THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY
AUDUBON ROCKIES * COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS * FRIENDS OF THE EARTH * NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY * ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILD * WYOMING OUTDOOR COUNCIL

October 28, 2024

SUBMITTED VIA E-PLANNING

Andrew Archuleta
State Director
Wyoming Bureau of Land Management
5353 Yellowstone Road
Cheyenne, WY 82009

Project Contacts:

Lindsay Abercrombie
labercrombie@blm.gov
(307) 332-8429

Erik Norelius
enoreliu@blm.gov
(307) 775-6284

Allen Stegeman
astegeman@blm.gov
(307) 775-6259

Re: Scoping Comments on Parcels for the Wyoming Bureau of Land Management 2025 Second Quarter Competitive Oil & Gas Lease Sale (DOI-BLM-WY-0000-2024-0008-EA).

Dear State Director Archuleta:

Thank you for the opportunity to submit these scoping comments on parcels under consideration for the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) Wyoming 2025 Second Quarter Oil and Gas Lease Sale. Our organizations and members are deeply invested in sound stewardship of public lands and committed to ensuring that public land management prioritizes the health and resilience of ecosystems, equitably benefits the public, addresses environmental justice, protects biodiversity, and mitigates the impacts of climate change. We are grateful for both the final Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process Rule (Leasing Rule) and the earlier release of several Instruction Memoranda (IMs) implementing program reforms and provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).1See Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, H.R. 5376, 117th Cong. §§ 50262–50263 (2022). We appreciate the BLM’s attention to properly applying the Leasing Rule’s provisions and the IMs for this lease sale.

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    See Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, H.R. 5376, 117th Cong. §§ 50262–50263 (2022).