Notice of Intent To Prepare Resource Management Plans for the Newcastle Field Office, Wyoming, and Nebraska Planning Area and an Associated Environmental Impact Statement

Resumen

In compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA), and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended (FLPMA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Wyoming State Director intends to revise the Newcastle Field Office (NFO) and Nebraska Resource Management Plans (RMPs) and prepare an associated Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and by this notice is announcing the beginning of the scoping period to solicit public comments and identify issues, providing the planning criteria for public review, and issuing a call for nominations for areas of critical environmental concern (ACECs). The RMP revision would replace the existing Newcastle and Nebraska RMPs.