DRECP Proposed LUPA and Final EIS RESPONSES TO COMMENTS

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49 Response to Comment Letter E115 San Diego Mineral & Gem Society Inc. Paul Williams February 21, 2015 E115-1 Thank you for your comment. While it has not resulted in a change in the document, the BLM has taken it into consideration. E115-2 The data provided regarding rockhounders activities and concerns has been reviewed. While it did not result in additional detail added to Volume III, Chapter III.18, Outdoor Recreation, the locations within the DRECP that are important to rockhounding were considered during the revisions to the DFAs for the Preferred Alternative as described in response to comment letter G5. E115-3 While this comment has not resulted in a change in the document, the BLM has taken it into consideration. E115-4 Comment noted. In general, casual collection of mineral specimens is allowed on public lands. Collection is allowed in most ACECs. However, site-specific management plans for resources will be developed for each ACEC and NLCS unit to address protection of the specific values of those units. The BLM will follow national guidance for management of NLCS units found in Manual MS E115-5 The DRECP designates special protection for multiple types of land uses which are described in detail in Volume II, Chapter II.3 and in the Appendix L Special Unit Management Plans for NLCS, ACEC, and SRMA areas. The LUPA would maintain access to recreation areas and includes CMAs for this purpose; see for example LUPA-CTTM-1, LUPA-CTTM-2, LUPA-CTTM-4, and DFA-VPL-CTTM-1 in Chapter II.3. E115-6 See response A4-56. E115-7 Following release of the Draft DRECP and in response to public comments received from a diverse group of stakeholders, the REAT Agencies (i.e., Bureau of Land Management [BLM], U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service [USFWS], California Energy Commission, and California Department of Fish and Wildlife [CDFW]) have adjusted the planning process and are employing a phased approach for the DRECP: one phase addressing BLM lands and another phase addressing nonfederal lands. Under Phase I of the DRECP, the DRECP BLM LUPA and Final EIS addresses land uses, including renewable energy and transmission development, on BLM-administered lands only. See also Volume II, which includes revised descriptions and mapping for the range of alternatives considered for the BLM LUPA. E115-8 This comment is incorrect. Future changes to land use plan designations would first undergo a public process, just as the DRECP has. E October 2015

50 E115-9 The distributed generation alternative does not meet BLM s purpose and need. Distributed generation was considered but not carried forward, as discussed in Volume II, Section II E The Final EIS addresses Phase I of the DRECP, the BLM LUPA. Nonfederal lands will be addressed in Phase II. Comments on the Draft DRECP and EIR/EIS were considered during the drafting of the Final EIS. E See response to letter G5. E See response to letter G5. E See response to letter G5. E See response to letter G5. E While the Proposed LUPA still includes Variance Process Lands in the Cadiz area, additional National Conservation Lands in the Cadiz Valley have also been proposed. See Volume II for a complete description of the Proposed LUPA. E See response to letter G5. E See response to letter G5. E See response to letter G5. E See response to letter G5. E See response to letter G5. E See response to letter G5. E The sections from the comment which are outside the National Trails Viewshed SRMA are checkerboard sections. Establishment of a SRMA or extension of a SRMA in this area would be difficult. E See response to letter G5. E See response to letter G5. E The SRMA boundary for the Amargosa/Grimshaw has been modified. E This area is comprised of public and private lands, mining claims, active mining, county lands, and significant abandoned mining features. Designation of this area as a SRMA would not be manageable given the numerous property interests. E Refer to response E The DRECP would not affect existing authorized routes in the Yuha Basin. E October 2015

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