[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 43, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 43CFR1610.4-5]

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                    TITLE 43--PUBLIC LANDS: INTERIOR
 
    CHAPTER II--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 1600_PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, BUDGETING--Table of Contents
 
                Subpart 1610_Resource Management Planning
 
Sec. 1610.4-5  Formulation of alternatives.

    All reasonable resource management alternatives shall be considered 
and several complete alternatives developed for detailed study. The 
alternatives developed shall reflect the variety of issues and guidance 
applicable to the resource uses. In order to limit the total number of 
alternatives analyzed in detail to a manageable number for presentation 
and analysis, all reasonable variations shall be treated as 
subalternatives. One alternative shall be

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for no action, which means continuation of present level or systems of 
resource use. The plan shall note any alternatives identified and 
eliminated from detailed study and shall briefly discuss the reasons for 
their elimination.