PLAN MAINTENANCE NO.: AMU-1 Plan Name: Andrews Management Unit ROD/RMP
P lanning Unit: OR 026
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Land Use Plan Decisions
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REASON:
Inadvertently left out.
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REASON:
lnaclvertently left out.
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Monitoring
No special monitoring will be.conducted for parcels with wilderoess characteristics.
W ild and Scenic Rivers
Goa) t - Momzgt the exi<tting ond neH•Iy-deslgnll1ed WSR.~ in conformtrJtce H•ith the WSRs Ac:l 11rtd the
fJ1/duness AcL
Objecthe. Protect and enhance the Outstandingly Remarlmble Y!llue{j (ORVs) of the designated WSRs.
Rlltionale
Tile WSRs Act (PL 9r>-542 and amendments), Section l (b), .sta.tc:s that" .. .certain selected rivers of the nation
which, with their immediate cnviroilm.ents. possess outstandingly ~markable scenic, rec~tional, geolQgic,
fish and wtldlife, blsloric. cultural, or other ~irnil<tr value~~, shall be preserve.d in fiee-ftowmg condition, and
that they and their immediate enviroJUllents sbaU be protecrt.ed for the benefit and enjoyment ofpresent aod
future generations." Section lO(a) describes th~ basic manRgement requirement of protecting and enhancing
the values that caused the river to be included in the National WSRs System. Bums l3LM manages 12 rivers
in the WS,Rs System. Six are part of the Donner nnd Bllitzen Riv~r drainage, aod were designated when
Coumss passed t.be Omnibus Oreg-on WSRs Act of 1988. A management plan for Donn.er und Blitzen River
and the five other ri ver segments was completed in 1993. The Steens Act designated an additional six rive~.
Mud Creek, An.lde Creek, and South Fork of Ankle Creelk were added to the Donner und Blitzen River
System. W'tldhorse Creek, Little Wtldhorse Creek, and f(jger Creek were also designated. The length ofthe
12 designated rivers totals 105 miles with BLM managing ilppro:dma.tely 27,3:24 acres ofpublic l!illd within
lbe WSR corridors. The remaining 4,022 acres within lhe WSR conidon~ are State and private lands. Under
the Steens Act, alJ J2 ri vero fall within the CMPA and all but 1,204 acres of BLM-administcred lands in the
WSR conidors fall within Steens Mountain Wildemess. A rnore detailed description ofea.cb designated river
and its ORVs is located in Appendix P.
Under l.he WSRs Act, riven are classified by Con,gress as either RecreationaL Scenic, or Wild depending on
the extent ofdevelopment and acceSil along eacb river at tilille of designation. All desigl18ted river segments
in the CMPA were classified as Wild by Congress. River segments with a Wud classification are generally
inaccessibJe except by trail with watersheds and shorelines essentially primitive and waters unpolluted.
Management Direction
The ELM-administ-ered lands within WSR corridors are m&.Qa,ged to pJ:Qtect and enbJmce ORVs for which
they were designated. The existing Wild classificatiort is retained for the designated rivem. Under guidanoe
from the Steem Act. w bere WSR conidors overlap with Steens Mountain Wilderness, the moie restrictive
management requirements apply. SeveroI of the river segm~1s bave roads, bridge-s, recreation ·fu.cilities.
historic structures, and other in.frastru.cture that existed at time of designation. These facilities will continue
to be ruajntained and replaced as necessary to provide for public health and safety and existing uses, as well
as resouroe protection. An iotegrated management planha<; been completed for Steens Mountaio Wilderness
and the designAted WSRs as part ofihis RMP (Appendix P)1.
Ooall -Dmmrine lhe~llitilbUII)Iofeligible WSRs. !tfanage those riversfo und to be,ruitablein corrformonu
with BLM M4hUal BJSJ (WSRa - Polley tmd Pt.DfP'Il"' Dlr~ction fur Jil-e,~tlificatio11, Evaluation, omf
~fahAgement) for protective ~~ran(lgement ofeligible and $'Ultable WSRs.
