NEPA Number: DOI-BLM-NM-F020-2012-0001-RMP-EIS
Project Name: Taos Resource Management Plan

Project Information 

  • NEPA Number
    DOI-BLM-NM-F020-2012-0001-RMP-EIS
  • Project Name
    Taos Resource Management Plan
  • Project Type
    RMP - EIS
  • NEPA Status
    Completed - Completed
  • Lead Office
    Taos Field Office
  • Last Updated


Project Description

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The Taos Resource Management Plan (RMP), approved on May 24, 2012, will provide broad-scale direction for the management of public lands and resources administered by the Taos Field Office in northern New Mexico.  Public lands subject to the Taos RMP comprise about 594,700 surface acres and 1.5 million acres of mineral estate within Colfax, Harding, Los Alamos, Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, Santa Fe, Taos, and Union counties.

The Record of Decision (ROD) and approved Taos RMP have been prepared in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 and the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969.  The ROD affirms the decisions presented in the Proposed RMP/Final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), released for a 30-day public protest period on December 2, 2011.

All proposed planning decisions protested by the public were appropriately reviewed and resolved by the BLM Director and his staff at the BLM Washington Office prior to the BLM’s decision to approve the Taos RMP.  The Director’s Protest Resolution Report for the Taos Resource Management  presents the protest items and how each are considered and resolved.  The resolution process resulted in the revision of one planning decision in the approved RMP is described in the ROD.  A discussion of other minor modifications made to the approved RMP subsequent to the release of the Proposed RMP/Final EIS is also provided in the ROD.

The BLM greatly appreciates all who contributed to the completion of the Taos RMP, particularly its cooperating agencies, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo, and Santa Fe County.  The public’s extensive interest and involvement in this planning effort has ensured that the Taos RMP is of substantial quality and will provide for the continued use and enjoyment of public lands and resources by present and future generations.

For additional information, contact Brad Higdon, Planning and Environmental Coordinator, at 575-751-4725.
Contact Information
Brad Higdon
Taos Field Office, Planning and Environmental Coordinator
575-751-4725
[email protected]

Draft EIS Publication

  • Initial Scheduled Date
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  • Revised Target Date
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  • Actual Date
    6/11/2010


Final EIS Publication

  • Initial Scheduled Date
    —
  • Revised Target Date
    —
  • Actual Date
    5/31/2012


Project Location

City State/Territory Zip Code County(ies)
El Prado New Mexico 87529

Application Information

Project Dates

  • Start Date
    5/26/2006
  • End Date
    5/30/2012
  • FONSI Date
    —


Notice of Intent Publication

  • Initial Scheduled Date
    5/26/2006
  • Revised Target Date
    5/26/2006
  • Actual Date
    5/26/2006


Record of Decision Publication

  • Initial Scheduled Date
    —
  • Revised Target Date
    —
  • Actual Date
    5/30/2012


Project Office Information

  • Lead Office
    Taos Field Office
  • Offices
    Taos FO
  • Cooperating Agencies
    —


Contacts