WSP08183

• File Number: 8273.400
• Description: Colorado River Basin Salinity Control - Federal Agencies - Bureau of Land Management
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 1/1/1983
• Author: BLM
• Title: BLM Planning - A Guide to Resource Management Planning on the Public Lands
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

Guidance

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BLM leaders at the national and State levels prepare and issue
guidance to help local resource managers. This guidance provides
the latest information on agency policies for use in planning. It also
assures that locally drawn plans consider national concerns and
priorities as the plans are prepared.

National Guidance. At the National level, guidance is prepared
to provide a" overaflpolfcyirameW6rkTor puollc raria.arid resource
management, including Resource Management Planning, The of-
ficiarwho issues this guidance is the BLM's Director in Washington,
D,C, The guidance is based on public laws, regulations, Executive
Orders by the President, and other Presidential or Secretarial
documents.

State Director Guidance, The BLM State Director, who oversees
public land management in at least one and sometimes several
States, has considerable discretion in determining the extent and
degree of planning gUidance necessary for the local District and
Resource Area Managers. The guidance issued reflects the State
Director's coordination and agreements with the Governors' offices
and various affected State government agencies. Other aspects
of guidance may include:

. goals for public land and resource uses;

. objectives for specific resource uses, allocations, and
designations;

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. priorities for management of resourc~s;

. specific alternatives to be considered;

. resource values to be considered; and

. consl!:ain.tsoJ tb[esholds (minimums and maximums) thai must
be observed in preparing these land use plans.

District Manager Guidance, The District Manager may develop
a "District Manager's Concept" which helps focus this national
and state guidance on developing plans within the district.

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