ObJective.
Protect and enhanc~ tbe ORVs ofrivers detenn:ined to be administratively suitable for potential
inclusion into the National WSR.s System by Congress.
Rationale
Section 5(d)(l) of the WSRs Act requires Federal land man:~gement agencies oondu_ct eligibility evaluation!\
for rivers within their jurisdiction as part of their resource planning process. All rivers in Andrews RA were
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evaluated for WSR eligibj!fry in 1997 foe the SEORMP. Each river was reviewed by an ID team. The 6nt
step was to determine river segmem eligibility based on free-Rowing co11ditions and presence or absence
(}f ORVs, The second step was to determine tentative river claasificatioo (Wild, Scenic, or Recn:ational)
based primarily on the level of development a long the nver segmenl, with the Recreational classification for
rivers with a greater degree of devoloprrumt and lhe Wlld classifi.~tion for rivers with the least amoWlt of
development
Of rivers that were evaluated, 13 wen found to be eligible. Since 1997, status ofseveral rivers has changed.
In 2000, three (Wildhorse Creek. Little Wildhorse Creek, and Kiger Cree~ of the rivers found to be eligible
were designated by Congre$s as WSRs in the Steens Act. The Steens Act also designated Mud Creek. Ankle
Creek. oncl South Fork of Ankle Creek as add.itions to the Donner und BlitZen WSR syatem. These three
nven were not evalualcd fur eligibility or suitability in 1997 be.('ausc the majority of bind along each river
was privately owned. Landownmbip along these rivers became predominately public with comple11on of
sever-tlland ~chang~ also caUed for by the Sreens Acl. fbe remaining ten rivers found to be eligible include
Big Alvord, Willow, 'I'breemile. Pike, Mud (different from the Mud C reek described above), McCoy, Rome,
Little Cottonwood, Vl\ll Hom, and B.ig Trout Creeks.
Tbe third step was tp complete an evltluation and proposed suiwb&lity determin.ation for each eligible nver
segmentidentifie<t Section 4(a) oftb~ WSRs Act specifies lbe following fnctorslhat should be consJdercd m
the sujtability evaluation and determination: current stniUs of landoWI!ersbip and use in tho area; reasonably
foreseeable potential uses of the land and water that will be enhanced, foredosec~ or curtnilcd if the area
were included in the Notional WSR.s System, and values that will be foreclosed or diminished if the river
is oot protected as po.n of the :National WSRs System; other agencies, organizations, or public intcr~t in
designation or nondts•gnatiort; administrative cost!!; abrtiry of the agency to manage and protect the river
area. and historic or eJtistmg righlB.
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ln 2003 and 200·t the suitability ev.Uuation and proposed determination for each elig,bte nver were reviewed
along witb public comments on the Draft RMP/DBIS. No sigoificMt changes lo suitability factors assessed
for each river were identified. ASUJll.Dl8lY or tbe suitability ovllluation and proposed determinntion for eacb
eligible river is located in AppendiX N.
ManagemenC Oirctction
Based on the sujLability evaluation md proposed detennlnation completed for each. river (A:ppeodix N)
no eligible rivers are recommended os admini.sbativcly suitable for potential designation by Cou~s as
WSRs. Unsnito.ble river segments are managed in accordance with RMP management objeotives including
wilderness, WSA, rmd at a minimum CMPA protections o.tong their corridors.
Monitoring
The WSR monitoring is dlsGussed at length in the Wilderness and WSRs Plan (Appendix P).
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R.MP - 83 PLAN MAINTENANCE N01.: AMU-3 Plan Name: Andrews Management Unit ROD/RMP
Planning Unit: OR 026
Page: RMP-63
Heading: Lands and Really
C HANGE:
The Record of Decision for BLM•s Implementation ofa Wind Energy Development Program and
Associated Land Use Plan Amendments (WEDP) amended the Andrews Management Unit
Resource Management Plan (RlvfP) to clarify that wind energy development will be restricted in
ROW. reaJty use and renewable energy avoidance and excl usioo wnes as identified in the RMP.
ln addition, programmatic policies and BMPs contained in the WEDP are adopted into the RMP.
