Pursuant to the BLM's planning regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 43 CFR 1610.5-2, any person who participated in the planning process for this Proposed Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA)/Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) and has an interest that is or may be adversely affected by the planning decisions may protest approval of the planning decisions contained therein. The Proposed RMPA/Final SEIS is open for a 30-day protest period, initiated by the publication of the Notice of Availability in the Federal Register https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/05/17/2024-10793/notice-of-availability-of-the-proposed-resource-management-plan-amendment-and-final-supplemental .

The regulations specify the required elements of your protest. Take care to document all relevant facts. As much as possible, reference or cite the planning documents or available planning records (e.g. meeting minutes or summaries, correspondence, etc.). Instructions for filing a protest with the Director of the BLM regarding the Proposed RMPA/Final SEIS may be found online at https://www.blm.gov/programs/planning-and-nepa/public-participation/filing-a-plan-protest and at 43 CFR 1610.5-2.

All protests must be in writing and mailed to the appropriate address, as set forth below, or submitted electronically through the BLM ePlanning project website. Protests submitted electronically by any means other than the ePlanning project website protest section will be invalid unless a protest is also submitted in hard copy. All protests must be in writing and submitted to one of the following methods:

Website: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2021155/510

Regular Mail and Overnight Mail:

BLM Director

Attn: Protest Coordinator (210)

Denver Federal Center, Building 40 (Door W-4)

Lakewood, CO 80215

All protests must be received on or before June 17, 2024.

Before including your address, phone number, email address, or other personal identifying information in your protest, be advised that your entire protest-including your personal identifying information-may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your protest to withhold from public review your personal identifying information, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.