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NEPA Number: DOI-BLM-Eastern States-J000-2021-0037-EA
Project Name: EOI ES3321 Part 1 (1835a)

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NEPA Number

DOI-BLM-Eastern States-J000-2021-0037-EA
Project Name

EOI ES3321 Part 1 (1835a)
Project Type

EA
NEPA Status

Completed - Completed
Lead Office

Southeastern States District Office
Last Updated

Project Description

The Proposed Action is to lease 80.24 acres of federal minerals underlying privately owned surface (split-estate) located in Covington County, Alabama for potential future oil and gas development in a future Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale. 

BLM is limited in its decision-making authority to the federal subsurface mineral resources. Decisions concerning surface disturbance and occupancy on the private surface and/or subsurface resources will be made by the private landowner and operator and will need to be in compliance with all local, state and federal laws including, but not limited to, the Endangered Species Act (ESA), National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), and Clean Water Act. The proposed lease would provide the lessee exclusive rights to explore and develop oil and gas reserves on the lease, although it does not in itself authorize surface disturbing activities or obligate the lessee to drill a well on the parcel in the future. Should the proposed parcels be leased and a detailed plan for oil and gas development be identified, the BLM would conduct future site-specific environmental analysis prior to any ground-disturbing activities.

What's New

On April 19, 2022, the State Director signed the Decision Record, selecting the No Action alternative. The decision is not to offer the one parcel located in Covington County, Alabama totaling 80.24 acres for competitive lease at the June 2022 Sale. The Decision Record, Environmental Assessment, and signed Finding of No Significant Impact can be found in the "Documents" tab on the left panel of this webpage.

Project Location

City	State/Territory	Zip Code	County(ies)
Andalusia	Alabama	36420	Covington County

Application Information

Applicant

Case File Number

Program

Sub-Program

Project Dates

Start Date

8/30/2021
End Date

4/18/2022
FONSI Date

4/19/2022

Project Office Information

Lead Office

Southeastern States District Office
Offices

Southeastern States DO
Cooperating Agencies

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Contacts

Contact 1 Name

Contact 1 Email

Contact 1 Phone

Contact 2 Name

Ikumi Doucette
Contact 2 Email

[email protected]
Contact 2 Phone

(703) 558-7748

Contact 3 Name

Heather Stewart
Contact 3 Email

[email protected]
Contact 3 Phone

(601) 812-8485