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BLM Kingman Travel Management Implementation Plan August 2018 I Figures Appendix C: Kingman Travel Management Plan BLM Kingman Field Office TMP EA August 2018 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT KINGMAN TRAVEL MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN DRAFT August 2018 Kingman Field Office 2755 Mission Blvd Kingman, AZ 86401 KINGMAN TRAVEL MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION PLAN Signature Page Approved by: ______________________________________ __________ Amanda Dodson Date Field Manager Kingman Field Office Table of Contents 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................................................................1 1.1. Overview of the TMP Area ............................................................................................................1 1.2. Areas of Special Emphasis .............................................................................................................4 1.3. Background of Travel and Transportation Management ................................................................4 2 Travel Management Planning Process ...........................................................................................................5 2.1. Route Inventory Process .................................................................................................................5 2.2. Route Evaluation Process ...............................................................................................................5 3 Travel Management Decisions .......................................................................................................................6 3.1. Plan Purpose and Conformance ......................................................................................................6 3.1.1. Arizona BLM Statewide OHV Regulations and Travel Management Policies ..................7 3.2. BLM Administrative Determination on R.S. 2477 .........................................................................7 3.3. Desired Outcomes ...........................................................................................................................8 3.3.1. Goals, Objectives and Guidelines for General Management Areas ....................................8 3.3.2. Goals, Objectives and Guidelines for Areas Requiring Special Management ....................8 3.4. Route Designations .........................................................................................................................9 3.5. Publication of the Travel Network ................................................................................................ 10 4 Implementation ............................................................................................................................................. 10 4.1. Implementation Decisions Made in the TMP ............................................................................... 10 4.2. Special Designated Areas ............................................................................................................. 12 4.3. Trails, Byways and Designated Touring Routes........................................................................... 12 4.4. Education Component .................................................................................................................. 13 4.5. Sign Component ........................................................................................................................... 14 4.5.1. Scope of Signing ............................................................................................................... 14 4.5.2. Designated Route Markers ................................................................................................ 15 4.5.3. Proposed Sign Locations ................................................................................................... 17 4.5.4. Maintenance and Monitoring of Travel Management Signs ............................................. 17 4.6. Enforcement Component .............................................................................................................. 18 5 Monitoring and Evaluation ........................................................................................................................... 19 5.1. Restoration and Rehabilitation ...................................................................................................... 19 5.2. Monitoring .................................................................................................................................... 20 5.3. Adaptive Management .................................................................................................................. 21 5.4. TMP Revision and Amendment ................................................................................................... 22 5.5. Reroutes and New Disturbance ..................................................................................................... 23 5.6. Temporary Routes ........................................................................................................................ 24 5.7. Necessary Access on Private and State Lands .............................................................................. 24 5.8. Emergency Closures ..................................................................................................................... 25 5.9. Prioritization ................................................................................................................................. 25 BLM Kingman Travel Management Implementation Plan August 2018 i Figures Figure 1. TMP Area Overview ...................................................................................................................................3 Figure 2. Identification, Navigation and Regulatory signs ....................................................................................... 15 Figure 3. Route Markers ........................................................................................................................................... 16 Figure 4. Examples of Area and Route Signs ........................................................................................................... 17 Tables Table 1. Land Ownership within KFO .......................................................................................................................1 Table 2. Route Information within the Planning Area, by Use Level ........................................................................2 Table 3. Route Information within the Planning Area, by Route Type ......................................................................2 Table 4. Route Designations ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Table 5. Maintenance Intensity Levels ..................................................................................................................... 11 Table 6. Management Of Transportation Facilities .................................................................................................. 25 Appendices Appendix A. Acronyms, Glossary, and References Appendix B. Resource Management Objective BLM Kingman Travel Management Implementation Plan August 2018 ii 1 Introduction The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Kingman Field Office (KFO) Travel Management Plan (TMP) has been prepared considering extensive public and agency input. The intent of the plan is to establish a comprehensive travel network and develop action plans while protecting resources and meeting both current and future access needs to the public lands in this area while minimizing conflict among users of the travel network. The plan identifies a system of roads, primitive roads and trails, and the terms for their use and maintenance. Additionally, it outlines facilities to be developed in support of recreational use through creation of a limited amount of new routes and closure of other routes. The travel network identified in this TMP is comprised of both motorized and non-motorized trails. Federal agencies are directed to manage motorized vehicle use on public lands through Executive Order (EO) 11644 and EO 11989, which have been incorporated into the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), under 43 CFR 8342.1. The 1995 Kingman Record of Decision (ROD) and Resource Management Plan (RMP) (BLM 1995) as well as the Lower Gila North Management Framework Plan (MFP) (BLM 1981) and subsequent Approved Amendment to the Lower Gila North MFP (herein referred to as the “Approved Amendment”) (BLM 2005) provide management guidance for the approximately 2,471,810 acres of BLM-administered land located within the KFO planning area (planning area). This guidance must be considered in any travel management planning decisions. Surface management within the Kingman Travel Management Areas (TMAs) includes BLM, National Park Service, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Tribal Lands, Bureau of Reclamation, State, county, local, and private lands. Table 1 presents the distribution of land ownership within the planning area. Table 1. Land Ownership within KFO Other Federal BLM Land Tribal Land Land State Land Private Land Total (acres) (Acres) (acres) (acres) (acres) (acres) 2,471,810 445,422 487,172 829,629 1,481,273 5,715,306 The Kingman ROD and RMP (BLM 1995), as well as the Lower Gila North MFP (BLM 1981) and Approved Amendment (BLM 2005), designated 418,887 acres as closed to vehicle use per the Arizona Desert Wilderness Act
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