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NEPA Number: DOI-BLM-CA-C060-2025-0053-EIS
Project Name: Bakersfield Field Office Oil and Gas Leasing and Development Supplemental EIS

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Project Information

NEPA Number

DOI-BLM-CA-C060-2025-0053-EIS
Project Name

Bakersfield Field Office Oil and Gas Leasing and Development Supplemental EIS
Project Type

EIS
NEPA Status

Completed - Completed
Lead Office

Bakersfield Field Office
Last Updated

5/20/2026 5:00:00 PM

Project Description

The Bureau of Land Management's Bakersfield Field Office (BKFO) is preparing a supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS) for oil and gas leasing on public lands in eastern Fresno, western Kern, Kings, Madera, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Tulare and Ventura counties. 

The Supplemental EIS will update the agency's previous analysis of oil and gas leasing and development on BLM-managed public land and mineral estate in the Bakersfield Field Office Planning Area exclusive of the California Coastal National Monument and the Carrizo Plain National Monument. Click "Related Projects and Links" to view the previous documents (2014 RMP, 2019 FSEIS, 2020 Lease Sale EA) on their respective ePlanning project websites.

Lands withdrawn from mineral entry by law, including national monuments and designated wilderness areas, would remain unavailable for leasing and development. This effort is in response to settlement agreements in Case No. 2:20-cv-00371-DSF and Case No. 1:21-cv-00475-DAD-SAB, filed with the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California Western Division and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California on July 29, 2022.

What's New

May 21, 2026: The Bureau of Land Management issued the final supplemental environmental impact statement. The Notice of Availability is expected to be published by the Environmental Protection Agency in the Federal Register on May 22, 2026. For more information, please contact BLM Bakersfield Field Office at [email protected]

Click the “Documents” link at the top of the page to view and download final supplemental EIS and related documents. Click "Related Projects and Links" to access the ePlanning pages/view documents for the 2014 Bakersfield RMP, 2019 Supplemental EIS analyzing hydraulic fracturing, and the 2020 Lease Sale EA.

Draft EIS Publication

Initial Scheduled Date

12/12/2025
Actual Date

1/16/2026

Final EIS Publication

Initial Scheduled Date

5/22/2026
Actual Date

5/22/2026

Project Location

City	State/Territory	Zip Code	County(ies)
Bakersfield	California	93308	Kern County

Application Information

Program

Other

Project Dates

Start Date

6/23/2025

Notice of Intent Publication

NOI Publication Date

6/23/2025

Record of Decision Publication

Initial Scheduled Date

7/24/2026

Project Office Information

Lead Office

Bakersfield Field Office
Offices

Bakersfield FO

Contacts

Contact 1 Name

Sarah Mathews
Contact 1 Email

[email protected]
Contact 1 Phone

(661) 391-6145