National Rangeland Inventory, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RIME) Report

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September 8, 2011
EMS TRANSMISSION: September 12, 2011
Instruction Memorandum No. WY-2011-045
Expires: 09/30/2012
To: District Managers
From: Deputy State Director, Resource Policy and Management
Subject: National Rangeland Inventory, Monitoring, and Evaluation (RIME) Report
DD: 9/14/2011
Program Area: Rangeland Management
Purpose: The National Operations Center (NOC) is collecting information for the Fiscal_Year
2011 RIME Report. This Instruction Memorandum (IM) transmits the NOC’s data request in
their subject IM No. OC-2011-069, which can be found at:
http://teamspace/oc/sites/prog_rmfoia/NOC%20Instruction%20Memorandums%20IM%20201
1/Forms/IM%202011.aspx?Paged=TRUE&p_FSObjType=0&p_ID=130&View=%7b95AE98AC%2d
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Policy/Action: Please follow the instructions in IM No. OC-2011-069 with the following
additions/modifications specific to the Bureau of Land Management Wyoming:
1. Submit the 2011 RIME Report data for each Field Office to the Wyoming State Office by
October 14, 2011, so that it may be reviewed and forwarded to the NOC in a timely
manner.
2. If the due date to the Wyoming State Office cannot be met, please coordinate an extension
with Mark Goertel, using the contact information below.
Timeframe: This Instruction Memorandum (IM) is effective upon receipt. The due date for
Field Office submissions to the State Office is October 14, 2011.
Budget Impact: The effect of this IM on the budget is minimal because the required tasks have
been reduced and no additional data are being requested in comparison with previous years.
United States Department of the Interior
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
Wyoming State Office
P.O. Box 1828
IN REPLY REFER TO: Cheyenne, Wyoming 82009-1828
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Background: The RIME report is completed annually in accordance with policy contained in
the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Handbook H-4400-1 (Release 4-98 and 4-100), and the
BLM Manual Handbook 4180-1 (Release 1-107, dated January 19, 2001).
Manual or Handbook Sections Affected: The BLM Handbook H-4400-1 (Release 4-98 and
4-100), and the BLM Manual Handbook 4180-1 (Release 1-107, dated January 19, 2001).
Coordination: Policy/Action within this IM was coordinated with Resource Advisors.
Contacts: If you have any questions regarding this IM, please contact Mark Goertel, Wyoming
Range Program Lead, at 307-775-6194.
Signed by: Authenticated by:
Martin Griffith Sherry Dixon
Acting Deputy State Director Secretary
Distribution
Director (230), Room 204, LS 1
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