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Planning 2.0 Planning 2.0 BLM’s Final Planning Rule http://www.blm.gov/plan2 1

Planning 2.0 Outline • Goals of Planning 2.0 • Planning Framework – Plan Components – Planning Area • Public Involvement – Notice Requirements – Minimum public comment periods • Consultation and Coordination – Cooperating Agencies • Procedural Changes – Developing an RMP 2

Planning 2.0 Goals of Planning 2.0 1. Improve the BLM’s ability to respond to change. 2. Provide meaningful opportunities for collaboration. 3. Improve the BLM’s ability to implement the landscape approach. 3

Planning 2.0 Planning Framework 4

Planning 2.0 Plan Components Monitoring and evaluation standards Goals Designations Objectives Resource use determinations Lands available for disposal 5

Planning 2.0 Planning Area The BLM will consider the following: • Management concerns identified through monitoring and evaluation • Relevant landscapes based on these management concerns • Director and deciding official guidance • Officially approved and adopted plans of other Federal agencies, State and local governments, and Indian tribes • Other relevant information, as appropriate 6

Planning 2.0 Public Involvement 7

Planning 2.0 Notice Requirements • Federal Register Notices (FRNs) at several milestones. • Retains the NOI requirement for all RMPs and plan amendments. • New requirement to notify the public by posting on the BLM website and at local BLM offices , and… • Identify additional forms of notification to reach local communities . 8

Planning 2.0 Minimum Comment Periods § 1610.2-2 Existing Proposed Final Draft RMP 90 days 45 days 100 days Draft EIS-level 90 days 45 days 60 days Amendments Draft EA-level 30 days 30 days 30 days Amendments (if offered) (if offered) (if offered) 9

Planning 2.0 Consultation and Coordination 10

Planning 2.0 Consultation with Indian Tribes • New regulatory requirement to initiate consultation with Indian tribes on a government-to-government basis when preparing and amending RMPs. • This is not a new requirement for the BLM, it is just new in the regulations. 11

Planning 2.0 Coordination • The final rule describes the objectives and specific requirements of coordination, consistent with FLPMA. Changes include: – Includes new requirement for coordination on policies and programs. – Removes requirements to coordinate on BLM guidance. 12

Planning 2.0 Cooperating Agencies • Only governmental entities are eligible to partner with the BLM as cooperating agencies. • The final rule retains this unique partnership and identifies new steps to collaborate with cooperating agencies. 13

Planning 2.0 Procedural Changes 14

Planning 2.0 Developing an RMP Planning Assessment Draft Proposed Scoping Decision RMP RMP Preliminary Alternatives 15

Planning 2.0 How to learn more… • Informational materials available at www.blm.gov/plan2 • Federal e-rulemaking portal: http://www.regulations.gov Search Docket ID: BLM-2016-0002 16

Planning 2.0 QUESTIONS? 17