In response to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, enacted on July 4, 2025, and Executive Order (E.O.) 14154, entitled, "Unleashing American Energy," dated January 20, 2025, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to modify its existing regulations pertaining to royalties due on oil and natural gas lost on Federal and Indian leases. These modifications would reduce unnecessary compliance burdens for operators and streamline the BLM's royalty determinations on lost oil or natural gas.
Comments close Aug 24, 2026
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to revise its oil and gas leasing regulations to reflect new requirements in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB); policy direction in Executive Orders (E.O.) entitled Unleashing American Energy and Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Deregulatory Initiative and Modernizing Payments To and From America's Bank Account; and policy guidance in Secretary's Order entitled Unleashing American Energy. In addition, the proposed rule would reflect provisions of the Royalty Resiliency Act, which pertains to applications for oil and gas agreements for allocation schedules that outline how royalties would be distributed across different leases within the agreement. The BLM proposes to return the minimum bond amounts to those prior to the finalization of the 2024 rule. Finally, the proposed rule would improve the BLM's leasing process to ensure stewardship of public lands as required by the Mineral Leasing Act (MLA) and as directed by the OBBB and the above Executive orders.
Comments close Aug 24, 2026
The Bureau of Land Management is correcting a direct final rule that appeared in the Federal Register on April 29, 2026. The document revises existing regulations pertaining to royalty on production to effectuate changes required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act enacted on July 4, 2025.
Comments close May 29, 2026
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and Office of Hearings and Appeals (OHA) are proposing to revise the grazing regulations, Grazing Administration--Exclusive of Alaska, to establish a new part addressing land health management, with certain provisions relocated from existing regulations, and to make conforming updates to the regulations that govern administrative appeals of BLM grazing decisions to OHA's Departmental Cases Hearings Division (DCHD). We solicit comment on all aspects of this rule.
Comments close Jul 13, 2026
This direct final rule (DFR) revises existing regulations pertaining to royalty on production to effectuate changes required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) enacted on July 4, 2025.
Comments close May 29, 2026
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposes to revise its regulations governing site security and production handling and commingling applications to reflect Congress's direction in section 50101(d)(3) of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBB) and policy direction in Executive Orders (E.O.s) entitled, Unleashing American Energy and Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President's "Department of Government Efficiency" Deregulatory Initiative and policy guidance in Secretary's Order (S.O.) 3418, entitled, Unleashing American Energy. The BLM is proposing to revise the regulations to allow for commingling of production more broadly to promote oil and gas production on Federal, Indian, private and State lands. Commingling of production can reduce an operator's cost which could extend the economic life of a well, thereby allowing the operator to continue producing from a well that might otherwise be abandoned.
Comments close Mar 31, 2026
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM, we) is issuing this direct final rule (DFR) to amend BLM regulations to extend the phase-in date for compliance with the minimum bond amount for Statewide oil and gas bonds. The current regulation requires operators to increase or replace existing Statewide bonds to meet the $500,000 minimum bond amount by June 22, 2026. This rule extends that deadline to June 22, 2027, aligning it with the phase-in date for individual lease bonds.
Comments close Jan 20, 2026
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM, we) is promulgating this direct final rule (DFR) to amend its regulations to extend the phase-in dates for compliance with regulations related to both measurement-and- sampling requirements for high-pressure flares and the submission of Leak Detection and Repair (LDAR) programs.
Comments close Jan 14, 2026
This direct final rule rescinds a portion of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulations that address Mining Claims Under the General Mining Laws--Surface Management--Operations Conducted Under Notices--Does this subpart apply to my existing notice-level operations.
Comments close Oct 27, 2025
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to rescind the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, issued as a final rule on May 9, 2024. We solicit comment on all aspects of this rule.
Comments close Nov 10, 2025
This direct final rule (DFR) revises regulations containing general provisions related to fee requirements for locating, recording, and maintaining mining claims or sites under the Mining Law of 1872 and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA). This DFR updates terminology, clarifies language, and removes obsolete provisions.
Comments close Oct 2, 2025
This direct final rule (DFR) revises regulations containing general provisions related to requirements for locating, recording, and maintaining mining claims or sites under the Mining Law of 1872. This DFR updates terminology, clarifies language, and removes obsolete provisions.
Comments close Oct 2, 2025
This direct final rule (DFR) revises regulations containing general provisions related to failure to comply with the regulations governing requirements for locating, recording, and maintaining mining claims or sites under the Mining Law of 1872, and the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA). This DFR updates terminology, clarifies language, and removes obsolete provisions.
Comments close Oct 2, 2025
This direct final rule (DFR) revises existing Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulations pertaining to application for permit to drill (APD) to effectuate changes required by the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBB) enacted on July 4, 2025.
Comments close Sep 2, 2025
This direct final rule (DFR) removes existing Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulations pertaining to stipulations and mitigation measures to effectuate changes required by the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBB) enacted on July 4, 2025.
Comments close Sep 2, 2025
This direct final rule (DFR) revises existing Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulations pertaining to coal royalties to effectuate changes required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB) enacted on July 4, 2025.
Comments close Sep 2, 2025
This direct final rule rescinds a portion of the Bureau of Land Management's regulations that address prospecting for mineral resources on National Forest System lands.
