United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 2024_register executive 2024-05-10 article Part VI Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c6ccc4f2 D09002ee1c6ccc610 United States Department of the Interior originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Bureau of Land Management originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) promulgates this final rule, pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, and other relevant authorities, to advance the BLM's multiple use and sustained yield mission by prioritizing the health and resilience of ecosystems across public lands. To support ecosystem health and resilience, the rule provides that the BLM will protect intact landscapes, restore degraded habitat, and make informed management decisions based on science and data. To support these activities, the rule applies land health standards to all BLM-managed public lands and uses, codifies conservation tools to be used within FLPMA's multiple-use framework, and revises existing regulations to better meet FLPMA's requirement that the BLM prioritize designating and protecting areas of critical environmental concern (ACECs). The rule also provides an overarching framework for multiple BLM programs to facilitate ecosystem resilience on public lands. 89 FR 40308 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2024-05-09/2024-08821 2024-08821 fr09my24-11 RIN 1004-AE92 4331-27-P BLM_HQ_FRN_MO450017935 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2024-05-09/2024-08821 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-09/html/2024-08821.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-09/pdf/2024-08821.pdf Administrative Practice and Procedure Coal Conservation Environmental Impact Statements Environmental Protection Intergovernmental Relations Preservation Public Lands 42 p. 40308 40349 89 FR 40308 Title 43 Part 1600 43 CFR Part 1600 Title 43 Part 6100 43 CFR Part 6100 RIN 1004-AE92 Conservation and Landscape Health; Federal Register Vol. 89, Issue RULE 2024-08821 VI DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Land Management 2024-06-10 BLM_HQ_FRN_MO450017935 4331-27-P 2024-08821 Final rule.

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) promulgates this final rule, pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA), as amended, and other relevant authorities, to advance the BLM's multiple use and sustained yield mission by prioritizing the health and resilience of ecosystems across public lands. To support ecosystem health and resilience, the rule provides that the BLM will protect intact landscapes, restore degraded habitat, and make informed management decisions based on science and data. To support these activities, the rule applies land health standards to all BLM-managed public lands and uses, codifies conservation tools to be used within FLPMA's multiple-use framework, and revises existing regulations to better meet FLPMA's requirement that the BLM prioritize designating and protecting areas of critical environmental concern (ACECs). The rule also provides an overarching framework for multiple BLM programs to facilitate ecosystem resilience on public lands.

The final rule is effective on June 10, 2024. Patricia Johnston, Project Manager for the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, at 541-600-9693, for information relating to the substance of the final rule. Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, or hard of hearing, or who have a speech disability, may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services. Individuals outside the United States should use the relay services offered within their country to make international calls to the point-of-contact in the United States. Administrative Practice and Procedure Coal Conservation Environmental Impact Statements Environmental Protection Intergovernmental Relations Preservation Public Lands Conservation and Landscape Health, blm.gov https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/2016719/200502020/20050224/250056407/Greater%20Sage-Grouse%20Five-year%20Monitoring%20Report%202020.pdf https://eplanning.blm.gov/public_projects/nepa/79922/107093/131007/RDEP-ROD-ARMP.pdf https://gbp-blm-egis.hub.arcgis.com/ https://www.bia.gov/sites/default/files/media_document/sacred_sites_guide_508_2023-1205.pdf https://www.blm.gov/aim https://www.blm.gov/policy/pim-2022-011 https://www.blm.gov/public-lands-rule https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/uploads/Media_Library_BLM_Policy_h4180-1.pdf https://www.blm.gov/sites/default/files/docs/2021-11/MS-1794%20Rel.%201-1807.pdf https://www.doi.gov/ocio/policy-mgmt-support/information-quality-guidelines https://www.doi.gov/sites/default/files/department-of-interior-climate-action-plan-final-signed-508-9.14.21.pdf https://www.ntc.blm.gov/krc/system/files?file=legacy/uploads/5657/5_1613_ACEC_Manual%201988.pdf https://www.regulations.gov https://www.regulations.gov/comment/BLM-2023-0001-120501 https://www.regulations.gov/comment/BLM-2023-0001-147694 https://www.regulations.gov/comment/BLM-2023-0001-153233 https://www.regulations.gov/comment/BLM-2023-0001-154147 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1550742422001075 https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/OSTP-CEQ-IK-Guidance.pdf regulations.gov usgs.gov www.reginfo.gov Vol. 89, no. 91 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2024-05-09 continuing daily deposited born digital 831 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2024-05-09 P0b002ee1c6cb5962 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr09my24 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2024-05-09 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-09/pdf/FR-2024-05-09.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2024-05-09/xml/FR-2024-05-09.xml fdlp 39531 40357 DGPO 2024-05-10 2024-05-10 FR-2024-05-09 machine generated eng FR FR-2024-05-09 89 91