BLMLIBRARY U.S.DepartmentoftheInterior BureauofLandManagement EugeneDistrictOffice 2890ChadDrive Eugene,Oregon97440 November1994 Eugene District Proposed Resource Management Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement Volume III AstheNation'sprincipalconservationagency,theDepartmentoftheInteriorhasresponsibilityformostofournationallyownedpublic landsandnaturalresources.Thisincludesfosteringthewisestuseofourlandandwaterresources,protectingourfishandwildlife, preservingtheenvironmentalandculturalvaluesofournationalparksandhistoricalplaces,andprovidingfortheenjoymentoflifethrough outdoorrecreation.TheDepartmentassessesourenergyandmineralresourcesandworkstoassurethattheirdevelopmentisinthe bestinterestofallourpeople.TheDepartmentalsohasamajorresponsibilityforAmericanIndianreservationcommunitiesandforpeople wholiveinIslandTerritoriesunderU.S.administration. ^4&*<& x^? BLM/OR/WA/ES-94/33+1792 Appendix KK Response to Public Comments 1/3 SifiiU3 RqiJ: R/\Ry -,?-C0 80225 ResponsetoPublicComments Introduction regulations,andpublicneeds. Consideringsomeof theseconflictingdirections,goals,andneeds,the cTEhouimgsmeAenpnepteDsinsddtiruixrcitdntogoctushomeliecrniettvsainetwdheoafnefaiftlsoyrDtzrseafmptaubdRlMeiPcb/yEItSh.e It AcrDiomesmsetborriuiicrnctcaaehtnsiaospfneoaorodpftvlhemae.napcnreaedgseetnmhteeanPntRdMaPfcut/tiFuorEnesInSfoeraestdhstehoelfabtnehdsetand contains5majorparts. The1stsectionisan Sinetcrtoidounct2ioinstaostuhmempaubrlyicofpaprutbilciicpaptairotnicpirpoacteisosn. TBhLeMNtaotiroensaplonEndvtioropunbmleinctaclomPmoleinctysAcrtecreeiqvueidredsutrhieng information,includingabriefsubjectsummary(listed thecommentperiod. Thatresponsecouldtakeone byresource)ofthecommentsreceived. The3rd ofthefollowingforms: sectionliststhefullextractedandparaphrased sruebssptoannsteisv.ecTohmem4etnhtssecatlioonngcwointthaitnhseaBLliMstofallthe • MPloadni)fydienvgelalotpeirnngatainvdese(vianlculautdiinnggtnheewParlotperonsaetdives cinodmivmiednuatles,dgornoutphse,DorragfatnRizMaPt/iEonIsS,.anSedcatgioennc5iesthat tohpaptoratdudnriteisessnewissues,concerns,and consistsofreproductionsoftheletterssentby Federal,State,andlocalgovernmentagencies; • Supplementing,improvingormodifyinganalysis electedofficialsandbodies;andNativeAmerican groups. • Makingfactualcorrections • Explainingwhythecommentsdonotwarrant furtheragencyresponse(takingnoactionand Public Participation explainingwhytheBLMusedrationale, Process tauhtehoargietniecsy,'sanpdossitoiuornceissmianitnhteaidnraefdtipnlatnh,eafinndalwhy plan) AccSBDMrtsuooaaarmmnfptetmmaaeaeergRmutnneeMtotmonPffstse/inLE(otratsIPenncpRSPdeilMltiaaPsavMnn/neDna/dFdrinFa,EniifaIgnttsgSahsp)elReur.mMeoEBPdecnL/nevtEMsthisiIrs,S(mo.nBPatmLrhdeMeoBen)patEocsasusheolgeladeidIncnmogiReptneeeasdDsciottpsouturbriiltccsitec owssCrpupoeoebiurcmjnteieimeacodlentni(untsssomtt)swbm.eedlaerritnSseetuacdebsurg,sessetlsrrmaeeeecendactt.dneei,tidvCvaeaeoandnpcnddidobecmytrsoomedEeosreufnepdgtsaoleonsalnusclraeececnosteDtdrieddsprepitsrrrvnoiweegcgfeltterroorsaeptemteanhfdcfeetso/ thesubstantivecomments. Tcohuentainnaglyesxiesrcoifspeu.blTichecocmommemnetnstsisrneocteiavveodtferom Asubstantivecommentrelatestoinadequacies splmuPersuleteeabatfnfsneu,etrilrasnarngtaletoftndiuhtdvlaohelueptccguehBbhoralnLmaianlmMctlgieemvcineseno,tetmcstahmoienuwendlenmgdorstidenbsiwedfgeweiermecvneaareetdleraiaoenoclp.anolilnynoySsgftpzihetedtechedhieremfsedioPodrcsr.attfohtpaotsed