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fJ:J .~ ?-B 9. Management DecIsions treatments will be maintained. Supplemental rsleases and rslntroductlon of native or natural- Ized fish and wildlife species (excluding federal or state listed endangered, threatened, or can- didate species) may be authorIzed by the District Manager following environmental analysis. LIvestock GrazIng. Suitable pUblic lands will be available for livestock grazing use. Livestock utilization will be managed at current forage al- location levels until studlss Indicate adjustmsnts are needed to achieve management Objectives. New or additional available forage will be divided equally between livestock and wildlife. Existing livestock facilities will be maintained. Existing al- lotment management plans (AMPs) will be up- dated as needed and new AMPs will be developed. New livestock facilities and land treatment projects will be developed If needed to achieve AMP objectives. Vegetation condition and trend monitoring studies will be established and/or maintained. Maximum sustained IIvs- stock utilization levels of key forage species will be 50 percent. Allotment categorization will determine management and monitoring Inten- sity. Forestry. Suitable commercIal forest lands and pinyon-Juniper woodlands will be managed for sustained yield production within the allow- able cut restrictions determined by the Timber Production Capabilities Classification (TPCC) In- ventory. Recreation. Public lands will be managed for extensive and diverse recreational use. Off-Road Vehicles. Public Isnds will be open to off-road vehicle (ORY) use. Cultural Resources. Cultural and historical sites will be Inventoried. Clearances will be con- ducted on sites of all proposed suJface-<flsturb- Ing activities. Measures designed to protect cultural and historical resources will be developed In consultation with the Advisory Council on Historic Prsservation and the State \ Chapter Two Historic Preservation Officer and will be required In all land use activity plans. Paleontological Resources. Paleontological resources will be Inventoried and appropriate protective measures will be developed If neces- sary. Visual Resources. Public lands will be managed under current visual resource managsmsnt (YRM) classifications and guldellnss. Major Utilities. Public lands will be open to development of major utility facilities. Stipula- tions and mitigating measures will be developed on a case-by-case basis. Powerslte Withdrawals. Pending determina- tion of potential, existing powersite withdrawals will be maintained. These lands will not be sub- (ectto further consideration fordlsposal. No sig- nificant long-term Investments will be made on these lands unless the Investment could be recovered prior to development. Access. In addition to the specific access needs identified In the management unit prescriptions, the access needs Identified In the resource area's transportation plan will be ac- quired as opportunities arise. Fire Management. Any fire which occurs In a fire use category area before a prescribed burn plan Is approved, or which Is not within the limits of the prescription, or which threatens life or property will be suppressed as a conditional sup- pression area fire. DISPOSAL OF PUBLIC LANDS A total of 143 tracts of public land totalling 11,026 acres have been Identified for further consideration for disposal through sale or ex- change underthe RMP. 11