Final Supplementary Rule Requiring the Use of Certified Noxious Weed Seed-Free Forage on Public Lands in Montana and the Availability of the Environmental Assessment, Decision Record, and Finding of No Significant Impact for Implementation of Requirements for Weed Seed- Free Forage on Public Lands in the Bureau of Land Management; Montana

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The Montana State Office of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) recently prepared an environmental assessment (EA) documenting the analysis of two alternatives for managing noxious weeds on public lands in Montana. The EA's proposed action consisted of a supplementary rule under 43 CFR 8365.1-6 to require the use of certified noxious weed seed-free forage on those public lands. Forage subject to this rule would include hay, grains, cubes, pelletized feeds, straw, and mulch. The State Director of the BLM's Montana State Office has issued a decision record that the EA's proposed action and supplemental rule will not have any significant impact on the human environment and that an environmental impact statement is not required. Therefore, the State Director is requiring that public land users, including permittees and local, state, or federal government agents conducting administrative activities, use certified noxious weed seed- free forage on BLM-administered public lands in Montana. Six people commented on the Proposed Supplementary Rule Requiring the Use of Certified Noxious Weed Seed-Free Forage on Public Lands in Montana, placed in the Federal Register dated March 28, 1997. The