Colorado Oil and Gas Lease Sales

2025 Quarterly Lease Sales

September 2024 Lease Sale

July 26, 2024

The Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office today announced an oil and gas lease sale scheduled for Sept. 24, 2024, to offer one oil and gas parcel totaling 120 acres in Colorado. 

The parcel the BLM has analyzed, as well as maps and instructions on how to submit a protest are available on the BLM’s ePlanning website. 

May 8, 2024

The Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on one oil and gas parcel totaling 120 acres that may be included in a September 2024 lease sale in Colorado. 

Comments must be submitted by June 7, 2024 and must be submitted via ePlanning.

January 16, 2024

The Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on one oil and gas parcel totaling 120 acres. 

Comments must be submitted by February 15, 2024 and must be submitted via ePlanning.

2021 Lease Sales

April 18, 2022
Following an injunction from the Western District of Louisiana, today the Bureau of Land Management Colorado State Office issued a final Environmental Assessment and sale notice for the June 2022 Sale.

Links to the environmental assessment, maps, parcel lists, Notice of Competitive Lease Sale, and proposed lease stipulations are available online at the BLM ePlanning website at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2015560/510 

Today’s posting of the sale notice initiates a 30-day public protest period that ends on May 18, 2022.

November 22, 2021
The BLM has received a number of requests for extension and also notes that its web servers have experienced technical issues during the current comment period. The BLM is extending the public comment period by 10 days to ensure adequate public involvement.

Comments must be submitted by December 12, 2021 and must be submitted via ePlanning. 

November 2, 2021
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Colorado State Office has issued an environmental assessment that includes potential parcels that may be offered for a competitive oil and gas lease sale. As a result of scoping comments and internal analysis, including consideration of protecting greater sage-grouse habitat, BLM Colorado plans to defer 136,399.40 acres, which it is analyzing in the Modified Proposed Action in the EA and will continue to evaluate based on ongoing public comment and internal review.

The EA and associated documents are available on ePlanning.
Comments must be submitted by December 2, 2021 and must be submitted via ePlanning. 

August 31, 2021
The Bureau of Land Management is accepting public scoping comments on parcels until October 1, 2021.
Parcel lists and maps can be viewed on ePlanning. All comments must be submitted via ePlanning.
Department of Interior Press Release

March 25, 2021

*The oil and gas lease sale scheduled for March 25, 2021 has been postponed.*

November 13, 2020

The BLM is accepting public comments on 83 parcels, totaling approximately 111,340 acres of public lands for the upcoming March 2021 competitive oil and gas lease sale. Comments on the environmental assessments should be submitted through the March 2021 ePlanning website. The public comment period closes on December 14, 2020.

October 27, 2020

The draft EA for certain parcels in the Pawnee National Grassland, White River and San Juan National Forests is now available for comment. https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2002801/510

October 2, 2020

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public scoping comments on approximately 111,340 acres of public lands proposed for the upcoming March 2021 competitive oil and gas lease sale in Jackson, Las Animas, Moffat, Rio Blanco and Weld counties.
Maps, parcel lists, lease stipulations, instructions for submitting comments, and local contact information for the Kremmling, Little Snake, Royal Gorge and White River field offices are available online on the BLM ePlanning website at https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2002581/510

 

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	Additional Info
Cut-off for Accepting Expressions of Interest	September 1, 2020	n/a
15-Day Public Scoping	October 2-16, 2020	Fifteen-day public review of the proposed parcel list before NEPA documents are developed. Scoping comments will be analyzed and incorporated in the NEPA documents as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review	November 13 - December 14, 2020	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Analyses (EA), Determination of NEPA Adequacy (DNA) and unsigned FONSI. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the EAs and DNA as appropriate.
Sale Notice	January 22, 2021	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	January 22 - February 22, 2021	Lease sale protests received from the public during the thirty-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	March 25, 2021	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
Signed NEPA Documents	March 24, 2021	Final signed lease sale NEPA documents with signed Decision Records.

June 24, 2021

December 29, 2020

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public scoping comments on approximately 34,252 acres of public lands proposed for the upcoming June 2021 competitive oil and gas lease sale in Las Animas, Moffat, Rio Blanco and Routt counties. Comments will need to be received by January 13, 2021 and may be submitted online on ePlanning.

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available* Subject to change	Additional Info
Cut-off for Accepting Expressions of Interest	December 1, 2020	n/a
15-Day Public Scoping	December 29, 2020 - January 13, 2021	Fifteen-day public review of the proposed parcel list before NEPA documents are developed. Scoping comments will be analyzed and incorporated in the NEPA documents as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review	February 16 - March 17, 2021	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Analyses (EA), Determination of NEPA Adequacy (DNA) and unsigned FONSI. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the EAs and DNA as appropriate.
Sale Notice	April 23, 2021	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	April 23 - May 24, 2021	Lease sale protests received from the public during the thirty-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	June 24, 2021	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
Signed NEPA Documents	June 23, 2021	Final signed lease sale NEPA documents with signed Decision Records.

September 23, 2021

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available *subject to change	Additional Info
Cut-off for Accepting Expressions of Interest	March 1, 2021	n/a
15-Day Public Scoping	March 30 - April 13, 2021	Fifteen-day public review of the proposed parcel list before NEPA documents are developed. Scoping comments will be analyzed and incorporated in the NEPA documents as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review	May 12 - June 11, 2021	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Analyses (EA), Determination of NEPA Adequacy (DNA) and unsigned FONSI. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the EAs and DNA as appropriate.
Sale Notice	July 23, 2021	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	July 23 - August 23, 2021	Lease sale protests received from the public during the thirty-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	September 23, 2021	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
Signed NEPA Documents	September 22, 2021	Final signed lease sale NEPA documents with signed Decision Records.

December 16, 2021

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	Additional Info
Cut-off for Accepting Expressions of Interest	June 1, 2021	n/a
15-Day Public Scoping	June 29 - July 13, 2021	Fifteen-day public review of the proposed parcel list before NEPA documents are developed. Scoping comments will be analyzed and incorporated in the NEPA documents as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review	July 28 - August 26, 2021	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Analyses (EA), Determination of NEPA Adequacy (DNA) and unsigned FONSI. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the EAs and DNA as appropriate.
Sale Notice	October 18, 2021	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	October 18 - November 18, 2021	Lease sale protests received from the public during the thirty-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	December 16, 2021	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
Signed NEPA Documents	December 15, 2021	Final signed lease sale NEPA documents with signed Decision Records.