Adoption of these policies and BMPs was inadvenently left out of the fi nal WEDP. Nevertheless,
it was clearly the intent of the District for this to occur based on District comments and input
during the development ofthe WEDP.
REASON:
Although the RMP stated that avoidance and exclusion areas appliied to forms of renewable
energy, for clarification it was necessary that the RMP specify that these zones also applied to
wind energy development
Programmatic wind energy policies and BMPs were not fully devdoped by the time the RMP
was completed and therefore had to be included in the RMP at a later date by plan amendment.
_ _ _Requires Plan Amendment
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PLAN MAINTENANCE NO.: AMU-4 Plan Name: Andrews Management Unit RODIRMP
Planning Unit: OR 026
Page: ROD-2
Chapter: Record of Decision
Heading: Continuity of Previous Decisions
(Describe exactly what is to be deleted, added, rewritten, etc.) CHANGE: Replace the word "revise" with "replace" in the first line of the paragraph. (Describe exact rationale for above change. Include reference material, i.e. BA. FMP, IM.)
REASON:
Inadvertent use of word.
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PLAN MAINTENANCE N().: AMU-5 Plan Name; Andrews Management Unit ROD!RMP
Planning Unit: OR 026
Page: ROD-74 and 75
C ha pter: Record ofDec ision (ROD)- Resources. Goals, Objectives, Rationale.
Management D irection and Monitoring Section
Heading: Wilderness Study Areas and Parcels with Wilderness Characteristics
(Describe exactly what is to be deleted, added, rewritten, etc.)
CHA.NGE: Re.place entire Rationale Section so lhat it statc:!s the following: 'WSAs arc managed in a manne r so as not to impair the suitability of t be areas for pruervation as wilderness under the Federal Land Policy and Management Ad (F LPJ\1A) of 1976, Section 603 (c), and the Steens Ad, Section 204. Bot lb the FLPMA, aJong with the subsequent Interim Management Policy (IMP), and the proviisions of the Steens Act apply to man agemen t of WSAs. 1
Any WSAs tlesignated as wilderness by Congress will be malltaged in accordance w ith tbe Wilderness Act ofl964 a.nd any special provisions pl'ovided in the legislation designating tbe new " i lderness. An y WSAs released by Congress from VVSA status will be managed the same as th e surrounding non-WSA lands." Below is tbe text to he deleted from the Rationale Section:
Wildemess J3rese£¥ation is part of the BLM's multiple use miHldtlle, at:lEl wildemess is eoasidered
in the land 11se plaeni-ag process. WSAs are tnanaged in aecera9fltce witli the BLM's WSA IMP
(USDl l995e). The Coagressional mandate off'leaimf)airment. the primary staHdaro fer inteFHtl
maeagemeAl; directs laed 1:1nder ~.viJ dem~ re¥iew 9e tual'laged so as aet to impair its s ~:~itahilit:)
fE•r pr~servati eA as wilelemess. Wilderness •;a)ues. deseFibed in Seetion2 (e) of the Wilderaetls
Act of 1964 (P.b. 88 577), ffitiSt be ptoteeted in WSAs. Fbe in:itiia! task ofideatifyi:ag <tfeas
SU:itable for wilderness preservatioA bas eeeA eompleted as maadated iB the ~'LPMA SeeaoH 603.
aad is doe~::m1eHted ia BLM 1989 GregoR final Wilderness 6JS aad Wilderness Srudy Repon ftlf
Oreg&Tt (USDI199le).
rAe WSA lMP takes preeedenee O'rl!r other mBAagemeRt direction wlless the latter is m&Ee
restrieti'>'e aad pretee:tive than the WS;\ IMP, iA ·Nhieh eese the B3ere restricft't'e Aumagement itJ
fell owed. The WSAs are maaaged l:tBEler the WS!'\ rMP umil Co11gress makes a determiAatioR
regardiftg wilderness designation. Tae \VSA LMP states aetivitieSI must comply vAth s:peeitle
polie~· guieaBee. including the followiag aoaimJ9airment eriteria:
I. The '=!Se, faeility, er aetivity mustbe tempemry. Temporary usE~ that does aot create sr:Hface
disturbanee er iftvol"le ~aec~etlities-may-be-aUowed jf sueh use ean easily
and ilfl::H:lediately lie tennittated ttfJOB wileen~ess designation.
