WESTERN REGION

Twenty six scoping meetings will be held across the Western Region. Scoping meetings will allow attendees the opportunity to review posters and other informational materials, talk with project team members, and submit comments on the project. Each meeting will run from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm, unless noted, and will be located in the following cities on the following dates (specific locations will be announced later):

NEVADA
2012 Dates		City	Location	Address
January 9		Tonopah, NV	Tonopah Convention Center	301 Brougher Ave.
January 10 4:00 to 6:00 pm		Ely, NV	Ely District BLM Office	702 N. Industrial Way
January 11		Elko, NV	Hilton Garden Inn	3650 Idaho St.
January 12		Winnemucca, NV	Winnemucca Inn	741 W. Winnemucca Blvd.
January 30		Reno, NV	Hyatt Place	1790 E. Plumb Lane
IDAHO
January 9	Boise, ID		Red Lion Boise Hotel	1800 Fairview Ave.
January 10	Idaho Falls, ID		Red Lion Hotel	475 River Parkway
January 11	Salmon, ID		Salmon Valley Business & Innovation Center	803 Monroe St.
January 25	Twin Falls, ID		Canyon Springs Red Lion Inn	1357 Blue Lakes Blvd.
January 26	Pocatello, ID		The Clarion	1399 Pocatello Bench Road
MONTANA
January 12	Dillon, MT		National Guard Armory	1050 MT Hwy 41
OREGON
January 17	Lakeview, OR		BLM Lakeview District Office	1301 South G St
January 23	Ontario, OR		Four Rivers Cultural Center	676 SW 5th Ave.
January 24	Baker City, OR		Baker County Library	2400 Resort St.
January 25	Burns, OR		Harney County Senior Center	17 S. Alder Ave.
January 26	Prineville, OR		Stafford Inn	1773 NE Third St.
UTAH
January 17	Price, UT		Carbon County Event Center	310 S. Fairgrounds Rd.
January 18	Vernal, UT		Western Park Convention Center	300 E, 200 South
January 19	Salt Lake City, UT		Hampton Inn & Suites	307 N. Admiral Byrd Rd.
January 23	Randolph, UT		Randolph Senior Center	5 North Main St.
January 24	Snowville, UT		Snowville Town Hall	20 W. Main St.
January 30	Richfield, UT		Sevier County Clerks Room #B46 Auditorium	250 N. Main Ave.
January 31	Kanab, UT		Kane City Library	374 N. Main St.
February 1	Cedar City, UT		Heritage Center - Festival Hall	105 North, 100 East
CALIFORNIA
January 18	Alturas, CA		Sacred Heart Catholic Church Parish Hall	507 E. 4th St.
January 19	Susanville, CA		Jensen Hall	Lassen County Fairgrounds

EASTERN REGION

The Eastern Region will be hosting two scoping meetings in January 2012 in Montana and the Dakotas. Specific date, time, and location information will be provided as soon as available. Four scoping meetings are also scheduled in northern and northeastern Utah at the locations and dates listed below. Each meeting will run from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., unless noted:

COLORADO
2012 Dates	City	Location	Address
January 31	Walden, CO	Wattenberg Center	682 County Road 42
February 1	Lakewood, CO	Sheraton Denver West	360 Union Blvd.
February 2	Silt, CO	BLM Field Office	2300 River Frontage Rd.
February 7	Craig, CO	BLM Field Office	455 Emerson Street
MONTANA
January 10 5:00 to 8:00 pm	Lewistown, MT	Yogo Inn	211 E. Main St.
NORTH DAKOTA
January 17	Bowman, ND	Bowman City Hall	101 1st St. NE
UTAH
January 17 5:00 to 8:00 pm	Price, UT	Carbon County Event Center	310 S. Fairgrounds Rd.
January 18	Vernal, UT	Western Park Convention Center	300 East 200 South
January 19	Salt Lake City, UT	Hampton Inn & Suites	307 N. Admiral Byrd Road
January 23	Randolph, UT	Randolph Senior Center	5 N. Main St.
WYOMING
January 30, 4:00 to 6:00 pm	Casper, WY	BLM Field Office Conference Room	2987 Prospector Drive
January 31, 4:00 to 6:00 pm	Buffalo, WY	BLM Field Office Conference Room	1425 Fort Street
February 1, 4:00 to 6:00 pm	Worland, WY	BLM Field Office Conference Room	101 South 23rd
February 2, 4:00 to 6:00 pm	Rock Springs, WY	BLM Field Office Conference Room	280 Highway 191 North
February 7, 4:00 to 7:00 pm	Douglas, WY	National Guard Armory Meeting Room	315 North Pearson
February 9, 4:00 to 7:00 pm	Newcastle, WY	USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Meeting Room	1225 Washington Blvd., Suite 2
February 15, 4:00 to 7:00 pm	Gillette, WY	Campbell County Public Library	2101 South 4J Road

Comments may be made to the BLM during the scoping meetings or by any of the following methods:

Western Region

web site: http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/sagegrouse/western.html

email: sagewest@blm.gov

fax: 775-861-6747

mail: Western Region Project Manager, BLM Nevada State Office, 1340 Financial Blvd., Reno, NV 89502

Eastern Region

web site: http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/more/sagegrouse/eastern.html

email: sageeast@blm.gov

fax: 307-775-6042

mail: Eastern Region Project Manager, BLM Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone, Cheyenne, WY 82009

To ensure that comments and information are fully considered during the preparation of the EISs/SEISs, the BLM must receive them by close of business on February 7, 2012. All comments and submissions will be considered in the environmental analysis process.

For further information or to have your name added to the mailing list, contact: Brian Amme, Western Region Project Manager; (775) 861-861-6645; mailing address 1340 Financial Boulevard, Reno, NV 89520; email bamme@blm.gov; or Chuck Otto, Eastern Region Project Manager, (307) 775-6062; mailing address 5353 Yellowstone Road, Cheyenne, WY 82009; email cotto@blm.gov; .

For more about the BLM’s Greater Sage-Grouse Planning Strategy, click here.