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UnitedStatesDepartmentoftheInterior BureauofLandManagement MontanaStateOffice June1996 BRIEFING STATEMENTS Montana/Dakotas DC O^ IT} & O£:cv JSSifl?Uu.cq.LcUc Q Q ID TABLEOFCONTENTS GeneralInformation PrincipalBLMofficialsandofficelocations Boundarymap Recreation CanyonFerryReservoir 4 ResourceManagementPlanning CoordinatedEcosystemPlanningintheDillonResourceArea 5 MuddyCreekAllotmentManagementPlan 6 BigDryResourceManagementPlan/EnvironmentalImpactStatement 7 LonesomeLakePrarieWetlandsProject 8 MineralsManagement CrownButte'sProposedNewWorldMine 9 CrownButte'sNewWorldMineAreaProposedWithdrawalandRecentlyFiledMiningClaims 10 Oil&GasInspectionandEnforcementWork-NativeAmericanSelf-Determination 11 Fina/ChevronApplicationsforPermitstoDrill(APDs) 12 BlackleafGasField 13 WestHilineResourceManagementPlanAmendment(SweetGrassHillsMineralWithdrawal) 14 ZortmanMineExtensionPlan 15 AlluvialValleyFloorExchange-Montco 16 LandsandRenewableResourcesPrograms 107thMeridianDispute 17 Black-footedFerretsandPrairieDogManagement 18 NoxiousWeeds 19 GallatinRangeConsolidationAct 20 WildHorseandBurroProgram 21 UpperColumbiaRiverBasinAssessmentandEIS 22 BeaverheadLawsuitEIS 23 OtherProgramsandIssues BLMOfficeSpaceinBillings 24 BlackfootChallenge 25 §L !r'm r «%&&&'*So, Co QQSst :.; BUREAUOFLANDMANAGEMENTOFFICES INMONTANA,NORTHDAKOTAANDSOUTHDAKOTA MontanaStateOffice(headquartersforthethree-statearea) 222North32ndStreet P.O.Box36800 Billings,MT59107-6800 LarryE.Hamilton,StateDirector,255-2904 FrancisR.Cherry,Jr.,AssociateStateDirector,255-2983 TrudieOlson,Director,ExternalAffairsStaff(Congressionalliaisonandinformation),255-2913 ThomasP.Lonnie,DeputyStateDirector,Resources,255-2805 JanetSinger,DeputyStateDirector,SupportServices,255-2742 Note:TheAreaCodeforalloftheabovenumbersis406 ButteDistrictOffice JimOwings,DistrictManager 106NorthParkmont P.O.Box3388 Butte,MT59702-3388 Telephone:(406)494-5059 (FTS700-585-8000) DillonResourceArea HeadwatersResourceArea GarnetResourceArea ScottPowers,AreaManager MerleN.Good,AreaManager DarrellSail,AreaManager 1005SelwayDrive 106NorthParkmont 3255FortMissoulaRoad Dillon,MT59725 P.O.Box3388 Missoula,MT59801-7293 Telephone: (406)683-2337 Butte,MT59702-3388 Telephone(406)329-3914 (FTS700-391-2200) Telephone:(406)494-5059 (FTS406-329-3914) (FTS700-585-8000) DakotasDistrictOffice DouglasBurger,DistrictManager 2933ThirdAvenueWest Dickinson,ND58601-2619 Telephone:(701)225-9148 (FTS700-279-0200) SouthDakotaResourceArea ThomasSteger,AreaManager 310RoundupStreet BelleFourche,SD57717-1698 Telephone:(605)892-2526 (FTS700-751-2526) BUREAUOFLANDMANAGEMENTOFFICES-continued- LewistownDistrictOffice DavidMari,DistrictManager AirportRoad Lewistown,MT59457-9699 Telephone:(406)538-7461 (FTS700-858-2000) GreatFallsResourceArea PhillipsResourceArea RichardHopkins,AreaManager RichardM.Hotaling,AreaManager 81214thStreetNorth 501SouthSecondStreet,East P.O.Box2865 P.O.BoxB GreatFalls,MT59403-2865 Malta,MT59538-0047 Telephone:(406)727-0503 Telephone:(406)654-1240 (FTS700-329-0200) (FTS700-321-1240) HavreResourceArea ValleyResourceArea FredericO.Billingsley,AreaManager MichaelHolbert,AreaManager WestSecondStreet Route#14775 Drawer911 Glasgow,MT59230-97% Havre,MT59501-0911 Telephone:(406)228-4316 Telephone: (406)265-5891 (FTS700-32M316) (FTS700-327-5891) JudithResourceArea CharlesOtto,AreaManager AirportRoad Lewistown,MT59457-1300 Telephone: (406)538-7461 (FTS700-858-2000) MilesCityDistrictOffice GlennCarpenter,DistrictManager 111GarryowenRoad P.O.Box940 MilesCity,MT59301-0940 Telephone: (406)232-4331 (FTS700-323-0200) BillingsResourceArea PowderRiverResourceArea BurtonD.Williams,AreaManager ToddChristensen,AreaManager B8i1l0liEnagss,tMMaTin59S1t0re5e-t3395 M1i1l1eGsaCrirtyy,owMeTnR59o3a0d1 Telephone:(406)657-6262 Telephone:(406)232-4331 (FTS406-657-6262) (FTS700-323-0200) BigDryResourceArea DaveSwogger,AreaManager 111GarryowenRoad MilesCity,MT59301 Telephone:(406)232-4331 (FTS700-323-0200) OFFICE LOCATIONS AND BOUNDARIES MONTANA DAKOTAS BLM / DistrictBoundary ResourceAreaBoundary ff'SS I :^.^..$.5.%.#..-.-..-.-..-...-.