Department of the Interior
Bureau of Land Management
- [WO-220-05-1020-JA-VEIS]
AGENCY:
Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION:
Notice of availability for public review and comment.
SUMMARY:
Pursuant to section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the BLM is making available for public review and comment a draft national programmatic EIS and environmental report on vegetation treatments involving the use of chemical herbicides and other methods on the public lands administered by BLM in 17 western states, including Alaska.
DATES:
Written or e-mailed comments for the review of the EIS and environmental report may be submitted through January 9, 2006. BLM will hold public meetings to solicit written and oral comments on the proposed action during the 60-day public review period.
Dates and time locations for the public meetings are as follows:
| Date & time | Locations | BLM contact |
|---|---|---|
| November 28, 2005: 6 p.m. Open House, 7 p.m. Public Meeting | BLM Office, 333 SW 1st Avenue, 3rd Floor Conference Room, Portland, Oregon 97204 | Michael Campbell, PH: (503) 808-6031. |
| November 29, 2005: 6 p.m. Open House, 7 p.m. Public Meeting | Clarion Hotel, 2600 Auburn Blvd., Sacramento, CA | Dianna Brink, PH: (916) 978-4645. |
| November 30, 2005: 6 p.m. Open House, 7 p.m. Public Meeting | Little America Hotel, 500 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, Utah 84101 | Laura J. Williams, PH: (801) 539-4027. |
| December 1, 2005: 6 p.m. Open House, 7 p.m. Public Meeting | Marriott Pyramid North, 5151 San Francisco Rd. NE, Albuquerque, NM | Bernie Chavez, PH: (505) 438-7668. |
| December 5, 2005: 6 p.m. Open House, 7 p.m. Public Meeting | Grand Vista Hotel, 2790 Crossroads Blvd., Grand Junction, CO | Melodie Lloyd, PH: (970) 244-3097. |
| December 6, 2005: 6 p.m. Open House, 7 p.m. Public Meeting | Holiday Inn—Airport Hotel, 3300 S. Vista, Boise, ID | Sharon Paris, PH: (208) 373-4028. |
| December 7, 2005: 6 p.m. Open House, 7 p.m. Public Meeting | BLM Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings, MT | Theresa Hanley, PH: (406) 896-5068. |
| December 8, 2005: 6 p.m. Open House, 7 p.m. Public Meeting | Holiday Inn—Yellowstone, Room 204 West Fox Farm Road, Cheyenne, WY | Ken Henke, PH: (307) 775-6041. |
| December 13, 2005: 6 p.m. Open House, 7 p.m. Public Meeting | BLM Office, 4701 N Torrey Pines Dr., Las Vegas, NV | Kirsten Cannon, PH: (702) 515-5057. |
| December 13, 2005: 6 p.m. Open House, 7 p.m. Public Meeting | Courtyard by Marriott—Embassy Row, 1600 Rhode Island Avenue, NW., Washington DC | Sharon Wilson, PH: (202) 425-5130. |
ADDRESSES:
Written comments should be sent to: Project Manager, National Vegetation EIS, BLM Nevada State Office, P.O. Box 12000, Reno, NV 89520-0006. Comments may also be sent by e-mail to vegeis@nv.blm.gov. Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your name or street address from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently at the beginning of your written comment. Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. The BLM will not consider anonymous comments. All submissions from organizations and businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be available for public inspection in their entirety. The Draft EIS and associated documents will be available for review in either hard copy or on compact disks (CDs) at all BLM State, District, and Field Office public rooms. The entire document can also be reviewed or downloaded at the BLM National Web site http://www.blm.gov/.