2012 Oil Shale and Tar Sands Draft Programmatic EIS

2012 Oil Shale and Tar Sands Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement

The 2012 Oil Shale and Tar Sands Draft Programmatic EIS is available for downloading or online browsing in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

For your convenience, the 2012 Draft OSTS PEIS is available for download by volume (4 larger files), or by chapter (24 smaller files).

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	Errata Sheets for Cultural Resource Sections in Chapters 3 and 6 (420 KB)
	Errata Sheet for Wyoming Species of Concern (95 KB)
	Errata Sheet for Chapter 7 – Consultation and Coordination (77 KB)

	Volume 1: Chapters 1-3 (14.5 MB, 532 pages)
	Volume 2: Chapters 4-5 (4.1 MB, 416 pages)
	Volume 3: Chapter 6 (22.2 MB, 586 pages)
	Volume 4: Chapters 7-9, Appendices A-J (6.3 MB, 450 pages)

	Volume 1 Front Matter: "Dear Reader" Letter, Contents, Notation, English/Metric Equivalents
	Volume 1 Front Matter (355 KB, 36 pages)

	Executive Summary
	Executive Summary (41 KB, 10 pages)

	Chapter 1: Introduction
	Introduction (843 KB, 26 pages)

	Chapter 2: Descriptions of Alternatives
	Descriptions of Alternatives (5.5 MB, 136 pages)

	Chapter 3: Affected Environment
	Affected Environment (7.5 MB, 332 pages)

	Volume 2 Front Matter: Contents, Notation, English/Metric Equivalents
	Volume 2 Front Matter (125 KB, 24 pages)

	Chapter 4: Effects of Oil Shale Technologies
	Effects of Oil Shale Technologies (2.2 MB, 228 pages)

	Chapter 5: Effects of Tar Sands Technologies
	Effects of Tar Sands Technologies (1.6 MB, 162 pages)

	Volume 3 Front Matter: Contents, Notation, English/Metric Equivalents
	Volume 3 Front Matter (141 KB, 32 pages)

	Chapter 6: Impact Assessment for Oil Shale and Tar Sands Alternatives
	Impact Assessment for Oil Shale and Tar Sands Alternatives (21.4 MB, 552 pages)

	Volume 4 Front Matter: Contents, Notation, English/Metric Equivalents
	Volume 4 Front Matter (102 KB, 20 pages)

	Chapter 7: Consultation and Coordination
	Consultation and Coordination (142 KB, 10 pages)

	Chapter 8: List of Preparers
	List of Preparers (74 KB, 4 pages)

	Chapter 9: Glossary
	Glossary (280 KB, 32 pages)

	Appendices
	Appendix A: Oil Shale Development Background and Technology Overview (2.7 MB, 124 pages)
	Appendix B: Tar Sands Development Background and Technology Overview (1.0 MB, 60 pages)
	Appendix C: Proposed Land Use Plan Amendments Associated with Alternatives 2, 3, and 4 for Oil Shale and Tar Sands (164 KB, 20 pages)
	Appendix D: Federal, State, and County Regulatory Requirements Potentially Applicable to Oil Shale and Tar Sands Development Projects (210 KB, 30 pages)
	Appendix E: Threatened, Endangered, and Sensitive Species within the Oil Shale and Tar Sands Study Area (632 KB, 54 pages)
	Appendix F: Proposed Conservation Measures for Oil Shale and Tar Sands Leasing and Development (182 KB, 22 pages)
	Appendix G: Socioeconomic and Environmental Justice Analysis Methodologies (179 KB, 12 pages)
	Appendix H: Approach Used for Interviews of Selected Residents in the Oil Shale and Tar Sands Study Area Considered in the 2008 Oil Shale and Tar Sands Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (56 KB, 4 pages)
	Appendix I: Instream Flow Water Rights in the Piceance Basin, Colorado (222 KB, 8 pages)
	Appendix J: 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 (828 KB, 48 pages)