Instruction Memorandum

Bureau of Land Management instruction memorandum are directives that supplement the BLM manual sections and handbooks. Instruction memoranda or IMs contain new policy or procedures that must reach BLM employees quickly, interpret existing policies or provide one-time instructions.

The BLM publishes two types of IMs: permanent and temporary.

  • Permanent IMs provide lasting guidance that is short in scope. Permanent IMs remain in effect until superseded or deleted.   
  • Temporary IMs offer operational, incident-specific, project-related or one-time policy or guidance for evolving activities. Temporary IMs expire at the end of the third fiscal year following issuance.

Find national and local instruction memorandum in the list below. Use the fiscal year and location drop down menus to filter or narrow your search.  Narrow your results further by entering a word or phrase in the search box below.

Policies

Fiscal Year: 2016

Idaho

ID-IM-2016-008 - Government to Government Consultation with Idaho Governor's Office of Energy Resources
ID-IM-2016-005 - Standard Stipulations for Rights-of-Way and Other Land Use Authorizations
ID-IM-2016-002 - 1998 Salmon, Steelhead, and Bull Trout Biological Opinions and 2003 (Jarbidge) Bull Trout Biological Opinion Line Manager Certification Report for 2014 DD: 11/15/2015

California

CA IM-2016-023 - FY2016 Protocol Report To SHPO Data Call - Inactive
CA IM-2016-019 - Fiscal Year 2016 Heritage Program Annual Report Data Call - Inactive
CA IM-2016-013 - BLM-California Implementation of Government-to-Government Consultation with Indian Tribes Regarding Proposed Planning Rule (IM 2016-056) - Inactive
CA IM-2016-010 - This Instruction Memorandum transmits the extended Fluid Minerals Leasing Supplemental Procedures
CA IM-2016-007 - ePlanning Phase 1 Implementation
CA IM-2016-004 - Review of California Instruction Memoranda DD: 11/20/15
CA IM-2016-002 - FY2015 Protocol Report To SHPO Data Call
Fiscal Year: 2015

Nevada

NV-IM-2015-010 - Public Notification of Proposed Actions and Unauthorized Activities Within Wilderness and WSAs in Nevada - Inactive
NV IM-2015-008 - Rent for Non-linear Rights-of-Way and Permits - Inactive

New Mexico

NM IM-2015-009 - Rent for Nonlinear Rights-of-Way and Permits

Arizona

IM-AZ-2015-031 - State Aviation Plan 2015
IM-AZ-2015-029 - Cost Recovery Fee Schedule for the Public
IM-AZ-2015-008 - Processing Notices, Plans of Operation and Financial Guarantees under 43 CFR 3809
IM-AZ-2015-003 - Congressionally Required Maps and Legal Descriptions - Wilderness

Alaska

IM-AK-2015-010 - Rent for Remote Non-linear Rights-of-Way, Permits and Leases - Inactive
IM-AK-2015-004 - Placer Mining Baseline Environmental Information Guidance and Reclamation Effectiveness Monitoring for Alaska Placer Mined Streams

Wyoming

IM WY 2015-051 - Fiscal Year 2015 Education, Interpretation, and Youth Engagement Accomplishments Reporting
IM WY 2015-047 - BLM Wyoming's 2015 Youth, Volunteers and BLM Employees "Superstar" Awards and Recognition Program
IM WY 2015-030 - Fiscal_Year 2015 Deadlines for Submission of Wyoming Purchase Requisitions
IM WY 2015-029 - Implementation of the Greater Sage-Grouse Candidate Conservation Agreement (CCA) for Range Management on BLM Lands in Wyoming
IM WY 2015-028 - 1653 and 1660 Budget Allocation for the Field Offices
IM WY 2015-027 - Vegetative Material Negotiated Cash Sale Contract - Inactive