WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following press release:

The Bureau of Land Management opened a 30-day public comment period today for public input on plans to include 333 oil and gas parcels totaling 426,064 acres in Wyoming in a March 2027 sale. The comment period ends Nov. 26, 2026.

The BLM completed scoping on these parcels in September 2026 and is now seeking public comment on the parcels and related environmental analysis. The BLM will use input from the public to help complete its review of each parcel.

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