Oil and gas lease sale public comment period begins

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Bureau of Land Management

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(MILES CITY, Mont.) –The Bureau of Land Management has opened a 30-day public comment period on a Determination of NEPA Adequacy for 217 nominated oil and gas lease parcels within the Miles City Field Office.

The lease sale is tentatively scheduled for June 12, 2018. The 30-day comment period will end on February 6, 2018.

The BLM is committed to keeping public landscapes healthy and productive and supports working landscapes across the West through its many programs. The BLM-administered lands in this lease sale conform to the 2015 Rocky Mountain Region Record of Decision and Miles City Field Office Approved Resource Management Plan.

Please refer to the BLM e-Planning website at http://eplanning.blm.gov for updated information and associated documents pertaining to this sale and NEPA document, DOI-BLM-MT-C020-2018-0005-DNA. After a review and consideration of public comments, the DNA will be updated as needed. Prior to the issuance of any leases, the Decision Record will be finalized and posted for public review on the BLM e-Planning website for this DNA, listed below.

Electronic comments may only be submitted via e-Planning however, if you prefer to submit hard copy comments you can mail or hand-deliver during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) to:

Electronic:         BLM e-Planning website - https://eplanning.blm.gov

                           Advanced Search for NEPA # - DOI-BLM-MT-C020-2018-0005-DNA

                           Click “Documents”

                           Click “Comment on Document”

Mail:                  Miles City Field Office

                           Attention:  Irma Nansel

                           111 Garryowen Road

                           Miles City, MT 59301-7000

Those who provide comments are advised that before including their address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information, they should be aware that the entire comment – including the personal identifying information – may be made publicly available at any time. While those commenting can ask in their comments to withhold personal identifying information from public review, the BLM cannot guarantee that they will be able to do so.

For more information contact the BLM Miles City Field Office at (406) 233-2800.


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.