doumrRriseeaespsnidarnpa;goaogrdcnreeucsemuceecremesaodencnmttiitmonesaestschnoutiibdninssostAntihspnane;tpneeteaorwinnrpvdaraeiilelnyxttcvsa.eooitrlismnvoamoenterssinvmosetfeussbtsshoiatrgorandeinoftliiocvgaenicees. MFEaInSagaeremebnatseddecoinsi4onfsacatosrsp:ubllaiwssh,edteicnhtnhiecaPlRMP/ Apospirteifoneroenncaenoirssoupeiwniitohnougtenseurpaplolrytisntagttehsata information,resourcelimitations,andpublicopinion. positionwithproof,data,orreferences. ttAtTceholhochitrnoteseoshsriuieBynngdasLfPhetotoMrrireuveommtecdpaotoatmbnishnyaoseednuntd.lpahitlnegPAeallecdnBalhmnnLwoai.eifnMnntggtThtihihpntenperhgdloieeaPnctnvpfheReuoestMlbrhsloPmPaipartt/ctieoFminfcoEouegobnrIsntirtStwtaesiiadmninPssueArsoleaeutontfesemrltrenyhraeetodifve t5opSlhfer0oteeptrmsfeuerueebfbrlocsieorotcfnena,cttcneahotpsieirmnveacmeefnoededcmnr5otemomntpsemocinneei1tissn5otn.lnaosesntt.,MdtaoearAosslvpstoticthnlsoeoeitnutoatctgntaeohseriudsnntwethceedieaorrnnleaugtivpaeceeriotx,rnnoeaeasr4gdnic0eaidlseoyerrs,eids. aBnLdM'MsamnualgtiepmleenutseAcmta,ntdhaeteO,&CtheAcFt,edoetrhaelrLlaanwdsaPnoldicy sEuvbesrtyanattitveempctowmamsenmtasdeexttroaacctceudrfarteolmytchaeplteutrteerasllthe AppendixKK receivedanddisplaythem. Thesecommentsare BLMWashingtonOfficeStaff groupedbyresourcealongwitharesponseandare AssistantSecretaryoftheInterior&Staff reproducedinthisAppendix. Professional/ConservationGroups, WashingtonD.C. Somecommentssuggestedactionsthatarebeyond HouseInteriorAppropriationsStaff BLMjurisdiction,legalauthorities,orthescopeofan SenateInteriorAppropriationsStaff RMP. Insuchcases,theresponsewouldhavebeen 8/19/92 O&CCountiesExecutiveBoard totakenoactionexcepttoexplainwhythesugges- 8/20/92 EnvironmentalGroups(Oregon) tionisbeyondtheBLM'sauthorityorscope. Some IndustryAssociations(Oregon) specificsuggestionsaskedfordetaileddiscussionsin 8/28/92 DistrictAdvisoryCouncil theplan;however,manyofthesedetailsarebeyond 9/08/92 Governor'sForestPlanningTeam thescopeofthisplan. Thesecommentshavebeen 9/16/92 ScientificReviewPanel retainedforconsiderationinthepreparationoffuture 9/17/92 WillametteTimbermen sitespecificplansorprojects. 9/22/92 LaneCountyTaxEqualizationGroup 10/06/92 U.S.ForestService,WillametteNational SummaryofPublicParticipation Forest 10/08/92 OregonStateUniversityFaculty TheEugeneDistrictDraftRMP/EISwasreleasedfor 10/09/92 WillametteForestryCouncil publicreviewonAugust28,1992withtheFederal 10/21/92 SocietyofAmericanForesters,Portland RegisterNoticeprintedonAugust27,1992(Vol.57, 10/26/92 SocietyofAmericanForesters,Eugene No.167,pg.38853). Duringthe4-monthcomment 10/27/92 UniversityofOregonFaculty period,theEugeneDistrictreceived1,272comment 11/02/92 UniversityofWashingtonFaculty letters. TheDistrictcontinuedtoacceptcomment 11/10/92 SocietyofAmericanForesters,Roseburg letterswellpasttheofficialclosingdateandtriedto considerthesecommentsasmuchaspossible. All DistrictPublicInvolvement oftheoriginallettersareonfileattheEugeneDistrict officeandareavailableforpublicreview. TheEugeneDistrictDraftRMP/EISwasreleasedfor publicreviewonAugust28,1992. TheFederal Approximately800copiesoftheEugeneDistrictDraft RegisterNoticewasprintedonAugust27,1992(Vol. RMP/EISweredistributedbymailingstoindividuals, 57No.167pg.38853). groups,andagenciesontheDistrict'smailinglist, andtovisitorstotheofficeandthoseattendingthe Aspartoftheplanningprocess,theEugeneDistrict