BLM Announces New Dates for Resource Management Plan Public Meetings
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NORMAN, Okla. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) will host a series of public meetings to provide information, solicit input and answer questions about the Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas (OKT) Draft Joint Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Management Plan (RMP), and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Integrated Resource Management Plan (IRMP). On Nov. 9, 2018, the BLM, Oklahoma Field Office, in coordination with the BIA, Eastern Oklahoma Regional Office and Southern Plains Regional Office, released a revised land use management plan for the administration of Federal and Indian lands across Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas. The amended draft plan addresses future land-use allocations; resource management actions; resource data and impact analysis; and the laws, regulations, and policies applicable to lands administered by the BLM and BIA.
These meetings were originally scheduled for January 2019, but were postponed due to the government shutdown.
PUBLIC MEETING DATES:
• Tuesday, 2/26: Lionel D. Alford Branch Library, 3447 S Meridian Ave, Wichita, KS
• Wednesday, 2/27: Martin Luther King Center, 300 W Martin Luther King St, Muskogee, OK
• Thursday, 2/28: National Weather Center, 120 David L Boren Blvd, Norman, OK
• Monday, 3/4: Warford Activity Center, 1330 NW 18th Avenue, Amarillo, TX
• Tuesday, 3/5: Arlington Public Library – SE Branch, Community Rm., 900 SE Green Oaks Blvd, Arlington, TX
• Friday, 3/8: Del Mar College, Center for Economic Development, Room 106, 3209 S Staples St, Corpus Christi, TX
MEETING TIME: 4-7 p.m. with a presentation at 5:30 p.m. and a question and answer period at 6 p.m.
The public is encouraged to review the OKT Draft Joint EIS/BLM RMP and BIA IRMP and provide comments, via the BLM ePlanning website below, during the open public comment period, ending March 24, 2019.
The Draft RMP/EIS/IRMP is available at the following BLM website: https://eplanning.blm.gov/epl-front-office/eplanning/planAndProjectSite.do?methodName=dispatchToPatternPage¤tPageId=107477
For more information on the planning process, please contact Patrick Rich, BLM Oklahoma Field Office RMP Team Lead, at 405-579-7154.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.