Draft Programmatic EIS for Fuel Breaks in the Great Basin
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U.S. Department of the Interior June 2019 BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT Draft Programmatic EIS for Fuel Breaks in the Great Basin Volume 3: Appendices B through M Estimated Lead Agency Total Costs Associated with Developing and Producing this EIS $2,100,000 The Bureau of Land Management’s multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by con- serving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands. Appendix B Acronyms and Abbreviations, Literature Cited, and Glossary This page intentionally left blank. Appendix B. Acronyms and Abbreviations, Literature Cited, and Glossary B.1 ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Full Phrase ACHP Advisory Council on Historic Preservation AIM Assessment, Inventory, and Monitoring AML appropriate management level BCR bird conservation region BLM Bureau of Land Management BSU biologically significant unit CEQ Council on Environmental Quality CFR Code of Federal Regulations DDT dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane DNA determination of NEPA adequacy DOI Department of Interior EA environmental assessment EPA Environmental Protection Agency ESA Endangered Species Act FIAT Fire and Invasives Assessment Tool FLPMA Federal Land Policy and Management Act GHMA general habitat management area HMA herd management area IBA important bird area IHMA important habitat management area IM Instruction Memorandum ITA Indian Trust Asset MBTA Migratory Bird Treaty Act MOU memorandum of understanding MtCO2e metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent NAAQS National Ambient Air Quality Standard NEPA National Environmental Policy Act NHPA National Historic Preservation Act NIFC National Interagency Fire Center NRHP National Register of Historic Places NWCG National Wildfire Coordination Group June 2019 Programmatic EIS for Fuel Breaks in the Great Basin B-1 B. Acronyms and Abbreviations, Literature Cited, and Glossary OHMA other habitat management area OHV off-highway vehicle PAC priority area for conservation PEIS programmatic environmental impact statement PHMA priority habitat management area PILT payment in lieu of taxes PM10 and PM2.5 particulate matter, 10 and 2.5 microns or smaller PFYC Potential Fossil Yield Classification RMP resource management plan RMPA resource management plan amendment ROS Recreation Opportunity Spectrum ROW right-of-way RSC Recreation Setting Characteristics SHPO State Historic Preservation Office SRP special recreation permit TCP Traditional Cultural Property USFWS United States Fish and Wildlife Service WEG wind erodibility group WFM wildland fire management WUI wildland-urban interface B.2 LITERATURE CITED Agee, J., B. Bahro, M. Finney, P. Omi, D. Sapsis, C. Skinner, J. van Wagtendonk, P. Weatherspoon. 2000. “The use of shaded fuelbreaks in landscape fire management.” Forest Ecology and Management 127(2000):55-66. https://www.fs.fed.us/psw/publications/skinner/psw_2000_skinner(agee)001.pdf Andrews, P. L., F. A. Heinsch, and L. Schelvan. 2011. How to Generate and Interpret Fire Characteristics Charts for Surface and Crown Fire Behavior. Gen. Tech. Rep. RMRS-GTR-253. US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort Collins, Colorado. Baker, W. L. 2011. “Pre-Euro-American and recent fire in sagebrush ecosystems.” Studies in Avian Biology 38:185–301. Bakker, J. D., P. W. Dunwiddie, S. A. Hall, J. R. Evans, G. M. Davies, and E. Dettweiler-Robinson. 2011. Vegetation Impacts of Recurring Fires on Sagebrush Ecosystems in Washington: Implications for Conservation and Rehabilitation. Final report to the Joint Fire Science Program for Project 08-1- 5-20. Internet website: https://www.firescience.gov/projects/08-1-5-20/project/08-1-5- 20_final_report.pdf. Balch, J. K., B. A. Bradley, C. M. D’Antonio, and J. Gómez-Dans. 2013. “Introduced annual grass increases regional fire activity across the arid western USA (1980–2009).” Global Change Biology 19:173–183. ((ch4)) B-2 Programmatic EIS for Fuel Breaks in the Great Basin June 2019 B. Acronyms and Abbreviations, Literature Cited, and Glossary Balda, R. P. 2002. Pinyon Jay Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus. In: Poole, A.; Gill, F. (ed.), The birds of North America, No. 605, pp. 1-32. The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia and the American Ornithologists' Union, Philadelphia and Washington, DC. Barbour, M. G. and W. D. Billings. 2000. North American Terrestrial Vegetation. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press. Google Books. Bawa, Ranjit. 2016. Effects of Wildfire on The Value of Recreation in Southern California’s National Forests. Report. Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Michigan State University. https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/f2a1/bb012f4c635d0720f4a01c10de278f89825f.pdf. Belnap, J., and J. S. Gardner. 1993. “Soil microstructure of the Colorado Plateau: The role of the cyanobacterium Microcoleus vaginatus.” Great Basin Naturalist 53: 40–47. Belnap, J. 1994. Potential Role of Cryptobiotic Soil Crusts in Semiarid Rangelands. Symposium on Ecology, Management, and Restoration of Intermountain Annual Rangelands. May 18–22: 179– 185. Belnap, J., and D. A. Gillette. 1998.” Vulnerability of desert soil surfaces to wind erosion: Impacts of soil texture and disturbance.” Journal of Arid Environments 39: 133–142. Belsky, J. A., and D. M. Blumenthal. 1997. “Effects of livestock grazing on stand dynamics and soils in upland forests of the interior West.” Conservation Biology 11(2): 315–327. Internet website: https://www.fs.fed.us/rm/pubs/rmrs_gtr292/1997_belsky.pdf. Benton, N., J. Fleckenstein, A. Frances, and A. Treher. December 2016. Estimating the Effect of BLM Treatment Types on Endangered, Threatened, and Sensitive Species in Sagebrush Habitats. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia. Final Report for the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. BLM (US Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management). 2003. Resource Notes. No. 63. Risk of Cheatgrass Invasion After Fire in Selected Sagebrush Community Types. Internet website: https://www.blm.gov/nstc/resourcenotes/respdf/RN63.pdf. _____. 2007. Final Vegetation Treatments Using Herbicides on Bureau of Land Management Lands in 17 Western States Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement. Reno, Nevada. _____. 2010. BLM Handbook H-4700-1 Wild Horse and Burros Management Handbook. Washington, DC. June 2010. _____. 2011. Paradigm Fuel Break Project. Internet website: https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/ eplanning/planAndProjectSite.do?methodName=renderDefaultPlanOrProjectSite&projectId= 15052. _____. 2012a. Budget Justifications and Performance Information Fiscal Year 2013. Washington, DC. _____. 2012b. National Recreation Programs. Updated as of October 22, 2012. Internet website: http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/Recreation/recreation_national.html. June 2019 Programmatic EIS for Fuel Breaks in the Great Basin B-3 B. Acronyms and Abbreviations, Literature Cited, and Glossary _____. 2014. Handbook H-8320-01–Planning for Recreation and Visitor Services. Rel. 8-85. Washington, DC. August 22, 2014. _____. 2015. Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendments for the Great Basin Region, Including the Greater Sage-Grouse Sub-Regions of Idaho and Southwestern Montana, Nevada and Northeastern California, Oregon, and Utah. Washington, DC. _____. 2016. Vegetation Treatments Using Aminopyralid Fluroxypyr and Rimsulfuron on BLM Lands in 17 Western States PEIS. Internet website: https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/ eplanning/planAndProjectSite.do?methodName=renderDefaultPlanOrProjectSite&projectId=703 01&dctmId=0b0003e8807ca411. _____. 2017. Public Land Statistics FY 2016. Published May 2017. Internet website: https://www.blm.gov/sites/blm.gov/files/PublicLandStatistics2016.pdf. _____. 2018a. Incorporating Assessment, Inventory and Monitoring (AIM) for Monitoring Fuels Project Effectiveness. Washington, D.C. December 2018. _____. 2018b. Socioeconomic Baseline Report. Prepared for the Fuels Breaks and Fuels Reduction and Habitat Restoration PEISs. _____. 2018c. Public Land Statistics Report. March 1, 2018. _____. 2019a. Idaho Greater Sage-Grouse Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment. Boise, Idaho. _____. 2019b. Nevada and Northeastern California Greater Sage-Grouse Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment. Reno, Nevada. _____. 2019c. Oregon Greater Sage-Grouse Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment. Portland, Oregon. _____. 2019d. Record of Decision and Approved Utah Greater Sage-Grouse Resource Management Plan Amendment. Salt Lake City, Utah. BLM GIS. 2018. GIS data provided by the BLM to support alternatives, affected environment, and environmental consequences. BLM Idaho State Office. Boise, Idaho. Block, W. M., L. M. Conner, P. A. Brewer, P. Ford, J. Haufler, A. Litt, R. E. Masters, L. R. Mitchell and J. Park. 2016. Effects of Prescribed Fire on Wildlife and Wildlife Habitat in Selected Ecosystems of North America. The Wildlife Society Technical Review 16-01. The Wildlife Society, Bethesda, Maryland, USA. 69 pp. Boyko, A. R., Gibson, R. M., and J. R. Lucas. 2004. "How Predation Risk Affects the Temporal Dynamics of Avian Leks: Greater Sage Grouse versus Golden Eagles.," The American Naturalist 163(1): 154-165. B-4 Programmatic EIS for Fuel Breaks in the Great Basin June 2019 B. 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