Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument : draft management plan, draft environment impact statement

544 Pages·1998·118.3 MB·English

by  United States. Bureau of Land Management

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GrandStaircase-EscalanteNationalMonument
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CedarCity,Utah84720
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DearReader: SaltLakeCity,UT SaltLakeHilton 12/8/98
(150W.500S.)
ThisDraftManagementPlan(DMP)/DraftEnvironmentalImpact Tropic,UT BryceValleyHigh 12/8/98
Statement(DEIS)forGrandStaircase-EscalanteNational SanFrancisco,CA SanFranciscoMarriott 12/10/98
Monumentispresentedforyourreviewandcomment.This (55FourthStreet)
documentanalyzesalternativesformanagingpubliclandswithin BigWater,UT BigWaterTownHall 12/10/98
theMonument. Thesealternativesaredesignedtoguidefuture Orderville,UT ValleyHighSchool 1/5/99
managementandresolvelandmanagementissuesidentified Panguitch,UT PanguitchHighSchool 1/5/99
duringtheearlystagesoftheplanningprocess. Flagstaff,AZ FlagstaffRadisson 1/7/99
WoodlandsPlaza(1175WestRoute66)
Wewelcomeyourcommentsonthecontentofthisdocument. We CedarCity,UT SUU-CharlesHunter 1/7/99
tahreefpoalrltoiwciunlga:rly(1i)nptoesressitbeldeifnlacwosmimnetnhtesantahlaytsiasd;dr(2e)ssneowneinofrormmoartieonof WashingtonD.C. T16htehC&apKitSatlreHeitlst,onN.W. 1/12/99
thatwouldhaveabearingontheanalysis;and(3)needsfor
clarification. Specificcommentswillbemostuseful.Those PleasekeepthiscopyoftheDMP/DEIS,asyoumaywishtorefer
commentsaddressingtheadequacyoftheDMP/DEISwillbe toitwhenyoureviewthefinaldocument. CopiesofthePMP/FEIS
respondedtointheProposedManagementPlan(PMP)/Final willbesenttothosewhoprovidecommentsontheDMP/DEISor
EnvironmentalImpactStatement(FEIS). requestacopy.
InordertobeconsideredinthePMP/FEIS,commentsmustbe Allwrittencommentsshouldbesentto:
receivedwithin90daysoftheFederalRegisternoticeof
availability. WrittencommentswillbeaccepteduntilFebruary12, Mr.PeteWiikins,TeamLeader
1999. GrandStaircase-EscalanteNationalMonument
337SouthMainStreet,Suite010
Openhouseswillbeheldatthefollowinglocations: CedarCity,UT84720
•Kanab,UT KanabMiddleSchool 12/1/98 Sincere/ly, ^M
•Albuquerque,NM Winrocklnn 12/1/98
18WinrockCenter,N.E. ]
•Escalante,UT EscalanteHighSchool 12/3/98
•Denver,CO HyattRegencyTechCtr.12/3/98 AVJ./Meredith
(7800TuftsAvenue) MonumentManager
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GRANDSTAIRCASE-ESCALANTENATIONALMONUMENT
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I (X) DraftEnvironmentalStatement () FinalEnvironmentalStatement
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TypeofAction: (X) Administrative () Legislative
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Abstract: ThisDraftManagementPlan/DraftEnvironmentalImpactStatementdescribesandanalyzestheimpactsoffivealternativesfor
managingthepubliclandswithintheMonument. Thealternativesprovideobjectivesandrecommendationstoprotectand
I manageMonumentresources.AlternativeBisBLM'spreferredalternative.
Comments: Commentsonthisdocumentarerequestedfromallinterestedand/oraffectedagencies,organizations,andindividuals.
I Commentsmustbereceivedwithin90daysoftheFederalRegisternoticeofavailability. Writtencommentswillbeaccepted
untilFebruary12,1999.
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Forfurtherinformationcontact:
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USER'SGUIDE
