Project Name: Montana-Dakotas March 2024 Oil and Gas Lease Sale

NEPA Number: DOI-BLM-MT-0000-2023-0004-EA

Project Information 

  • NEPA Number
    DOI-BLM-MT-0000-2023-0004-EA
  • Project Name
    Montana-Dakotas March 2024 Oil and Gas Lease Sale
  • Project Type
    EA
  • NEPA Status
    Completed - Completed
  • Lead Office
    State Office - MT
  • Last Updated


What's New

August 21, 2023 - the public scoping period for the preliminary parcel list and applied stipulations for the proposed March 2024 lease sale will be open from August 21 - September 20, 2023. 

To the extent you submit exhibits or attachments to any submitted public 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.

It is the mission of the Bureau of Land Management to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations.

Listed below is the tentative timeline for the Montana-Dakotas Oil and Gas Lease Sale.  All documents associated with this Lease Sale are posted under the documents link on the left hand side of your screen.

The USFS stipulation maps, GIS data, and PDF Maps can be found on the 'Maps' link on the left hand side of the screen.

To submit comments electronically through this site click on the documents link and then click on the "Comment on Document" button on the right hand side of the screen.

An amendment was made February 22, 2024 for leasing stipulations and the legal land description in parcels ND-2024-03-6876 and -0552. 


Document(s)Date(s) AvailableNotes/Comments

30 Day Public Scoping

Nominated Parcels List

Nominated Parcel Maps

GIS Data (Preliminary List)

Dear Reader Letter (Public Scoping)

Publish Date: August 21, 2023

Scoping Period: 30 Days

Submit Comments to:

*Electronically: See Documents, Appendix A

*Mail: Bureau of Land Management

          Montana/Dakotas State Office

          Attn: Tessa Wallace

          5001 Southgate Drive

          Billings, MT 59101

Contact:  Tessa Wallace (406) 791-7768

                [email protected]

Thirty-day public scoping period of nominated lease
parcels including the field office's preliminary
recommendations 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: October 20, 2023
Comment Period: 30 days

Submit Comments to:

*Electronically: See Documents, Environmental Assessment (EA)

*Mail:       Bureau of Land Management          
                  Montana/Dakotas State Office
                  Branch of Fluid Minerals
                  Attn:  Tessa Wallace
                  5001 Southgate Drive
                  Billings, MT 59101
 
Contact: Tessa Wallace (406) 791-7768 

               [email protected]

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:  January 5, 2024

Protest Period: 30 days

Submit Protests to:

*Electronically: See Documents, Final EA

*Mail:   Bureau of Land Management 

              Montana/Dakotas State Office
              Attn:  State Director
              5001 Southgate Drive
              Billings, MT 59101


Or 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

Environmental Assessment

Signed FONSI

Publish Date: March 12, 2024

Signed Decision Record (DR) and FONSI for Leasing EA

and Lease Sale

Protests
Publish Date: March 12, 2024
Resolution

Sale Date

Sale Results

Sale Date: March 12, 2024

Publish Date: March 13, 2024

Summary of the lease sale results. 

This includes the total number and acreage 

of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees,

and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.


Project Location

City State/Territory Zip Code County(ies)
Billings Montana 59101 Yellowstone County

Application Information

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


Project Dates

  • Start Date
    7/5/2023
  • Decision Date
    3/11/2024
  • NEPA Completion Date
    3/12/2024
  • FONSI Date
    3/11/2024


Project Office Information

  • Lead Office
    State Office - MT
  • Offices
    State Office


Contacts

  • Contact 1 Name
    Tessa Wallace
  • Contact 1 Email
  • Contact 1 Phone
    (406) 791-7768


  • Contact 2 Name
    Dan D Brunkhorst
  • Contact 2 Email
  • Contact 2 Phone
    (406) 538-1929