Project Name: BIFO: March 13, 2018 Oil and Gas Lease Sale

NEPA Number: DOI-BLM-MT-L002-2017-0002-EA

Project Information 

  • NEPA Number
    DOI-BLM-MT-L002-2017-0002-EA
  • Project Name
    BIFO: March 13, 2018 Oil and Gas Lease Sale
  • Project Type
    EA
  • NEPA Status
    Completed - Completed
  • Lead Office
    Great Falls Oil & Gas Field Office
  • Last Updated


Project Description

What's New

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received Expressions of interest (nominations) to sell Federal oil and gas leases on 76 parcels of Federal minerals in a future lease sale. The parcels are located within the Billings Field Office (BiFO) area.

 

Document Date(s) Available Notes/Comments
Public Scoping
Nominated Parcels List
Nominate dParcel Maps
GIS Data (preliminary list)
Dear Reader Letter (Public Scoping)
Publish Date: 8/15/2017

Comment Period: 15 days
8/15/2017 - 8/29/2017

Submit Comments to:

Email:

[email protected]

Mail:  

Billings Field Office
Attention Jim Sparks
5001 Southgate Drive
Billings, MT 59101
 
Two week public scoping period of nominated lease parcels
including the field office's preliminary recommendation and
stipulations.  Stipulation summaries, GIS shapefiles, and maps
are also provided.  This allows the public an opportunity to
provide comments which are then analyzed and incorporated into
the final environmental analysis as appropriate.  
30 day Public Review
Dear Reader Letter (Public Comment)
Environmental Assessment (EA)
Unsigned FONSI
Publish Date: 09/29/2017

Comment Period: 30 days
09/30/2017 - 10/30/2017

Submit Comments to:

Email:

[email protected]

Mail:  

Billings Field Office
Attention Jim Sparks
5001 Southgate Drive
Billings, MT 59101
Thirty day public review and comment period of the lease sale
Environmental Assessment (EA) and the unsigned
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI).  Comments received
from the public will be analyzed and incorporated into the environmental
analysis as appropriate.  
Lease Sale Notice and Protest Period
Competitive Sale Notice and List
map of Sale Parcels
GIS Data
Final Environmental Assessment (EA)
Finding of No Significant Impact (Unsigned)
Publish Date: 12/13/2017

Protest Period: 30 days
12/14/2017 - 01/13/2018

Submit Protests to:

BLM Montana/Dakotas State Director
5001 Southgate Drive
Billings, MT 59101
Fax: 406-896-5292
The Sale Notice includes a list of all sale parcels, legal descriptions,
applicable stipulations, and questions and answers about the lease
sale process.  This section will also include amendments to the
original sale notice if changes are made before the sale.  
Decision Record and Signed FONSI
Decision Record
Signed FONSI
Publish Date: March 12, 2018 Signed Decision Record (DR) and FONSI for Leasing EA and Lease Sale.
Protests Publish Date: March 12, 2018 Resolution
Sale Results Publish Date: March 13, 2018 Summary of the lease sale results.  It includes the total
number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue
(bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.  

[email protected]
 
Bureauof Land Management
North Central Montana District
Division of Oil and Gas Attention: Oil & Gas EA 1220 38th St. N
Great Falls, MT 59405

Amy Waring, Mitigation Specialist
(409) 896-5095

Project Location

City State/Territory Zip Code County(ies)
Butte Montana 59701

Application Information

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


Project Dates

  • Start Date
    1/19/2018
  • Decision Date
    3/12/2018
  • NEPA Completion Date
    3/12/2018
  • FONSI Date
    3/12/2018


Project Office Information

  • Lead Office
    Great Falls Oil & Gas Field Office
  • Offices
    Billings FO,  Great Falls Oil & Gas FO


Contacts

  • Contact 1 Name
    Amy Waring
  • Contact 1 Email
  • Contact 1 Phone
    (406) 896-5095