BLM Director's Response to the Appeal by the Governors of Utah and Wyoming of the BLM Assistant Director's Governor's Consistency Review Determination

Resumen

The Approved Land Use Plan Amendments/Record of Decision (ROD) for Allocation of Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources on Lands Administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming was signed by the BLM Principal Deputy Director on March 22, 2013. The ROD constitutes the final decision of the BLM and the Approved Plan Amendments were effective immediately upon its signing. In accordance with its regulations, the BLM is publishing the reasons for rejecting the recommendations of the Governors of Utah and Wyoming regarding the Land Use Plan Amendments for Allocation of Oil Shale and Tar Sands Resources on Lands Administered by the BLM in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming, which were published as proposed in November, 2012.