The Eastern Oklahoma Region’s Division of Environmental, Safety, and Cultural Resources Management ensures BIA’s compliance with environmental laws and regulations relative to Native Allotments, Trust properties, and BIA-funded projects.
The most common way this if fulfilled is through the process outlined by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) which was established “to use all practicable means and measures, including financial and technical assistance, in a manner calculated to foster and promote the general welfare, to create and maintain conditions under which man and nature can exist in productive harmony, and [to] fulfill the social, economic, and other requirements of present and future generations of Americans.” 42 U.S.C. 4331(a).
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Compliance Documents
Projects that require an Environmental Assessment or an Environmental Impact Statement are listed below. Public documents associated with each project are available for download.
Environmental Assessment (EA)
Chissoe Property Billboard EA
- Chissoe Property Billboard EA (5.66 MB)
- Chissoe Property Billboard FONSI (188.94 KB)
- Chissoe Property Billboard NOA (117.72 KB)
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
More information about these documents and their processes can be found on the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) | U.S. Department of the Interior website.
OKT Joint EIS for BLM RMP & BIA IRMP
- OKT EIS EORO ROD & IMRP - March 2020 (3.39 MB)
- Errata - OKT Final EIS - January 24, 2020 (248.43 KB)
- OKT Final EIS Volume 1 (24.13 MB)
- OKT Final EIS Volume 2 (9.26 MB)
- OKT Final EIS Volume 3 (24.65 MB)
- OKT Final EIS Volume 4 (38.16 MB)
- OKT Final EIS Volume 5 (15.66 MB)
- OKT Final EIS Volume 6 (40.24 MB)
Osage County Oil & Gas EIS
Contact Us
Mailing Address DESCRM, Bureau of Indian Affairs | Physical Address DESCRM, Bureau of Indian Affairs |
| Telephone: (918) 614-1625 | |
| Regional Environmental Scientist (918) 614-1618 mosby.halterman@bia.gov | Regional NEPA Coordinator (918) 320-7921 eric.callison@bia.gov |
| NEPA Coordinator (Osage County) (918) 320-7922 laura.palmer@bia.gov | Regional Archaeologist (Acting) (918) 320-7923 robert.wight@bia.gov |
