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RECORD OF DECISION/APPROVED RMP AMENDMENT RELEASED OCTOBER 17, 2024
New! The Bureau of Land Management has officially released the Record of Decision (ROD) and Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment for the Gunnison Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus minimus). Gunnison sage-grouse is federally listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. §1531-1544). The Approved RMP Amendment provides a framework to conserve and enhance habitat for the Gunnison sage-grouse in all BLM land use plans with occupied and unoccupied habitat across the current eight populations in southwest Colorado and southeast Utah and, as applicable, aligns with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2020 Final Recovery Plan.
Updates
The Proposed RMP Amendment/Final EIS was subject to a 30-day protest period that ended on August 5, 2024.
The BLM received 5 unique protest submissions. The BLM Director reviewed all valid protest issues for the proposed planning decisions. The Director concluded that the BLM Colorado and Utah State Directors followed the applicable laws, regulations, and policies, and considered all relevant resource information and public input. The BLM Director dismissed the protests, and that decision is the final decision of the U.S. Department of the Interior. A copy of the protest resolution report is available at: https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning-and-nepa/public-participation/protest-resolution-reports
The Biological Opinion (August 23, 2024) is also available under Decision Documents.
Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act requires consultation with the US Fish and Wildlife Service on the effects of projects for species and habitats listed under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
GUNNISON SAGE-GROUSE RMP AMENDMENT/EIS GIS DATASETS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
GIS data updated with Proposed RMPA/Final EIS layers, Approved RMP Amendment - Alternative F
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PROPOSED RMP AMENDMENT/ FINAL EIS GIS DATASETS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD