30-Day Protest Period
How to Submit a Protest:
The BLM is offering a 30-day protest period. The protest period begins July 16, 2025, and ends on August 18, 2025, at 4:30 p.m. MT. The BLM Utah State Office will move forward as analyzed in the environmental assessment (DOI-BLM-UT-0000-2025-0001-EA), by offering fifteen (15) parcels totaling 19,014.39 acres in Uintah and Sanpete Counties on public lands managed by the Vernal and Richfield Field Offices. The posting of the Notice of Competitive Lease Sale (NCLS) initiates a 30-day protest period that ends on August 18, 2025. Protests on the offered parcels may only be submitted electronically through email at [email protected]; the subject line must read: “Quarter 3, 2025 Protest.” The BLM must receive all protests by 4:30 p.m., on August 18th, 2025, and as stated, can only accept emailed protests.
Fifteen parcels encompassing 19,014.39acres will move forward in the Notice of Competitive Lease Sale (NCLS).
PROTEST PERIOD
To the extent you submit exhibits or attachments to any submitted protest, 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.
Please note that the most useful protests are those that identify issues relevant to the proposed action or contain new technical or scientific information. Protests which contain only opinions or preferences will not be specifically addressed.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment - including your personal identifying information - may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
30-Day Public Comment Period
The Bureau of Land Management Utah (BLM) has issued an environmental assessment that includes potential parcels that may be offered for a competitive oil and gas lease sale. The public will have 30 days to review and comment on the environmental assessment. The BLM proposes to lease 14 parcels (totaling 19,703.72 acres) on public lands managed by the BLM’s Vernal (VFO) and Richfield (RFO) Field Offices
How to Submit a Public Comment:
The BLM is offering a 30-day public comment period. The public scoping period begins May 7, 2025 and ends on June 6, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. MT. Comments must be submitted electronically via the BLM Land Use Planning and NEPA Register (ePlanning) by clicking on the green "Participate Now." Comments must be received by 4:30 pm on June 6, 2025. Any comments received by other methods will not be accepted.
The 30-day Public Comment period will be held from May 7, 2025 to June 6, 2025. Comments may be submitted by clicking on the "Participate Now" button in the left-hand menu on the ePlanning webpage.
30-Day Public Scoping Period has closed.
How to Submit a Scoping Public Comment:
The BLM is offering a 30-day public scoping period. The public scoping period begins February 25, 2025 and ends on March 28, 2025 at 4:30 p.m. MT. Comments must be submitted electronically via the BLM Land Use Planning and NEPA Register (ePlanning) by clicking on the green "Participate Now." Comments must be received by 4:30 pm on March28, 2025. Any scoping comments received by other methods will not be accepted.
SCOPING PERIOD
To the extent you submit exhibits or attachments to any submitted scoping 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.
Please note that the most useful comments are those that identify issues relevant to the proposed action or contain new technical or scientific information. Comments which contain only opinions or preferences, or comments that are essentially identical to other comments will not be specifically addressed in the environmental documents, but may be considered in the decision-making process.
Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment - including your personal identifying information - may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Timeline:
The 30-day Scoping Period-February 25, 2025 to March 28, 2025 has closed.
The 30-day Public Comment period will be held from May 7, 2025 to June 6, 2025.
