{"abstract":"On March 31, 2017, the United States District Court for the District of Nevada held that the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) violated the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, (NEPA) by failing to prepare a supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the designation of Sagebrush Focal Areas (SFA) in the Nevada and Northeastern California Greater Sage-Grouse Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment in Nevada. In order to comply with the court's order and to address issues raised by various interested parties, the BLM intends to consider the possibility of amending some, all or none of the BLM land use plans that were amended or revised in 2014 and 2015 regarding Greater Sage-Grouse conservation in the States of California, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah and Montana (\"2015 Sage-Grouse Plans\"). By this Notice the BLM is announcing the beginning of the scoping process to solicit public comments on Greater Sage-Grouse land management issues that could warrant land use plan amendments.","action":"Notice of intent.","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/2017/10/11/2017-21958.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"82 FR 47248","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2017-11-27","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This Notice initiates the public scoping process for RMP amendment(s) with associated NEPA document(s). Comments may be submitted in writing until November 27, 2017. The date(s) and location(s) of any scoping meetings will be announced at least 15 days in advance through local news media, newspapers and the BLM Web site at: http://bit.ly/GRSGplanning. In order to be included in the analysis, all comments must be received prior to the close of the 45- day scoping period or 15 days after the last public meeting, whichever is later. We will provide additional opportunities for public participation as appropriate.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["LLWO200000/LXSGPL000000/17x/L11100000.PH0000"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2017-21958","effective_on":null,"end_page":47249,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"explanation":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2017/10/11/2017-21958.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/10/11/2017-21958/notice-of-intent-to-amend-land-use-plans-regarding-greater-sage-grouse-conservation-and-prepare","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2017-21958?publication_date=2017-10-11","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2017-10-11/2017-21958/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":2,"page_views":{"count":2652,"last_updated":"2026-04-23 12:15:04 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-10-11/pdf/2017-21958.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2017-21958.pdf?1507639601","publication_date":"2017-10-11","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2017/10/11/2017-21958.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2023-03-01T02:36:47Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":47248,"subtype":null,"title":"Notice of Intent To Amend Land Use Plans Regarding Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation and Prepare Associated Environmental Impact Statements or Environmental Assessments","toc_doc":"Intent to Amend Land Use Plans Regarding Greater Sage-Grouse Conservation and Prepare Associated Environmental Impact Statements or Environmental Assessments","toc_subject":"Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":82}