Draft environmental impact statement on conversion of oil and gas leases to combined hydrocarbon leases, Tar Sand Triangle, Utah

The Draft Environmental Impact Statement will provide the Regional Director, National Park Service, and State Director, Bureau of Land Management, with the necessary information to make a decision on whether existing oil and gas leases in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and on adjacent BLM lands can be converted to combined hydrocarbon leases that would allow the development of the tar sand resource in accordance with section 8 of the Combined Hydrocarbon Leasing Act. Specifically, the Draft Environmental Impact Statement considers alternatives of converting all leases (the proposed action), as proposed by the applicants; converting a portion of the leases with additional protective restrictions, and not converting any of the applicants' leases (no action).