The Bureau of Land Management has opened a 30-day public scoping period to gather public input on 20 oil and gas parcels --totaling 3,173 acres-- that may be included in an October 2024 North Dakota lease sale. The comment period ends April 10, 2024. Information on the parcels, as well as maps and a venue for submitting comments is available on the BLM’s ePlanning website at: https://eplanning.blm.gov/eplanning-ui/project/2031460/510. As authorized under the Inflation Reduction Act, the BLM will apply a 16.67 percent royalty rate for production on any new leases from this sale. Revenues are split between the state where the...

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