Project Name: NCMD: March 13, 2018 Oil and Gas Lease Sale

NEPA Number: DOI-BLM-MT-L002-2017-0004-EA

Project Information 

  • NEPA Number
    DOI-BLM-MT-L002-2017-0004-EA
  • Project Name
    NCMD: March 13, 2018 Oil and Gas Lease Sale
  • Project Type
    EA
  • NEPA Status
    Completed - Completed
  • Lead Office
    Great Falls Oil & Gas Field Office
  • Last Updated


Project Description

What's New

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) received Expressions of interest (nominations) to sell Federal oil and gas leases on 24 parcels of Federal minerals in a future lease sale. The parcels are located within the North Central Montana District (NCMD) area.


 
Document Date(s) Available Notes/Comments
Public Scoping
Nominated Parcels List
Nominated Parcel Maps
GIS Data (Preliminary List)
Dear Reader Letter (Public Scoping)		 Publish Date: 8/14/2017

Comment Period: 15 days
8/15/2017 - 8/29/2017

Submit Comments to:

Email:

[email protected]

Mail:

North Central Montana District 
Division of Oil and Gas
Attn: Mark Albers
1220 38th Street North
Great Falls, MT 59405
 		 Two week 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:  09/29/2017

Comment Period:  30 Days
09/30/2017 - 10/30/2017

Submit comments to:

Email:

[email protected]

Mail:

North Central Montana District 
Division of Oil and Gas
Attn: Mark Albers
1220 38th Street North
Great Falls, MT 59405
 		 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 enviornmental 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: 12/13/2017

Protest Period: 30 days
12/14/2017 - 01/13/2018

Submit Protests to:

BLM Montana/Dakotas State Director
5001 Southgate Drive
Billings, MT 59101
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
ale notice if changes are made before the sale.  
Decision Record and Signed FONSI
Decision Record
Signed FONSI		 Publish Date: 03/12/2018 Signed Decision Record (DR) and FONSI for Leasing EA and Lease Sale.
Protests Publish Date: 03/12/2018 Resolution
Sale Results Publish Date: March 13, 2018 Summary of the lease sale results.  It 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)
Great Falls Montana 59401

Application Information

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


Project Dates

  • Start Date
    12/14/2017
  • Decision Date
    3/12/2018
  • NEPA Completion Date
    3/12/2018
  • FONSI Date
    3/12/2018


Project Office Information

  • Lead Office
    Great Falls Oil & Gas Field Office
  • Offices
    Glasgow FO,  Havre FO,  Malta FO,  Great Falls Oil & Gas FO


Contacts

  • Contact 1 Name
    Amy Waring
  • Contact 1 Email
    [email protected]
  • Contact 1 Phone
    (406) 896-5095