Comments close Aug 21, 2025
This direct final rule rescinds a portion of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations that address mining in powersite withdrawals.
Comments close Aug 21, 2025
This direct final rule rescinds a portion of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations addressing areas subject to special mining laws, O&C Lands.
Comments close Aug 18, 2025
This direct final rule rescinds a portion of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations that address submission of annual documents for mining claims and sites required by the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (FLPMA).
Comments close Aug 18, 2025
This direct final rule rescinds a portion of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulations that address the Act of July 23, 1955--Use and Occupancy Under the Mining Laws--What if I have an existing use or occupancy?
Comments close Aug 18, 2025
This direct final rule rescinds a portion of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations addressing mineral locations within National Forest System lands.
Comments close Aug 18, 2025
This direct final rule rescinds Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regulations that address production incentives for geothermal leases.
Comments close Aug 18, 2025
This direct final rule rescinds a portion of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations that address geothermal resource leasing.
Comments close Aug 18, 2025
This direct final rule rescinds portions of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations that address the Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil Shale--Areas Available for Leasing and Hardrock Mineral Development Contracts; Processing and Milling Arrangements.
Comments close Aug 18, 2025
This direct final rule rescinds a portion of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations that address Hearings Procedures.
Comments close Aug 18, 2025
This direct final rule rescinds a portion of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations pertaining to mineral reservation in patent; conditions to be noted on mineral applications.
Comments close Aug 18, 2025
This direct final rule rescinds a portion of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations that authorize declining balance accounts with the BLM concerning mining claims.
Comments close Aug 18, 2025
This direct final rule rescinds a portion of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations that address Mining Claims Under the General Mining Laws--Surface Management--Operations Conducted Under Plans of Operations--Does this subpart apply to my existing or pending plan of operations?
Comments close Aug 18, 2025
This direct final rule rescinds a portion of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations that address mining in powersite withdrawals.
Comments close Aug 18, 2025
This direct final rule rescinds a portion of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations that authorize declining balance accounts with the BLM concerning mining claims.
Comments close Aug 18, 2025
This direct final rule rescinds a portion of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations that address Mining Claims Under the General Mining Laws--Surface Management--Operations Conducted Under Plans of Operations--Does this subpart apply to my existing or pending plan of operations?
Comments close Aug 18, 2025
This direct final rule rescinds a portion of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations that address geothermal resource leasing.
Comments close Aug 18, 2025
This direct final rule rescinds a portion of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations addressing geothermal lease royalty rate terms.
Comments close Aug 18, 2025
This direct final rule rescinds a portion of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations that address amending a geothermal operations plan or drilling permit.
Comments close Aug 18, 2025
This direct final rule rescinds the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations that address the payment of annual maintenance fees for oil shale placer mining claims under the U.S. mining laws.
Comments close Aug 18, 2025
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing to rescind the "Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska" final rule, issued on May 7, 2024. We solicit comment on all aspects of this proposed rule.
Comments close Aug 4, 2025
Through this final rule, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is fully rescinding the Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, issued as a final rule on May 9, 2024. This action restores balance to federal land management under the principles of multiple use and sustained yield by prioritizing access, empowering local decision-making, and aligning the BLM's implementing regulations with statutory requirements and national energy policy.
Due to the receipt of significant adverse comments on the December 15, 2025, direct final rule (DFR) extending certain phase-in deadlines of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Waste Prevention and Resource Conservation regulations, the Department of the Interior, through the BLM, is issuing a new final rule that responds to those comments.
Due to the receipt of a substantive comment on the direct final rule (DFR) rescinding portions of the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations that address the Leasing of Solid Minerals Other Than Coal and Oil Shale, the Department of the Interior, through the BLM, is issuing a new final rule that responds to the comment.
Through this final rule, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rescinds and replaces the "Management and Protection of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska" final rule, issued on May 7, 2024, to restore regulatory clarity and align BLM's implementing regulations with statutory requirements and national energy policy.
The Bureau of Land Management is withdrawing a duplicate direct final rule regarding regulations that authorize declining balance accounts with the BLM concerning mining claims, which published on July 17, 2025.
The Bureau of Land Management is withdrawing a duplicate direct final rule regarding regulations that address Mining Claims Under the General Mining Laws--Surface Management--Operations Conducted Under Plans of Operations--Does this subpart apply to my existing or pending plan of operations? which published on July 17, 2025.
The Department of the Interior (Department) is amending the BLM rules governing acreage rent rate and capacity fee for solar and wind energy generation on Public Lands to effectuate changes required by the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBB) enacted on July 4, 2025.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is amending its rules governing oil and gas leasing to effectuate changes to the definitions for "eligible" and "available" as required by the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBB) enacted on July 4, 2025.
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is amending its rules governing fees for expressions of interest (EOI) to effectuate changes required by the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBB) enacted on July 4, 2025.
This final rule adjusts the amounts of civil monetary penalties contained in the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) regulations governing onshore oil and gas operations and coal trespass. This final rule is required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 and is consistent with applicable Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance. The adjustments made by this final rule constitute the 2025 annual inflation adjustments and account for one year of inflation spanning the period from October 2023 through October 2024.
