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<br />f1!)Q5~O <br /> <br />LITILE SNAKE <br />RESOURCE MANAGEMENT PLAN <br /> <br />and <br /> <br />FINAL <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT <br /> <br />Moffat, Rio Blanco, and Routt Counties, Colorado <br /> <br />(FES 86-15) <br /> <br />U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR <br />BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT <br />CRAIG DISTRICT OFFICE <br />LITTLE SNAKE RESOURCE AREA <br /> <br />\:--~ 5.4,~ '> Actfll9 <br /> <br />Neil F, Morek <br />State Director. Colorado <br /> <br />Type of Action: Adminisfrative (X) legislalive (I <br /> <br />Abstract: The Draft Resource Managemenl Plan (RMP) and Environmental Impact Statement lEIS), which is incorporated into this Proposed <br />RMP and final EIS by reference, addr"", future management options for approximately '3 million s,rta" acres of public land and <br />2.4 million acres of federal subsurtace mineral estate adminislered by the Bureau of land Man'lement in Ihe linle Snake Resource Area <br />witl1in Moflal. Rio 81an.., and Roon CDlInlies, CoIOladO, The allematives, designed 10 ~O'Iide a vanation 110m resouIC" protection 10 <br />resource production conlained in the Draft RMP and EiS, i"lude: (II Current Management Alternative, (2) Energy and Minerals Alternative, <br />P) Commodity Production Alternativ~ (4) Renewable Resource Alternative, (51 Natural Environment Allernative: and (61 Preferred Allemative: <br />A discussion of the environmental, economi~ and ",cial conslll""es of implementing each of Ihese allernatives is al", included in the <br />Ilratl RMP and EIS, <br /> <br />lire Proposed Plan and final EiS were developed, in part, from ..mments received from the public on the Orall RMP and EIS, The Proposed <br />Plan is a refinement of the Preferred Altemative conlained in the Draft RMP and EIS, When the Proposed Plan is ..mpleted, il will <br />provide a comprehensive frameworX lor managing and ~iocaling public land uses and resourttS during Ihe next 2lI years, Tbe Proposer! <br />Plan and final EIS will also provide the basIS lor wilderness recommendations by the SecretaIy of the Interior regarding final designation <br />by Congress (these recommendations will be incorporated into a wilderness study report and anendant final wilderness EIS), The Draft <br />RMP and EIS should be used in conjunclion with this documenl which al", contains modifications and correclions to the draft and comments <br />receivedduringthepublicrt'/iewprotess, <br /> <br />fOl further Information Contact Duane Johnson, Program Manager, BlM, Craig District Oftic~ 455 Emerson, Craig, CoIOlarlo; <br />Telephone 13031824-826' <br /> <br />Protests must he receiver! wilhin 30 days 01 Ihe dale 01 pubiication of the IIolite ot Avaiiabiiity Ily the II,S, E"ironme.lat Protection <br />Age"y in the federal Register, <br />