-..... ..... ... &) MONTANA/DAKOTASBLM June1996 SUBJECT: CanyonFerryReservoir ISSUESUMMARY: OnFebruary1,1996,theBLMandtheBureauofReclamation(BOR)signedaninter- agencyagreementtocooperativelymanagetheCanyonFerryRecreationAreafor5 years.Thelong-term fundingcapabilityforthisnon-BLM-ownedfacilityisamajor concernfortheBLM. Asteeringcommitteehasdeterminedfunctionalresponsibilities betweenthetwoagencies.Themajorworkloadsidentifiedconcernrecreation,landand wildlifemanagementissues. AGENCYPOSITION: TheBLMwelcomestheopportunitytocooperativelymanagethisareasinceCanyon FerrycomplementsBLMmanagementofrecreationfacilitiesalongtheupperMissouri Riveranditstributaries. Oneofthegoalsinthelong-termmanagementstrategyisto involveadditionalmanagementpartnersand/orcooperators. Withadequatefundingand withoutsideaswellasinteragencycooperation,thepotentialexiststomakethisthebest andmostutilizedwater-basedrecreationareainthestate. BACKGROUND: CanyonFerryisoneofthemostheavilyusedreservoirsinthestatewithover200,000 visitor-daysannually. Itincludes267homesitesatthenorthendofthereservoirand severalconcessionaireleases. Until1993,recreationoperationsatCanyonFerrywere managedbythestate,butthestateparksdivisionturnedtheareabacktoBORearlyin 1994duetoseverebudgetshortfalls. Allstatenon-realtypropertyhasbeenremoved fromthepremises. In1992,theBLM,theBORandtheMontanaDepartmentofFish,WildlifeandParks proposedaninteragencyapproachformanagingCanyonFerryReservoirthrougha memorandumofunderstanding(MOU). Inhistestimonyatacongressionalhearing concerningCanyonFerry,however,BORCommissionerDanBeardindicatedhewanted toreviewtheMOU,andsubsequentlythethreeagenciescouldnotreachconsensusona newagreement. PUBLICINTEREST: RLaocciaclostuipnpdoirctatfeodrmhiasnsaugpepmoertntfopralrotcnaelrsphairptsneirssvhiirptsuawlhlyenunitvheers1a9l9.2Gtohrveeer-npaorrtyMaMrOcUwas beingconsidered. Currently,theBLMandBORhaveworkingarrangementsforlaw enforcementwiththetwocountiesinvolvedintheprojectarea. CONTACT: JamesBinando,SupervisoryLandUseSpecialist,(406)255-2935. ?^m MONTANA/DAKOTASBLM June1996 SUBJECT: CoordinatedEcosystemPlanningintheDillonResourceArea ISSUESUMMARY: TheBLM,U.S.FishandWildlifeService,ForestService(FS),NationalParkService, MontanaDepartmentofStateLands,MontanaDepartmentofFishWildlifeandParks, andBeaverheadCountyCommissionershaveidentifiedaneedforcooperativeplanning inBeaverheadCounty.Theseagenciesareresponsibleforlanduseplanninginthe countyandhavesignedamemorandumofunderstanding(MOU)statingtheywillwork togethertoimplementacoordinatedecosystemapproachtoplanningeffortsin BeaverheadCounty. AGENCYPOSITION: TheBLMsupportscollaborativedecisionmakingprocesses. Coalitionswithallland managementagencies,localandnationalinterestgroups,locallandowners,andlocal governmentsareessentialforsuccessfulimplementationoflong-termecosystemman- agement ThisMOUprovidesanopportunitytobuildacoalitionofthiskindbysharing thecostsofdatacollectionandanalysesnecessaryforplanningusinganecosystem approach. BACKGROUND: TheinteragencyMOUforBeaverheadCountywassignedinJune1994. Sincethen,the steeringgroupfortheMOUhasmetmonthlytoexchangeinformationaboutcurrent planningeffortstakingplaceinthecounty. Aworkshopwasheldformemberagencies toleamaboutoneanother'splanningprocessesandconstraints. Acitizen'sadvisory groupwasalsodevelopedtoensurelocalinvolvementinthisprocess. IfitisfoundthattheDillonResourceArea'smanagementframeworkplan(MFP)needs pdrreovocicusemisosen.n,ttTshheaenadgmrepornuodnmmdoewtnoetrvkpiraloabcildeesbpsyuwbtlohiueclMidnObveoUglivwneimluelpnoitm.npcrToohmvepelMethtOeiUoqnuawolifiltltyhaeolsfloatnhadelsslceoawpplueasnatnnoailnsyghsairse costsandinformation. Wearecurrentlyexploringthepossibilityofcreatingadatalink tothebureau'stargetsystemwiththecountyandFStoenhanceourdatasharingcapabil- ity. PUBLICINTEREST: SomeoftheentitiesinvolvedintheMOUinclude: BeaverheadCountyCommissioners, BeaverheadNationalForest,U.S.FishandWildlifeService,NationalParkService, MontanaDepartmentofStateLands,MontanaDepartmentofFish,WildlifeandParks, andtheButteDistrictoftheBLM. TheBeaverheadCountyPlanningBoard,thelocal media,andmanymembersofthepublichavealsoexpressedinterestinbecomingin- volvedinthiseffort. CONTACT: ScottPowers,DillonResourceAreaManager,(406)683-2337.