Oil Shale and Tar Sands Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)

The full text of the Oil Shale and Tar Sands Final Programmatic EIS is available for downloading or online browsing in Adobe Acrobat PDF format.

If you wish to obtain a DVD or paper version of the Final Programmatic EIS, it is also available at selected BLM offices.

For your convenience, the EIS is available for download by volume (4 larger files), or by chapter (23 smaller files).

NOTE: Volume 4 (public and agency draft PEIS comments and BLM responses) is an extremely large file (486 MB). You may wish to contact BLM to receive a DVD copy of the PEIS rather than attempting to download the file.

Download by Volume

	Volume 1: Chapters 1-4 (13 MB, 670 pages)
	Volume 2: Chapters 5-6 (12 MB, 536 pages)
	Volume 3: Chapters 7-9, Appendices A-I (29 MB, 622 pages)
	Volume 4: Comments & Responses (486 MB, 7143 pages)

Download by Chapter

Volume 1: Chapters 1 Through 4

	Volume 1 Front Matter: Cover, Contents, Notation, English/Metric and Metric/English Equivalents
	Front Matter (1.4 MB, 36 pages)

	Executive Summary
	Executive Summary (41 KB, 10 pages)

	Chapter 1: Introduction
	Chapter 1 (736 KB, 24 pages)

	Chapter 2: Descriptions of Alternatives
	Chapter 2 (4.8 MB, 100 pages)

	Chapter 3: Affected Environment
	Chapter 3 (20 MB, 294 pages)

	Chapter 4: Effects of Oil Shale Technologies
	Chapter 4 (5.9 MB, 206 pages)

Volume 2: Chapters 5 and 6

	Volume 2 Front Matter: Cover, Contents, Notation, English/Metric and Metric/English Equivalents
	Front Matter (712 KB, 30 pages)

	Chapter 5: Effects of Tar Sands Technologies
	Chapter 5 (1.9 MB, 162 pages)

	Chapter 6: Impact Assessment for Oil Shale and Tar Sands Technologies
	Chapter 6 (21 MB, 344 pages)

Volume 3: Chapters 7 Through 9, Appendices A Through I

	Volume 3 Front Matter: Cover, Contents, Notation, English/Metric and Metric/English Equivalents
	Front Matter (1.2 MB, 20 pages)

	Chapter 7: Consultation and Coordination
	Chapter 7 (34 MB, 244 pages)

	Chapter 8: List of Preparers
	Chapter 8 (16 KB, 4 pages)

	Chapter 9: Glossary
	Chapter 9 (101 KB, 32 pages)

	Appendix A: Oil Shale Development Background and Technology Overview
	Appendix A (5.3 MB, 122 pages)

	Appendix B: Tar Sands Development Background and Technology Overview
	Appendix B (1.7 MB, 60 pages)

	Appendix C: Proposed Land Use Plan Amendments Associated with Alternatives B and C for Oil Shale and Tar Sands
	Appendix C (117 KB, 28 pages)

	Appendix D: Federal, State, and County Regulatory Requirements Potentially Applicable to Oil Shale and Tar Sands Development Projects
	Appendix D (86 KB, 26 pages)

	Appendix E: Threatened and Endangered Species within the Oil Shale and Tar Sands Study Area
	Appendix E (205 KB, 46 pages)

	Appendix F: Proposed Conservation Measures for Oil Shale and Tar Sands Leasing and Development
	Appendix F (47 KB, 16 pages)

	Appendix G: Socioeconomic and Environmental Justice Analysis Methodologies
	Appendix G (63 KB, 12 pages)

	Appendix H: Approach Used for Interviews of Selected Residents in the Oil Shale and Tar Sands Study Area
	Appendix H (14 KB, 4 pages)

	Appendix I: Instream Flow Water Rights in the Piceance Basin, Colorado
	Appendix I (53 KB, 8 pages)

Volume 4: Comments & Responses

	Volume 4: Comments & Responses
	Volume 4: Comments & Responses (486 MB, 7143 pages)