Bureau of Land Management

July 22, 2015 Lease Sale

Document	Date(s) Available

Two Week Public Scoping Nominated Parcels and Maps The Bureau of Land Management, New Mexico State Office has received nominations for the July 2015 Competitive Oil & Gas Lease Sale on the following proposed parcels to lease for oil and gas development. This requires the preparation of an environmental assessment (EA) by each BLM Field Office. There is a two week public comment period to identify any issues in the preparation of the EAs. Provide your comments no later than December 29, 2014, to the following BLM NM State Office email address: NMleasesalecomments@blm.gov Pecos District Office Nominated Parcels Summary of Recommended Stipulations Carlsbad Field Office Contact Cody Layton, 575-234-5959, Cody_Layton@blm.gov Roswell Field Office Contact Harley Davis, 575-627-0247, hcdavis@blm.gov Map of New Mexico Nominated Parcels for July 2015 Lease Sale Nominated Parcel GIS Data (Shapefiles) New Mexico Some parcels may have been deferred or deleted from this sale. Please reference the Field Office Nominated Parcel lists to identify parcels that are subject to NEPA analysis.	12/15/2014 through 12/29/2014	Two week public scoping period of nominated lease parcels including the field offices preliminary recommendations and stipulations. Stipulation summaries, GIS shapefiles, and maps are also provided. This allows the public an opportunity to provide comments which are then analyzed and incorporated into the environmental analysis as appropriate.
30 Day Public Review EA & Unsigned FONSI Pecos District Comments can be submitted to the BLM NM State Office at the following address: NMleasesalecomments@blm.gov	2/9/2015 through 3/10/2015	Thirty day public review and comment period of the lease sale Environmental Assessment (EA) and the unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI). Comments received from the public will be analyzed and incorporated into the environmental analysis as appropriate.
Lease Sale Notice & Protest Period Sale Notice Exhibits and Maps Stipulations Amendment No. 1 Amendment No. 2 Amendment No. 3 EA and Unsigned FONSI Pecos District Parcel Shapefiles Pecos District Oklahoma Texas	4/17/2015 through 5/21/2015 Last day to submit protest: 5/21/2015	Notice of Competitive Lease Sale and lease sale Environmental Assessment (EA) posting with unsigned Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI). Thirty day lease sale protest period begins. Protest Period for the Oklahoma and Texas parcels, 056-072, occurred January 21, 2015, through February 19, 2015. Due to the postponement of the April 2015 Oil & Gas Lease Sale, these parcels are now being offered for sale in the July 2015 Oil & Gas Lease Sale. These parcels are not subject to the July 2015 Oil & Gas Lease Sale protest period.
Protests Protests Received Protest Response	4/22/2015 or later	Lease sale protests received from the public during the 30 day protest period and BLM responses to the protests and decisions.
Sale Results Sale Results	7/22/2015	Summary of the lease sale results. It includes 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	6/26/2015 or later	Final lease sale EA with signed FONSI and Decision Record (DR).
LR2000 Lease Issuance Report	TBD	Report of the leases issued after the sale.