New Mexico Register / Volume XXXVII,
Issue 7 / April 7, 2026
NOTICE OF
PUBLIC HEARING
The
New Mexico State Land Office (“NMSLO”) will hold a public hearing on May 27-28,
2026, at 9 a.m., and continuing thereafter as necessary, in Morgan Hall, Room
101, 310 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, New Mexico. The hearing will include a
virtual/telephonic participation option, details of which will be provided on NMSLO’s
website (http://www.nmstatelands.org) at least 30 days prior to the public
hearing. Any change to the location or time of the hearing will be posted with
a final agenda on the NMSLO website at least 72 hours prior to the date and
times specified above.
The
purpose of the hearing is to consider amending State Land Office Rule 19.2.100.23
NMAC to ensure sufficient financial assurance is in place for state oil and gas
leases. NMSLO’s authority to manage state trust lands is found in Article 13 of
the New Mexico Constitution and in NMSA 1978, Section 19-1-1. The legal authority
to promulgate this rule is found in NMSA 1978, Section 19-1-2.
The
proposed rule is available on the NMSLO website (http://nmstatelands.org) and
the Sunshine Portal (http://www.sunshineportalnm.com) and at the NMSLO building
located at 310 Old Santa Fe Trail, Santa Fe, New Mexico. To request a hard
copy, please contact Francesca Di Palma at (505) 827-5761 or make a request by
email at INFO@nmslo.gov.
Written
comments may be submitted by mail to Francesca Di Palma, New Mexico State Land
Office, Attention: Financial Assurance Rulemaking, or by email to INFO@nmslo.gov.
Written comments (including comments submitted by email) will be accepted
through 11:59 p.m. on May 26, 2026.
Individuals
with disabilities who require this information in an alternative format or need
any form of auxiliary aid (such as a sign language interpreter) to attend or
participate in any aspect of the proposed rulemaking process or the public rule
hearing are asked to contact Selena Romero at least 10 days prior to the
hearing by phone at (505) 827-5790 or by email at sromero@nmslo.gov.