2. WkeA the use, aetivity, or fuoility is te.Rflinated. wilderftess \<a:lues mast aet ha't·e beeR
tJegnuled so far as to signifieMtly eeostF&iR CoagressionaJ f)t=eroga.ti¥e regardifig the area s
suitabiJity for f>FesePt'atiOB ss wiltlemess.
e xoeptioos te nonimf)airmeRt sri reria i.oeiHele emergencies such as fire suppression and search
&flEI rescue Ofteratiens; reslamatioR of effects from W8A lMP ..t~ons; emergencies and pre
fibPMA impacts; grandfatbered uses or facilities or valid eMisting rights; or uses and faciJities to
proteet or enhance the land's wilderness values or are the H'linimWH necessary for poolie healtk
and safety ia use and enjoyment ofw1Jdemess 'lalues.
Tbe OHV and mechanized ¥ebieJe use in W8As is limited to eMisting aoo designated ways unless
tht:t WSA is comple£ely closed to OUV A:lld mecfianiz.ed vehiele ase. 8Kisting •.vays are those
eMisting at the time of the wilderness itwentory. Ways may be elased dae to resow:ee eoncems.
Use ofOHVs and mechanized vebietes. iflcludffig moantain bikes, is only allov.red on existing
't'+'ays aAd wit.hift opea areas desigRated prior to passage of ~e f'bPMA (Oetober 1976) ~ The
Andrews MFP reoogaizes OHV and mechanized Yehiele use oecurreEl on the Al·1ord Desert playa
in th~ Alvord Desert WSA J:lrior to t11e f'LPMA enactment. The OIIV ftftd Fnechan:i2ied veh:iele
1:1se of the Alvord Desert playa does aot impair \Yildemess values and does -aot preelude Congress
fl'om desigaatiag the area as part ofthe NatioRa:l WilelerHess Preservation Systetll. The BLM l1as
aUowed this use to eontinue based on the detenniaation managed OHV and meehanized vehicle
tJse 'Nill not preclude fatur-e wilderness Elesigaation. Should the Alverd Desert playa be
designated as wilderness, OHV B:Rd mechaB:ized vehicle use will not be allowed on the playa
Maaagemeat difeetioa for \VSAs aot desigaated by Coogress and released fFom W8A status will
be die same as for SWTOUBdiog aoo WSA Jands.
(Describe exact rationale for above change. Include reference material, i.e. EA. FMP, IM.)
'REASON:
The six paragraphs shown above. that would be deleted in the ROD
summarize only portions of the IMP and neglect to mention the two legislative actions that
created WSAs and outlined management direction for WSAs. Referring back to the Proposed
RMP~ Final ElS (pages 2-157 and 2- 158) rders to legislative mandate for nonimpairment for
suitability ofthe WSA for preservation as wiLderness. These pages aJso summarize the LMP. As
the whole IMP wiJI be used tor consideration ofWSA management, as well as additional
requirements of the Steens Act which was put into play foiJowing the completion of the IMP,
excising and displaying only a short summary of the IMP may be misleading to the reader. The
reader should be referred to the entire IMP. to FLPMA Section 603(c) and to the relevant
sections of the Steens Act." Changes to the last paragraph were made to clarify management
direction of WSAs that Congress either designates as wilderness or releases from WSA status.
_ _ _Requires Plan Amendment
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MAINTENANCE NO.: AMU-6
Plan arne: Andrews Management Unit RODIRM P
P lanning Unit: OR 026
Page: RMP-58
C hApter: Resource Management Plan- Resources, Goals, Objectives, Rationale.
