U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management February 2020 Utah June 2020 Competitive Oil and Gas Lease Sale DOI-BLM-UT-0000-2020-0002-EA Utah State Office 440 W 200 S Suite 500 SLC, UT 84101 DOI-BLM-UT-0000-2020-0002-EA February 2020 30-Day Public Comment Period February 25-March 26, 2020 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Purpose & Need ................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 Project Location and Legal Description ....................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.3 Background .................................................................................................................................................. 1 1.4 Purpose and Need ......................................................................................................................................... 3 1.5 Decision to be Made ..................................................................................................................................... 3 1.6 Plan Conformance Review ........................................................................................................................... 4 1.7 Relationship to Statutes, Regulations, Policies or Other Plans, and Planning and other relevant Documents ................................................................................................................................................................ 7 1.8 Issues Identified ........................................................................................................................................... 8 1.9 Issue Statement Rationale for Not Further Discussing in Detail in the EA .................................................. 9 1.10 Public Comment Period ............................................................................................................................. 17 Chapter 2 Description of Alternatives ................................................................................................................ 18 2.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 18 2.2 Analysis Assumptions ................................................................................................................................ 18 Reasonably Foreseeable Development Scenario ................................................................................................ 18 2.3 Alternative A – Proposed Action ............................................................................................................... 20 2.4 Alternative B – No Action ......................................................................................................................... 21 2.5 Other Alternatives Considered but Not Analyzed in Detail ....................................................................... 21 No Leasing Alternative (Designating the Parcels as Closed to Leasing) ........................................................... 21 Deferring Specific Parcels from the Sale ........................................................................................................... 21 Adding Stipulations Beyond those Required by the Management Plan ............................................................. 21 Chapter 3 Affected Environment ....................................................................................................................... 22 3.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 22 3.2 General Setting ........................................................................................................................................... 22 3.3 Resources/Issues Brought Forward for Analysis ....................................................................................... 23 3.3.1 Issue 1: What quantity of air pollutants would be produced based on the reasonably foreseeable development (RFD) scenario? How would air pollutant emissions from subsequent development of leased parcels affect air quality? ................................................................................................................................... 24 3.3.1.1 Affected Environment .............................................................................................................. 24 3.3.1.2 Environmental Consequences ................................................................................................... 26 3.3.1.3 Mitigation Measures ................................................................................................................. 27 3.3.1.4 Cumulative Impacts .................................................................................................................. 28 3.3.2 Issue 2: What quantity of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) would be generated from subsequent oil and gas development of leased parcels based upon the RFD scenario? ............................................................. 32 3.3.2.1 Affected Environment .............................................................................................................. 32 i DOI-BLM-UT-0000-2020-0002-EA February 2020 30-Day Public Comment Period February 25-March 26, 2020 3.3.2.2 Environmental Consequences ................................................................................................... 37 3.3.2.3 Mitigation of Impacts from GHG Emissions and Climate Change .......................................... 39 3.3.2.4 Cumulative Impacts .................................................................................................................. 39 Chapter 4 Consultation and Coordination .......................................................................................................... 45 4.1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................ 45 4.2 Persons, Groups, and Agencies Contacted/Consulted ................................................................................ 45 Endangered Species Act of 1973 ....................................................................................................................... 45 National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966 ......................................................................................... 45 4.3 Public Participation .................................................................................................................................... 50 Modifications Based on Public Comment and Internal Review [Reserved] ...................................................... 50 4.4 Preparers..................................................................................................................................................... 50 References ................................................................................................................................................................... 52 Chapter 5 Appendices ........................................................................................................................................ 55 Appendix A – Parcel List with Stipulations and Notices ................................................................................... 56 Appendix B – Stipulations and Notices ............................................................................................................. 60 Stipulation Summary Tables ......................................................................................................................... 60 Notice Summary Table .................................................................................................................................. 72 Threatened and Endangered Species Notices ................................................................................................ 79 Appendix C – Figures/Maps .............................................................................................................................. 97 Appendix D – Interdisciplinary Parcel Review Team Checklist ...................................................................... 103 Canyon Country District ............................................................................................................................. 103 Appendix E – Air Quality and Green House Gas Information and Calculations ............................................. 126 Appendix F – Acronyms/Abbreviations .......................................................................................................... 139 Appendix G – Reasonably Foreseeable Development of Leases Scenario ...................................................... 140 Well Drilling and Completion Operations ................................................................................................... 142 Production Operations ................................................................................................................................. 143 Produced Water Handling ..........................................................................................................................