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Citation Label: UT06
Publication Name: Vernal Resource Management Plan Draft Environmental Impact Statement
Publication Type: Land Use Plan / NEPA Document
Section Name: Chapter 4.15 Special Status Species
Author Name: Bureau of Land Management
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Publication Year: 2005
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http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/ut/vernal_fo/planning/draft_eis/chapter_four_-_environmental.Par.84818.File.dat/4.15%20Special%20Status%20Species.pdf

Local Source File: UT06-VernalRMPch415.pdf
Annotation: The Vernal Resource Management Plan DEIS analyzes management options for the Vernal Plannig Area. This chapter describes the overall threats and potential impacts to 17 federally listed and 28 sensitive species within the Vernal Planning Area.
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Recommended:
Recommended -- An EIS evaluates alternatives and does not include a decision to implement a particular alternative. Unless specific practices are explicitly noted in the NEPA document as "required", this website considered all management practices in a draft or final EIS as "recommended." In addition, the document states that "[The management plan] will provide planning guidance for public land and federal mineral estate managed by the [Vernal Field Office]..." pg. 1, Executive Summary
Ownership: Federal -- "[The management plan] will provide planning guidance for public land and federal mineral estate managed by the [Vernal Field Office]..." pg. 1, Executive Summary