March 20, 2026: The BLM has signed the Gold Springs Historic Properties Protection Decision Record, Finding of No Significant Impact, and EA. All documents are in the “Final EA and Appendices” tab under Documents. This marks the beginning of the 30-day appeal period.
August 12, 2025: The 30-day public comment period for the Gold Springs Historic Properties Protection EA has ended. The BLM thanks all who submitted comments during this time.
July 7, 2025: The 30-day public comment period for the Gold Springs Historic Properties Protection EA has begun. The final day to submit comments will be August 6, 2025. Please submit all comments through ePlanning using the "Participate Now" option on the lefthand side. The draft EA and associated appendices are available for review under the documents tab.
How to provide comments during the public comment period:
1. Select “Participate Now” on the left side of the screen;
2. Mail Comments to:
Attn: Gold Springs Historic Properties Protection EA
176 E DL Sargent Dr
Cedar City, UT 84721;
Please provide substantive comments regarding the EA. All substantive and timely comments received during this period will be used to develop a Final EA and Decision.
Substantive versus Non-substantive Comments
Substantive comments do one or more of the following:
• question, with reasonable basis, the accuracy of information in the EIS or EA.
• question, with reasonable basis, the adequacy of, methodology for, or assumptions used for the environmental analysis.
• present new information relevant to the analysis.
• present reasonable alternatives other than those analyzed in the EIS or EA.
• cause changes or revisions in one or more of the alternatives.
Comments that are not considered substantive include the following:
• comments in favor of or against the proposed action or alternatives without reasoning that meet the criteria listed above (such as “we disagree with Alternative Two and believe the BLM should select Alternative Three”).
• comments that only agree or disagree with BLM policy or resource decisions without justification or supporting data that meet the criteria listed above (such as “more grazing should be permitted”).
• comments that don’t pertain to the project area or the project (such as “the government should eliminate all dams,” when the project is about a grazing permit).
• comments that take the form of vague, open-ended questions.
