BLM Desk Guide to Cooperating Agency Relationships - National ...

Section 5Resources and TrainingWorking effectively in the CA relationshiprequires BLM and CA staff to understandthe relevant organization and policies oftheir partners. Each can benefi t from thelessons learned in other CA relationships (forexample, lessons gained from working withinthe constraints of tight planning schedules, orfrom resolving a disagreement over methodsof impact analysis). The CAs will be moreeffective participants when armed with asound grasp of planning and NEPA conceptsand procedures. DOI regulations direct thebureaus, including the BLM, to provide, wherepracticable, any appropriate community-basedtraining to reduce costs, prevent delays, andfacilitate and promote effi ciency in the NEPAprocess (43 CFR 46.200(c)).Here are some sources of information andtraining that can help—ResourcesThe BLM’s website on CA status provides linksto land use planning and NEPA regulations,BLM handbooks, a Model MOU, and otherinformation useful to BLM staff and their CAcolleagues. You can fi nd that informationat: http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/info/nepa/cooperating_agencies.html.For those without Internet access, keydocuments helpful for cooperators areavailable from any BLM state offi ce or fi eldoffi ce. These documents include the following:• Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)NEPA Regulations (40 CFR parts 1500–1508)• Council on Environmental Quality’s FortyMost Asked Questions Concerning CEQ’sNEPA Regulations (46 FR 18026, 1981,questions 14a–14d)• BLM Planning Regulations (43 CFR 1600)• BLM Land Use Planning Handbook(Section I)• BLM NEPA Handbook (Chapter 9 and 12)• DOI NEPA Regulations (43 CFR Part 46)TrainingPlanning- and NEPA-related TrainingThe BLM’s National Training Center (NTC)provides in-person and online courses onplanning and NEPA concepts and procedures,collaboration, and alternative disputeresolution. The in-person course, Kick-startYour RMP (1610-10), and all of the onlinecourses (such as Planning Nuts and Bolts[1610-09], NEPA Concepts [1620-17], and theNEPA Analysis Process for the BLM [1620-02])are open to Federal, State, local, and tribalgovernment offi cials and staff. Many of theonline courses and other resources may befound through the NTC’s Knowledge ResourceCenter (www.ntc.blm.gov/krc).CONTACT: The BLM’s National TrainingCenter (http://www.ntc.blm.gov, 602-906-5536) for further information or a copy of theplanning- and NEPA-related courses and otheronline resources.Section 5. Resources and Training43