The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comments on the Central Coast Field Office Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) for oil and gas leasing and development.

The EPA published a Federal Register Notice of Availability (NOA) on January 16, 2025. The public comment period ends on March 13, 2026.

A public meeting will be held on January 29, 2026. More information about the public meeting is included in the BLM News Release.

Click the “Documents” link at the top of the page to view and download* the Draft SEIS (BLM 2025) and related documents. Click the blue "Participate Now" button at the top of the page to submit comments.

*The BLM NEPA Register is experiencing intermittent issues. 

• If you are unable to download the draft EIS from the “Documents” tab, you may download a copy from EPA's website at the following link: https://cdxapps.epa.gov/cdx-enepa-II/public/action/eis/details?eisId=543281 

• If you submitted a comment from January 13, 2026 - January 29, 2026 that included attachments, please resubmit your comment including the attachment through ePlanning or the project email [email protected]   

Click “Related Projects and Links,” or use the link below to go directly to the BLM project website for the Central Coast Field Office Oil and Gas Leasing and Development Resource Management Plan Amendment and Final Environmental Impact Statement (2019 FEIS):  https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/67003/510 .