs, there are several non-
discretionary designations established by Congress that apply to lands
in the planning area and are not reflected in the current RMPs but are
part of the no action alternative.
Alternative B emphasizes flexibility in planning-level direction,
promotes intensive, active management to protect monument resources,
and maximizes the potential for an array of discretionary actions that
are compatible with the protection of CSNM objects and values.
Alternative C emphasizes flexibility in planning-level direction
but promotes a moderate level of active management for protection,
maintenance, and restoration of CSNM resources, and sets some
limitations on management actions and tools available.
Alternative D would rely primarily on natural ecosystem processes
that would allow plant community dynamics to unfold without active
intervention. Exceptions include the management of young conifer stands
(plantations) that are a product of past timber harvest and thinning
around legacy trees and along wildfire evacuation routes.
Since the publication of the Draft RMP/EIS, the BLM has developed
Alternative E, the Proposed RMP, based largely on Alternative C, the
preferred alternative in the Draft RMP/EIS, and to a lesser extent
components from the other alternatives. Similar to Alternative C, the
Proposed RMP emphasizes flexibility in planning-level direction but
promotes a moderate level of active management for protection,
maintenance, and restoration of CSNM resources, and sets some
limitations on management actions and tools available. The Proposed RMP
would not carry forward any Areas of Critical Environmental Concern
(ACEC) or Research Natural Areas. The BLM determined that special
management attention would be provided by management direction in the
plan from other designations and management areas that apply monument-
wide and would adequately protect the resource or value. The BLM
determined that the entire monument holds historic, cultural, fish and
wildlife, and scenic values that meet the relevance and importance
criteria for an ACEC. The Proposed RMP/Final EIS are designed to
protect the monument's objects of scientific and historic interest
outlined in Presidential Proclamations 7318 and 9564, which would
safeguard these resources or values.
The Proposed RMP was developed based on the consideration of public
comments, cooperating agency input, and Tribal consultation; updates to
the best available science and information; and by combining elements
of the alternatives analyzed in the Draft RMP/EIS. Alternative E, the
Proposed RMP, is within the range of alternatives considered in the
Draft RMP/EIS.
In addition to the analysis of Alternative E, the BLM made other
changes that are summarized in Appendix T: Summary of Notable Changes.
Protest of the Proposed RMP
The BLM planning regulations state that any person who participated
in the preparation of the RMP and has an interest that will or might be
adversely affected by approval of the Proposed RMP may protest its
approval to the BLM Director. Protest on the Proposed RMP constitutes
the final opportunity for administrative review of the proposed land
use planning decisions prior to the BLM adopting an approved RMP.
Instructions for filing a protest regarding the Proposed RMP with the
BLM Director may be found online at https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning-and-nepa/public-participation/filing-a-plan-protest and at 43
CFR 1610.5-2. All protests must be in writing and mailed to the
appropriate address, as set forth in the ADDRESSES section earlier or
submitted electronically through the BLM ePlanning project website as
described previously. Protests submitted electronically by any means
other than the ePlanning project website will be invalid unless a
protest is also submitted as a hard copy. The BLM Director will render
a written decision on each protest. The Director's decision shall be
the final decision of the Department of the Interior. Responses to
valid protest issues will be compiled and documented in a Protest
Resolution Report made available following the protest resolution
online at: https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning-and-nepa/public-participation/protest-resolution-reports. Upon resolution of protests,
the BLM will issue a Record of Decision and Approved RMP.
(Authority: 40 CFR 1501.9, 40 CFR 1506.9, 43 CFR 1610.2, 43 CFR 1610.5)
Barry R. Bushue,
State Director.
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