BATTLE MOUNTAIN - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Battle Mountain District Office is seeking public comments on the Environmental Assessment (EA) for a proposed Battle Mountain Wildland Urban Interface Fire Defense System.
This EA has been prepared to analyze the proposed project to reduce hazardous fuels in the Wildland Urban Interface on approximately 2,839 acres of public lands (administered by the BLM) in and around the community of Battle Mountain.
The Proposed Action would include mechanical treatment methods (i.e. mowing/green-stripping), biological treatment methods (i.e. prescribed grazing), chemical treatment methods (i.e. herbicides), and reclamation efforts (i.e. seeding and monitoring). The proposed project would take place on four treatment units near the community of Battle Mountain.
The EA will be available for a 30-day public comment period. Written comments on this EA will be accepted at the address below until 4:30 p.m., Aug. 27. The EA can be viewed on the BLM Battle Mountain District website at: http://www.blm.gov/nv/st/en/fo/battle_mountain_field.html
Under Links of Interest, click on the link that reads "National NEPA Register Page." To navigate to the project, scroll down and select "Nevada" from the "State(s)" list, which will populate the "Office(s)" list, then select "NV - Mount Lewis FO." Under "Fiscal Year(s)" select "2013" and then click the "Search" button on the left side of the screen. This will take you to a list of projects; find and select this project (DOI-BLM-NV-B010-0032-EA) to display the project webpage using the link on the left.
Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, be advised, that your entire comment - including your personal identifying information - may be made publicly available at any time.
Questions and written comments should be mailed to Josh Tibbetts, project lead and prescribed fire/fuels specialist, 50 Bastian Road, Battle Mountain, NV 89820.
or emailed to jtibbett@blm.gov. For further information Josh can be reached at (775) 635-4109.[[In-content Ad]]
