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Oil Shale and Tar Sands Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

The full text of the Oil Shale and Tar Sands Draft Programmatic EIS is available for downloading or online browsing in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

If you wish to obtain a CD-ROM or paper version of the Draft Programmatic EIS, it is also available at selected BLM offices.

For your convenience, the EIS is available for download by volume (3 larger files) or by chapter (21 smaller files).

Download by Volume

PDF Volume 1: Chapters 1-3 (11 MB, 420 pages)
PDF Volume 2: Chapters 4-6 (11 MB, 673 pages)
PDF Volume 3: Chapters 7-9, Appendices A-H (5 MB, 371 pages)

Download by Chapter

Volume 1: Chapters 1 Through 3

 
Volume 1 Front Matter: Cover, Contents, Notation, English/Metric and Metric/English Equivalents
PDF Front Matter (597 KB, 32 pages)

 
Executive Summary
PDF Executive Summary (43 KB, 8 pages)

 
Chapter 1: Introduction
PDF Chapter 1 (454 KB, 16 pages)

 
Chapter 2: Descriptions of Alternatives
PDF Chapter 2 (1.8 MB, 88 pages)

 
Chapter 3: Affected Environment
PDF Chapter 3 (8.7 MB, 276 pages)

Volume 2: Chapters 4 Through 6

 
Volume 2 Front Matter: Cover, Contents, Notation, English/Metric and Metric/English Equivalents
PDF Front Matter (539 KB, 32 pages)

 
Chapter 4: Effects of Oil Shale Technologies
PDF Chapter 4 (1.4 MB, 190 pages)

 
Chapter 5: Effects of Tar Sands Technologies
PDF Chapter 5 (1.1 MB, 144 pages)

 
Chapter 6: Impact Assessment for Oil Shale and Tar Sands Technologies
PDF Chapter 6 (8.4 MB, 306 pages)

Volume 4: Chapters 7 Through 9, Appendices A Through H

 
Volume 3 Front Matter: Cover, Contents, Notation, English/Metric and Metric/English Equivalents
PDF Front Matter (517 KB, 19 pages)

 
Chapter 7: Consultation and Coordination
PDF Chapter 7 (38 KB, 8 pages)

 
Chapter 8: List of Preparers
PDF Chapter 8 (19 KB, 4 pages)

 
Chapter 9: Glossary
PDF Chapter 9 (117 KB, 30 pages)

 
Appendix A: Oil Shale Development Background and Technology Overview
PDF Appendix A (2.4 MB, 124 pages)

 
Appendix B: Tar Sands Development Background and Technology Overview
PDF Appendix B (940 KB, 60 pages)

 
Appendix C: Proposed Land Use Plan Amendments Associated with Alternatives B and C for Oil Shale and Tar Sands
PDF Appendix C (111 KB, 26 pages)

 
Appendix D: Federal, State, and County Regulatory Requirements Potentially Applicable to Oil Shale and Tar Sands Development Projects
PDF Appendix D (91 KB, 26 pages)

 
Appendix E: Threatened and Endangered Species within the Oil Shale and Tar Sands Study Area
PDF Appendix E (223 KB, 42 pages)

 
Appendix F: Proposed Conservation Measures for the Preferred Alternative
PDF Appendix F (58 KB, 16 pages)

 
Appendix G: Socioeconomic and Environmental Justice Analysis Methodologies
PDF Appendix G (62 KB, 12 pages)

 
Appendix H: Approach Used for Interviews of Selected Residents in the Oil Shale and Tar Sands Study Area
PDF Appendix H (18 KB, 4 pages)