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Show THE SAN JUAN RECORD Wednesday, February 5, 2003 BLM - such as a fence, well, or pipeline - if they are Page 4 provements considers changes to grazing regulations tory changes, the BLM plans to publish two grazing-relate- d notices in the Federal Regis- ter in early February. The first, known as an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemak- ing (ANPR), will describe the nature of the possible changes, ANPR is only the first step in the rulemaking process. In an effort to improve its management of the public rangelands, the Bureau of Management is consid- ering changing some of its grazing-relate- d policies and regulations, BLM Director Kathleen Clarke announced. The changes under consideration would enhance community-based - second, called a Notice of Intent, will announce the BLMs intent to prepare an conservation and promote cooperative stewardship of the public range-landClarke said. The potential changes would also improve BLM business practices and provide greater flexibility to managers and grazing permittees in the administration of public range-land- s, Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act. The environmental statement or study will analyze the poten- tial impact of the changes un- der consideration, as well as potential effects of alterna- tive options. The Bureau ex- to publish its official proposed regulatory changes, in the form of a proposed graz- ing rule, during the summer. s. Clarke announced the potential grazing rule changes in a speech in Nashville, Tennessee to the National Cattlemens Beef Association. The changes public will have 60 days to comment on the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking after its publication. Dur- under consideration, Clarke said, reflect the Four Cs of Interior Secretary Gale Norton - consultation, cooperation, and communication - all in the ing that same period, the service of conservation. The public will also be able to comFour Cs are the basis for this ment on the scope and other Administrations new environaspects of the Environmental mentalism, one that looks to Impact Statement (EIS) assothose closest to the land -- ciated with the potential rules rather than Washington, D.C. changes. The BLM will hold - for answers to public land four scoping in March at four issues. meetings The policy changes that the sites: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Reno, Nevada; BillBLM is considering would: Provide more flexibility for ings, Montana; and Washingresource managers, ranchers, ton, D.C. The Bureau will and conservation groups to announce further details about the meetings when it pubwork in partnership to prolishes its two Federal Register mote conservation and healthnotices. ier grazing allotments. The regulatory changes unAuthorize the creation of an administrative mechanism der the BLMs consideration that would help grazing per- would: Extend the time for a grazmittees meet mitigation reaimed at ing permittees temporary nonquirements protecting threatened and en- use of a permit from the limit to five current three-yea- r dangered species. As for the potential regula- - years. Such an extension FOR THE ELECTION OF THE ar Clarify which violations the BLM may take into account in penalizing a sonal needs, non-perm- for-th- en-Th- Reinstate an earlier AT THE HIGHLAND HOUSE 116 SOUTH 100 WEST, MONTICELLO THE MEETING IS OPEN TO CURRENT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEMBERS, INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESS'S WISHING TO BECOME MEMBERS FOR 2003 are willing to submit your name for nomination to the 2003 Board of Directors please contact Board Members) Please RSVP to Glen Swank Fax: Phone: Email: 97 1 435-587-24- 97 glenswankhubwest.com m These permits were intro- duced in 1994. The BLM, an agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior, manages more land - 262 million surface acres - than any other Federal Agency. Most of this public land is located in 12 Western States, including Alaska. The Bureau, with a budget of about $1.9 billion and workforce of some 10,000 full-tim- permanent e, employees, also administers 700 million acres of mineral estate throughout the nation. sub-surfa- ce misThe BLMs multiple-us- e sion is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on the public lands. 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WILL BE HELD 1 that ze vision that allows the BLM and a grazing permittee to share title of certain range im Criminal law it permittee. Distinguish between access on public & private land. Revise administrative fees for permit applications, billings, and preference transfer (The BLM is not considering any change to the existing grazing fee formula, which Congress established in 1978 and has continued by Executive Order since 1986). Clarify that the BLM will follow state law in the acquisition of water rights. mal allotments undergo range improvement treatment. This e will provide an alternative age source for those ranchers who are engaged in a range-pect- s recovery effort that requires a temporary resting of the land from grazing. Reserve Come mon Allotments will thus able ranchers to maintain their herds while their allotments recover. 2003 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Glen Swank (we need Improvement Agreement. ability to cooperate with This potential rule change enranchers who want to tempo-Lan- d visions the BLM and a permitrarily rest the land to allow for tee sharing title in proportion to each partys contribution to forage recovery; the five-yelimit would also enable the the initial cost of constructing BLM to meet the needs of the improvement. Streamline the administhose ranchers who tempo-Th- e rarily cannot use their permits trative appeals process relatbecause of business or per-Th- e ing to grazing decisions. 378 W 500 MONTICELLO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE known as a Cooperative Range would enhance the Bureau s ElS-relate- d THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE constructed under what is BLMs decisions. 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