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The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as amended [30 U.S.C. 181 et seq.], and the Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Act of 1987, require the BLM to conduct quarterly, competitive lease sales to offer available oil and gas lease parcels. Expressions of Interest (EOIs) to nominate parcels for leasing by the BLM are submitted by the public. From these EOIs, the BLM prepares the parcels and determines whether or not the existing analyses in the Land Use Plans, as amended, provide basis for leasing oil and gas resources within these parcels, and conducts additional NEPA analysis before determining if parcels are suitable to be offered.
The BLM is offering a 30-day public comment period. The public scoping period begins February 27, 2026 and ends on March 30, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. MT. Comments must be submitted electronically via the BLM Land Use Planning and NEPA Register (ePlanning) by clicking on the "Participate Now." button Comments must be received by 11:59 pm on March 30, 2026. Any comments received by other methods will not be accepted.
Comments may be submitted by clicking on the "Participate Now" button on the ePlanning webpage.
The 30-day Pubic Comment Period-February 27, 2026 to March 30, 2026.
The 30-day Scoping Period-December 15, 2025 to January 15, 2026.
**Parcel list was updated to add a missing parcel number on December 16, 2025. No legal descriptions were changed.**