Project Name: Montana-Dakotas June 2022 Oil and Gas Lease Sale

NEPA Number: DOI-BLM-MT-0000-2021-0006-EA

Project Information 

  • NEPA Number
    DOI-BLM-MT-0000-2021-0006-EA
  • Project Name
    Montana-Dakotas June 2022 Oil and Gas Lease Sale
  • Project Type
    EA
  • NEPA Status
    Completed - Completed
  • Lead Office
    State Office - MT
  • Last Updated


What's New

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 GIS data and parcel maps are posted under the Maps and Data link on the left hand side of your 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.


Document          

Date(s) Available

Notes/Comments

30 Day Public Scoping
Nominated Parcels List
Nominated Parcel Maps
GIS Data (Preliminary List)
Dear Reader Letter (Public Scoping)

Publish Date: August 31, 2021

Scoping Period: 30 days


Submit Comments to:

*Electronically: See Documents, Preliminary Parcel Worksheet

*Mail:        Bureau of Land Management          
                  Montana/Dakotas State Office
                  Branch of Fluid Minerals
                  Attn:  Christine Cimiluca
                  5001 Southgate Drive
                  Billings, MT 59101
 
Contact: Christine Cimiluca (406) 896-5110 

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 29, 2021

Comment Period: 30 days


Submit Comments to:

*Electronically: See Documents, Preliminary Parcel Worksheet

*Mail:        Bureau of Land Management          
                  Montana/Dakotas State Office
                  Branch of Fluid Minerals
                  Attn:  Christine Cimiluca
                  5001 Southgate Drive
                  Billings, MT 59101
 
Contact: Christine Cimiluca (406) 896-5110 

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:  April 18, 2022

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: June 29, 2022

Signed Decision Record (DR) and FONSI for Leasing EA and Lease Sale

Protests

Publish Date: June 29, 2022

Resolution

Sale Results

Publish Date: July 1, 2022

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 59102 Yellowstone County

Application Information

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


Project Dates

  • Start Date
    8/16/2021
  • Decision Date
    6/29/2022
  • NEPA Completion Date
    6/30/2022
  • FONSI Date
    6/29/2022


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
    Christine Cimiluca
  • Contact 2 Email
  • Contact 2 Phone
    (435) 781-4454