Instruction Memorandum

Bureau of Land Management instruction memorandum are directives that supplement the BLM manual sections and handbooks. Instruction memoranda or IMs contain new policy or procedures that must reach BLM employees quickly, interpret existing policies or provide one-time instructions.

The BLM publishes two types of IMs: permanent and temporary.

  • Permanent IMs provide lasting guidance that is short in scope. Permanent IMs remain in effect until superseded or deleted.   
  • Temporary IMs offer operational, incident-specific, project-related or one-time policy or guidance for evolving activities. Temporary IMs expire at the end of the third fiscal year following issuance.

Find national and local instruction memorandum in the list below. Use the fiscal year and location drop down menus to filter or narrow your search.  Narrow your results further by entering a word or phrase in the search box below.

Policies

Fiscal Year: 2025

National Office

PIM 2025-002 - Implementation of the National Data Standard for Lands with Wilderness Characteristics
IM 2025-007 - National Rangeland Inventory, Monitoring and Evaluation Report
IM 2025-006 - Cost Recovery Fee Schedule and Associated Cost Recovery Regulation Changes
IM 2025-005 - Addition of Regulations Specific to the Communications Uses Program
IM 2025-003 - Final phase replacing Alaska Land Information System remaining case types, Alaska Case Reporting Enterprise System, and Alaska Historical Index with the Mineral and Lands Records System
Fiscal Year: 2024

National Office

PIM 2024-007 - Equal Employee Opportunity Policy Statement
IM2024-051 - Valid Period of Approved Applications for Permit to Drill
IM2024-048 - Notifying Tribal Governments of the Bureau of Land Management's receipt of exploration notices under 43 CFR Part 3809; Surface Management
IM2024-040 - Socioeconomics in Land Use Planning and NEPA
IM2024-038 - Restoration and Mitigation Leasing
IM2024-037 - Development and Revision of Land Health Standards
IM2024-036 - Watershed Condition Assessments
IM2024-035 - Restoration Prioritization and Planning
IM2024-034 - National Drought and Water Availability
IM2024-022 - Removing a Derogatory Term from Usage in Administrative Designation Names under the Authority of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
IM2024-021 - Removing a Derogatory Term from Usage in Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Operations and Products; Implementing Secretary’s Order No. 3404 on Public Lands Managed by the BLM and in the Agency’s Published Materials
IM2024-017 - 2024 Grazing Fee, Surcharge Rates, and Penalty for Unauthorized Grazing Use Rates
IM2024-016 - Availability of Revised Bureau of Land Management Forms 4130-001, 4130-001a, 4130-001b, 4130-003a, 4130-004, and 4130-005
IM 2024-044 - Implementing New Rates for Acreage Rent, Capacity Fee, Reductions and Payment Requirements for Solar and Wind Energy Developments
IM 2024-019 - Private Acquired Lease Administration
IM 2024-014 - Oil and Gas Bonds Adequacy Reviews
IM 2024-008 - Calendar Year 2024 Right-of-Way Cost Recovery Fee Schedule and Strict Liability Amount

Nevada

NV-IM-2024-005 - Fiscal Year 2024 Price for Affordable Housing Land Disposals and Incorporation of the Memorandum of Understanding for Affordable Housing
NV-IM-2024-003 - Updated BLM Sensitive Species List for Nevada & Statewide BLM Nevada Special Status Species (BLM NV SSS) Observation Form

Idaho

ID-PIM-2024-03 - Migratory Bird Planning Guidance and Best Management Practices for Idaho BLM Vegetation Treatments