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Limestone Jags RNA

BLM found a natural system and a wildlife resource here, and its plan calls for special management. Nothing that BLM's records place sits inside the line today. It covers 4,884 acres and was designated February 6, 1986, in the Eastern Interior RMP - White Mountains ROD. In the plan's name, RMP stands for resource management plan and ROD for record of decision.

Acres4,884
DesignatedFeb 6, 1986Eastern Interior RMP - White Mountains ROD
BLM founda natural system and a wildlife resourceand found it important
Inside0nothing placed inside

The line

Limestone Jags RNA
Ground: USGS The National Map, topographic tiles. Boundaries: BLM's own, read Oct 20, 2026.

The proposed rule

A proposed rule, RIN 1004-AF53, would change how BLM drafts every land use plan, and how it designates ACECs like Limestone Jags RNA. The comment window hasn't opened: the proposed rule wasn't in the Federal Register at our last check. The Watch sends one email the day it prints.

The rule's abstract

The purpose of this rulemaking is to establish in regulations an updated process for the approval of the development, revision, amendment, and maintenance of land use plans, as provided for by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). Additionally, this rulemaking will provide clarification of the process the BLM uses for designating Areas of Critical Environmental Concern.Unified Agenda entry for RIN 1004-AF53, Publication ID 2026, reginfo.gov (OMB OIRA), read Oct 18, 2026

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