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
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
Project Dates
Project Office Information
Rio Puerco Field Office
Rio Puerco FO
Contacts
Lucas Vargo
(575) 289-0068
Lillis Urban
(505) 954-2170
Michael Bullock
(505) 564-7680