Management Direction and Monitoring
Heading; Wildland Fire Management - Management Direction
Component: Paragraph 1
{Describe exactly what is to be deleted, added, rewritten. etc.)
CHANGE: Replace entire Rationale Section so that it sLates the following:
Fuels manugement, stabilization, a·n d rehabilitation activities in WSAs will be ift
eempliaaee ~· ith the WSA IMP conducted in a manner ' O as not to impair the s uitability of
the areas for prest>rvation as wilderness under the Feder Al Land Policy and Management
Act (FLPMA) of 1976~ Section 603 {c:), the Steens Act, cctioo 204 and the subsequent W SA
ThlP.
(Describe exact rationale for above change. Include reference material, i.e. EA, FMP, lM.}
REASON:
The current laQguage only refers to the WSA IMP. The reader should be
referred tO lhe entire IMP, to FLPMA Section 603(c) and to the relevant sections of tbe Steens
Act.
_ _ _Requirts Plan Amendment
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AMU-7
Plan Name: Steens Mountain Cooperativ~ Management and Protection Area (CMPA)
Andrews Management Unit (AMU)
Planning U nit: OR027 and OR026
Page
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Chapter
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Appendix J - Allotment Management Summaries
South Steens Allotment #6002
Roaring Springs FFR #6125 Table J-1 Component
(Describe enctly what is to be deleted. added, rewritten, etc.)
CHANGE:
Changed Table J-1: Allotment Management Summaries as fo llows:
Moved 3,698 acres from Roaring Springs FFR (#6125) to Soulh Steens Allotment (#6002),
Home Creek Pasture. See tables below:
Pasture/Area
Home Creek
Corrected Acres
18,935
% Public
78
Total acres for South Steens Allotment are changed to 94,564 of which 89,5 10 acres or 95% are
BLM-administered lands and 5,054 acres or 5% are in private ownership.
Pasture/Area
Correcred Acres
% Public Domain
199,558
3
Total acres fo1; Roaring Springs FFR are changed to 199,558 of which 6,636 are BLM·
administered lands, 192,264 are in private ownership, and 658 are State lands.
(Describe exact rationale for above change. Include reference material, i.e. EA. FMP, IM.)
REASON:
The RMPs did not accurately rellect on-the-ground boundaries and acreages. It appears the
CMPAJAMU boundary was used when calculating acreages for each allotment rather than the
actual fenced Home Creek Pasture boundary o n private lands w1thin the AMU.
- --'Requires Plan Amendment
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PLAN MAINTENANCE NO.
Plan
TR-3
AMU-8
Name: Three Rivers Resource Area
Planning U nit: OR025
Page
2-182,
Chapter
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H~d1rtg
Lands and Realty
Map LR-2. Right-of-way Corridors, Exclusion, Avoidance Areas
Compone nt
Piau Name: Andrews Management Unit (AMU)
Planning U nit: OR02 6
P:ige
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Co mponent
RMP-63
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Lands and Realty
Map 10, Right-of-Way Conidors and Realty Use
Autbori zation/Avoidance Areas
(Describe exactly what is to be deleted, added, rewritten, etc.)
CHANGE:
The Approved Resource Management Plan Amendments/Record of Decision jor Designation of
Energy Corridors on Bureau of Land Management-Administered Lands in the I 1 Western States
was signed by the Deputy Assistant Secretary ofthe Interior for Lands and Mi11erals
Management on January 14.2009. The ROD amended the Andrews Management Unit and
Three Rivers RMPs in 1he B urns Distr ict. The amendments designated two Nationa] Energy
Corridors, one in each Resource Area. Tile new National Energy Corridors superseded and
replaced earlier corresponding corridor designations contained in these local RMJ>s. As required
by Sec. 368. corridor widths, centerlines and compatible uses were also specified. Additionally,
the amendments expanded the corridor widths to 1 750 feet each side of the centerline or a total
corridor width of 3500 feet. Both conidors were designated for aU types of energy facilities.
