The BLM accepted public comments on the Environmental Assessment (EA) and unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) associated with EOIs for the June 2023 Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale between March 10th, and April 10th, 2023. Responses to those comments have been documented in the Final EA below.

The Notice of Competitive Oil and Gas Internet Lease Sale, signed FONSI, and signed Decision Record are also available for viewing and download below.

Also below, are maps of LA EOI ES17268 (Caddo Parish, Louisiana, 8.88 acres), LA EOI ES17269 (Caddo Parish, Louisiana, 40.0 acres), and LA EOI ES17983 (Bossier Parish, Louisiana, 39.93 acres), MS EOI ES14059 (Smith County, Mississippi, 2.70 acres), MS EOI ES17975 (Greene County, Mississippi, 38.16 acres), and MS EOI ES17976 (Greene County, Mississippi, 50.0 acres). 

Three parcels totaling 90.86 acres in Greene and Smith Counties, Mississippi, were considered during the public scoping period, which closed on January 19, 2023. The BLM’s interdisciplinary team examined the potential for oil and gas occurrence and development for the parcels in Mississippi and noted that there were no nearby federal leases. The decision to defer these parcels aligns with BLM Instruction Memorandum 2023-007.