BLM taking comments on draft Bering Sea-Western Interior plan
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Bureau of Land Management’s Anchorage Field Office is seeking public comments on a draft plan for future public land management actions in the Bering Sea-Western Interior region of Alaska. The 90-day public com- ment period closes June 13, 2019. The planning area consists of about 62.3 million acres of land, including almost 13.5 million acres of public lands managed by the BLM Anchorage Field Office. When complete, the revised plan will replace the 1981 Southwest Management Framework Plan and a small portion of the 1986 Central Yukon Resource Management Plan for BLM-managed public lands in the plan- ning area. The draft plan outlines the goals, objectives, and actions being considered to guide the management of these public lands, including management of subsistence resources, mineral exploration and development, and recreation. “The alternatives in this draft plan were carefully crafted in re- sponse to issues and concerns brought to us through extensive public involvement that ran from 2013 through 2015,” said BLM Anchorage Field Office Manager Bonnie Million. “We look for- ward to meeting with residents of the area again throughout this public comment period to hear their feedback.” The Draft Resource Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS) and supporting information are available on the BLM ePlanning site. A link to ePlanning can be found at www.blm.gov/alaska/BSWI.
Copies of the DRAFT RMP/EIS are also available for review at the following locations: BLM Anchorage Field Office, 4700 BLM Road, Anchorage, AK 99507 BLM Alaska Public Information Center (Public Room) at the Federal Building 222 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage, AK 99507 Alaska Resources Library & Information Services (ARLIS) Library Building, 3211 Providence Drive, Ste 111, Anchorage, AK 99507 Yukon Delta National Wildlife Refuge Office 807 Eddie Hoffman Highway, Bethel, AK 99559 Comments are due no later than June 13 and can be submitted by the following methods: • Commenting through the BLM ePlanning website. The link to ePlanning can be found at www.blm.gov/alaska/ BSWI (Once on ePlanning, click on the “comment” button next to the Draft RMP/EIS document) • Emailing comments to: BSWI_RMP_Comment@blm.gov • Mailing comments to: BLM Anchorage Field Office, Attn: BSWI RMP, 4700 BLM Road, Anchorage, AK 99507 • Providing comments at a public meeting. The BLM will host a series of public meetings to provide in- formation and answer questions. These meetings will be an- nounced here: www.blm.gov/alaska/BSWI
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