publicmeetings. solicitedpubliccommentsonitsDraftRMP/EIS. Basedoncommentsreceived,theBLMmade StatewidePublicInvolvement changestoitsDraftRMP/EISandissuedthePro- posedResourceManagementPlan/FinalEnviron- Therewereanumberofformalbriefingsofnon-BLM mentalImpactStatement(PRMP/FEIS). groupsandindividuals,aswellasinformalmeetings thatcoveredall6westernOregonDraftRMPs. Duringthe120-daycommentperiodextendingfrom TnahteesdebmyetehteinOgrseagnodnbSrtiaetfeinOgfsfiucseuaolflyBLwMe,realctohoorduig-h Aceuigvuesdt12,127t2oDceocmemmebnetrle2t1te,r1s.99T2,hethDeisDtirsitcrticctonret-inued theformalbriefingswereledbypastEugeneDistrict toacceptcommentletterspasttheofficialclosing Manager,RonKaufman. Thefollowingisalistofall dateofthecommentperiodandtriedtoconsider WesternOregonbriefingsheldbyStateOffice thesecommentsasmuchaspossible. Allofthe personnelforallsixwesternOregonDistrictRMPs. originallettersareonfileattheEugeneDistrictOffice andareavailableforpublicreview. 7/20/92 U.S.FishandWildlifeService,Portland 8/6-13/92 U.S.ForestService,WashingtonD.C. TheDistrictcommentswerereceivedthroughindi- SenatorBobPackwood vidualletters,personalcontacts,petitions,andpublic SenatorMarkHatfield(staff) meetings. Theywereanalyzedsothatmeaningful SenatorSladeGordon(staff) changescouldbemadetothePreferredAlternative CongressmanLesAuCoin(staff) (PA)andinthedevelopmentofthePRMP/FEIS. CongressmanNormDix Substantivecommentswerethemostusefultothe CongressmanPeterDeFazio(staff) BLMindevelopmentoftheProposedRMP,although CongressmanPeterKopetski allwereconsidered. Substantivecommentswere CongressmanBobSmith thoseindicating CongressmanRonWyden 8 ResponsetoPublicComments • errorsinanalysis; Demographics • newinformationthatwouldhaveabearingonthe analysis; TheDistrictreceived1,272letters: 1,169were • misinformationthatmayhavebeenutilizedand individualletters,3werepetitions,4wereresolutions, couldhaveaffectedtheoutcomeoftheanalysis, and946wereformletterswithatotalof2,71 • requestsforclarification;and signatures. Mostlettershadmorethanonecom- • supportofanexistingalternativeordefinitionofa ment;therewere2,157 separatecomments. Ofthe substantivenewalternativewithintherangeof 2,157comments,approximately248weresubstan- alternativesconsidered. tivecommentsand1,909werepreference/opinion comments. Eachcommentwasconsideredvaluablewhether "substantive"orotherwise;opinions,feelings,sug- TheDistrictreceivedlettersfrom4States: California, gestions,andobservationswerealsoconsidered. 49;Indiana,1;Oregon,1,216;andWashington,6. Eachcommentwasweighedonitsownmeritagainst All1,272lettersreceivedwererecordedintoadBase legal,technicalinformation,resourcecapability,and computerprogram. publicopinion. Formlettersmadeup46percentofthetotalletters TheNationalEnvironmentalPolicyActof1976 received. TheDistrictreceived4differentform (NEPA)requiresBLMtorespondtosubstantive letters. Theyincluded113fromEnvironmental commentsreceivedduringacommentperiod. Groupsand896fromtheTimberIndustry. Responsestothesubstantivecommentscanbe foundinthisAppendix. TableBtabulatestheresponsetype,thenumberof commentsreceivedonEugene'sDraftRMP/EIS,and PublicMeetings(District) thenumberofsignaturesontherespectivecorre- spondence. TheEugeneDistricthadfouropenhousestodis- penseinformation,answerquestions,andsolicitinput TableB-SummarybyTypeofResponse regardingtheDraftRMP/EIS. Theywereattendedby 117peoplewhowereaskedtosubmitwrittencom- Response Responses Signatures