NEPA Number: DOI-BLM-NM-P000-2017-0003-RMP-EIS
Project Name: Special Status Species RMP Amendment

Project Information 

  • NEPA Number
    DOI-BLM-NM-P000-2017-0003-RMP-EIS
  • Project Name
    Special Status Species RMP Amendment
  • Project Type
    RMP Amendment - EIS
  • NEPA Status
    Completed - Completed
  • Lead Office
    Pecos District Office
  • Last Updated


Project Description

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In 2008, the BLM signed a Record of Decision approving the Preferred Alternative as presented in the Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment and Final Environmental Impact Statement for Special Status Species on the Pecos District.
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This document records the decisions made by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for managing all resources and uses on approximately 850,000 surface acres of public lands and approximately 1,150,000 acres of Federal mineral estate in the Planning Area. The Planning Area comprises parts of Chaves, Eddy, Lea, and Roosevelt counties in southeastern New Mexico.

The decision is to select and approve the Preferred Alternative of the Special Status Species proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA) for the Pecos District, which has been refined from the draft RMPA based on public comment and the needs of special status species. In order to meet the goals and objectives of this RMPA, an additional component will be implemented with the Preferred Alternative. The BLM will establish the 58,000 acre Lesser Prairie-Chicken Habitat Preservation Area of Critical Environmental Concern (ACEC). The purpose of this ACEC is to maintain and enhance habitat for the lesser prairie-chicken and sand dune lizard.

One of the goals of the Preferred Alternative is to reclaim two previously disturbed acres for every one acre of new disturbance. To achieve this goal, the BLM will consider employing offsite mitigation on a “case-by-case” basis. Onsite mitigation will continue to be the BLM’s preferred action.

This RMPA amends decisions made in the 1988 Carlsbad RMP, the 1997 Carlsbad RMPA, and the 1997 Roswell RMP that guides the management of all public lands resources and uses in the Planning Area. The Plan amends decisions concerning oil and gas and other minerals; land ownership adjustments; livestock grazing; vegetation management; rights-of-way and access; outdoor recreation; off-highway-vehicle designation; special status wildlife species; and wildlife habitat. All previous land use plans and decisions in the Planning Area are amended by this RMPA.
Contact Information
For more information, please contact:
Glen Garnand, Planning and Environmental Coordinator
Roswell Field Office
575-627-0209
[email protected]

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Project Location

City State/Territory Zip Code County(ies)
Roswell New Mexico 88203

Application Information

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Notice of Intent Publication

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Record of Decision Publication

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Project Office Information

  • Lead Office
    Pecos District Office
  • Offices
    Carlsbad FO,   Pecos DO,   Roswell FO
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