2020 Lease Sales

March 26, 2020

March 26, 2020:

The Bureau of Land Management Colorado today sold 9 parcels totaling approximately 10,415 acres for $83,294.00 including rentals and fees at its quarterly oil and gas lease sale. Final lease sale results can be found on ePlanning.

January 24, 2020:

This sale notice initiates a 30-day public protest period, which ends Feb. 24, 2020. Protests must be submitted to the BLM Colorado State Office, 2850 Youngfield St., Lakewood, CO 80215. The Environmental Assessments, Determinations of NEPA Adequacy, parcel lists, maps, attached stipulations and instructions on how to file a protest are available online at https://go.usa.gov/xdqHr.

October 1, 2019:

FOR MAPS AND PARCEL LISTS, AND TO SUBMIT PUBLIC SCOPING COMMENTS, PLEASE VISIT OUR EPLANNING SITE.

Public Scoping Comment Period:

Public scoping comments will be accepted electronically via the BLM Land Use Planning and NEPA Register (ePlanning) by clicking on the link above.

Please note that the most useful public scoping comments are substantive comments that identify issues relevant to the proposed action or contain new technical or scientific information for the BLM to consider in the analysis document to be prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Comments which contain only opinions or preferences, or comments that are essentially identical to other comments, will not be specifically addressed in the environmental review process.

Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your public scoping comment, you should be aware that your entire comment - including your personal identifying information - may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

For general questions, please contact:
Jayson Barangan (Colorado State Office) jbaranga@blm.gov or (303)-239-3681

For questions on specific parcels, please contact:

Grand Junction Field Office:

• Eric Coulter (970) 244-3000 or ecoulter@blm.gov

Kremmling, Little Snake, White River Field Offices:

• David Boyd (970) 876-9008 or dboyd@blm.gov

Royal Gorge Field Office:

• Brant Porter (719) 269-8553 or beporter@blm.gov

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	Additional Info
Cut-off for Accepting Expressions of Interest	September 1, 2019	n/a
15-Day Public Scoping	October 1-15, 2019	Fifteen-day public review of the proposed parcel list before NEPA documents are developed. Scoping comments will be analyzed and incorporated in the NEPA documents as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review	November 14 - December 16, 2019	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Analyses (EA), Determination of NEPA Adequacy (DNA) and unsigned FONSI. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the EAs and DNA as appropriate.
Sale Notice	January 24, 2020	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	January 24 - February 24, 2020	Lease sale protests received from the public during the thirty-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	March 26, 2020	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
Signed NEPA Documents	March 26, 2020	Final signed lease sale NEPA documents with signed Decision Records.

 

June 25, 2020

The oil and gas lease sale scheduled for June 25, 2020 has been postponed.

May 7, 2020

For the June 25, 2020 competitive oil and gas lease sale, the BLM Colorado State Office will accept protests using the following methods:

• Mail directly to the BLM Colorado State Office at 2850 Youngfield St. Lakewood CO 80215
• ePlanning: https://go.usa.gov/xpFn6
• Email: blm_co_leasesale@blm.gov

See the Notice of Addendum 1 for additional information.

April 24, 2020

The sale notice is now available on ePlanning (https://go.usa.gov/xpFn6). The 30-day public protest period closes on May 26, 2020. All protests must be submitted via ePlanning or by US Postal Mail to the Colorado State Office. Email and hand delivered protests will not be accepted. Additional information on how to submit comments is available on ePlanning. 

February 13, 2020

Public comment on the June 2020 quarterly oil and gas lease sale opens on February 13, 2020 for 30 days. Comments must be received by 4pm MST on March 16, 2020. Comments must be submitted online at https://go.usa.gov/xpFn6

December 30, 2019

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public scoping comments on approximately 6,095 acres of public lands proposed for the upcoming June 2020 competitive oil and gas lease sale in Jackson, Lincoln, Moffat, Rio Blanco, and Weld counties. The public scoping period starts tomorrow, Dec. 31, 2019 and ends Jan. 15, 2020. Before beginning an environmental analysis, the BLM would like to hear from the public about issues that should be considered. Scoping comments will need to be received by Jan. 15, 2020 and may be submitted online at https://go.usa.gov/xpFn6. The next opportunity for the public to provide comment will be a 30-day public review and comment period on draft environmental assessment documents.

For general questions, please contact:
Jayson Barangan (Colorado State Office) jbaranga@blm.gov or (303)-239-3681

For questions on specific parcels, please contact:

Kremmling, Little Snake, White River Field Offices:

• Maribeth Pecotte (970) 724-3000 or mpecotte@blm.gov

Royal Gorge Field Office:

• Brant Porter (719) 269-8553 or beporter@blm.gov

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	Additional Info
Cut-off for Accepting Expressions of Interest	December 1, 2019	N/A.
15-Day Public Scoping	December  31, 2019 - January 15, 2020	Fifteen-day public review of the proposed parcel list before NEPA documents are developed. Scoping comments will be analyzed and incorporated in the NEPA documents as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review	February 13 - March 16, 2020	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Analyses (EA), Determination of NEPA Adequacy (DNA) and unsigned FONSI. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the EAs and DNA as appropriate.
Sale Notice	April 24, 2020	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	April 24 - May 26, 2020	Lease sale protests received from the public during the thirty-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	June 26, 2020	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
Signed NEPA Documents	June 26, 2020	Final signed lease sale NEPA documents with signed Decision Records.

September 24, 2020

September 24, 2020

The final September lease sale results are now available on ePlanning.

July 24, 2020

The September Sale Notice is available on ePlanning. Protests must be received by 4pm MST on August 24, 2020

**UPDATED** June 9, 2020

The public comment period closes for the September lease sale on June 15, 2020. Comments must be submitted by email to BLM_CO_LeaseSale@blm.gov 

• Draft EA Rocky Mountain District
• Draft FONSI Rocky Mountain District
• Draft EA White River and Kremmling Field Offices
• Draft FONSI White River and Kremmling Field Offices

March 31, 2020

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public scoping comments on approximately 67,244 acres of public lands proposed for the upcoming September 2020 competitive oil and gas lease sale in Jackson, Las Animas, Rio Blanco, and Weld counties. The public scoping period starts today, March 31 and ends April 14, 2020. Scoping comments will need to be received by April 14, 2020 and may be submitted online at https://go.usa.gov/xvaqs. The next opportunity for the public to provide comment will be a 30-day public review and comment period on draft environmental assessment documents.

