NEPA Documents

The National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) ensures that the BLM (and other Federal Agencies) considers the impact of an action on the quality of the human environment before decisions are made and the action is taken. NEPA-related documents are required to concentrate on significant issues. The NEPA process is intended to help public officials make better decisions based on an understanding of environmental consequences, and take actions that protect, restore, and enhance the quality of the human environment.

As of October 1, 2015, the BLM now hosts all of our current and ongoing planning documents on the new ePlanning site. This site allows you to search for projects by geographic location, project resource type, year, and other project-specific fields.

NEPA Archive

All of BLM's planning documents prior to October 2015 can be found in the Oregon/Washington NEPA document library. Documents can be searched by fiscal year, district, program area, and document type via the NEPA Document Search form.

Key Planning Efforts in Prineville

There are a number of on-going planning efforts in the BLM Prineville District. Some of these planning efforts include:

• Cottonwood Canyon State Park Environmental Assessment
• Glass Buttes Communication Site and VRM Plan Amendment
• Pacific Direct Current Intertie (PDCI) Upgrade Project
• DOI-BLM-OR-P060-2015-0019-EA Newberry Geothermal Leasing Project
  • The BLM adopted the USFS EA and is in the process of making a Decision which will be posted to this page and made available for public review.
• For a list of other ongoing projects, please see the most recent Project Planning Update below.

Project Planning Updates

2015 Project Updates

• January 2015 (PDF)
• May 2015 (PDF)
• July 2015 (PDF)

2014 Project Updates

• January 2014 (PDF)
• April 2014 (PDF)
• July 2014 (PDF)
• October 2014 (PDF)

2013 Project Updates

• January 2013 (PDF)
• April 2013 (PDF)
• July 2013 (PDF)
• October 2013 (PDF)

2012 Project Updates

• January 2012 (PDF)
• March 2012 (PDF)
• June 2012 (PDF)
• October 2012 (PDF)

2011 Project Updates

• January 2011 (PDF)
• March 2011 (PDF)
• June 2011 (PDF)
• November 2011 (PDF)

2010 Project Updates

• March 2010 (PDF)
• June 2010 (PDF)
• September 2010 (PDF)

2009 Project Updates

• January 2009 (PDF)
• April 2009 (PDF)
• July 2009 (PDF)

2008 Project Updates

• July 2008 (PDF)
• October 2008 (PDF)

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