THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY
COALITION TO PROTECT AMERICA’S NATIONAL PARKS *
NATIONAL PARKS CONSERVATION ASSOCIATION *
ROCKY MOUNTAIN WILD *
WYOMING OUTDOOR COUNCIL
May 9, 2025
SUBMITTED VIA E-PLANNING
U.S. Bureau of Land Management
Wyoming State Office
5353 Yellowstone Road
Cheyenne, WY 82009
Project Contacts:
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Lindsay Abercrombie Erik Norelius |
Allen Stegeman |
Re: Scoping Comments on Parcels for the Wyoming Bureau of Land Management 2025 Fourth Quarter Competitive Oil & Gas Lease Sale (DOI-BLM-WY-0000-2025-0002-EA).
To Whom It May Concern:
Thank you for the opportunity to submit these scoping comments on parcels under consideration for the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM’s) Wyoming Bureau of Land Management 2025 Fourth 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, benefits the public and local communities, protects biodiversity, and mitigates the impacts of climate change.
For this sale, the BLM is considering 99 parcels covering 84,045.23 acres. As the BLM prepares for this lease sale and evaluates which parcels to offer for lease, the agency must continue to abide by its obligations under the law and existing policy, including the Fluid Mineral Leases and Leasing Process Rule (Leasing Rule), which implements program reforms and provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act. In carrying out this lease sale, the BLM must comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations.
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