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For general questions, please contact:
Kirby-Lynn Shedlowski (303) 239-3671

For questions on specific parcels, please contact:

Kremmling and White River Field Offices:

• Maribeth Pecotte (970) 724-3000 or mpecotte@blm.gov

Royal Gorge Field Office:

• Brant Porter (719) 269-8553 or beporter@blm.gov

 

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	Additional Info
Cut-off for Accepting Expressions of Interest	March 1, 2020	N/A.
15-Day Public Scoping	March 31, 2020 - April 14, 2020	Fifteen-day public review of the proposed parcel list before NEPA documents are developed. Scoping comments will be analyzed and incorporated in the NEPA documents as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review	May 13 - June 12, 2020	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Analyses (EA), Determination of NEPA Adequacy (DNA) and unsigned FONSI. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the EAs and DNA as appropriate.
Sale Notice	July 24, 2020	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	July 24 - August 24, 2020	Lease sale protests received from the public during the thirty-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	September 25, 2020	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
Signed NEPA Documents	September 26, 2020	Final signed lease sale NEPA documents with signed Decision Records.

December 17, 2020

December 17, 2020

The final sale results are now available on the ePlanning Site.

October 19, 2020

The Sale Notice is now available on the December ePlanning Site. Protests must be received by 4 PM MST on November 18, 2020.

August 14, 2020

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will offer 43 parcels, totaling approximately 47,685 acres in Jackson, Las Animas, Moffat and Weld counties at its December 2020 quarterly oil and gas lease sale. The public comment period on associated environmental documents ends September 14, 2020. Comments on the environmental assessments (EAs) should be submitted through the December 2020 ePlanning Site. 

June 30, 2020

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is seeking public scoping comments on approximately 47,685 acres of public lands proposed for the upcoming December 2020 competitive oil and gas lease sale in Jackson, Las Animas, Moffat, and Weld counties. The public scoping period starts June 30 and ends July 14, 2020. Scoping comments will need to be received by July 14, 2020 and may be submitted online at https://go.usa.gov/xwenh. The next opportunity for the public to provide comment will be a 30-day public review and comment period on draft environmental assessment documents.

Media questions, please contact:
Kirby-Lynn Shedlowski (303)-239-3671

For questions on specific parcels, please contact:

Kremmling and Little Snake Field Offices:

• Maribeth Pecotte (970) 724-3000 or mpecotte@blm.gov

Royal Gorge Field Office:

• Brant Porter (719) 269-8553 or beporter@blm.gov

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available (Subject to change)	Additional Info
Cut-off for Accepting Expressions of Interest	June 1, 2020	N/A.
15-Day Public Scoping	June 30 - July 14, 2020	Fifteen-day public review of the proposed parcel list before NEPA documents are developed. Scoping comments will be analyzed and incorporated in the NEPA documents as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review	August 14 - September 14, 2020	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Analyses (EA), Determination of NEPA Adequacy (DNA) and unsigned FONSI. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the EAs and DNA as appropriate.
Sale Notice	October 19, 2020	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	October 19 - November 18, 2020	Lease sale protests received from the public during the thirty-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	December 17, 2020	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
Signed NEPA Documents	December 16, 2020	Final signed lease sale NEPA documents with signed Decision Records.

2019 Lease Sales

March 28, 2019

March 28, 2019

Final lease sale result information is available online at ePlanning.

February 12, 2019

The BLM will offer parcels in the Royal Gorge, White River, and Kremmling field offices. The environmental documents, parcel lists and maps, lease stipulations, and other relevant documents can be found online at EPLANNING SITE
The BLM will hold the lease sale online via www.energynet.com. Bidding will begin at 9 a.m. MST on March 28, 2019.

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November 13, 2018

Public comment period on associated environmental documents begins November 13, 2018 and ends on December 14, 2018. Comments on the environmental assessment (EA) and Determination of NEPA Adequacy (DNA) must be submitted through the March 2019 ePlanning site.  The environmental documents, lists and maps of the parcels, and attached stipulations are online at https://go.usa.gov/xPB8s

For general questions, please contact:
Kirby-Lynn Shedlowski (Colorado State Office) kshedlowski@blm.gov or (303)-239-3671

For questions on specific parcels, please contact:

Grand Junction Field Office:

• Kirby-Lynn Shedlowski (303) 239-3671 or kshedlowski@blm.gov

Colorado River Valley, Kremmling, Little Snake, White River Field Offices:

• David Boyd (970) 876-9008 or dboyd@blm.gov

Royal Gorge Field Office:

• Brant Porter (719) 269-8553 or beporter@blm.gov

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For maps and parcel lists, and to submit public scoping comments, please visit our ePlanning site.

Public Scoping Comment Period:

Public scoping comments will be accepted electronically via the BLM Land Use Planning and NEPA Register (ePlanning) by clicking on the link above. Comments received by other methods will not be accepted. Comments must be received by 4 PM MST on the last day of the scoping period. Any comments received after that will not be accepted. If you are having trouble submitting your comment though ePlanning please contact us immediately at 303-239-3990. 

Please note that the most useful public scoping comments are substantive comments that identify issues relevant to the proposed action or contain new technical or scientific information for the BLM to consider in the analysis document to be prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Comments which contain only opinions or preferences, or comments that are essentially identical to other comments, will not be specifically addressed in the environmental review process.

Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your public scoping comment, you should be aware that your entire comment - including your personal identifying information - may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

For general questions, please contact:
Kirby-Lynn Shedlowski (Colorado State Office) kshedlowski@blm.gov or (303)-239-3671

For questions on specific parcels, please contact:

Grand Junction Field Office:

• Kirby-Lynn Shedlowski (303) 239-3671 or kshedlowski@blm.gov

Colorado River Valley, Kremmling, Little Snake, White River Field Offices:

• David Boyd (970) 876-9008 or dboyd@blm.gov

Royal Gorge Field Office:

• Brant Porter (719) 269-8553 or beporter@blm.gov

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	Additional Info
Cut-off for Accepting Expressions of Interest	September 1, 2018	N/A
15-Day Public Scoping	October 1, 2018 - October 16, 2018	Fifteen-day public review of the proposed parcel list before NEPA documents are developed. Scoping comments will be analyzed and incorporated in the NEPA documents as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review	November 13, 2018- December 14, 2018	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Analyses (EA), Determination of NEPA Adequacy (DNA) and unsigned FONSI. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the EAs and DNA as appropriate.
Sale Notice	February 12, 2019	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Ten-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	February 12-22, 2019	Lease sale protests received from the public during the ten-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	March 28, 2019	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
Signed NEPA Documents	March 27, 2019	Final signed lease sale NEPA documents with signed Decision Records.

June 27, 2019

June 27, 2019:

Final sale results are available on ePlanning.

May 14, 2019:

Lease sale notice and public protest period information available on ePlanning site.

March 12, 2019: 

15-day public comment period on associate environmental documents ends on March 26, 2019. Comments on the environmental assessment (EA) must be submitted through the EA ePlanning page

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For maps and parcel lists please visit our ePlanning site.

 

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	Additional Info
Cut-off for Accepting Expressions of Interest	December 3, 2018	N/A
15-Day Public Scoping	January 29, 2019 - February 12, 2019	Fifteen-day public review of the proposed parcel list before NEPA documents are developed. Scoping comments will be analyzed and incorporated in the NEPA documents as appropriate.
15-Day Public Review	March 12, 2019 - March 26, 2019	Fifteen-day public review and comment period for the lease sale NEPA documents. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the NEPA documents as appropriate.
Sale Notice	May 14, 2019	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Ten-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	May 14, 2019 - May 23, 2019	Lease sale protests received from the public during the ten-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	June 27, 2019	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
Signed NEPA Documents	June 27, 2019	Final signed lease sale NEPA documents with signed Decision Records.

September 26, 2019

September 26, 2019:

Final sale results are available on ​ePlanning.

July 26, 2019:

September Lease Sale Notice is available for review. 30-day public protest period closes August 26, 2019. Visit ePlanning for details.

May 14, 2019:

Public Comment begins May 14, 2019 and will close at 4:00 P.M. on June 12, 2019.
Comments must be submitted through ePlanning.

April 2, 2019:

Comments may be submitted electronically via the ePlanning website and hard copy mail can be sent to the respective field offices.

Little Snake Field Office	455 Emerson St. Craig, CO 81625
Kremmling Field Office	2103 E. Park Ave. Kremmling, CO 80459
White River Field Office	220 E. Market St. Meeker, CO 81641
Royal Gorge Field Office	3028 E. Main Street Canon City, CO 81212

 

FOR MAPS AND PARCEL LISTS, AND TO SUBMIT PUBLIC SCOPING COMMENTS, PLEASE VISIT OUR EPLANNING SITE.

Public Scoping Comment Period:

Public scoping comments will be accepted electronically via the BLM Land Use Planning and NEPA Register (ePlanning) by clicking on the link above.

Please note that the most useful public scoping comments are substantive comments that identify issues relevant to the proposed action or contain new technical or scientific information for the BLM to consider in the analysis document to be prepared in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Comments which contain only opinions or preferences, or comments that are essentially identical to other comments, will not be specifically addressed in the environmental review process.

Before including your address, phone number, e-mail address, or other personal identifying information in your public scoping comment, you should be aware that your entire comment - including your personal identifying information - may be made publicly available at any time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so.

For general questions, please contact:
Kirby-Lynn Shedlowski (Colorado State Office) kshedlowski@blm.gov or (303)-239-3671

For questions on specific parcels, please contact:

Kremmling, Little Snake, White River Field Offices:

• David Boyd (970) 876-9008 or dboyd@blm.gov

Royal Gorge Field Office:

• Brant Porter (719) 269-8553 or beporter@blm.gov

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	Additional Info
Cut-off for Accepting Expressions of Interest	March 1, 2019	N/A
15-Day Public Scoping	April 2, 2019 - April 16, 2019	Fifteen-day public review of the proposed parcel list before NEPA documents are developed. Scoping comments will be analyzed and incorporated in the NEPA documents as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review	May 14, 2019 - June 12, 2019	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Analysis (EA) and unsigned FONSI. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the EA as appropriate.
Sale Notice	July 26, 2019	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	July 26, 2019 - August 26, 2019	Lease sale protests received from the public during the 30-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	September 26, 2019	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
Signed NEPA Documents	September 25, 2019	Final signed lease sale NEPA documents with signed Decision Records.

December 19, 2019

Parcels in the December 2019 sale will be reconsidered for a future sale due to a Preliminary Injunction entered Oct. 16, 2019 by the U.S. District Court, District of Idaho. 

 

August 13, 2019

A 30-day public comment period opens on August 13, 2019 and closes September 12, 2019. For maps, parcel lists, lease stipulations and instructions for submitting comments please visit the December 2019 Lease Sale ePlanning page

July 2, 2019

A 15-day public scoping period opens on July 2, 2019 and closes July 16, 2019. For maps, parcel lists, lease stipulations and instructions for submitting comments please visit the December 2019 Lease Sale ePlanning page

Maps and parcel lists are available on the December 2019 Lease Sale ePlanning page.

 

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	Additional Info
Cut-off for Accepting Expressions of Interest	June 1, 2019	N/A
15-Day Public Scoping	July 2, 2019 - July 16, 2019	Fifteen-day public review of the proposed parcel list before NEPA documents are developed. Scoping comments will be analyzed and incorporated in the NEPA documents as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review	August 13, 2019 - September 12, 2019	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Analysis (EA) and unsigned FONSI. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the EA as appropriate.
Sale Notice	October 18, 2019	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	October 18, 2019 - November 18, 2019	Lease sale protests received from the public during the thirty-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	December 19, 2019	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
Signed NEPA Documents	December 19, 2019	Final signed lease sale NEPA documents with signed Decision Records.

2018 Lease Sales

March 8, 2018

Visit our ePlanning site for documents and information related to our March 2018 sale.

To submit comments, please contact Ryan Joyner at 970-385-1242 or rjoyner@blm.gov.

