NEPA Number: DOI-BLM-NM-A010-2019-0041-EA
Project Name: November 2019 Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale - Rio Puerco Field Office

Project Information 

  • NEPA Number
    DOI-BLM-NM-A010-2019-0041-EA
  • Project Name
    November 2019 Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale - Rio Puerco Field Office
  • Project Type
    EA
  • NEPA Status
    Completed - Completed
  • Lead Office
    Rio Puerco Field Office
  • Last Updated


Project Description

What's New

On April 5, 2022, the BLM entered into a settlement agreement in the case of Diné Citizens Against Ruining Our Environment, et al., v. U.S. Bureau of Land Management, et al., No. CV 20-673 KG/JHR, 2020 WL 6063337 (D.N.M. Oct. 14, 2020), in which the BLM agreed to review the adequacy of the NEPA analyses underlying the challenged leasing decisions. This supplemental analysis to the Rio Puerco Field Office (RPFO) November 2019 Oil and Gas Lease Sale Environmental Assessment (EA) (DOI-BLM-NMA010-2019-0041-EA) is the result of BLM’s review of the subject NEPA analysis and provides information, data, and/or analyses that are 1) new since work was completed on the Final EA and accompanying supplement (12/30/2020) and 2) substantive and relevant to the BLM’s informed decision making and public disclosure process. This supplemental analysis replaces the analysis of the same issues in the Final EA and the supplemental analysis previously approved in December 2020 and accompanies the Final EA and the associated, new Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) and Decision Record (DR). This supplemental analysis and the Final EA, together, constitute the final National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documentation for the RPFO November 2019 Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale.


For more information please contact:

Environmental Assessment (RPFO)
Laura Gray
Planning and Environmental Coordinator
Rio Puerco Field Office
100 Sun Ave., NE Suite 330 
Albuquerque, NM 87109
(505) 761-8918 

[email protected]


Environmental Assessment (NMSO)
Catherine Brewster
Planning and Environmental Coordinator
New Mexico State Office

301 Dinosaur Trail 

Santa Fe, NM 87508

(505) 954-2044
[email protected]


Lease Sale (NMSO)
Kerry Bishop
Land Law Examiner
301 Dinosaur Trail 

Santa Fe, NM 87508
(505) 954-2015
[email protected]


Project Location

City State/Territory Zip Code County(ies)
Albuquerque New Mexico 87112

Application Information

  • Program
    Fluid Minerals (Oil & Gas, Tar Sands, Oil Shale)
  • Sub-Program
    Oil & Gas


Project Dates

  • Start Date
    5/22/2019
  • FONSI Date
    7/31/2022


Project Office Information

  • Lead Office
    Rio Puerco Field Office
  • Offices
    Rio Puerco FO


Contacts

  • Contact 1 Name
    Lucas Vargo
  • Contact 1 Email
  • Contact 1 Phone
    (575) 289-0068


  • Contact 2 Name
    Lillis Urban
  • Contact 2 Email
  • Contact 2 Phone
    (505) 954-2170


  • Contact 3 Name
    Michael Bullock
  • Contact 3 Email
  • Contact 3 Phone
    (505) 564-7680