The decision area includes all BLM public lands (including BLM Bankhead Jones Lands) and split-estate private, local government, and state lands (excluding lands with coal only federal subsurface). It does not include National Forest System land and other Federal land where BLM does not make planning decisions about oil and gas management or other uses. The BLM typically adopts the requirements determined by those federal surface-managing agencies when leasing the associated mineral estate; while such lands are within the planning area, they are outside the decision area for this RMPA process.

The decision area includes all BLM public lands (including BLM Bankhead Jones Lands) and split-estate private, local government, and state lands (excluding lands with coal only federal subsurface). It does not include National Forest System land and other Federal land where BLM does not make planning decisions about oil and gas management or other uses. The BLM typically adopts the requirements determined by those federal surface-managing agencies when leasing the associated mineral estate; while such lands are within the planning area, they are outside the decision area for this RMPA process.