[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 175 (Friday, September 9, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62530-62531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-21446]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management

[WO-220-16-1020-JA-VEIS]


Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for the Final 
Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Vegetation Treatments 
Using Herbicides on Bureau of Land Management Lands in 17 Western 
States

AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hereby 
gives notice that the Record of Decision is available for the Final 
National Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Final EIS) on 
vegetation treatments involving the use of aminopyralid, fluroxypyr, 
and rimsulfuron herbicides on public lands administered by the BLM in 
17 western states, including Alaska.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the Record of Decision are available in hard copy 
or CD upon request at the BLM Washington Office, 20 M Street SE., Room 
2134, Washington, DC 20003, or at BLM State, District, and Field Office 
public rooms, or you can review or download the document from the BLM 
public Web site: http://blm.gov/3vkd.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gina Ramos, Senior Weeds Specialist, 
telephone 202-912-7226 or Kim Anderson, Project Manager, telephone 206-
438-2337. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf 
(TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 to contact the above individuals during normal business hours. 
The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to leave a 
message or question with the above individuals. You will receive a 
reply during normal business hours.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Final EIS provides a comprehensive 
analysis of BLM's use of chemical herbicides in its various vegetation 
treatment programs related to hazardous fuels reduction, noxious weeds, 
invasive terrestrial and aquatic plant species

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management, resource rehabilitation following catastrophic fires, and 
other disturbances. The BLM served as the lead Federal agency for the 
preparation of the Final EIS. Alternative B in the Final EIS identifies 
three herbicides selected for use: Aminopyralid, fluroxypyr, and 
rimsulfuron. The Record of Decision identifies best management 
practices, standard operating procedures, and mitigation measures for 
all vegetation treatment projects involving the use of aminopyralid, 
fluroxypyr, and rimsulfuron.
    The Final EIS addresses human health and ecological risk for the 
use of chemical herbicides on public lands and provides a cumulative 
impact analysis of the use of chemical herbicides in conjunction with 
other treatment methods.
    The decision area includes surface estate public lands administered 
by 11 BLM State offices: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, 
Montana (North Dakota/South Dakota), New Mexico (Oklahoma/Texas/
Nebraska), Nevada, Oregon (Washington), Utah, and Wyoming.
    The BLM issued a Notice of Availability of the Draft Programmatic 
Environmental Impact Statement Using Aminopyralid, Fluroxypyr, and 
Rimsulfuron (Draft EIS) on June 19, 2015 (80 FR 35394).
    The BLM responded to 98 individual public comments during the Draft 
EIS public review period.
    Comment responses and subsequent changes to the impact analysis are 
documented in the Final EIS. In addition, the FEIS contains Subsistence 
analysis required under Section 801(a) of the Alaska National Interest 
Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA).

    Authority: 40 CFR 1506.6, 40 CFR 1606.10.

Kit Muller,
Acting Assistant Director, Resources and Planning, Bureau of Land 
Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-21446 Filed 9-8-16; 8:45 am]
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