Notice of Intent To Prepare Land Use Plan Amendments for Land Tenure Adjustment and New Designations of Areas of Critical Environmental Concern (ACECs) Within the Upper Snake River District (USRD), Shoshone Field Office in Southern Idaho

Résumé

Pursuant to 43 CFR 1600, the USRD, Shoshone Field Office proposes to amend the Field Office's existing MFPs and RMP to identify public lands retention and transfer zones within the USRD, Shoshone Field Office area. Also pursuant to 43 CFR 1610, new areas having potential for ACEC designation and protective management shall be identified and considered. The Shoshone Field Office manages approximately 1.8 million acres of public land, located primarily in Blaine, Camas, Gooding, Jerome, Lincoln Counties, with a small portion in Elmore and Minidoka Counties.