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U.S. Department of Interior | Bureau of Land Management (BLM)

Create a New Oil & Gas Application (Expression of Interest)
Getting Started
Quick Guide

This Quick Guide will provide you with step-by-step instructions on how to create an Oil & Gas Application (Expression of Interest).

To create and submit an application in NFLSS, customers are required to log into their NFLSS person or business account. For instructions on creating or updating your NFLSS account, please review the Account knowledge articles from the NFLSS Help Center.

From the Home page, login to the NFLSS from the Submit and Track your Application section or the Login button at the top of the page.

Select the Create an Application button.
An image of the NFLSS Homepage once a user is logged in. The image displays a user clicking on the Create an Application button under the Take Action section.

There are five stages where the user must enter data to complete the application. The progress bar at the top of the page will indicate where the user is in the process. The five stages are:

Application Type
Add Lands
Additional Information
Review
Confirmation

The Application Type field requires a selection. For an Oil and Gas Expression of Interest, select Oil & Gas Application (Expression of Interest). Currently, only Oil and Gas and Geothermal Applications (Nominations) may be entered into NFLSS online by the public user.

An image of the Create a New Application page. The page includes a progress bar that highlights the current section.

In the Applicant Information section, the Account Type, Account Name, Mailing Address, Telephone, and Email will auto populate from the user’s account. If any information is incorrect, the user must update their account. Refer to the updating an account knowledge articles from the NFLSS Help Center, or submit a Public Help Desk (PHD) ticket for assistance.

Image of the Applicant Information section where there are five fields: Account Type, Account Name, Mailing Address, Telephone, and Email. The image shows these fields defaulting based on the user's account information.

In the Acceptance of Terms section, the user must accept the U.S. Government Terms for using the government computer system before any information can be entered into NFLSS. Select the checkbox to accept the Terms and Conditions. If the user does not want to accept the terms, select the I Do Not Accept link, found in the last sentence of the Acceptance of Terms section to return to the NFLSS Home page.

Image of Acceptance of Terms.

In the Application BLM Administrative State Office section, select the BLM State Office from the dropdown that manages the lands you intend to nominate. For more information on BLM State Offices visit the BLM website: www.blm.gov/locations

All lands submitted on the application must be managed by one BLM State Office. Any land descriptions outside of the selected BLM State Office must be submitted in a separate application.

Once the BLM State Office has been selected, select the Save and Continue button.

The image shows the user selecting the BLM State Office from the drop down in the Application BLM Administrative State Office Selection section. The image also shows the user selecting the Save and Continue button.

To view the next steps in the process, visit Create a New Oil & Gas Application (Expression of Interest) - Add Lands 1 of 2 Quick Guide

Contact the BLM Public Help Desk with any additional questions.

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Create a New Oil & Gas Application (Expression of Interest) - Getting Started Quick Guide

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