BLM and BIA Extend Comment Period for Mineral Leasing and Development Effort in Northwest New Mexico
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Farmington, NM – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Farmington Field Office and the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ (BIA) Navajo Regional Office will extend the comment period and add two additional scoping meetings for an expanded resource management planning effort for northwest New Mexico. The comment period will be extended by 60 days, and will now end February 20, 2017. The BLM and the BIA are jointly conducting an expanded analysis of management in the area that covers public, tribal, and Indian allotment lands.
In addition to the extended comment period and the seven previous scoping meetings held in November, the BLM and BIA will schedule two new scoping meetings with dates and locations to be determined. The next scheduled scoping meeting will be held on December 2, 2016, at the Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock, Arizona.
Navajo Nation Museum
Highway 264 and Loop Road
Window Rock, AZ 86515
December 2
10:00am-2:00pm
All meetings will be conducted bilingually (Navajo and English). Input to the BLM and BIA can be provided at these meetings, or in the following ways.
- By mail to BLM Farmington Field Office, Attention: Mark Ames, Project Manager, 6251 North College Blvd., Suite A, Farmington, New Mexico 87402; by email to BLM_NM_FFO_Comments@blm.gov, or by fax to 505-564-7608.
- For the BIA, please contact Harrilene Yazzie, BIA Regional National Environmental Policy Act Coordinator at 505-863-8287, P.O. Box 1060, Gallup, New Mexico 87301, or harrilene.yazzie@bia.gov.
The general public and Navajo tribal members are highly encouraged to participate in the public scoping period where environmental issues (including potential impacts associated with hydraulic fracturing) will be presented. Additional information is available online at https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning-and-nepa/plans-in-development/new-mexico/farmington-rmp-mancos-gallup-amendment.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land located primarily in 12 western states, including Alaska, on behalf of the American people. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. Our mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of America’s public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.