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 Permanent IMs remain in effect until superseded or deleted.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: 2019
National Office
CA IM-2019-003 - Supplement to WO IM No. 2019-020, Reporting of Undesirable Events
California
CA PIM-2019-002 - Fire Trespass Management and Coordination - Inactive
CA PIM-2019-001 - Procedures for Collections, Deposit and Use of BLM CA Fire Trespass Funds - Inactive
CA IM-2019-011 - Fire Origin and Cause Investigations on State Responsibility Area lands within BLM Direct Protection Area - Inactive
CA IM-2019-007 - Routine Operations and Maintenance to Reduce Fire Risk on Utility Rights-of-Way - Inactive
CA IM-2019-005 - NRCS NRI Rangeland Resource Assessment - Inactive
CA IM-2019-001 - Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 Heritage Program Annual Report Data Calls and Mandatory Tribal Relations Training - Inactive
Arizona
AZ-IM-2019-004 - Consideration of Public Water Reserves (PWR 107) in Land Disposal Transactions - Inactive
AZ-IM-2019-001 - Processing Well Ownership Changes on Public Land - Inactive
Fiscal Year: 2018
National Office
WO PIM 2018-013 - New 43 CFR 3809-Plan of Operations Case Type Codes in LR2000
WO PIM 2018-012 - Adjudicating Overlapping Communitization Agreements
WO PIM 2018-010 - NEPA Compliance for Oil and Gas Reinstatement Petitions
WO IM 2018-067 - Statutory Filing Deadlines Extended
PIM 2018-016 - BLM NEPA Document Clearance Process - Inactive
PIM 2018-014 - Directional Drilling into Federal Mineral Estate from Well Pads on Non‑Federal Locations
PIM 2018-005 - Publicly Accessible Bureau of Land Management Websites for Information Regarding Federal Coal Program Leasing
Oregon-Washington
OR-IM-2018-001 - The Office of Management and Budget Renewal of Form OR 2812-6, Report of Road Use OR-IM-2018-001
Nevada
Wyoming
IM WY P 2018-004 - Data Storage and File Cleanup - Inactive
IM WY P 2018-003 - Procedure for Processing Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Requests for Agency Records
IM WY P 2018-002 - Land Survey Services Request (LSSR) Form, Per Departmental Manual "Standards for Federal Lands Boundary Evidence" (600 DM 5)
Colorado
IM-2018-007 - Authorize Use of Firearms to Euthanize Wild Horse and Burros by Non-Law Enforcement Personnel - Inactive