ments. Inaddition,severalothermeetingswereheld Type Number Number withtheEugeneDistrictAdvisoryCouncil. TableAis alistofthedates,meetings,andopenhouseswhere CommentSheets 2 2 BLMstaffersmettodiscusstheDraftRMP/EIS. FormLetter 946 947 Letter 316 434 TableA PublicMeetings Petition 3 1,294 Resolution 4 40 Number Other 1 1 Date Attending Meeting Total 1,272 2,718 08/28/92 8 EugeneAdvisory TablesCandDtabulateandsummarizesomeofthe Council demographicinformationaboutthecommentletters 09/30/92 35 OpenHouse,Eugene receivedbytheEugeneDistrictonitsDraftRMP/EIS. DistrictOffice 10/02/92 7 EugeneAdvisory TableC-SummarybyTypeofRespondent Council 10/07/92 11 OpenHouse,Florence Respondent Responses Signatures Oregon Type Number Number 10/22/92 2 OpenHouse,Cottage Grove,Oregon Affiliatedwith 10/28/92 47 OpenHouse,Leaburg, Organization 84 1,478 Oregon 11/13/92 7 EugeneAdvisory Federalgovernment 6 6 Council Total 117 Individual 1,169 1,219 Localgovernment 8 10 Stategovernment 5 5 Total 1,272 2,718 — AppendixKK TableD-GeographicalLocationofResponders SummaryofCommentswithBLMResponses State Responders Thefollowingsectioncontainssubstantivecomments andBLMresponsesbyresourcetopic. Eugene California 49 specificcommentsarelocatedattheendofeach Indiana 1 ResourceTopicsectionfollowingcommonStatewide Oregon 1,216 comments. Washington 6 Thefollowinglisttabulatesthenumberofcomments accordingtomajortopicsorresourceelements addressedinthecommentletters. PreferredAlterna- tivecommentsaddressedresourcetopicsand, therefore,werecodedinthedBasetotheresource programscontainedinthefollowinglist. Topic NumberofComments Access 1 AirResources 15 BiologicalDiversity 34 CulturalResources 3 Energy&Minerals 51 Fire 4 Fish 15 HazardousMat/NoxiousWeeds 1 Lands,Rights-of-Way,Withdraw 18 LivestockGrazing 1 Recreation 28 RiparianResources 35 Roads 14 RuralInterfaceAreas 19 SocioeconomicConditions 115 SoilResources 4 SpecialAreas 63 SpecialStatusSpecies 98 TimberResources 340 Vegetation 14 VisualResources 16 WaterResources 44 WildandScenicRivers 23 Wildlife 63 RMP/EIS(General) 59 EcosystemManagement 31 Withdrawals 1 Consistencyw/AgencyPlans 8 RequireFurtherEA 2 UseofCompletedPlan 5 Mgt.NewAcquiredLands 1 Monitoring 15 Research 1 EInndvuisrtornymFenotramlCFoomrmmeCnotm—meYneltlsow 218153 TimberIndustryFormLetter 43 WillametteForestCouncil FormLetter 568 Other 6 Total 2,157 ResponsetoPublicComments Draft RMP/EIS Common Comment/Responses TableofContents Scoping StageDirectorGuidance PurposeandNeed BudgetAssumptions OrganizationofDocument,Editing,andMaps PlanningSchedule CoordinationwithOtherParties GoalsandObjectives ThePreferredAlternative LegalConsistencyofPreferredAlternative TheNoActionAlternative NewAlternativeProposals ImpactAnalysisGenerally AirResources Soils/SiteProductivity WaterResources BiologicalDiversity OldGrowthForest EcosystemManagement Vegetation RiparianZones Wildlife Fish SpecialStatusSpecies(AnimalsandPlants) SpottedOwl SpecialAreas CulturalResources VisualResources WildandScenicRivers Recreation Timber-ManagementDirection/Practices Timber-Productivity/Sustainability/ForestHealth Timber-ASQ/PSQ Timber-Inventories Timber-Demand,SupplyandMarketEffects EnergyandMineralResources LandTenure Access Roads Fire SocioeconomicConditions RuralInterfaceAreas ConsistencywithOtherAgencyPlans&Programs RequirementforFurtherEnvironmentalAnalysis UseoftheCompletedPlan Monitoring AppendixKK I • \