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Show BLM grazing rules undergoing clmnge Livestock operators who graze on public land and others interested in rangeland management on public land will have more to say about federal livestock grazing decisions under regulations being proposed by the U.S. Department of the Interior. The new regulations, which apply to operators who graze livestock on land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), also increase from three to five years the time livestock operators may take to comply with grazing reduction decisions. The proposed regulations, developed after six months of consultation with livestock operators, wildlife interest, conservation organizations, and state officials, provide: --up to 17 months of consultation between local BLM officials and individual operators, state officials, and local wildlife and conservation interests before adjustment ad-justment decisions become final; -up to five years for phrasing in adjustment decisions; -an opportunity for original decisions to be amended if studies on how the range is responding indicate the original adjustment was too large or too samll; and -a substantially greater role for others interested in rangeland management. |