[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: 43CFR1610.5-5]

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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. 1610.5-5  Amendment.

    A resource management plan may be changed through amendment. An 
amendment shall be initiated by the need to consider monitoring and 
evaluation findings, new data, new or revised policy, a change in 
circumstances or a proposed action that may result in a change in the 
scope of resource uses or a change in the terms, conditions and 
decisions of the approved plan. An amendment shall be made through an 
environmental assessment of the proposed change, or an environmental 
impact statement, if necessary, public involvement as prescribed in 
Sec. 1610.2 of this title, interagency coordination and consistency 
determination as prescribed in Sec. 1610.3 of this title and any other 
data or analysis that may be appropriate. In all cases, the effect of 
the amendment on the plan shall be evaluated. If the amendment is being 
considered in response to a specific proposal, the analysis required for 
the proposal and for the amendment may occur simultaneously.
    (a) If the environmental assessment does not disclose significant 
impact, a finding of no significant impact may be made by the District 
Manager. The District Manager shall then make a recommendation on the 
amendment to the State Director for approval, and upon approval, the 
District Manager shall issue a public notice of the action taken on the 
amendment. If the amendment is approved, it may be implemented 30 days 
after such notice.
    (b) If a decision is made to prepare an environmental impact 
statement, the amending process shall follow the same procedure required 
for the preparation and approval of the plan, but consideration shall be 
limited to that portion of the plan being considered for amendment. If 
several plans are being amended simultaneously, a single environmental 
impact statement may be prepared to cover all amendments.