TheGrandStaircase-EscalanteNationalMonumentDraft ofAlternativeE. Mapsandtablesarefoundthroughoutthe
ManagementPlanandDraftEnvironmentalImpactStatement chapter.
isdividedintofivechapters,withmaps,asummary,
appendices,glossary,references,andanindex. Chapter3(AffectedEnvironment)describesthe
environmentthatcouldbeaffectedorimpactedby
TheSummaryisasynopsisoftheDraftManagementPlan implementinganyofthealternatives. Itincludesa
I andDraftEnvironmentalImpactStatement(DEIS). descriptionoftheenvironmentalfactorsandmajoruses
relatedtotheissues. Maps,figures,andtablesarefound
I Chapter1(PurposeandNeed)containsintroductory throughoutthechapter.
materialfortheDraftManagementPlan/DEIS. Itdescribes
thepurposeandneedforthepreparationofthedocumentand Chapter4(EnvironmentalConsequences)describes
I identifiestheissuesthatwillbeaddressed. Italsodescribes potentialimpactsandchangestotheaffectedenvironment
theplanningandscopingprocessandoutlinestheplanning withtheimplementationofeachofthealternatives. The
criteria. SummaryofEnvironmentalConsequencestableisfoundat
I theendofthischapter.
Chapter2(DescriptionoftheAlternatives)isdividedinto
thefollowingsections:Introduction,AlternativeA(No Chapter5(ConsultationandCoordination)includesa
I Action),AlternativeB(Preferred),AlternativeC,Alternative summarizationofpublicinvolvement,listsagenciesand
D,AlternativeE,ManagementCommontoAllAlternatives, organizationsreceivingthedocument,andprovidesaListof
andAlternativesConsideredButEliminatedFromDetailed PreparersfortheDraftManagementPlan/DEIS.
I Analysis. Thealternativesdescribeanarrayofmanagement
optionsfortheMonument. AlternativesBthroughEdivide TheAppendicescontainadditionalinformationtohelpinthe
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alternative. Thezoneboundariesforeachalternativeare TheGlossary,References,andtheIndexprovideanaidto
I different,sozonescannotbecomparedfromonealternative thereaderinfindingandunderstandingthematerial
totheother. However,thegeneralmanagementprovisionsof containedinthisdocument.
eachofthezonescanbecomparedbyalternative. Atable
I comparingthealternativesisfoundfollowingthedescription
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ACRONYMSANDABBREVIATIONS
ACEC AreaofCriticalEnvironmentalConcern SITLA UtahSchoolInstitutionalandTrustLands
AMP AllotmentManagementPlans Administration
APD ApplicationforPermittoDrill TDS TotalDissolvedSolids
ATV All-TerrainVehicle TGA TaylorGrazingAct
AUM AnimalUnitMonth TMDL TotalMaximumDailyLoad
BLM BureauofLandManagement UDWR UtahDivisionofWildlifeResources
CFR CodeofFederalRegulations UGS UtahGeologicalSurvey
CFS CubicFeetperSecond USC UnitedStatesCode
CMU ClassificationandMultipleUseAct USDOI UnitedStatesDepartmentoftheInterior
DEIS DraftEnvironmentalImpactStatement USGS UnitedStatesGeologicalSurvey
DOGM UtahDivisionofOil,Gas,andMining VER ValidExistingRight
FERC FederalEnergyRegulationCommission VRM VisualResourceManagement
FLPMA FederalLandPolicyandManagementAct WSA WildernessStudyArea
FWS FishandWildlifeService
GCNRA GlenCanyonNationalRecreationArea
IMP InterimManagementPolicy
ISA InstantStudyArea
NEPA NationalEnvironmentalPolicyAct
ONA OutstandingNaturalArea
PFC ProperFunctioningCondition
PSD PreventionofSignificantDeterioration
PWR PublicWaterReserves
R&PP RecreationandPublicPurposesAct
RMIS ResourceManagementInformationSystem
RMP ResourceManagementPlan
ROD RecordofDecision I
ROS RecreationOpportunitySpectrum
ROW Rights-of-Way
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