The BLM Richfield Field Office will release the West Sanpete Group Permit Renewal Environmental Assessment on February 25th, 2026 for a public comment period ending on March 4th, 2026.
How to provide comments during the public comment period:
1. Select “Participate Now” on the upper-left side of the screen;
2. Mail Comments to:
Attn: West Sanpete Group Permit Renewal EA
150 E 900 N
Richfield, UT 84701;
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. Please submit your public comments by March 4th, 2026!
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.
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BLM will use the NEPA public participation process to satisfy the public involvement requirements under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) (16 U.S.C 470(f)) pursuant to 36 C F R 800.2(d)(3). The information about historic and cultural resources within the area potentially affected by the Project will assist the BLM in identifying and evaluating impacts to such resources in the context of both NEPA and Section 106 of the NHPA.
