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Cedar City, Utah— The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cedar City Office announces a 30-day public comment period beginning December 21, 2015 and ending on January 19, 2016, for the Sulphur Wild Horse Gather Plan, which includes a proposed fence along a portion of Utah State Highway 21. The BLM is currently soliciting public comments to be considered prior to the finalization of the EA.

The Sulphur HMA is located in western Iron, Beaver, and Millard counties, Utah approximately 50 miles west of Milford, Utah in the Indian Peak and Mountain Home mountain ranges. The 
Cedar City, Utah— The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cedar City Office announces a 30-day public comment period beginning December 21, 2015 and ending on January 19, 2016, for the Sulphur Wild Horse Gather Plan, which includes a proposed fence along a portion of Utah State Highway 21. The BLM is currently soliciting public comments to be considered prior to the finalization of the EA.

The Sulphur HMA is located in western Iron, Beaver, and Millard counties, Utah approximately 50 miles west of Milford, Utah in the Indian Peak and Mountain Home mountain ranges. The Sulphur HMA contains approximately 265,675 acres.

The EA includes analysis of a proposal to gather and remove excess wild horses and apply fertility control between two and four times over a 10-year period. The first of these gathers is planned to begin as early as 2016. It also analysis the construction of a fence along HWY 21 from the middle of North Pine Valley to Mormon Gap for the public health and safety to reduce the number of wild horse and vehicle collisions that occur in that area. The EA describes the potential environmental impacts from implementing the proposed projects and includes related maps. The EA is available on-line at:

The EA, including maps, is available on line at: http://www.blm.gov/ut/st/en/prog/wild_horse_and_burro.html or on the ePlanning athttps://goo.gl/fo638L; search for project name “Sulphur Wild Horse Gather Plan.”

Written comments will be accepted by letter or email until January 19, 2016. Please note that the most useful comments are those that contain new technical or scientific information relevant to the proposed action. Comments should be as specific as possible. Comments which contain only opinions or preferences will not receive a formal response but may be considered in the BLM decision-making process. Please reference “Sulphur Wild Horse Gather Plan” when submitting comments.

Written comments may be mailed or emailed using the following:

Mail
Bureau of Land Management
Cedar City Field Office
Attn: Chad Hunter
176 E DL Sargent Drive
Cedar City, UT 84721

Email
blm_ut_sulphur@blm.gov

Before including an address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in any comments, be aware that the entire comment—including personal identifying information—may be made publicly available at any time. Requests to withhold personal identifying information from public review can be submitted, but the BLM cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so. The BLM will not consider anonymous comments. All submissions from organizations and businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be available for public inspection in their entirety.

For additional EA-specific information, please contact Chad Hunter, Wild Horse/Rangeland Management Specialist at (435) 865-3000. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to leave a message or question with the above individual. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Replies are provided during normal business hours.