Getting Involved in BLM Public Lands Rule Implementation

With California Ag Today, I am Haylie Shipp. This is the Ag Information Network.

The “Public Lands Rule,” put out by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in its final form in April of this year has been met with a mix of celebration, hesitation, and aggravation depending upon which camp you’re in. For many in agriculture, it’s some sort of a mix of those last two with over 60 state and national agriculture groups commenting with concerns to the proposed version.

In what is the next step in the process, BLM has announced its intent to develop a Federal Advisory Committee to engage the public and help inform the BLM’s implementation of the Rule. The committee will allow the agency to continue working with and hearing from a range of experts and the public to support successful rule implementation. In the weeks ahead, BLM will publish a call for nominations and a charter for the committee to the Federal Register.

The BLM also released a set of initial guidance documents to support clear and consistent implementation of the rule across the Bureau’s 12 state and 175 field offices. The guidance documents will give direction to field personnel on how the rule will work.

For more information, visit the BLM website: https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-announces-next-steps-implement-public-lands-rule