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5/14/2026: The Bureau of Land Management today released its proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA) and Environmental Assessment (EA) for the San Rafael Swell Recreation Area. This opens a 60-day Governor of Utah consistency review and a 30-day protest period which closes June 15, 2026.
| Instructions for filing a protest are available at the BLM Filing a Plan Protest website. |
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04/23/2025 - The ACEC Evaluation is available
November 2023 - The Scoping Report is now available.
The public scoping period for the Moab, Price, and Vernal Resource Management Plan Amendments was held starting October 28, 2021 through January 7, 2022.
The BLM hosted public meetings via Zoom on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, from 3-5 p.m. MST and Nov. 18, 2021, from 5-7 p.m. MST. for interested parties to learn more about the planning process. Those meetings and presentation are posted on the Public Law 116-9 eplanning portal page .
A San Rafael Swell Recreation Area Advisory Council has been formed in accordance with Section 1223 of the Dingell Act and will be engaged in the preparation of the Management Plan. Documents pertaining to the Recreation Area Advisory Council can be found at https://www.blm.gov/get-involved/resource-advisory-council/near-you/utah/San-Rafael-Swell-RAC.
Cooperating Agency MOUs are available.