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 Permanent IMs remain in effect until superseded or deleted.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: 2021

National Office

IM 2021-019 - Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Mid-Year Review, Third Quarter Review and End-of-Year Performance Certification
IM 2021-013 - Legacy Rehost 2000 (LR2000) Phase Out and Replacement of the Mining Claim Recordation Module and Decommissioning of the Mining Claim Payment Portal
IM 2021-006 - Fiscal Year 2021 Oil and Gas Inspection and Enforcement Strategy Matrices Instructions and Strategy Goals
IM 2021-005 - Calendar Years 2021 - 2025 Right-of-Way Rental Schedule Re-Assignment of County Zones
IM 2021-001 - Calendar Year 2021 Right-of-Way Cost Recovery Fee Schedule and Strict Liability Amount
2021-004 - Availability of Revised Bureau of Land Management Forms 4120-6 and 4120-7

California

CA IM-2021-009 - Renewal of Instruction Memorandum (IM) Implementing Provisions within the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-74) Related to Livestock Grazing Authorizations in the California Desert Conservation Area
CA IM-2021-008 - Acreage Rent Adjustment for Wind and Solar Facilities within California counties of Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Diego
CA IM-2021-005 - Special Recreation Permit Audits
CA IM-2021-004 - Non-Linear Land Use Authorization Rent Schedule up to 25 Acres
CA IM-2021-003 - Routine Operations and Maintenance to Reduce Fire Risk on Utility Rights-of-Way
CA IM-2021-001 - Recreation Fee Collections and Expenditures Report for Fiscal Year 2020 - Inactive

Arizona

AZ-IM-2021-004 - Routine Operations and Maintenance to Reduce Fire Risk on Utility Rights-of-Way - Inactive
AZ-IM-2021-004 - Routine Operations and Maintenance to Reduce Fire Risk on Utility Rights-of-Way - Inactive

Wyoming

2021-18 - Non-Linear Land Use Authorization Rent Schedule for Non-Energy Sites up to 25Acres
2021- 013 - Recreation Fee Collections and Expenditures Report for Fiscal Year (FY) 20/21
021 - Re-establishment of Survey Monuments in Association with Coal Lease Relinquishment
Fiscal Year: 2020

Wyoming

WY-2020-006 - Routine Operations and Maintenance to Reduce Fire Risk on Utility Rights-of-Way (ROW) - Inactive
WY-2020-003 - Update of the BLM Wyoming Minimum Price List for Forest and Vegetative Products, Management of the 9120 Road Maintenance Account, and Forest Products Special Stipulations - Inactive
WY-005-2020 - Special Forest Product (SFP) Firewood Load Ticket Color Synchronization by Calendar Year. - Inactive

National Office

PIM 2020-004 - “Guidelines for the Use of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) in Cadastral Surveys” and “Standards for Positional Accuracy for Cadastral Surveys Conducted Using GNSS”
PIM 2020-002 - Oil and Gas Field Managers and Supervisors Training Requirements
OR-IM-2020-013 - Government Furnished Equipment for Telework and Remote Employees

Oregon-Washington

OR-IM-2020-004 - Routine Operations and Maintenance to Reduce Fire Risk on Utility Rights-of-Way

Nevada

NV-P-IM-2020-002 - Right-of-Way Management