8. Species that may be anadromous or resident species
9. Land under valid federal claims cannot be conveyed.
10. Table 2.5
11. RSC are descriptive conditions describing management parameters at the implementation level. These are not land use planning
decisions
12. Table 2.5
13. RSC are descriptive conditions describing management parameters at the implementation level. These are not land use planning
decisions
14. Table 2.5
15. RSC are descriptive conditions describing management parameters at the implementation level. These are not land use planning
decisions
16. Table 2.5
17. RSC are descriptive conditions describing management parameters at the implementation level. These are not land use planning
decisions
18. RMP recommends open or closed. To implement this recommendation requires action by the Secretary of the Interior
19. Table 2.5
20. RSC are descriptive conditions describing management parameters at the implementation level. These are not land use planning
decisions
21. Table 2.5
22. RSC are descriptive conditions describing management parameters at the implementation level. These are not land use planning
decisions
23. Table 2.5
24. RSC are descriptive conditions describing management parameters at the implementation level. These are not land use planning
decisions
25. Table 2.5
26. RSC are descriptive conditions describing management parameters at the implementation level. These are not land use planning
decisions
27. RMP recommends open or closed. To implement this recommendation requires action by the Secretary of the Interior
28. Table 2.5
29. RSC are descriptive conditions describing management parameters at the implementation level. These are not land use planning
decisions
30. Table 2.5
31. RSC are descriptive conditions describing management parameters at the implementation level. These are not land use planning
decisions
32. Table 2.5
33. RSC are descriptive conditions describing management parameters at the implementation level. These are not land use planning
decisions
34. Table 2.5
35. RSC are descriptive conditions describing management parameters at the implementation level. These are not land use planning
decisions
36. “Criteria” air pollutants refer to those air pollutants for which the United States Environmental Protection Agency has developed
criteria on which to base National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) under the Federal Clean Air Act.
37. Units of measure for the standards are parts per million (ppm) by volume, parts per billion (ppb) by volume, and micrograms
per cubic meter of air (µg/m3).]
38. Final rule signed October 15, 2008. The 1978 lead standard (1.5 µg/m3 as a quarterly average) remains in effect until one
year after an area is designated for the 2008 standard, except that in areas designated nonattainment for the 1978 standard.
The 1978 standard remains in effect until implementation plans to attain or maintain the 2008 standard are approved.
39. The official level of the annual NO2 standard is 0.053 ppm, equal to 53 ppb, which is shown here for the purpose of clearer
comparison to the 1-hour standard.
40. Final rule signed March 12, 2008. The 1997 ozone standard (0.08 ppm, annual fourth-highest daily maximum 8-hour concentration,
averaged over 3 years) and related implementation rules remain in place. In 1997, EPA revoked the 1-hour ozone standard (0.12
ppm, not to be exceeded more than once per year) in all areas, although some areas have continued obligations under that standard
(“anti-backsliding”). The 1-hour ozone standard is attained when the expected number of days per calendar year with maximum
hourly average concentrations above 0.12 ppm is less than or equal to 1.
41. Final rule signed June 2, 2010. The 1971 annual and 24-hour SO2 standards were revoked in that same rulemaking. However, these
standards remain in effect until one year after an area is designated for the 2010 standard, except in areas designated nonattainment
for the 1971 standards, where the 1971 standards remain in effect until implementation plans to attain or maintain the 2010
standard are approved.
42. Alaska Greenhouse Gas Emissions, 1990, 2000, and 2005 through 2010 (MMTCO2Eq.), modified from (Landsberg et. al., 2015)
43. Modified from ACEP 2008
44. US Total Emissions: United States Environmental Protection Agency, Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Sources and Sinks: Executive Summary, page 6; available fromhttp://epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/downloads/08_ES.pdf; accessed August 1, 2008.
45. Alaska Total Emissions: Roe, Stephen et al. Alaska Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Reference Case Projections, 1990 to 2020 (Center for Climate Strategies, July 2007), page 3; available from Appendix C in: Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation.
Summary Report of Improvements to the Alaska Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory. January 2008; available from http://climatechange.alaska.gov/docs/ghg_ei_rpt.pdf; accessed July 31, 2008, page 65.
46. (no air & w/air): ACEP, Alaska Center for Energy and Power, University of Alaska, 2008. Fairbanks North Star Borough Baseline
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, Base Year 2007. Prepared for the Fairbanks North Star Borough by: Alaska Center for Energy
and Power, University of Alaska, Gwen Holdmann, Organizational Director, John Murphy, Research Technician, September 23, 2008.
47. Estimates are based on Census Population data for 2010 and 2007 per capita GHG emissions of 44.3 MTCO2Eq.
48. Source ADLWD 2103a
49. Source ACEP 2008
50. To convert from metric tons to tons, multiply by 1.1023
51. Source Table 4.1 Mining Claims and Mining Plans of Operations or Notices in the Planning Area. Same as Alternative A.
52. Source BLM Greenhouse Gas & Climate Change NEPA toolkit web-based tool (http://ghgtoolkit.blm.gov/), Solid Mineral Production
Sand and Gravel Mining and Processing Emissions Calculator.
53. To convert from metric tons (MT) to tons, multiply by 1.1023
54. Alaska Climate Research Center website; http://climate.gi.alaska.edu/, accessed June 08, 2014
55. Alaska Climate Research Center website; http://climate.gi.alaska.edu/, accessed June 08, 2014
56. Alaska Climate Research Center website; http://climate.gi.alaska.edu/, accessed June 08, 2014
57. Alaska Climate Research Center website; http://climate.gi.alaska.edu/, accessed June 08, 2014
58. From Wendler and Shulski (2009)
59. To convert degree Fahrenheit to degree Celsius = (Degree F. - 32) x 5/9. To convert degree Celsius to degree Fahrenheit =
(Degree C.) x 9/5 + 32.
