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Vermilion Cliffs National Monument Resource Management Plan (Approved Plan) Is Complete United States Department of the Interior BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Arizona Strip Field Office 345 East Riverside Drive In Reply Refer To: AZ-010: 1610 St. George, Utah 84790 www.az.blm.gov February 2008 Dear Reader: We are pleased to announce that after five years of hard work and collaborative effort, the Vermilion Cliffs National Monument Resource Management Plan (Approved Plan) is complete. This document represents the first management plan for the Monument and will provide guidance for the management of 279,566 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM)-administered lands in northern Arizona. These lands are within the Arizona Strip District in Coconino County, Arizona. The attached Record of Decision (ROD) and Approved Plan have been prepared in accordance with the Federal Land Policy Management Act and the National Environmental Policy Act. The ROD/Approved Plan was sent to members of the public who requested a copy and to pertinent local, State, Federal, and Tribal governments. The ROD finalizes the proposed decisions presented in the Arizona Strip Proposed Plan/Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) that was released on March 2, 2007 and subject to a 30-day protest period that ended on April 2, 2007. Seven protest letters were received and reviewed by the BLM Assistant Director for Renewable Resources and Planning in Washington, D.C. After careful consideration of all points raised in the protest letters, the Assistant Director concluded that the planning team and responsible decision makers followed all applicable laws, regulations, policies, and pertinent resource considerations in developing the Proposed Plan in the FEIS. Minor adjustments or points of clarification incorporated into the Approved Plan in response to issues raised during the protest process and final BLM review are discussed in the ROD under the sections entitled Modifications and Clarifications. The protest review did not result in any significant changes to the Proposed Plan. The ROD serves as the final decision for the land use planning decisions described in the Approved Plan. Now that the ROD is signed, we look forward to your assistance and participation as we implement the decisions contained in the Approved Plan. Route designations are described and mapped as part of the travel management decisions included in the ROD/Approved Plan. Route designations are implementation level decisions. Therefore, an appeal opportunity under the Department of Interior’s appeal regulations at 43 CFR Part 4 is being provided at this time for the route designations proposed within the Approved Plan. Copies of the ROD and Approved Plan can be obtained on the web at https://www.blm.gov/az/LUP/strip/strip_plan.htm. Additional printed or CD copies may be obtained at the address above or requested by email at [email protected] or by phone at (435) 688-3200. We greatly appreciate all who contributed to the completion of this Approved Plan, including other Federal agencies, Tribal governments, and State and local governments. This includes the ten Cooperating Agencies that worked with us over the years (Mohave and Coconino counties in Arizona, Washington and Kane counties in Utah, the Kaibab Paiute Tribe, the towns of Fredonia and Colorado City, Arizona Department of Transportation, Arizona Game and Fish Department, and the Federal Highway Administration). We also appreciate the extensive public involvement during this time by groups, organizations, and individuals. Public input informed and improved the planning process and we hope you will continue to work with us as we implement the decisions in this Approved Plan. If you need information or have questions, please contact us at (435) 688-3200. Sincerely, Linda Price Lorraine M. Christian Monument Manager Arizona Strip Field Manager VERMILION CLIFFS NATIONAL MONUMENT APPROVED PLAN RECORD OF DECISION 2008 Vermilion Cliffs National Monument Record of Decision TABLE OF CONTENTS VERMILION CLIFFS NATIONAL MONUMENT RECORD OF DECISION ................... 1 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 1 PROTEST REVIEW RESULTS ................................................................................................ 1 THE DECISION ......................................................................................................................... 2 OVERVIEW OF THE ALTERNATIVES ................................................................................. 3 Alternative A: No Action........................................................................................................ 3 Alternative B........................................................................................................................... 4 Alternative C........................................................................................................................... 4 Alternative D........................................................................................................................... 4 Alternative E: Proposed Plan.................................................................................................. 4 Environmentally Preferable Alternative ............................................................................. 5 LAND USE PLAN DECISIONS, IMPLEMENTATION DECISIONS, AND ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS ............................................................................................ 6 Land Use Plan Decisions ........................................................................................................ 7 Desired Future Conditions .................................................................................................. 7 Special Designations........................................................................................................... 7 Land Use Allocations (Allowable Uses)............................................................................. 7 Management Actions .......................................................................................................... 8 Implementation Decisions ...................................................................................................... 8 Appeal Procedures for Implementation Decisions ............................................................. 9 Administrative Actions ......................................................................................................... 10 MODIFICATIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS ....................................................................... 11 Modifications ........................................................................................................................ 11 Route Designations ........................................................................................................... 12 Clarifications......................................................................................................................... 12 MANAGEMENT CONSIDERATIONS FOR SELECTING THE APPROVED PLAN ........ 13 Mitigation Measures ............................................................................................................. 13 Plan Monitoring .................................................................................................................... 14 Implementation Monitoring.............................................................................................. 14 Effectiveness Monitoring.................................................................................................. 14 IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN....................................................... 15 CONSISTENCY REVIEW ...................................................................................................... 15 PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT ...................................................................................................... 16 TO OBTAIN A COPY OF THE MANAGEMENT PLAN ..................................................... 17 i Vermilion Cliffs National Monument Record of Decision VERMILION CLIFFS NATIONAL MONUMENT RECORD OF DECISION INTRODUCTION The Arizona Strip District of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) prepared this Record of Decision (ROD) on the Proposed Management Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement (Proposed Plan/FEIS) for Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, which was published in January 2007. While the Proposed Plan/FEIS also addressed management of Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument (both BLM and NPS-administered lands) and non-Monument public lands administered by the Arizona Strip Field Office, this ROD applies only to those decisions for management of Vermilion Cliffs National Monument, which will be referred to as the "Monument" throughout this document, as presented in the attached Approved Resource Management Plan (Approved Plan). On November 9, 2000, Presidential Proclamation 7374 created the Monument to ensure protection of a wide variety of biological objects and a long and rich human history, which have been preserved by remoteness and limited travel corridors. The Monument also encompasses geological treasures, contains spectacular scenic vistas of the Paria Plateau and Paria Canyon, and offers visitors opportunities to experience solitude. The Monument is located in northern Coconino County, Arizona, and contains 279,566 acres of BLM-administered lands, 13,438 acres of Arizona State Trust lands, and 683 acres of private land. The decisions in the Approved Plan only apply to the 279,566
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