BLM Seeks Public Comment on Sulphur Wild Horse Gather Environmental Assessment

Public Input Needed for Sulphur Wild Horse Gather PlanPublic Input Needed for Sulphur Wild Horse Gather Plan

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Cedar City, Utah, Office has announced a 30-day public comment period beginning December 21, 2015, and ending January 19, 2016, for the Sulphur Wild Horse Gather Plan. This plan includes a proposed fence along a portion of Utah State Highway 21.

The BLM is currently soliciting public comments to be considered prior to the finalization of the environmental assessment (EA).

The Sulphur herd management area (HMA) is located in western Iron, Beaver, and Millard counties, approximately 50 miles west of Milford, Utah, in the Indian Peak and Mountain Home mountain ranges. The Sulphur HMA contains approximately 265,675 acres.

The EA includes analysis of a proposal to gather and remove excess wild horses and apply fertility control two to four times over a 10-year period. The first of these gathers is planned to begin as early as 2016. It also analyzes the construction of a fence along HWY 21 from the middle of North Pine Valley to Mormon Gap for public health and safety, aiming to reduce the number of wild horse and vehicle collisions in that area. The EA also describes the potential environmental impacts from implementing the proposed projects and includes related maps.

The EA, including maps, is available online at BLM's website or on the ePlanning at ePlanning portal.

Written comments will be accepted by letter or email until January 19, 2016. Please note that the most useful comments are those that contain new technical or scientific information relevant to the proposed action. Comments should be as specific as possible. Comments which contain only opinions or preferences will not receive a formal response but could be considered in the BLM decision-making process. Please reference “Sulphur Wild Horse Gather Plan” when submitting comments.

Comments can be mailed or emailed:

  • Mail: Bureau of Land Management Cedar City Field Office
    Attn: Chad Hunter
    176 E DL Sargent Drive
    Cedar City, UT 84721
  • Email: [email protected]

Before including an address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in any comments, be aware that the entire comment—including personal identifying information—could be made publicly available at any time. Requests to withhold personal identifying information from public review can be submitted, but the BLM cannot guarantee that it will be able to do so. The BLM will not consider anonymous comments. All submissions from organizations and businesses, and from individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of organizations or businesses, will be available for public inspection in their entirety.

For additional EA-specific information, please contact Chad Hunter, wild horse/rangeland management specialist at 435/865-3000. Persons who use a telecommunications device for the deaf can call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 800/877-8339 to leave a message or question with the above individual. The FIRS is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Replies are provided during normal business hours.

Originally Posted By The Horse

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