The amendments also incorporated into the RMPs standard Interagency Operating Procedures
for energy transmission proposals within the corridors.
{Describe exact ralionale for above change. Include reference material, i.e. EA, FMP, IM .)
REASON:
Section 368 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 required the Federal land management agencies to
designate interconnected corridors for oil, gas, and hydrogen pi pelines and electrical
transmission and distribution fac ilities in 11 western states. ln response to tbis direction BLM in
cooperation with other agencies prepared the Programmatic EJSfor Designation ofEnergy
Corridors on Federal Land in the I 1 Western States. For a complete rationale and additional
details for the amendments and designations see the Approved Resource Management Plan
Ammdmell fsi Reoord ofDecision for Designation ofEnergy Corridors on Bureau ofLand
Management-Administered Lands in lhe 1 I Western States at:
http://corridoreis.an.l.gov/ documents!does/Energy_ Corridors_ fu1al_signed_ ROD_ 1_1 4 _2009.pdf
_ _Requires Plan Amendment
_ _ _Conforms with eltisting Plan
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AMU-9 Plan Name: Andrews Management Unit Record of Decision and Resource
Management Plan.
Plannin g U nit: Andrews Resource Area, Burns District BLM
Pag~: 68
C hapte r : Recreation
Heading: Management Direction
(Describe exactly what is to be deleted~ added, rewritten, etc.)
CHANGE:
SRP's for organized g.roup.and commerci~l use ofthe Alvord Desert playa could be issued if
wilderness values ofAlvord Desert WSA will not be impaired.
This will be changed to read;
SRP's for organized group, cominetcial and competitive use ofthe Alvord Desert playa could be
issued if wilderness values of Alvord Desert WSA will not be impaired.
(Describe exact ration~Je for above change. Include reference material, i.e. EA. FMP. LM.)
REASON: The addition of competitive use will not have any effects that differ from the
group or commercial use effects analyzed in the Final E nvironme~ntal Impact Statement for the
Andrews Management Unit. Before issuance of any SRP, appropriate NEPA will occur.
Andrews Management Unit Record of Decision and Resource Management Plan pg.68 states:
The SRP's will be issued to meet demand, while protecting cultu,ral and .Qatural resource values
and providing for public safety. If needed, allocations such as limtits on party size, number of
tri ps or number of permittees, will be implemented.
_ __,Requires Plan Amendment
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SIGNATURES AS APPROPRIATE:
Resource Specialist: Michael Kelly_~~~.fh-,HA~,___ _ _ Date
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PLAN MAINTENANCE NO.: AMU-10 Plan Name: Andrews/Steens Resource Management Plan, August 2005
Planning Unit: Andrews Management Unit
Page: J-18
Chapter: Appendix .J
Heading: Tum Tum Allotment #6014
(Describe exactly what is to be deleted, added, rewritten, etc.)
CHANGE: Active AUMs from 730 to 688 AUMs
Total Permitted AUMs from 730 to 688 AUMs
Public Land Acres from 7,374 to 6,570 acres
Private acres from 705 to 35 acres
Total acres from 8,079 to 6,605 acres
DELETE South Tum Tum Pasture data and Coleman Pasture data
(Describe exact rationale for above change. Include reference material. i. e. EA, FMP, IM.)
REASON:
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Range Line Agreement dated 3/29/ 12 removed South Tum Tum Pasture and
Coleman Pasture from Tum Tum AJJotment #6014. These. pastures added to Casey Fenced
Federal Range (FFR) Allotment # 6109.
,____Requires Plan Amendment
_ _..X-'L._Conforms with existing Plan
Resource Specialist
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PLAN MAINTENANCE NO.: AMU-11 Plan Name: Andrews/Steens Resource Management Plan, August 2005
P lanning Unit: Andrews Management Unit
Page: J -54
C hapter: Appendix J
H eading: Casey FFR #61 09
(Describe exactly wbat is to be deleted. added, rewritten, etc.)
