PUBLIC SCOPING PERIOD - August 27, 2026 through September 3, 2026

The BLM initiated a public scoping period on September 27, 2026. Please see the information below for description of the type of information that the BLM is requesting from the public. To submit comments click on the Participate Now link at the top of the page. Scoping comments that the BLM receives will be used to develop the environmental assessment.

What is Public Scoping?
Scoping is the initial public involvement process by which the BLM and other Federal agencies solicit internal and external input on the issues, impacts, and potential alternatives that will be addressed in an environmental assessment as well as the extent to which those issues and impacts will be analyzed in the NEPA document. Public scoping helps federal agencies identify possible alternatives, refine the proposed action, identify possible effects, obtain new information, refine issues, and identify new issues. 

Purpose of External Scoping

 Your input during scoping helps the BLM:

- Identify and refine the alternatives
- Identify information and issues that could lead to development design features or mitigation measures for analysis
- Identify relavant information, studies, and analysis
- Identify anticipated permits, surveys, or consultations 
- Identify other past, present, and reasonably foreseeable actions that may affect the project