RE: Scoping Comments – DOI-BLM-UT-0000-2026-0007-EA – BLM Utah 2026 Fourth Quarter Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale Environmental Assessment Submitted via email: bl****************@*lm.gov July 15, 2026 The following comments are submitted by John W. Hiscock, Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER), the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks, Western Watersheds Project,