CHANGE: Active AUMs from 21 to 63 AUMs
Total Permitted AUMs from 21 to 63 AVMs
Public Land Acres from 376 to 1,180 acres
Private Acres from 243 to 913 acres
Total Acres from 619 to 2,093 acres
ADD two lines to Pasture/Area Table :
Pasture/Area
South Tum Tum
Coleman
770
704
% Public Domain
Objective
100
5
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(Describe exact rationale for above change. Include reference material. i.e. EA, FMP, IM.)
REASON:
Range Line Agreement dated 3/ 29/1 2 removed South Tum Tum Pasture and
Coleman Pasture from Tum Tum Allotment #6014. These pastures added to Casey Fenced
Federal Range (FFR) Allotment #6109.
_ ___Requires Plan Amendment
X
Conforms with existing Plan
Date
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PLAN MAINTENANCE NO.: AMU-12
Plan Name: Andrews Resource Management Plan
Planning Unit: B060
Page: J-69
Chapter: Appendix J
Heading: Allotment Management Summaries - Roaring Springs FFR Allotment
CHANGE: Change public land~ private land, and total acres for the Roaring Springs FFR
Allotment, as described in the table below.
Allotment
Old
Public
Land
Acres
Corrected
Public Land
Acres
Old
Private
Land
Acres
Corrected
Private
Land Acres
Old
Total
Acres
Corrected
Total Acres
Roaring
Springs FFR
6,400
9,389
195,674
82,401
202,732
92,448
#6125
• State acres did not change, so they are not shown in the table. This allotment has 658
acres ofstate managed land within it.
Change Pasture/Area information in the RMP to match the table below.
Pasture/Area
Deep Creek #3
Kochia Seeding #12
Middle Desert # 10
North Desert #9
Private Hollywood #6
Riley Huff#2
Rim #?
Sand Dunes #8
Skull Creek #5
Skull Creek Seeding #11
Springs#4
REASON:
Acres
4,718
3,880
25,526
18,941
7,254
788
17,076
3,835
1,988
5,539
2,903
% Public Domain
8.45
0.88
1.44
14.61
1.37
0.28
25.26
10.37
0.16
11 .54
12.69
Objective
D,E
E
E
E
E
D,E
D,E
E
E
E
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The allotment boundary was adjusted, using a rangeJine agreement between the
BLM and permittee, to show boundaries marked by fencelines, while removing all pastures that
contained only private owned ]and. This resulted in the creation of eleven small pastures instead
of one large one. In addition, approximately 2,989 acres of the South Catlow Allotment became
part of the Roaring Springs FFR Allotment. The boundary was adjusted to the on-the-ground
(previously existing) fenceline that divides the two aUotments. These changes will allow for
better monitoring and mniUlgement of the allotments since it will now correctly reflect on-the­
ground conditions. There ts no increase in AUMs as ociated with thi allotment.
_ _ _Requires Plan Amendment
_...,X~Conforms v.i th
exiS1in Pbn
PPROPRIATE: Resource Spccinlist
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Planning & Envuonmcntol Coordinator
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PLAN MAINTENANCE NO.: AMU-13 Plan Name: Andrews Resource Management Plan
Planning Unit: B060
Page: J-39
Ch a pter: Appendix J
Reading: Allotment Management Summaries - Alvord Peak Allotment
CHANGE: Change public land, private land, and total acres for the Alvord Peak
Allotment, as described ill the table below.
Allotment
Old
PubUc
Land
Atr es
Corrected
Public Land
Acres
Old
Private
Land
Acres
Corrected
Private Land
Acres
Old
Tota l
Acres
Corrected
Total Acres
Alvord
Peak#6038
24,354
5,914
709
7,711
25,063
13,625
Change Pasture/ Area infonnation in the RMP to match tbe table below.
Pasture/Area
Long Hollow Summit #3
Skull Lake #1
Upper Road Canyon #2
Acres
1,365
9,365
2,895
% PubUc Domain
83.5
29.3
70.2
Objective
B
B
B
Change Active AUMs and Total Permitted AUMs to 628 to account for the transfer of 19,055
total acres to the Fields Allotment #6028.
