This is a proposed Amendment to the Cibola National Forest Land and Resource Management Plan. The Plan was published July 15, 1985, and was implemented August 18, 1985. This proposed Amendment will be the first amendment to the Plan since it was published. The Cibola National Forest Plan, as amended, will be guiding the management of the Cibola National Forest for 10 to 15 years. The Plan will normally be revised every 10 years but must be revised at least every 15 years.

The Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) describes a Proposed Action and alternatives to the Proposed Action for the future management of the land and resources of the Cibola National Forest and the Kiowa, Rita Blanca, McClellan Creek and Black Kettle National Grasslands. It also describes the affected environment and discloses the environmental consequences of implementing the Proposed Action and alternatives to it.