Bureau of Land Management Wyoming Seeks Public Comment for Proposed June 2023 Oil and Gas Lease Sale

Bureau of Land Management Wyoming recently released an environmental assessment analyzing 209 oil and gas parcels totaling approximately 250,950 acres for a proposed lease sale that would be held in June 2023. The release of this environmental assessment starts a 30-day public comment period, which will end January 23, 2023. The Bureau of Land Management completed scoping on these parcels in November and is now seeking public comment on the parcels, potential deferrals, and related environmental analysis.

The BLM will use input from the public to help complete its review of each parcel and determine if leasing of these parcels conforms with all applicable laws, policies, and land use plans. All parcels that are leased as part of an oil and gas lease sale include appropriate protections and stipulations, such as seasonal timing limitations and controlled surface use to protect sage-grouse habitat and other important natural resources. This BLM lease sale will include updated fiscal provisions authorized by Congress in the Inflation Reduction Act. The parcels the BLM is analyzing, as well as maps and instructions on how to comment, are available here.