REASON:
The allotment boundary was adjusted in 2012, using a rangeline agreement
between the BLM and permittee, to change the aUotment boundaries from being the line between
BLM-managed land and private land, to boundaries marked by fencclines. This resulted in the
addition oflarge areas ofprivate into the allotment. In addition, the allotment was divided into
three pastures using topography and existing gap fences. This change will allow for better
management of the allotment since it will now correctly reflect on-the-ground conditions.
Prior to the 20 12 rangeline agreement, the Burke Spring Exclosure, Bone Creek, Miners Field,
and Schouver Flat Seeding pastures (for a total of 19,055 acres) became part of the Fields
Allotment #6028. This form includes those changes as they relate to the Alvord Peak Allotment.
---'Requires Plan Amendment
X Conforms with existing Plan
SIGNATURES AS APPROPRIATE:
Resource Specialist
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PLAN MAINTENANCE N<).: AMU-14 Plan Name: Andrews Resource Managemen1 Plan
Planning Unit: B060
Page: J-41
C hapter: Appendix J
Heading: Allotment M anagement Summaries - South Catlow Allotment
CHANGE: Change pubHc Land, private land, and total acr•l!s for the South Catlow
Allotment, as described in the table below.
Allotment
South
Catlow
#0032
Old
Public
Land
Acres
42,35 1
Corrected
Public Land
Acres
39,629
Old
CorrJ~cted
Acres
Privat Land
Acr:lls
,,
Old
Total
Acres
19,817
19,781
62,168
Private
Land
Corrected
TotaJ Acres
59,410
Change Pasture/Area information in the corresponding areas of~he RMP to match the table
below.
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Pasture/Area
Acres
59,410
% Publit Domain
66.7
REASON:
Approximately 2,989 acres of the South Catlow Allotment became part of the
Roaring Springs FFR. The boundary was adjusted, using a rangdine agreement, to the on-tbe­
grolfnd (previously existing) fenccJine that divides the two all otm ents. This change will allow for
better monitoring and management of the allotments since it will now correctly reflect on-the­
ground conditions. There is no decrease in A UMs since the feoc~~line prevented livestock from
grazing this area.
--~Requires Plan Amendment
_ _..X.....__Confonns with existing Plan
SIG ATURES AS APPROPRIATE:
Resource Specialist
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PLAN MAINTENANCE NO.: AMU-15 Plan Name: Andrews/Steens Resource Management Plan, August 2005
Planning Unit: Andrews Management Unit
Page: J-66 .
Chapter: Appendix J
Heading: Starr FFR #6122
CHANGE: Public Land Acres from 194 to 239
Total Acres from 778 to 823
Add one line to Pasture/Area Table:
Pasture/Area
Sherburn Field
45
REASON:
% Public Domain
Objective
100
E
Range Line Agreement dated 1/29/2014 added Sherburn Field Pasture to Starr
Fenced Federal Range (FFR) Allotment #6122.
_ _ _.Requires Plan Amendment
_ _,.X..,__Conforms with Existing Plan
Form 4120-10
(December 1979)
(formerly 4111-5)
UNITED STATES
DEP ART MENT OF THE INTERI OR
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
State Office
District Office
RANGE LINE AGREEMENT
In accordance with the provisions of Grazing Regulations (43 CFR 4120.1), we, the undersigned, hereby agree
to the establishment or adjustment of oJ respe~tive/ range allotment boundaries as shown on the attached map and
Tlt. esc.r.toe.J laiLJj b~loiAJ w; /1 b/L aJJ~J A:,
T4 S+c.rr rFf!. .AI!ol)kL/rJ-.' 7~ Porf,"'t? <>t /qvl +~(.~ easr
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It is further agreed that the above-described allotment boundary constitutes a fair, equitable, and practical range
division, based on the respective .qualifications of our dependent base property under the Grazing Regulations, and as
such shall be bind ing upon our respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors in interest or assigns.
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