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RCED-93-212R 1 (1993-08-17)

handle is hein.gao/gaobackjt0001 and id is 1 raw text is: United States GAO General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20848 Resources, Community, and Economic Development Division B-2539 I August 17, 1993 149790 The Honorable Robert Bennett The Honorable Ben Nighthorse Campbell The Honorable Larry E. Craig The Honorable Dennis DeConcini The Honorable Pete V. Domenici The Honorable Orrin G. Hatch The Honorable Harry M. Reid The Honorable Alan K. Simpson The Honorable Malcolm Wallop United States Senate In your joint letter of May 11, 1993, you asked us to address eight questions relating to the top 500 holders of livestock grazing permits for both the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Department of Agriculture's Forest Service.' The eight questions cluster around three issues relating to livestock grazing on federal lands: (1) the extent to which large ranching operations are dependent on federal lands, (2) the dependency of local western economies on these ranching operations, and (3) the contributions these ranching operations make to wildlife and to improving the condition of the federal lands. In a June 15, 1993, joint letter you asked us to provide information that was available on the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the top 500 permit holders for both BLM and the Forest Service as well as the allowable level of livestock grazing associated with each permit. We 'The level of grazing allowed under each permit is measured in animal unit months (AUM) at BLM and in animal months 4AM) At -theForest Service. An AUM is defined as the amount of forage required to sustain one mature cow or equivalent, such as a horse or five sheep, for 1 month. An AM is defined as 1 month's use and occupancy of the range by one weaned or adult cow with or without calf; by a bull, steer, heifer, horse, burro, or mule; or by five sheep or goats. AUMs and AMs are similar measurements of livestock grazing levels. GAOIRCED-93-212R, Ranching Operations on Public Lands

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