Mineral Stipulation Areas Data Standard Version 2.0

This information bulletin announces the availability of and describes the recent updates to the Mineral Stipulation Areas (MINSTIP) Data Standard Version 2.

This dataset applies to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) administered lands containing valuable minerals and categorized in the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations or by official U.S. Department of Interior policy as Open, Closed, or Restricted to mining or leasing. It further labels restrictions, if any, by type (e.g., seasonal, no surface occupancy, etc.). Restrictions are formalized by use of "Mineral Stipulations" as determined through the Land Use Planning Process and defined in the resultant Resource Management Plan (RMP). By reference to WO IM No. 2012-044, "BLM National Greater Sage-Grouse Land Use Planning Strategy," RMPs developed after 2013 should also apply mineral stipulations to split estate lands (BLM subsurface jurisdiction but non-BLM surface).

This dataset is used for depicting the areas of different Minerals Restrictions and Stipulations on maps and for overlaying in GIS (Geographic Information Systems) with other data themes to determine feasibility and impact of project proposals.

The following changes were applied:

• Reformatted document to meet Section 508 standards and match the latest data standard template.
• Updated FOIA category, records retention schedule text, and keywords.
• Updated general information and relationships sections to add relationship to MLRS and reformatted for ease of reading. Updated architecture diagrams.
• Added note to description that the Proposed dataset has not been implemented.
• Added field aliases, edit tracking fields, default values for required fields, and constraint rules. Modified BLM_ORG_CD to show it is auto calculated on data entry.
• Added attribute rules to editing procedures.
• Changed document cover photo.

Any questions about this data standard can be directed to Greta Krost, State Data Steward for MINSTIP at 541-751-4358; Steve Salas, Technical Lead at 503-808-6416; Eric Hiebenthal, State Data Administrator at 503-808-6565; or Dana Baker-Allum, Geospatial Data Designer at 503- 808-6320.