Regulacje i polityka gospodarcza · 29.09.1999

Certified Noxious Weed-Free Forage, ND

The North Dakota Field Office of the BLM recently prepared an environmental assessment (EA) documenting the analysis of two alternatives for managing noxious weeds on public lands in North Dakota. The EA's proposed action consisted of a supplementary rule under 43 CFR 8365.1-6 to require the use of certified noxious weed-free forage on those public lands. Forage subject to this supplementary rule would include hay, straw, cubes, grains, and mulch. The Field Manager of the BLM's North Dakota Field Office has issued a decision record stating the EA's proposed action will not have any significant impact on the human environment and that an environmental impact statement is not required. Therefore, the Field Manager is requiring that public land users, including local, State, or Federal government agents conducting administrative activities, recreationists using pack and saddle stock, and contractors using straw or other mulch for reseeding purposes, use certified noxious weed-free forage products, or other approved products such as pelletized feed, while on the approximately 60,000 acres of BLM administered public lands in North Dakota. Copies of the EA, Finding of No Significant Impa