THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY
AUDUBON ROCKIES
COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS
NATIONAL AUDUBON SOCIETY
ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILD
WYOMING OUTDOOR COUNCIL
January 17, 2025
SUBMITTED VIA E-PLANNING
Andrew Archuleta
State Director
Wyoming Bureau of Land Management
5353 Yellowstone Road
Cheyenne, WY 82009
Project Contacts:
Lindsay Abercrombie
la**********@bl*.gov
(307) 332-8429
Allen Stegeman
as*******@bl*.gov
(307) 775-6259
Erik Norelius
en******@bl*.gov
(307) 775-6284
Re: Comments on the Wyoming Bureau of Land Management 2025 Second Quarter Competitive Oil & Gas Lease Sale Draft Environmental Assessment and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (DOI-BLM-WY-0000-2024-0008-EA)
Dear State Director Archuleta:
Thank you for the opportunity to submit these comments on the Draft Environmental Assessment (Draft EA) and Draft Finding of No Significant Impact (Draft FONSI) analyzing the 29 nominated lease parcels involving 23,809.90 acres under consideration for the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) 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 agree with the proposal in BLM’s Modified Proposed Action to defer 11 whole parcels and part of one parcel. For the reasons discussed below, we recommend also deferring the following 17 additional parcels:
WY-2025-06-2050 • WY-2025-06-2051 • WY-2025-06-2052
WY-2025-06-1664 • WY-2025-06-1889 • WY-2025-06-2142
WY-2025-06-1665 • WY-2025-06-2062 • WY-2025-06-2143
WY-2025-06-1671 • WY-2025-06-2063 • WY-2025-06-2144
WY-2025-06-1786 • WY-2025-06-2140 • WY-2025-06-7382
WY-2025-06-1884 • WY-2025-06-2141
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