60. Modified from Shuluski and Wendler, 2007
61. Published annual temperature for Big Delta = 3.9 F, calculated annual average from seasonal averages = 3.7 F.
62. Published annual temperature for McGrath = 4.1 F, calculated annual average from seasonal averages = 4.0 F.
63. Modified from Shulski and Wendler, 2007
64. Number of sites as of May 2009, regardless of land status
65. Number of known sites per million acres
66. Number of sites as of May 2009, on BLM-managed land
67. Number of known sites per million acres
68. Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) is those waters and substrates necessary to fish for spawning, breeding, feeding or growth to
maturity. Waters include aquatic areas and their associated physical, chemical and biological properties. Substrate includes
sediment underlying the waters. EFH is identified for only those species managed under a Federal Fishery Management Plan,
which at this time only includes Pacific salmon. This distribution of priority resident fish typically includes all drainages
except for extreme headwater areas and shallow lakes.
69. Species listed by BLM in AK as sensitive.
70. Species listed as a Bird of Conservation Concern in Bird Conservation Region 4 (interior AK) (BCR4).
71. Species listed in the Alaska State Wildlife Conservation Strategy (SWCS) as a featured species.
72. Species listed by the Alaska Boreal Partners in Flight as Priority Species in AK.
73. Alaska Shorebird Conservation Plan Priority Species, Waterbird Conservation Plan for the Americas High Risk Species, or North
American Waterfowl Management Plan High or Moderately High Continental Priority Species
74. Not likely found in planning area in significant numbers
Species listed are those that occur in the survey area and are listed by AKNHP as non-native plants of Alaska, last updated
2006.
75. Species listed are those that occur in the survey area and are listed by AKNHP as non-native plants of Alaska, last updated
2006.
Source: Lipkin and Murray 1997
76. These rankings are explained in detail in Table 3.21, Alaska Natural Heritage Program, Global and State Ranking Criteria
77. These species have not been documented in the planning area, but their known distribution suggests they are likely found there.
78. Habitat associations are from Parker et al. (2003), Parker and Herriges (unpublished), Alaska Natural History Program, and
NatureServe (2009) species accounts.
79. Source: Lipkin and Murray 1997
80. The area above 3,000 feet, comprised primarily of alpine tundra and rocky barren types, is approximately 20 percent of the
study area. In the Fortymile subunit, the area above 3,000 feet is likely a similar proportion. In the Upper Black River,
a smaller proportion of the subunit is above 3,000 feet.
81. X indicates presence of the SQRU within the subunit
82. ft3/s = cubic feet per second
83. mg/L = milligrams per liter
84. µS/cm = micro Siemens per centimeter
85. Birch Creek above 12 Mile Creek is Sec. 303(d) listed for sediment
86. Acres in this table are not updated to reflect recent land conveyance
87. District boundaries established by Ransome and Kerns, 1954
88. Source: Szumigala 2008
89. 2001 production data from Swainbank et al. 2002
90. Gold produced in the Rampart and Chisana Districts was out of the planning area
91. Production includes gold produced in the Richardson Subdistrict/Fairbanks Mining District
92. Deposit models based on Cox and Singer (1987)
93. Based on descriptions from Nokleberg et al. (1993)
94. Based on descriptions from Szumigala et al, Special Report 62 (2008)
95. Based on descriptions from USGS Open-File Report 2008–1225 (Grybeck, 2008)
96. State claims data based on a 11/23/2008 extract from State of Alaska database
97. Federal claims data based on 10/23/2008 version of the data set
98. Unique names represent large mining companies, Native corporations, individuals, or small associations
99. Federal Aviation Administration
100. Fairbanks Merdian
101. CRM = Copper River Meridian
102. FM = Fairbanks Meridian
103. U.S. Census Bureau, Census 1990, 2000, 2010.
104. Source ADLWD 2103a
105. Source: ADCCE 2013
106. Source ADLWD
107. Source: ADF&G, Community Profile Database—most representative year. Version 3.11, March 2001. (Magdanz et al. 2004.)
108. Per capita data, shown in parenthesis, given where available
109. ND = No data
110. Authorized Plans of Operation and Notices
111. Closed or Pending Plans of Operation and Notices
112. located outside of the White Mountains National Recreation Area
113. Suction dredge operations on mineral leases in the White Mountains are discussed in Appendix M.3.1
114. Increased from Draft EIS
115. Decreased from DEIS
116. Increased from DEIS
117. Beaver Creek WSR Corridor managed by the USFWS with a Class I VRI special designation.
118. Only 12% of BLM lands have assigned VRM Classes in Alternative A. The Fortymile WSR Corridor is Class I and II.
119. This indicator includes all lands in calving range, including state, private, and National Park Service lands. Other indicators
refer only to BLM-managed lands. In Alternative D only the NPS lands in the calving range are closed to mineral entry.An unknown
portion of BLM lands will be conveyed to the State of Alaska and Native Corporations; after conveyances, a lower proportion
of calving range will be closed to mineral entry (except in Alternative D).
120. Percent of BLM-managed lands (1,876,000 acres) within the Fortymile Subunit.
122. Percent of the lands within the Steese Subunit (1,282,000 acres), include 14,000 acres of state inholdings in the Steese NCA.
Management would not apply to state land unless acquired by BLM.
123. Additive to lands under a year-round Closed Area Designation