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Citation Label: UT02
Publication Name: Diamond Mountain Resource Area Resource Management Plan and Record of Decision
Publication Type: Project NEPA Document
Section Name: Chapter 2- Area Wide Decisions
Author Name: Bureau of Land Management
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Publication Year: 1994
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External Link:

http://www.blm.gov/pgdata/etc/medialib/blm/ut/vernal_fo/planning/diamond_mountain_rmp.Par.74166.File.dat/ch2%20fire%20wildlife.pdf

Local Source File: UT02-DiamondMt.Chapter2.pdf
Annotation: The main document evaluates the proposed plan and the alternating land use plans for the management of public lands and resources.Chapter 2 of the Diamond Mountain Resource Area RMP contains a list of BMPs and decisions for fire management, fish and wildlife habitat management, and hazardous materials managements in Utah. It classifies each management type by sensitivity level and mitigation. The document suggests management practices for specific species and includes mandatory lease stipulations for specific areas. See the Vernal Resource Management Plan for more recent analysis of the area.
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Required -- Management decisions are assumed to be requirements in this Record of Decision document. "manage the habitats to maintain populations of animals at a level which will avoid endangering the species." 2-9
Ownership:       Ownership: Federal, “This document records the decisions reached by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for managing approximately 709,000 surface acres and 664,000 total acres of federal mineral estate administered by BLM in the Diamond Mountain Resource Area.” Pg. 4