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<br />w <br />W <br />1,:, <br />C) <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />.' <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />.: <br /> <br />PLANNING PROCESS <br /> <br />B1M's planning process is the principal mechanism for making land-use decisions and the <br />first step in implementing salinity control actions. BLM has developed a resource <br />management planning process to make basic land-use decisions. Although all resource <br />values and land uses on BLM-managed lands are included, the development of solutions to <br />specific planning issues is emphasized in resource management planning. <br /> <br />B1M's planning process is used to develop resource management plans that examine <br />management alternatives for all resources and land uses on B1M public lands. All resource <br />management programs must utilize the planning system to identify management options. <br />Thus, a comprehensive approach to salinity control on public lands must first be addressed <br />resource area by resource area through the planning process. B1M invites land users and <br />the public at large to identify specific issues and develop possible solutions. <br /> <br />B1M field offices have the primary responsibility to develop and implement resource <br />management plans. Plans are prepared for individual resource areas. District or area <br />managers initiate planning activities when significant resource issues or conflicts require <br />resolution. <br /> <br />Information on salinity issues comes from several sources: the public and Federal, State, <br />and local alilencies. Once a planning issue is identified, BLM evaluates it for significance <br />and treatability. When salinity is not an identified planning issue, it may be treated as a <br />management concern or factor in the analysis of management alternatives. BLM invites <br />public review and participation during all phases of the planning process. <br /> <br />B1M offices prepare Environmental Impact Statements (EISs) to meet requirements of the <br />National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and to aid decisionmakers in selecting a plan. <br />The planning and E1S processes are fully integrated, and the results are often presented in <br />one document. <br /> <br />B1M plans establish: <br /> <br />-areas for limited, restrictive, or exclusive use; <br />-allowable resource uses, including minimum or maximum levels of production or <br />use to be maintained; <br />-resource condition goals and objectives;* <br />-general management practices necessary to achieve specific goals and objectives;. <br />-need for and areas to be covered by more detailed and specific acitivity plans;* and <br />-standards and intervals for monitoring or evaluating plans to determine their <br />effectiveness or need for revisions. <br /> <br />* decisions most often used to resolve salinity issues. <br /> <br />9 <br />