WSPC02847

• File Number: 7630.500
• Description: Wild and Scenic - Rio Grande River
• State: CO
• Basin: Statewide
• Date: 9/1/1989
• Author: DOI-BLM
• Title: San Luis Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement - Draft - Volume I - Introduction-Chapters 1-3
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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PLANNING PROCESS
DESCRIPTION

Planning Process

The planning process for this RMP /EIS began in March
1986. During this process, Topics to be Addressed (consisting
of issues with con8ict, management concerns, and other
items to be considered) and Planning Criteria were identified.
These topics and criteria have been and will continue to
be addressed throughout development of all nine steps of
the plan. These steps are summarized in Figure 1-1.

Planning Schedule

The planning schedule, which will conclude with completion
of the approved resource management plan/record of
decision (ARMP/ROD) in late 1989, follows:

September IS, 1989 - Draft RMP/EIS mailed out to
public, placed in selected heraries, and sent to various BLM
offices.

September 29, 1989 - EPA publishes FR Notice and
the 9O-day public review period begins.

November I and 2, 1989 - Public hearings in Denver
and Alamosa.

December 26, 1989 - End 9O-day public comment
period.

June IS, 1990 - Proposed RMP/FEIS mailed out to
public.

June 29, 1990 - EPA publishes FR Notice and the 30-
day pubtic protest period begins.

July 30, 1990 - End 3lk1ay public protest period.

August 31, 1990 End Governor's consistency review
period.

October 8, 1990 - Approved RMP/ROD mailed out
to public and plan implementation begins.

INTRODUCfION

Implementation of the Plan

Implementation will begin when the plan is approved and
the record of decision is signed. This implementation will
be accomplished basically as described in the Colorado
Resource Management Plan User's Handbook, which was
completed in June 1986 and in the Canon City District
Plan ADP System, developed in June 1988.

During implementation of the plan, if any additional NEP A
documentation is required, environmental assessments (EAs)
will be prepared. EAs can vary from a simple statement
of conformance to the ARMP /ROD through use of
applicable parts of the routine EA handbook outline to full
use of the EA handbook outline. An EA is the document
showing NEP A compliance of a site-specific action, including
the record of decision. The amount of involvement, detail,
and outline used depends on the resulting significant impacts
of the action on the site-specific environmenllf oecessary,
plan amendments will be prepared to update the ARMP
before implementation of the site-specific action.

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