WASHINGTON, May 25 -- New Mexico Public Lands Commissioner Stephanie Garcia submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior regarding the Bureau of Land Management Direct Final Rule on oil and gas leasing fees, rentals, and royalties. The letter critiques BLM's approach to setting the minimum royalty rate for federal oil and gas leases, arguing that the current rule fails to maximize taxpayer value by applying a uniform 12.5% royalty rate across all federal lands without  more