80 FR 55151 - Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 226

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 177 (September 14, 2015)

BOEM announces the availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale (NOS) for the proposed Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area (EPA) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 226 (EPA Sale 226). This Notice is published pursuant to 30 CFR 556.29(c) as a matter of information to the public. With regard to oil and gas leasing on the OCS, the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to section 19 of the OCS Lands Act, provides affected States the opportunity to review the Proposed NOS. The Proposed NOS sets forth the proposed terms and conditions of the sale, including minimum bids, royalty rates, and rental rates.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 177 (Monday, September 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55151-55152]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-23105]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

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Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Eastern 
Gulf of Mexico Planning Area Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease 
Sale 226

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the proposed notice of sale for EPA 
sale 226.

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SUMMARY: BOEM announces the availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale 
(NOS) for the proposed Eastern Gulf of Mexico Planning Area (EPA) Outer 
Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 226 (EPA Sale 226). This 
Notice is published pursuant to 30 CFR 556.29(c) as a matter of 
information to the public. With regard to oil and gas leasing on the 
OCS, the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to section 19 of the OCS 
Lands Act, provides affected States the opportunity to review the 
Proposed NOS. The Proposed NOS sets forth the proposed terms and 
conditions of the

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sale, including minimum bids, royalty rates, and rental rates.

DATES: Affected States may comment on the size, timing, and location of 
proposed EPA Sale 226 within 60 days following their receipt of the 
Proposed NOS. The Final NOS will be published in the Federal Register 
at least 30 days prior to the date of bid opening. Bid opening is 
currently scheduled for March 23, 2016.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Proposed NOS for EPA Sale 226 and a 
Proposed NOS Package containing information essential to potential 
bidders may be obtained from the Public Information Unit, Gulf of 
Mexico Region, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 1201 Elmwood Park 
Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394. Telephone: (504) 736-
2519. The Proposed NOS and Proposed NOS Package also are available on 
BOEM's Web site at http://www.boem.gov/Sale-226/.
    Agency Contact: David Diamond, Chief, Leasing Division, 
[email protected].

    Dated: September 3, 2015.
Abigail Ross Hopper,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-23105 Filed 9-11-15; 8:45 am]
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