Central California District
| Contacts: | David Christy | , 916-941-3146 | ||
| Nora DeDios | , 661-391-6129 |
BLM Announces Availability of Oil & Gas Lease Auction Environmental Assessment
The Bureau of Land Management has completed the environmental assessment (EA) for the oil and gas lease auction scheduled for December 14. A 30-day public review and comment period runs through August 5.
The EA was prepared to analyze the environmental impacts of leasing the mineral estate for oil and gas exploration and development. The lands considered for competitive lease auction are located in Kern County.
Shortly after the comment period closes, the BLM will consider public comments and then issue a decision.
To ensure compliance with the environmental laws and provide protection for threatened, endangered, and other special status species and their habitat, all lands considered for competitive lease are subject to “Limited Surface Use Protected and Sensitive Species” special stipulations.
The EA is available online at: http://www.blm.gov/ca/st/en/fo/bakersfield.html, or contact Nora DeDios at (661) 391-6129, or email ndedios@ca.blm.gov
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health, diversity, and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. In Fiscal Year 2012, activities on public lands generated $4.6 billion in revenue, much of which was shared with the States where the activities occurred. In addition, public lands contributed more than $112 billion to the U.S. economy and helped support more than 500,000 jobs.
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