The demographic conditions in the Planning Area indicate concentrations of low-income populations throughout the Planning Area, and concentrations of minority populations in the towns of Burlington, Byron, and Worland. However, there are no direct or indirect impacts of the alternatives that would impact these populations in a different way than the general population within the Planning Area. For example, the lower economic activity associated with Alternative B would cut across all sectors of the economy—from higher-skill managerial jobs to lower-skill service jobs. Thus, there would be no identifiable environmental justice issues or direct or indirect impacts associated with any of the alternatives that are specific to any minority or low-income community or population as defined in Executive Order 12898 or BLM IM 2002-164 (BLM 2002b).
While minority and low-income populations exist in the Planning Area, no particular BLM actions proposed in any of the alternatives have been identified as causing disproportionate adverse impacts on these populations.
Environmental justice guidance also requires that the BLM provides opportunities for people of all backgrounds to have a meaningful voice in the planning process. The BLM has provided numerous opportunities in a variety of different formats and has considered all input from persons regardless of their race, ethnicity, income status, or other social and economic characteristics. Refer to Chapter 5 for a description of public involvement activities associated with the RMP revision.