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Citation Label: WY033
Publication Name: Pinedale Anticline Oil & Gas Exploration & Development Project Record of Decision
Publication Type: Project NEPA Document
Section Name: Section IV: Management Area Exploration and Development Restrictions and Limitations for Resource Protection
Author Name: Bureau of Land Management
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Publication Year: 2000
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http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/wy/information/NEPA/pfodocs/anticline.Par.6725.File.dat/008sec4.pdf

Local Source File: WY033-PAPA-RODSectionIV.pdf
Annotation: The Pinedale Anticline Project is located in Sublette County, Wyoming south of Pinedale and east of the Green River. This Record of Decision defines the decision and discusses the rationale and key management considerations for authorization of the Pinedale Anticline Project as evaluated in the draft and final environmental impact statements. The document includes management considerations for resources including air quality, wildlife, soils, water, vegetation, and noise.
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Recommended:
Required -- "[Section IV] describes management objectives and development limitations/restrictions that will be applie to all Federal lands and minerals in all MAs across the PAPA." Pg. 25, Record of Decision
Ownership: Federal -- "This document records the decision made by the Bureau of Land management (BLM), … for managing the Federal surface and mineral estate in the Pinedale Anticline Oil an Gas Exploration and Development Project Area [PAPA]." Pg. 1 Record of Decision