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	Additional Info
Cut-off for Accepting Expressions of Interest	March 1, 2017	N/A
Public Scoping	June 5, 2017-July 6, 2017	Public scoping allows the public an opportunity to provide comments before the BLM develops the environmental analysis. Scoping comments are analyzed and incorporated into the analysis as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review	Sept. 7, 2017-Oct. 10, 2017	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Determination of NEPA Adequacy (DNA). Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the environmental analysis as appropriate.
Sale Notice	Dec. 8, 2017	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	Dec. 8, 2017-Jan. 9, 2018	Lease sale protests received from the public during the 30-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	TBA	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
DNA & Decision Record	TBA	Final DNA and Decision Record.

June 7, 2018

Visit our ePlanning site for documents and information related to our June 2018 sale.

Please submit comments blm_co_june_2018_lease_sale@blm.gov or mail them to White River Field Office, Attn: June 2018 Lease Sale, 220 #. Market St., Meeker, CO 81641.

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	Additional Info
Cut-off for Accepting Expressions of Interest	June 1, 2017	N/A
Public Scoping	Sept. 5, 2017-Oct. 6, 2017	Public scoping allows the public an opportunity to provide comments before the BLM develops the environmental analysis. Scoping comments are analyzed and incorporated into the analysis as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review	Dec. 7, 2017-Jan. 8, 2018	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Determination of NEPA Adequacy (DNA). Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the environmental analysis as appropriate.
Sale Notice	April 20, 2018	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Ten-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	April 20-30, 2018	Lease sale protests received from the public during the ten-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	TBA	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
DNA & Decision Record	TBA	Final DNA and Decision Record.

September 6, 2018

Visit our ePlanning site for documents and information related to our September 2018 sale.

The BLM is deferring 11 parcels in Huerfano County totaling ~18,316 acres from its upcoming September 6, 2018, competitive oil and gas lease sale as it completes Tribal consultation with the Navajo Nation. The sale will continue as scheduled and 14 parcels totaling ~3,405 acres will be offered. After consultation is completed, the Huerfano County parcels may be considered for a future sale. 

The BLM reached out to the Navajo Nation in March 2018 after learning they acquired property in the area. Tribal consultation is currently underway.

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	Additional Info
Cut-off for Accepting Expressions of Interest	Sept. 1, 2017	N/A
Public Scoping	Dec. 4, 2017-Jan. 4, 2018	Public scoping allows the public an opportunity to provide comments before the BLM develops the environmental analysis. Scoping comments are analyzed and incorporated into the analysis as appropriate.
15-Day Public Review	March 22, 2018-April 6, 2018	Fifteen-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Assessment (EA) and the unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI). Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the environmental analysis as appropriate.
Sale Notice	July 20, 2018	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Ten-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	July 20-30, 2018	Lease sale protests received from the public during the ten-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	TBA	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
EA, FONSI & Decision Record	TBA	Final lease sale EA with signed FONSI and Decision Record.

December 13, 2018

December 7, 2018:

BLM Colorado deferred 3 parcels totaling approximately 500 acres from the Dec. 13 oil and gas lease sale.

BLM Colorado is deferring the parcels in the Colorado River Valley Field Office pending the completion of additional analysis.

The sale notice, sale addendum, and other documents are now available on the ePlanning site.

BLM Colorado is considering offering 20 parcels on public lands managed by the BLM at the Dec. 13, 2018 quarterly oil and gas sale. The BLM will hold the lease sale online at www.energynet.com on December 13 at 9 a.m. MST. 

November 2, 2018:

BLM Colorado deferred 58 parcels including 74,516 acres from the Dec. 13 oil and gas lease sale.

 

BLM Colorado is deferring parcels that contain big game habitat in cooperation with a request from the State of Colorado to delay leasing to allow consideration of further habitat protections. The State of Colorado had also requested leasing in the North Fork Valley be delayed until the Uncompahgre Resource Management Plan is completed. 

The sale notice, sale addendum, and other documents are now available on the ePlanning site.

BLM Colorado is considering offering 23 parcels on public lands managed by the BLM at the December 13, 2018 quarterly oil and gas sale. The BLM will hold the lease sale online at www.energynet.com on December 13 at 9 a.m. MST. 

 

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October 26, 2018:

BLM Colorado is considering offering 81 parcels on public lands managed by the BLM at the December 13, 2018 quarterly oil and gas sale. The BLM will hold the lease sale online at www.energynet.com on December 13 at 9 a.m. MST. 
BLM Colorado is assessing a recent District Court opinion on the Colorado River Valley Field Office Resource Management Plan and its potential impacts on the field office’s parcels for the upcoming sale.

The sale notice and other documents are now available on the ePlanning site.

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October 19, 2018:
BLM Colorado is moving 142 parcels containing Greater Sage-Grouse habitat totaling approximately 141,478 acres from the December sale.
BLM Colorado is rescheduling the December 6, 2018 lease sale to December 13, 2018.
Additional information will be posted here and on the ePlanning site as it becomes available.

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For maps and parcel lists, and to submit comments on the Royal Gorge Environmental Assessment and the Uncompahgre Environmental Assessment, please visit our ePlanning site.

For general inquiry about the December sale, please contact:

• Kirby-Lynn Shedlowski (Colorado State Office) kshedlowski@blm.gov or (303)-239-3671

For questions on specific parcels, please contact:

• David Boyd (Colorado River Valley, Kremmling, Little Snake, White River), dboyd@blm.gov or (970) 876-9008
• Brant Porter (Royal Gorge Field Office), beporter@blm.gov or (719) 269-8553
• Kirby-Lynn Shedlowski (Uncompahgre, and Grand Junction Field Offices), kshedlowski@blm.gov or (303) 239-3671

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	Additional Info
Cut-off for Accepting Expressions of Interest	June 1, 2018	N/A
15-Day Public Scoping	July 2, 2018-July 17, 2018	Fifteen-day public review of the proposed parcel list before NEPA documents are developed. Scoping comments will be analyzed and incorporated in the NEPA documents as appropriate.
15-Day Public Review	Aug. 27, 2018-Sept. 11, 2018	Fifteen-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Analysis (EA) and unsigned FONSI. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the EA as appropriate.
Sale Notice	Oct. 26, 2018	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Ten-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	Oct. 26, 2018-Nov. 5, 2018	Lease sale protests received from the public during the ten-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	Dec. 14, 2018	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
Signed NEPA Documents	Dec. 13, 2018	Final signed lease sale NEPA documents with signed Decision Records.

