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SCHEDULE


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Jan 2021   Issue final Management Plan, Final EA and Final Rule

Sep – Oct 2020   Prepare Final Management Plan and NEPA document and Final Rule

Jul – Aug 2020   Comment period on Draft Plan, Proposed Rule and NEPA document
Start 60 day public comment

Jul 2020   Release of Draft Management Plan, Draft Environmental Assessment and Proposed Rule

Jan – Jun 2020   Clearance process in Washington DC

Sep 2019   Internal review and revision of Draft Plan (with Proposed Rule) and Draft Environmental Assessment

Jul – Sep 2019   Drafting Environmental Assessment

Mar 2017 – Jun 2019   Drafting Management Plan
Drafting Revised Regulations

Jun 2016 – Mar 2017   Working Groups meet; workshops presented and AC input provided Staff initiate revisions on existing plan elements

Jun 2016   Create requested SAC working groups, schedule out SAC input workshops June SAC Meeting

Nov 2015 – May 2016   Synthesis Report/Findings; prioritization - Draft work plan
Create any needed SAC working groups
Staff writing and Working Groups; June SAC Meeting

Nov – Dec 2015   Prepare findings report (synthesis of scoping comments)

Aug – Oct 2015   Scoping meetings

May – Aug 2015   Assessment of issues, Joint SAC Meeting, Condition Report Summary released, Accomplishments Report issued.

Jan – Apr 2015  

April SAC meeting: process schedule, implementation status report and draft list of update issues

Reviewed: April 11, 2024
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