Public Scoping (closed)

Scoping materials were made available to the public on December 18, 2023, through  2359 MST on January 11, 2024.

The purpose of scoping was to inform interested and affected parties of the proposal and to solicit comments to assist with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review.  Analysis of the proposal and alternatives are documented in the Environmental Assessment (EA), available in the “documents” tab on the left side of this page.

What is Public Scoping?

Scoping is the initial public involvement process by which the BLM and other Federal agencies solicit internal and external input on the issues, impacts, and potential alternatives that will be addressed in an environmental impact statement or environmental assessment, as well as the extent to which those issues and impacts will be analyzed in the NEPA document.  Public scoping helps federal agencies identify possible alternatives, refine the proposed action, identify possible cumulative effects, obtain new information, refine issues, and identify new issues.