The Comment Period has closed for an environmental assessment (UFO NEPA #12-09) of 22 parcels proposed for a quarterly oil and gas lease sale in August 2012. Approximately 30,000 acres are nominated, of which about 900 acres are private surface and the remainder are federal surface lands. The UFO will evaluate parcels near Paonia, Hotchkiss, Somerset, and Crawford, Colorado. Please direct questions regarding this proposal to Public Affairs Specialist Shannon Borders at 970-240-5399. Additional information will be posted on this page as it becomes available. |