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<br />SUMMARY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S-1
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<br />CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-1
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<br />Planning Area Locallon ...."....................,...........,.........,...... 1-1
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<br />Relationship to the Preferred Alternative. . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . , . 1-1
<br />Changes to Draft RMP/EIS . . . . . . . . . . , , . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1-6
<br />Distribution of the Proposed RMP/Flnal EIS . . .. . .. , . .. . . . .. . . . . .. . . . .. . .. .. . .. , .. 1-11
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<br />List of Preparers . , . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . , .. 1-11
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<br />Protest Procedures ....,..,..,."'..,.......................,.........,.,...1-14
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<br />CHAPTER 2 PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE DRAFT RMPIEIS ..........2.1
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<br />Availability of Draft RMP/EIS .".'""...,..,.......,...,........,...........,., 2-1
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<br />Public Comments. . .. .. . . . .. , . . . . , .. . . . . . .. . , . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . , .. .. . . . . .. . . . .. 2-1
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<br />Summary of Public Involvement Throughout the Planning Process ... . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . 2-1
<br />Distribution of Draft RMP/EIS , , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2
<br />Public Comments from Letters .......,..,............................,.,..,.... 2-7
<br />Public Comments from Hearings .,'...............,...,....................... 2-12
<br />Public Comments and Responses .......,.,....,..........,..............,..,. 2-14
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<br />Air Qualny , , ' , . , . . , . . ' . . . , . . , ' , , . . . , . . , . . . ' . . , . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , ' . . . . . .. 2-14
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<br />Solis, ' , . , , , ' , , . . , , , . , ' , , . , , . , , , ' , . . . , . . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . , , . 2-14
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<br />Water Resources ....,..."."....,...."..................,.......,......,2-14
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<br />Minerals Management , . . ' , .. . . . . , , . . . . , .. . .. . . . .. . . . . . . .. .. . .. .. . , . . . , . . . . , 2-17
<br />Paleontological Resources......,..,.,.......,.....,.<...................... 2-20
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<br />Vegetation ...",..,."..,......,.,....,.......................,.."...... 2-20
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<br />Riparian Resources . , . , . . , . . . . . . ' , . , . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-20
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<br />Livestock Grazing Management . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , 2-23
<br />Wildlife and Fish Habnat Management. . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-25
<br />Forest and Woodland Management , , . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . , . . . . , . 2-28
<br />Lands and Realty Management ...".,.,.,...,.,..,........".,."..,......,. 2-29
<br />Wilderness Management. , . , . . , , . , . , , . . . , . . . , . , , . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . , , . , , , , . . . . , . 2-32
<br />Areas of Critical Environmental Concern "......,'...".............."....,... 2-32
<br />Recreation Management, , , . . , , , ' . . , . , , . . . , . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . , , . . . 2-36
<br />Recreation Management (Off-Highway Vehicle Use) . . . . , . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . , . , . . . , 2-37
<br />Wild and Scenic River . . , .. , . , . , . , . . . . .. . . . .. . .. .. . . . . . . .. . .. , . . . . . . . .. , . , , . 2-40
<br />Visual Resource Management ....,.............,....,.....,..............". 2-48
<br />Archaeological Resources .,.,...,....",...................,.........,..". 2-49
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