NOTICE OF 30-DAY PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD Shivwits Plateau Landscape Restoration Project Environmental Assessment
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ST. GEORGE, Utah—An Environmental Assessment (EA) has been prepared for the proposed Shivwits Plateau Landscape Restoration Project (PEPC-98370/ DOI-BLM-AZ-A030-2021-0005). The project is located within the Grand Canyon-Parashant National Monument, Mohave County, Arizona. The Monument and this project are cooperatively managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the National Park Service (NPS).
Monitoring of vegetation and soils indicate that vegetation conditions on BLM and NPS managed lands have changed over time, including weed infestations, overgrown juniper and ponderosa pine trees, decadent sagebrush, and a reduction of desirable native plants. Proposed treatments include prescribed fire, herbicide use on invasive plants, manual and mechanical cutting. The project goals are to improve wildlife habitat, reduce fuel loading, provide forage for livestock and wildlife, and reduce invasive plant infestations. Protection of potentially affected resources is planned into the project design.
How to Comment
The EA is available for a 30-day public comment period beginning on June 3, 2021 and ending on July 3, 2021. A copy of the EA is available on the NPS National NEPA register https://parkplanning.nps.gov/ShivwitsPLRP and on the BLM’s National NEPA register at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2012289/510. Electronic comments may be submitted through either of the above web pages. The Monument cannot accept electronic documents by any means other than the electronic NEPA registers, including compact disc, thumb drive, or similar media due to Federal Information Systems Security Awareness policies. If desired, a hardcopy of the EA may be obtained by contacting Jennifer Fox during business hours (8 am to 4:30 pm, MDT) at 435-688-3376.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment – including your personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so. All comments from organizations or businesses will be available for public inspection in their entirety.
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