Proposed Parcels for August 2, 2016 Oil and Gas Lease Sale Posted

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The Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office has posted its proposed list of parcels for the quarterly competitive oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Tuesday, August 2, 2016. The sale will be held at the Radisson Hotel in Cheyenne Wyoming. Doors open at 7 a.m. with the auction beginning at 8 a.m.The posted list, which identifies 87 parcels totaling 89,137.80 acres, initiates a 30-day public protest period. The protest period ends at 4:00 p.m. on June 3, 2016.The sale includes parcels located in Big Horn, Carbon, Converse, Fremont, Niobrara, Washakie, Weston, Crook, Hot Springs, and Park counties in Wyoming.Copies of the complete August 2016 competitive oil and gas lease sale notice will be available at the sale and can be purchased in advance for $5 from the BLM Wyoming State Office, 5353 Yellowstone Rd., Cheyenne, WY 82003, or by writing: BLM, Attn: Copy Work, P.O. Box 1828, Cheyenne, WY 82003.Copies are also available for purchase from each BLM field office in Wyoming. The complete August 2, 2016 competitive oil and gas lease sale notice may be viewed and/or downloaded free of charge at the BLM website. Oil and gas leasing Environmental Assessments, including public comments are also available on the website.


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