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.

 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 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 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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