{"abstract":"This document provides notice that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) intends to prepare an RMP with an associated EIS for the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument. This planning activity encompasses approximately 375,000 acres of public land. The plan will fulfill the needs and obligations set forth by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), the monument proclamation, and BLM management policies. The BLM will work collaboratively with interested parties to identify the management decisions that are best suited to local, regional, and national needs and concerns. The public scoping process will identify planning issues and develop planning criteria, including an evaluation of the West HiLine and Judith-Valley-Phillips RMPs in the context of the needs and interests of the public and protection of the objects of historic and scientific interest specified in the proclamation.","action":"Notice of Intent to prepare a Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, designated January 17, 2001. This action will require a single Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The planning area is located in Chouteau, Blaine, Phillips and Fergus Counties. The Monument RMP will be a new management plan and amend a portion of two plans affected by the designation; (1) the West HiLine RMP and (2) Judith-Valley-Phillips RMP.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","name":"Interior Department","id":253,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/interior-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/253","parent_id":null,"slug":"interior-department"},{"raw_name":"Bureau of Land Management","name":"Land Management Bureau","id":275,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/land-management-bureau","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/275","parent_id":253,"slug":"land-management-bureau"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2002/04/24/02-9589.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"67 FR 20158","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"The publication of this notice will initiate the public scoping comment process which will end after 120 days.Comments on issues and planning criteria can be submitted in writing to the address listed below. All public meetings will be announced through the local news media, newsletter, and the BLM web site (www.mt.blm.gov) at least 15 days prior to the event. The minutes and list of attendees for each meeting will be available to the public and open for 30 days to any participant who wishes to clarify the views they expressed.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["MT 060-02-1610-DO"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"02-9589","effective_on":null,"end_page":20159,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2002/04/24/02-9589.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/04/24/02-9589/upper-missouri-river-breaks-national-monument","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/02-9589?publication_date=2002-04-24","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2002-04-24/02-9589/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":2,"page_views":{"count":45,"last_updated":"2026-04-04 12:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2002-04-24/pdf/02-9589.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2002-04-24","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2002/04/24/02-9589.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":20158,"subtype":null,"title":"Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument","toc_doc":"Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, MT","toc_subject":"Resource management plans, etc.:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":67}