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30-Day Protest Period (01/30/2026 - 03/01/2026)
To submit a protest, click the “Protest Now” button.
All protests must be received by the close of the 30-day public comment period. There will be no exceptions for late comments, please plan accordingly.
Due to the final day of the protest period falling on a Sunday, the protest period will run until the end of the next day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, Federal legal holiday, or other non-business day. Therefore, ePlanning will stop accepting comments at 4pm MST Monday, March 2, 2026. This notice supersedes any system notifications of closing times.
A protest must include the following information to be accepted:
Inclusion of the name and address of the protesting party.
If the party signing the protest is doing so on behalf of an association, partnership, or corporation (group), the signing party must reveal the relationship between the party and the group. An individual member of a group cannot make a in the group's name without authorization of the group.
Reference to the specific parcel number(s) being protested.
Disclosure of the party's interest in the parcel(s).
Inclusion of a statement of reason(s) to support the protest of the specific parcel(s).
In addition, when the BLM provides an opportunity for public participation during its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis and decision-making process, a party may raise only those issues it raised in its prior participation or issues that arose after the close of the opportunity for such participation. See, e.g., Dept. of Transp. V. Public Citizen, 541 U.S 752, 764 (2008); Western Watersheds Project, 188 IBLA 234, 248-249 (2016). Where a party has not raised any objections during the public involvement opportunities during the NEPA process and does not raise any novel issues that arose after the NEPA process, the party will have forfeited the objections they raise for the first time at the protest period and their protests will be dismissed.
To the extent you submit exhibits or attachments to any submitted public comment, you must provide a summary of the attached documents and explain why they are important for us to consider. If the submittal fails to include the requested summary, BLM may not consider any information in the exhibits or attachments during its decision-making process.
Any protest, including names and street addresses, submitted will be made available for public review. Individuals submitting a protest may request their personal identifiable information be withheld from public review or from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, by prominently stating this request at the beginning of the protest. Such requests will be honored to the extent allowed by law. All protests received from associations, partnerships, corporations (groups) or individuals identifying themselves as representatives or officials of a group, will be made available for public inspection in their entirety.
Only if you do not have access to a computer, protests may be submitted in writing to the appropriate address below:
USPS Mailing Address: Physical Address:
BLM - Colorado State Office BLM - Colorado State Office
Attn: 922 Lease Sale Comments Attn: 922 Lease Sale Comments
P.O. Box 151029 Denver Federal Center – Building 40
Lakewood, CO 80215 Lakewood, CO 80215
Protests submitted in writing must be received by the close of the comment period. Please allow ample time as exceptions will not be made for late comments.
See Land Use Plan Information for links to associated Land Use Plans
Other Links:
BLM Land Use Planning and NEPA Compliance for Oil and Gas Leasing
https://www.blm.gov/programs/energy-and-minerals/oil-and-gas/leasing/land-use-planning
BLM Leasing and Development of Split Estate
https://www.blm.gov/programs/energy-and-minerals/oil-and-gas/leasing/split-estate
BLM Colorado Air Program