2017 Lease Sales

March 9, 2017

Visit our ePlanning site for documents and information related to our March 2017 sale.

 

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	Additional Info
Cut-off for Accepting Expressions of Interest	Feb. 1, 2016	N/A
Public Scoping	May 9, 2016-June 8, 2016	Public scoping allows the public an opportunity to provide comments before the BLM develops the environmental analysis. Scoping comments are analyzed and incorporated into the EA as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review	Aug. 9, 2016-Sept. 8, 2016	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Assessment and the unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the environmental analysis as appropriate.
Sale Notice	Nov. 10, 2016	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	Nov. 10, 2016-Dec. 12, 2016	Lease sale protests received from the public during the 30-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	March 9, 2017	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
EA, FONSI & Decision Record	March 8, 2017, or later	Final lease sale EA with signed FONSI and Decision Record.

June 8, 2017

View all documents related to this sale at our ePlanning site, linked here.

Please submit comments to blm_co_may_2017_lease_sale@blm.gov, or mail them to the White River Field Office, Attn: May 2017 Lease Sale 220 E. Market St., Meeker, CO 81461. Please submit protests to the BLM Colorado State Office at 2850 Youngfield St., Lakewood, CO 80215, or fax them to 303-239-3799.

*All payments for parcels must be received by COB June 8, 2017.*

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	Additional Info
Cut-off for Accepting Expressions of Interests	May 2, 2016	N/A
Public Scoping	Aug. 8, 2016-Sept. 8, 2016	Public scoping allows the public an opportunity to provide comments before the BLM develops the environmental analysis. Scoping comments are analyzed and incorporated into the EA as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review	Nov. 9, 2016-Dec. 12, 2016	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Assessment and the unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the environmental analysis as appropriate.
Sale Notice	March 10, 2017	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	March 10, 2017-April 10, 2017	Lease sale protests received from the public during the 30-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	June 8, 2017	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
EA, FONSI & Decision Record	June 7, 2017, or later	Final lease sale EA with signed FONSI and Decision Record.

September 7, 2017

View all documents related to this sale at our ePlanning site, linked here.

Please submit comments to rgfo_comments@blm.gov.

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	Additional Info
Cut-off for Accepting Expressions of Interest	Feb. 1, 2016	N/A
Public Scoping	Nov. 7, 2016-Dec. 8, 2016	Public scoping allows the public an opportunity to provide comments before the BLM develops the environmental analysis. Scoping comments are analyzed and incorporated into the EA as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review	Feb 10, 2017-March 13, 2017	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Assessment and the unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the environmental analysis as appropriate.
Sale Notice	June 9, 2017	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	June 9, 2017-July 10, 2017	Lease sale protests received from the public during the 30-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	Sept. 7, 2017	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
EA, FONSI & Decision Record	Sept. 6, 2017, or later	Final lease sale EA with signed FONSI and Decision Record.

December 2017

Maps and all other documents related to this sale are located at our ePlanning site, linked here.

Please submit comments to blm_co_december_2017_lease_sa@blm.gov, or mail them to the White River Field Office, Attn: December 2017 Lease Sale 220 E. Market St., Meeker, CO 81461.

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	Additional Info
Cut-off for Accepting Expressions of Interest	Nov. 1, 2016	N/A
Public Scoping	Feb. 6, 2017-March 8, 2017	Public scoping allows the public an opportunity to provide comments before the BLM develops the environmental analysis. Scoping comments are analyzed and incorporated into the EA as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review	May 10, 2017-June 9, 2017	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Assessment and the unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the environmental analysis as appropriate.
Sale Notice	Sept. 8, 2017	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	Sept. 8, 2017-Oct. 9, 2017	Lease sale protests received from the public during the 30-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	Dec. 7, 2017	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
EA, FONSI & Decision Record	Dec. 6, 2017, or later	Final lease sale EA with signed FONSI and Decision Record.

2016 Lease Sales

February 10, 2016

To request a NEPA document related to this sale please email blm_co_leasesale@blm.gov 

 

This sale was postponed and will be combined with an upcoming sale.

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	More Info
Cut-off for Accepting Expressions of Interests	Feb. 2, 2015	N/A
Public Scoping	May 11, 2015-June 10, 2015	Public scoping allows the public an opportunity to provide comments before the BLM develops the environmental analysis. Scoping comments are analyzed and incorporated into the EA as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review	Aug. 12, 2015-Sept. 11, 2015	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Assessment and the unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the environmental analysis as appropriate.
Sale Notice	Nov. 13, 2015	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	Nov. 13, 2015-Dec. 14, 2015	Lease sale protests received from the public during the 30-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	Postponed	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
EA, FONSI & Decision Record	Postponed	Final lease sale EA with signed FONSI and Decision Record.

May 12, 2016

To request a NEPA document related to this sale please email blm_co_leasesale@blm.gov 

 

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	Additional Info
Cut-off for Accepting Expressions of Interests	May 4, 2015	N/A
Public Scoping	Aug. 10, 2015-Sept. 9, 2015	Public scoping allows the public an opportunity to provide comments before the BLM develops the environmental analysis. Scoping comments are analyzed and incorporated into the EA as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review	Nov. 12, 2015-Dec. 14, 2015	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Assessment and the unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the environmental analysis as appropriate.
Sale Notice	Feb. 12, 2016	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	Feb. 12, 2016-March 14, 2016 Protest period extended to March 29, 2016.	Lease sale protests received from the public during the 30-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	May 12, 2016	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
EA, FONSI & Decision Record   Little Snake EA/FONSI; Decision Record Tres Rios Determination of NEPA Adequacy; Decision Record	May 11, 2016	Final lease sale EA with signed FONSI and Decision Record.

August 11, 2016

This sale has been postponed until August 2017.

December 8, 2016

Find all documents for the December lease sale here.

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	Additional Info
Cut-off for Accepting Expressions of Interest	Nov. 8, 2015	N/A
Public Scoping	Feb. 8, 2016-March 10, 2016	Public scoping allows the public an opportunity to provide comments before the BLM develops the environmental analysis. Scoping comments are analyzed and incorporated into the EA as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review	May 12, 2016-June 13, 2016	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Assessment and the unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the environmental analysis as appropriate.
Sale Notice	Oct. 13, 2016	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period Protests Received:	Oct. 13, 2016-Nov. 14, 2016	Lease sale protests received from the public during the 30-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	Dec. 8, 2016	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.

