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n;)",!!, #), (J, -...= ...'..,...... '. this environmental assessment. Public Land Health would be addressed for the remaining parcels during future rangeland pennit renewals or other land management actions. RELA TIONSHIP TO STA TIITES. REGULATIONS. OR OTHER PLANS: The proposed action to amend the RMP is made.under the authority of Sections 202 and 302 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 as amended (R..PMA). ISSUES AND CONCERNS PUBLIC SCOPING: A Notice of Intent of the Plan Amendment was mailed to 150 individuals on August 23,1999. As a result of the Notice very limited public comment. was received. The comments were considered during preparation of this document. MANAGEMENT CONCERNS: The R..PMA requires land use planning for all public lands administered by the BLM. This action would bring lands acquired by the Kremmling Field Office under the umbrella of the RMP, and additionally provide the mechanism to ensure any lands acquired in the future are incorporated into the RMP during processing of the specific land acquisition. PROPOSED ACTION AND ALTERNATIVES PROPOSED ACTION; The RMP would be amended to establish land use planning priorities for specific parcels of land acquired in the Kremmling Field Office since the original RMP was completed in December, 1984. The environmental assessment for each individual land acquisition usually identified the purpose of acquisition and established a framework for future management. The ,lands are generally being managed within that framework and this amendment would formally solidify the land use planning for individual parcels of land. Land use priorities as established in the 1984 RMP would be applied to the lands being addressed in this RMP amendment. The management emphasis associated with each land use priority is explained in the 1984 RMP. This includes identified compatible and excluded uses. This proposed RMP amendment would have no affect on the land use priority definitions as identified in the 1984 RMP. As explained on the 1985 Kremmling Resource Management Plan Land Use Priorities Map, the (Limited) designation indicates "Use of off-road vehicle is subject to restrictions deemed appropriate by the Area Manager Restrictions may limit dates and time of use, limit use to designated roads and trails, limit the types of vehicles allowed and similar matters." The proposed action would "limit" vehicle use to designated roads and trails on all of the parcels .being evaluated in this RMP amendment. The following identified land use priorities represent the proposed action being addressed in this environmental assessment. The specific parcels of land, as well as the associated proposed land use priorities. are reflected on the attached maps. 4