The BLM is implementing a collaborative, community-based planning process for the RMP/EIS, and your early and continuous input is critical to its success. Issues raised through public participation will drive the different management options that are considered in the RMP and, ultimately, how BLM public lands are managed.

"Scoping" is the process early in a project of determining the scope of public concerns, desires, or issues by gathering initial input from a wide variety of sources, including government agencies, interest groups, and individuals. The BLM used this process to better understand the nature and extent of issues and impacts to be addressed in the RMP and the methods by which they are examined. The official scoping period began on March 25, 2005, with the publication in the Federal Register of the Notice of Intent to prepare the Winnemucca RMP; the scoping period ended on May 24, 2005. During the scoping period, the BLM held open houses in Winnemucca, Lovelock, Gerlach, and Reno. The public was encouraged to attend one or more of these meetings to learn about the project and planning process and to meet BLM representatives.

During the scoping period, the BLM also sought the public's feedback on the preliminary planning issues and criteria, which were finalized after it received the public's comments and input.

Comments received during the scoping period are being considered in the alternative formulation and environmental evaluation. Following the formal scoping period that ended May 24, 2005, the BLM interdisciplinary team reviewed the comments and prepared a Scoping Summary Report that addressed the key issues raised during scoping and how the BLM would incorporate these comments into the RMP.

Although the official scoping period has ended, the BLM invites the public to participate by continuing to provide comments throughout the RMP planning process. Please open and print a mail-in or fax-in comment form. You may also e-mail your comments to . Please include your name and mailing address in your e-mail (see privacy notice). Comments are welcomed, reviewed, and considered in the planning process on a continuing basis.

Download Comment Form

Mail comments to:
Winnemucca RMP
C/o Jeff Johnson
Bureau of Land Management
Winnemucca Field Office
5100 E. Winnemucca Blvd.
Winnemucca, NV 89445

Fax comments to: (775) 623-1503 (Attn: Winnemucca RMP)

E-mail comments to:

Public comments submitted for this planning review, including names and street addresses of respondents, will be available for public review at the Winnemucca Field Office, 5100 E. Winnemucca Blvd., Winnemucca, NV 89445, during regular business hours (7:30 am to 4:30 pm), Monday through Friday, except holidays. Individual respondents may request confidentiality. If you wish to withhold your name or address from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, you must state this prominently in your written comments. Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. All submissions from organizations or businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be made available for public inspection in their entirety.