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 Permanent IMs remain in effect until superseded or deleted.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: 2023
National Office
IM 2023-012 - Suspensions of Operations and/or Production
IM 2023-011 - Approved Application for Permit to Drill Extensions
IM 2023-009 - Discretion to Grant Oil and Gas Lease Reinstatements
IM 2023-008 - Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Pub. L. No. 117-169) to the Oil and Natural Gas Leasing Program
IM 2023-006 - Implementation of Section 50265 in the Inflation Reduction Act for Expressions of Interest for Oil and Gas Lease Sales
IM 2023-005, Change 1 - Habitat Connectivity on Public Lands
IM 2023-005 - Habitat Connectivity on Public Lands
IM 2023-002 - Bureau of Land Management’s Implementation of Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act
Idaho
ID-IM-2023-009 Change 1 - Pre-National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Assessment Process for Wind and Solar Energy Development Applications
ID-IM-2023-006 - BLM Idaho Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) Recreational Access and Core Project Submission Requirements
ID-2023-009 - Pre-National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Assessment Process for Wind and Solar Energy Development Applications
California
CA IM-2023-001 - Assistance to the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) for the 2023 Rangeland Resource Assessment on Public Lands in California and NW Nevada
Arizona
AZ-IM-2023-007 - Involvement of Grazing Permittee/Lessee with Solar and Wind Energy Right-of-Way (ROW) Application Process
Fiscal Year: 2022
Wyoming
WY-2022-005 - Wyoming Timber Sales
National Office
PIM2022-012 - Incorporating scanned BLM title records into the General Land Office Records Automation System (GLORAS)