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The public land management process is often complicated and confusing, especially to anyone who is new to the fight to protect motorized and mechanized recreation on public lands. The information on this page is meant as an introduction to the issues that affect your right to access public lands using motorized and mechanized vehicles.

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Tips for Submitting Comments to Land Managers

Submitting comments in response to proposed actions, draft documents, and other public land decision processes is easy! Public land managers are looking for individualized comments from concerned citizens. That is why we don't have an automated letter writer on our website, and why we don't distribute "fill in the blank" comment letters.

Comment letters should be respectful, personal, as detailed as possible, and to the point. The basic components of a comment letter are:

1. Note what you are commenting on.
2. Indicate what you would like to see happen.
3. Relate any personal connections to the area/road/trail in question.
4. Always include your full name and mailing address.

Land managers rely on public comments to shape the direction of the their public land management policies. Along with donating to land use groups, submitting comments is one of the most important things you can do to help protect your access rights.

For additional information visit Bob Telepak's Writing Tips .

Links

RS2477 Rights-of-Way

http://www.delalbright.com

http://www.rs2477roads.com

Contacting Elected Officials

Bob Telepak's Writing Tips

Find Your U.S. Congressman

Find Your U.S. Senator

Find Your Utah State Representative

Find Your Utah State Senator

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Acronyms

ACEC	Area of Critical Environmental Concern
ATV	All Terrain Vehicle

BLM	Bureau of Land Management
BRC	Blue Ribbon Coalition

CAA	Clean Air Act
CFR	Code of Federal Regulations
COHVCO	Colorado Off Highway Vehicle Coalition
CWA	Clean Water Act

DEA	Draft Environmental Assessment
DEIS	Draft Environmental Impact Statement
DOI	Department of the Interior
DRMP	Draft Resource Management Plan

EA	Environmental Assessment
EIS	Environmental Impact Statement
EJS	Easter Jeep Safari in Moab, Utah
ESA	Endangered Species Act

FLPMA	Federal Land Policy Management Act
FLREA	Federal Land Recreation Enhancement Act
FOIA	Freedom of Information Act
FONSI	Finding of No Significant Impact

GSENM	Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument

NEPA	National Environmental Protection Act
NPS	National Park Service
NRA	National Recreation Area

OHV	Off Highway Vehicle

RDP	Route Designation Process
RMP	Resource Management Plan
ROD	Record of Decision
ROS	Recreation Opportunity Spectrum

SOPA	Schedule of Proposed Actions
SRMA	Special Recreation Management Area
SUWA	Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance

U4WDA	Utah 4 Wheel Drive Association
UDNR	Utah Department of Natural Resources
UDWR	Utah Division of Wildlife Resources
USA-ALL	Utah Shared Access Alliance
USDA	United States Department of Agriculture
USDPR	Utah State Division of Parks and Recreation
USFS	United States Forest Service
USFWS	United Stats Fish and Wildlife Service
USRA	Utah Sportman Riders Association
UTMA	Utah Trail Machine Association

WAG	Wilderness Advocacy Group
WSA	Wilderness Study Area

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