2015 Lease Sales

2014 Lease Sales

February 13, 2014

To request a NEPA document related to this sale please email blm_co_leasesale@blm.gov 

 

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	More Info
Public Scoping	May 13, 2013-May 28, 2013	Public scoping allows the public an opportunity to provide comments before the BLM develops the environmental analysis. Scoping comments are analyzed and incorporated into the EA as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review	Aug. 2, 2013-Sept. 3, 2013	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Assessment and the unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the environmental analysis as appropriate.
Sale Notice	Nov. 15, 2013	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	Nov. 15, 2013-Dec. 16, 2013	Lease sale protests received from the public during the 30-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	Feb. 13, 2014	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
EA, FONSI & Decision Record	Feb. 12, 2013	Final lease sale EA with signed FONSI and Decision Record.

June 12, 2014

To request a NEPA document related to this sale please email blm_co_leasesale@blm.gov 

Important dates and associated documents	Date(s) Available	Additional Info
Public Scoping	Aug. 5, 2013-Aug. 20, 2013	Public scoping allows the public an opportunity to provide comments before the BLM develops the environmental analysis. Scoping comments are analyzed and incorporated into the EA as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review	Nov. 27, 2013-Dec. 30, 2013	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Assessment and the unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the environmental analysis as appropriate.
Sale Notice	March 14, 2014	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	March 14, 2014-April 14, 2014	Lease sale protests received from the public during the 30-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	June 12, 2014	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
EA, FONSI & Decision Record	June 11, 2014	Final lease sale EA with signed FONSI and Decision Record.

September 11, 2014

This lease sale was originally scheduled August 14, 2014. It was combined with later lease sales.

November 13, 2014

To request a NEPA document related to this sale please email blm_co_leasesale@blm.gov 

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	Additional Info
Public Scoping	Feb. 10, 2014-Feb. 25, 2014	Public scoping allows the public an opportunity to provide comments before the BLM develops the environmental analysis. Scoping comments are analyzed and incorporated into the EA as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review	May 2, 2014-June 2, 2014	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Assessment and the unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the environmental analysis as appropriate.
Sale Notice	Aug. 15, 2014	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	Aug. 15, 2014-Sept. 14, 2014	Lease sale protests received from the public during the 30-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	Nov. 13, 2014	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
EA, FONSI & Decision Record	Nov. 12, 2014	Final lease sale EA with signed FONSI and Decision Record.

2013 Lease Sales

February 14, 2013

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	Additional Info
Public Scoping	June 13, 2012-June 27, 2012	Public scoping allows the public an opportunity to provide comments before the BLM develops the environmental analysis. Scoping comments are analyzed and incorporated into the EA as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review  EA and Unsigned FONSI	August 17, 2012-Sept. 18, 2012 The comment period for the parcels in Tres Rios was extended to Oct. 2.	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Assessment and the unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the environmental analysis as appropriate.
Sale Notice	Nov. 16, 2012	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period The BLM received numerous comments and letters of support in addition to the protests.	Nov. 16, 2012-Dec. 17, 2012	Lease sale protests received from the public during the 30-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	Feb. 14, 2013	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
EA, FONSI & Decision Record	Feb. 13, 2013	Final lease sale EA with signed FONSI and Decision Record.

30-day public review

• Royal Gorge EA/FONSI
• Tres Rios EA/FONSI
• Little Snake EA/FONSI
• Arizona Hassayampa Field Office EA/FONSI

Sale Notice

Addendum 1; Addendum 2; Addendum 3; Addendum 4; Addendum 5; Addendum 6; Addendum 7; Addendum 8

• Royal Gorge maps
• Tres Rios maps
• Shapefiles for all offices

 

• North Fork Valley Timeline Fact Sheet
• North Fork Valley Development Fact Sheet

 

 

Protest Period

Protest Response 1; Protest Response 2; Protest Response 3

Final Sale Results

EA FONSI & Decision Record

• Little Snake EA/FONSI/Decision Record
• Royal Gorge EA/FONSI/Decision Record

May 9, 2013

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	Additional info
Public Scoping	Sept. 5, 2012-June 19, 2012	Public scoping allows the public an opportunity to provide comments before the BLM develops the environmental analysis. Scoping comments are analyzed and incorporated into the EA as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review  EA and Unsigned FONSI	Nov. 15, 2012-Dec. 17, 2012	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Assessment and the unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the environmental analysis as appropriate.
Sale Notice arcels in the White River Field Office were deferred.	Feb. 8, 2013	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period Protests Received	Feb. 8, 2013-March 11, 2013	Lease sale protests received from the public during the 30-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	May 9, 2013	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
EA, FONSI & Decision Record	May 8, 2013	Final lease sale EA with signed FONSI and Decision Record.

 

30-day public review

• Kremmling EA/FONSI; shapefiles; PDF maps
• White River EA/FONSI; shapefile

Sale Notice

• Addendum
• Kremmling EA/FONSI; maps
• Kingman Field Office EA/FONSI; maps

Protest Period

• Protest Responses Part 1; Part 2

Final Sale Results

• Winners List
• Parcels not Sold
• Arizona Final Sale Results

EA, FONSI & Decision Record

• Kremmling EA/FONSI; Decision Record
• Kingman EA/FONSI; Decision Record

August 8, 2013

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	Additional Info
Public Scoping	Dec. 3, 2012-Dec. 17, 2012	Public scoping allows the public an opportunity to provide comments before the BLM develops the environmental analysis. Scoping comments are analyzed and incorporated into the EA as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review  EA and Unsigned FONSI   Parcels evaluated in the Grand Junction and Uncompahgre field offices for a two-week scoping period were held for additional analysis	Feb. 11, 2013-March 13, 2013	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Assessment and the unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the environmental analysis as appropriate.
Sale Notice	May 10, 2013	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	May 10, 2013-June 10, 2013	Lease sale protests received from the public during the 30-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	Aug. 8, 2013	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
EA, FONSI & Decision Record	May 8, 2013	Final lease sale EA with signed FONSI and Decision Record.

