The Louse Canyon Geographic Management Area Draft EIS analyzes a range of alternatives for potential management actions to meet or make progress toward attainment of OR/WA Standards and Guidelines. Alternatives consider livestock grazing practices, implementation of rangeland restoration actions, and rangeland improvement projects. A 45-day public comment period will begin on the date the Notice of Availability is published in the Federal Register. The comment period will be open from Friday, November 29th, 2024 through January 13th, 2025. Comments must be either received in the office email site or on this ePlanning National BLM NEPA register by close of business on January 13th, or be postmarked by January 13th for hard copy submissions.

Comments on the Draft EIS may be made directly on this webpage by selecting "Participate Now" to the left.  The public may also make comments via email to the project site: [email protected], or by hardcopy letter to:

    Vale District BLM

    Attention: LCGMA

    100 Oregon Street

    Vale, Oregon 97198

Comments on the Draft EIS may also be made via email to [email protected], or regular mail to the Vale BLM District Office (attention “LCGMA”). Comments made on the eplanning project page or via email must be received by the BLM by the close of the comment period (January 13th, 2025); written hardcopy comments must be postmarked by January 13, 2025.

Two open house events will be held during the comment period. You are encouraged to attend an open house to discuss the project and ask questions of the BLM staff and managers. The open houses will be held in McDermitt, Nevada at the Community Center on December 6^th from 2-4pm Pacific Time and in Ontario, Oregon at the Malheur County OSU Extension office—710 SW 5^th Avenue—from 6-8pm Mountain Time on December 9^th. The Ontario open house on December 9th will also be broadcast via Zoom link at: https://blm.zoomgov.com/j/1605536959?pwd=BLplkp6w2zgShwA898cEmPJYNXZG02.1