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~ ..... (,) C'J C::,; c) Record of Decision RECORD OF DECISION FOR THE APPROVED SAN LUIS RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN The purpose of this document is to approve the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) decisions to manage ap- proximately 5'2iJ,677 acrcs of BLM -administered land and 623,000 acres of BLM-administered mineral resources in the San Luis Resource Area. These decisions will guide management for the next 15 to 20 years. DECISION This record of decision (ROD), which approves the resource management plan (RMP) for the San Luis Resource Area, fulfills the requirements of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA) of 1976 (43 CFR 1600). A draft and final environmental impact state- ment (EIS) were prepared for this plan in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969. Chapter 2 of the attached RMP contains the same decisions as the proposed plan and associated final EIS published in September 1991. The 133 resource objective decisions,land use allocation decisions, and management action decisions in this approved RMP will guide all future uses and activities within the resource area. ALTERNATIVES Four management alternatives were considered in the development of this plan. These were identified as the Existing Management Alternative, the Natural Resource Enhancement Alternative, the Resource Production En- hancement Alternative, and the Preferred Alternative. Each alternative was described and analyzed in the draft RMP/EIS and in the proposed RMP and fmal E1S. The Existing Management Alternative (the no action alter- native) would have continued multiple use management in much the same manner as is currently applied. Decisions within the existing land use plans and other documents would continue to be implemented, The Natural Resource Enhancement Alternative focused on enhancing the conservation/protection of the sensitive or unique natural resources or values. In contrast, manage~ ment under the Resource Production Enhancement focused on consumption and production (i.e., timber, recreation, minerals, and grazing). The Preferred Alternative provides guidance for a balanced or compatible mix of multiple use opportunities within the SLRA. In this alternative, both enhancement/conservation of resources and the production/consumption of resources were considered. 11 is this alternative that best reflects the plan considered in the proposcd RMP /FEIS. IMPLEMENTING AND MONITORING DECISIONS Decisions in this plan will be implemented over a period of years and must be tied directly to the BLM budgeting process. An implementation schedule will be developed and signed by the district manager within 90 days of the signing of this ROD. This schedule will provide for the systematic accomplishment of all decisions in the approved RMP. Decisions will be continually monitored to ensure necessary tracking and subsequent integration into the budget system occur on a timely basis. All decisions will be reviewed quarterly to ensure correct decision implementing and monitoring are occurring. An annual assessment of the decisions within this plan will be completed by the district manager and forwarded to the state office. MAINTAINING AND AMEND- ING DECISIONS Decisions in this plan will be continually maintained to reflect minor changes in information. Maintenance is limited to refining or further clarifying a plan decision and cannot expand the scope of the decision nor change the terms or conditions of the decisons. Maintenance will be documented in supporting records. Plan decision amend- ments may become necessary if major changes are needed or if large quantities of maintenance refinements occur. Plan decision amendments arc accomplished with public input and environmental analysis. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT The views and concerns of the public were actively solicited throughout this planning process. Public participation is summarized in Chapter 1 of the approved RMP.