[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 43, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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 Field 

Manager. The Field Manager shall then make a recommendation on the 

amendment to the State Director for approval, and upon approval, the 

Field 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.



[48 FR 20368, May 5, 1983, as amended at 70 FR 14567, Mar. 23, 2005]