Oil Shale and Tar Sands Programmatic EIS Documents

Documents related to the Oil Shale and Tar Sands Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for downloading or online browsing.

Protest Resolution Report

 Director's Protest Resolution Report: Amendments for Allocation of Oil Shale & Tar Sands Resources (1.0 MB)

Governors Consistency Review: 43 CFR 1610.3-2 (e)

Wyoming

 Wyoming Governor's Consistency Letter (594 KB)

 BLM Response to Wyoming Governor's Consistency Letter (863 KB)

 Wyoming Governor's Appeal Letter (48 KB)

 BLM Response to Wyoming Governor's Appeal Letter (162 KB)

Utah

 Utah Governor's Consistency Letter (429 KB)

 BLM Response to Utah Governor's Consistency Letter (638 KB)

 Utah Governor's Appeal Letter (1.3 MB)

 BLM Response to Utah Governor's Appeal Letter (85 KB)

Federal Register Notices

 Notice of Availability of Approved Land Use Plan Amendments/Record of Decision for Allocation of Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources on Lands Administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (179 KB) published in Federal Register on April 1, 2013.

 Notice of Availability of the Proposed Land Use Plan Amendments for Allocation of Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources on Lands Administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming and Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (196 KB) published in Federal Register on November 13, 2012.

 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Notice of Availability (NOA) for the Final OSTS PEIS (192 KB) published in Federal Register on November 9, 2012.

 Notice of Availability of the Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Allocation of Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources on Lands Administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming (160 KB) published in Federal Register on February 6, 2012.

 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Notice of Availability (NOA) for the Draft OSTS PEIS (149 KB) published in Federal Register on February 3, 2012.

 Notice of Intent To Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) and Possible Land Use Plan Amendments for Allocation of Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources on Lands Administered by the Bureau of Land Management in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming (56 KB) published in Federal Register on April 14, 2011.

Draft OSTS PEIS Documents

The Draft 2012 Oil Shale and Tar Sands Programmatic EIS is available for online browsing/downloading.

Draft PEIS Public Meeting Materials

Public Meeting Presentation

Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources: Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) March, 2012 (4.7 MB)

Public Meeting Posters

	Welcome (2.5 MB)
	Purpose and Need for Agency Action (3.0 MB)
	Alternatives (2.9 MB)
	NEPA Process for the OSTS PEIS (2.5 MB)
	Comparison of Alternatives (Acres) (2.0 MB)
	Analysis Area Formerly Designated as the Adobe Town Very Rare or Uncommon Area (2.3 MB)
	Oil Shale – Alternative 1: No Action (2.4 MB)
	Oil Shale – Alternative 2: Conservation Focus (2.4 MB)
	Oil Shale – Alternative 3: Research Lands Focus (2.5 MB)
	Oil Shale – Alternative 4: Moderate Development (2.5 MB)
	Tar Sands – Alternatives: Utah (2.7 MB)

Press Releases

 BLM Plan Emphasizes Continued Oil Shale and Tar Sands Research, Demonstration and Development: Two RD&D leases issued for oil shale resources in Colorado (89 KB) released on November 9, 2012.

 BLM Announces Public Meetings on Potential Environmental Impacts of Oil Shale and Tar Sands Development (111 KB) released on February 23, 2012.

 BLM Issues Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Oil Shale and Tar Sands; Preferred Alternative Identifies Research and Development as Appropriate First Step on Public Lands (64 KB) released on February 3, 2012.

Scoping Documents

 Summary of Public Scoping Comments for the Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement and Possible Land Use Plan Amendments for Allocation of Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources on Lands Administered By the Bureau of Land Management in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming (1.2 MB)

 Public Scoping Meeting Presentation for Oil Shale and Tar Sands Programmatic EIS (presented at scoping meetings, April and May 2011) (2.2 MB)

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