The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Moab Field Office is seeking public comments on an Environmental Assessment (EA) analyzing potential environmental consequences of renewing a ten-year grazing permit on the Big Flat-Tenmile, Horsethief Point, and Spring Canyon Bottom Allotments. The project area is located approximately 15 miles west of Moab, Utah, and contains 143,642 acres of BLM-administered lands. Three ranching operations use these allotments in conjunction with lands managed by the Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration.

The EA looks at a range of four alternatives and evaluates range improvements and resource protection measures that address issues identified during internal and public scoping in 2016. These issues include potential impacts to soils and vegetation, recreation, invasive species, grazing management, and wildlife, including sensitive species.

The EA, associated maps, and project information can be found on the BLM ePlanning website at: https://go.usa.gov/xXJNv. Comments will be accepted through May 30, 2017. Please submit comments online via the ePlanning <https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/eplanning/planAndProjectSite.do?methodName=dispatchToPatternPage&currentPageId=75867> website or by mail to the Moab Field Office at:

Bureau of Land Management

Moab Field Office

ATTN: Big Flat Grazing EA

82 East Dogwood

Moab, UT 84535

The most useful comments are those that identify issues relevant to the proposed action or contain new technical or scientific information. Comments that contain only opinions or preferences will not receive a formal response, but may be considered in the BLM decision-making process. Before including an address, phone number, email address, or other personal

identifying information in any comments, please be aware that the entire comment—including personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. Requests to withhold personal identifying information from public review can be submitted, but the BLM cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so.

For further project information, please contact Jordan Davis at (435) 259-2100. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during normal business hours. The FRS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to leave a message or question with the above individual. Replies are provided during normal business hours.

*The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM’s mission is to manage and conserve the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations under our mandate of multiple-use and sustained yield. In Fiscal Year 2015, the BLM generated $4.1 billion in receipts from activities occurring on public lands.