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This book reviews the consideration of oil and gas leasing in the land use planning processes of the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service. This volume was required by the Federal Onshore Oil and Gas Leasing Reform Act of 1987. It identifies problems in land use planning that are caused by current leasing practices and the availability and reliability of information at the planning stage, and makes recommendations that address the interrelation between oil and gas leasing decisions and the land use planning process for federal lands.Table of Contents Front Matter Executive Summary 1 Introduction 2 Setting 3 Origins of Leasing and Planning 4 Difficulties in Relating Leasing and Planning 5 Land Use Planning for Oil and Gas 6 Oil and Gas Leasing and Management Procedures 7 Areas of the Greatest Conflict in Values 8 Discussion and Recommendations Minority Statement Appendixes Appendix A: Statement of Tasks Agreed on by the Bureau of LandManagement, the Forest Service, and the National Academy ofSciences Appendix B: Letter from Chairmen Clarifying Task Appendix C: U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of LandManagement, Offer to Lease and Lease for Oil and Gas Appendix D: Detailed Description of Notice of Staking, Applicationfor Permit to Drill, and Approved Drilling Plan Procedures, asDelineated in Figure 6.4