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Show BLM issues Desert Statement The Bureau of Land .Management (BLMi plan for a grazing management program in the Virgin River planning unit is available to the public, and Sen. Orrin Hatch is urging citizens affected by the plan to pick up or read copies at local BLM offices. "Hot desert grazing provides a living for a number of people in Washington County and throughout southern Utah," Hatch said. "The final environmental en-vironmental statement specifies the effects the BLM expects in the area. Anyone who has an interest in this business ought to get a copy of the statement for reference." Limited numbers of copies are available from the District Manager, Bureau of Land Management, VO Box 729, Cedar City, Utah 84720. Copies for public reading will be kept at the Cedar Citv office (1579 North Main St.), the Dixie Resource Area Office (24 Kat St. George Blvd., St. George), and the Utah State Office, BLM (University Club Bldg., Salt Lake City). A reading copy os also available at the BLM Office of Public Affairs in Washington, D.C. Hatch said his office receives "quite a number" of constituent requests on grazing issues. "Most of the information asked for is in this document, and it can answer many of the questions we receive." Hatch said the Virgin River planning unit plan is one of the first by the BLM in a statewide effort to develop optimum grazing practices. "Everyone who holds a grazing permit will eventually even-tually be involved, and they ought to apprise themselves of what they can expect," he said. |