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National Historic Preservation Act
| In accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), leasing has been determined as both an action (NEPA; 40 CFR 1508.18a) and an undertaking (NHPA; 36 CFR 800.16y). As such, and Per 36 C.F.R. 800.8(a)(1): Federal Agencies are encouraged to coordinate compliance with section 106 and the procedures in this part with any steps taken to meet the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Agencies should consider their section 106 responsibilities as early as possible in the NEPA process, and plan their public participation, analysis, and review in such a way that they can meet the purposes and requirements of both statutes in a timely and efficient manner. (36 C.F.R. 800.8(a)(1)) Utah BLM will proceed with section 106 analysis (Class I) on new parcels offered for leasing in December 2019 only. Parcels that were offered in prior leases, but are being sold now, were analyzed during their initial sale. The following parcels will be analyzed in the 2019 December Lease Sale Cultural Resources Report: Moab: 24, 25 Monticello: 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 Price: 09, 10, 14, 17, 22 Richfield: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 Vernal: 26 The period to receive, and comment on, the Draft December 2019 Lease Sale Cultural Resources Report closed on September 6, 2019. However, If you would like to receive a copy of the final report, please email a statement regarding your demonstrated interest in the undertaking to Glenn Stelter ([email protected]). Alternatively, you can mail your statement of interest to : Kent Hoffman Deputy State Director, Lands and Minerals Utah State Office, Bureau of Land Management 440 W. 200 S. Suite 500 Salt Lake City UT 84101-1345 |