 

Sale Notice

• Addendum
• Little Snake Determination of NEPA Adequacy; Attachment C; Attachment D; Attachment E - maps; shapefiles
• Map of U.S. Forest Service parcel located in Colorado River Valley Field Office

Protest Period

• Protests Received

Final Sale Results

EA, FONSI & Decision Record   

• EA/FONSI
• Determination of NEPA Adequacy
• Decision Record

November 14, 2013

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	Additional Info
Public Scoping	Feb. 12, 2013-Feb. 26, 2013	Public scoping allows the public an opportunity to provide comments before the BLM develops the environmental analysis. Scoping comments are analyzed and incorporated into the EA as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review	May 3, 2013-June 3, 2013	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Assessment and the unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the environmental analysis as appropriate.
Sale Notice	Aug. 16, 2013	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	Aug. 16, 2013-Sept. 16, 2013	Lease sale protests received from the public during the 30-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	Nov. 14, 2013	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
EA, FONSI & Decision Record	Nov. 13, 2013	Final lease sale EA with signed FONSI and Decision Record.

 

30-Day Public Review 

• EA and Unsigned FONSI  
• PDF Maps
• Shapefiles

Sale Notice

• EA/FONSI
• PDF Maps
• Shapefiles

Final Sale Results

EA, FONSI & Decision Record   

• EA/FONSI
• Decision Record

2012 Lease Sales

February 9, 2012

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	Additional Info
30-Day Public Review  EA and Unsigned FONSI	Aug. 18 - Sept. 19, 2011	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Assessment and the unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the environmental analysis as appropriate.
Lease Sale Notice	Nov. 10, 2011	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	Nov. 10 - Dec. 12, 2011	Lease sale protests received from the public during the 30-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	Feb. 9, 2012	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
EA, FONSI & Decision Record	Feb. 8, 2012	Final lease sale EA with signed FONSI and Decision Record.
LR2000 Lease Issuance Report		Report of the leases issued after the sale.

 

30-Day Public Review 
EA and Unsigned FONSI

• Little Snake Environmental Assessment
• Attachment A; Attachment B; Attachment C
• Gunnison Field Office Environmental Assessment

Lease Sale Notice 

• Sale Notice
• Addendum 1; Addendum 2; Addendum 3

Protest Period

• Protest Overview
• Protest Letters

Final Sale Results

EA, FONSI & Decision Record   

• Little Snake Decision Record
• Little Snake Final EA
• Little Snake Final FONSI
• Gunnison Field Office EA

LR2000 Lease Issuance Report

May 10, 2012

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	More Info
30-Day Public Review  EA and Unsigned FONSI	Nov. 28 - Dec. 28, 2011	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Assessment and the unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the environmental analysis as appropriate.
Lease Sale Notice	Feb. 10, 2012	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	Feb. 10 - March 12, 2012	Lease sale protests received from the public during the 30-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	May 10, 2012	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
EA, FONSI & Decision Record	May 10, 2012	Final lease sale EA with signed FONSI and Decision Record.
LR2000 Lease Issuance Report		Report of the leases issued after the sale.

 

30-Day Public Review 
EA and Unsigned FONSI  

• Little Snake EA Summary; 
• Determination of NEPA Adequacy; Attachment A; Attachment B; Attachment C
• White River EA

Lease Sale Notice 

• Sale Notice 
• Addendum 1; Addendum 2; Addendum 3; Addendum 4; Addendum 5
• Map of Sale Parcels

Protest Period

• Protests Received
• Protest Responses

Final Sale Results

EA, FONSI & Decision Record   

• Little Snake Decision Record; Summary; 
• DNA; Attachment A; Attachment B; Attachment C 
• White River Decision Record

LR2000 Lease Issuance Report

August 9, 2012

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	More Info
Public Scoping	Closed Feb. 9, 2012	Public scoping allows the public an opportunity to provide comments before the BLM develops the environmental analysis. Scoping comments are analyzed and incorporated into the EA as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review  EA and Unsigned FONSI	Uncompahgre Field Office: March 7 - April 20, 2012 Grand Junction Field Office: Feb. 29 - March 30, 2012	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Assessment and the unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the environmental analysis as appropriate.
Sale Notice	May 11, 2012	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	May 11 - June 11, 2012	Lease sale protests received from the public during the 30-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	August 9, 2012	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
EA, FONSI & Decision Record	August 8, 2012	Final lease sale EA with signed FONSI and Decision Record.
LR2000 Lease Issuance Report		Report of the leases issued after the sale.

 

30-Day Public Review 
EA and Unsigned FONSI  

• Uncompahgre EA
• Grand Junction EA

Sale Notice

Final Sale Results

EA, FONSI & Decision Record   

• Final EA
• Decision Record

LR2000 Lease Issuance Report

November 8, 2012

Public involvement periods and associated documents	Date(s) Available	More Info
Public Scoping	March 12 - March 26, 2012	Public scoping allows the public an opportunity to provide comments before the BLM develops the environmental analysis. Scoping comments are analyzed and incorporated into the EA as appropriate.
30-Day Public Review  EA and Unsigned FONSI	May 21 - June 22, 2012	Thirty-day public review and comment period for the lease sale Environmental Assessment and the unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact. Comments will be analyzed and incorporated into the environmental analysis as appropriate.
Sale Notice	Aug. 10, 2012	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale. Thirty-day lease sale protest period begins.
Protest Period	Aug. 10 - Sept. 10, 2012	Lease sale protests received from the public during the 30-day protest period and the BLM's responses to the protests.
Final Sale Results	Nov. 8, 2012	Summary of the lease sale results, including the total number and acreage of parcels sold and the net revenue (bonus bids, fees and first-year rentals) generated from the sale.
EA, FONSI & Decision Record	Nov. 7, 2012	Final lease sale EA with signed FONSI and Decision Record.
LR2000 Lease Issuance Report		Report of the leases issued after the sale.

 

Public Scoping

• Map of Nominated Parcels
• Legal Description of Nominated Parcels

30-Day Public Review 
EA and Unsigned FONSI  

• Royal Gorge EA
• FONSI

Sale Notice

• Sale Notice
• Maps

Protest Period

• Protests Received
• Protest Response

Final Sale Results

EA, FONSI & Decision Record   

• Final EA
• FONSI
• Decision Record

LR2000 Lease Issuance Report