2.2.1 Preliminary Evaluation 



The Bureau of Land Management specifically requ&sts-^ "pre- 

 nomination summary report" from USGS on the geology and potential mineral 

 resources of a possible lease site approximately 90 days before the "Call 

 for Nominations." Other Federal agencies are encouraged to outline their 

 interests and concerns at this early stage and to submit resource reports 

 on subjects within areas of expertise. 



Fifteen agencies are routinely invited to contribute this sort of 

 resource report. (See Table 4.) These can be key documents in the 

 leasing process because they precede the formal call for nominations and 

 EIS analysis. 



Table 4. Lease Tract Selection Process. (Source: 

 Reference 43) 



Action 



Resource 

 Report 



Respondents 



USGS (geology & minerals) 



FWS (fish, wildlife & habitat) 



National Park Service 



Bureau of Outdoor Recreation 



Bureau of Mines 



Bureau of Indian Affairs 



U.S. Forest Service 



National Oceanic and Atmospheric 



Administration 

 National Marine Fisheries Service 

 Environmental Protection Agency 

 U.S. Coast Guard 

 Federal Power Commission 

 Federal Energy Administration 

 Department of Defense 

 Treasury Department 



Sequence 



BLM request 

 Approximately 

 90 days before 

 call for 

 nominations 



Call for 

 Nominations 



Industry 

 Public 

 States 

 Other Federal 



Agencies (see above) 



Tract 

 Selection 



Bureau of Land Management 

 U.S. Geological Survey 

 Fish and Wildlife Service 

 National Park Service 



Two field 

 meetings 

 preceed final 

 selection 

 meeting in 

 Washington 



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