Page Range | 48863-48863 | |
FR Document | 2018-21073 |
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 188 (Thursday, September 27, 2018)] [Notices] [Page 48863] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-21073] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Region-Wide Lease Sale 252 AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Region-Wide Lease Sale 252. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announces the availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale (NOS) for the proposed Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Region-wide Lease Sale 252 (GOM Region-wide Sale 252). BOEM is publishing this Notice pursuant to its regulatory authority. With regard to oil and gas leasing on the OCS, the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to section 19 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, provides Governors of affected states the opportunity to review and comment on the Proposed NOS. The Proposed NOS sets forth the proposed size, timing, and location of the sale, including lease stipulations, terms and conditions, minimum bids, royalty rates, and rental rates. DATES: Governors of affected states may comment on the size, timing, and location of proposed GOM Region-wide Sale 252 within 60 days following their receipt of the Proposed NOS. BOEM will publish the Final NOS in the Federal Register at least 30 days prior to the date of bid opening. Bid opening is currently scheduled for March 20, 2019. ADDRESSES: The Proposed NOS for GOM Region-wide Sale 252 and 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 for downloading or viewing on BOEM's website at http://www.boem.gov/Sale-252/. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernadette Thomas, Acting Regional Supervisor, Office of Leasing and Plans, 504-736-2596, [email protected] or Wright Jay Frank, Chief, Leasing Policy and Management Division, 703-787-1325, [email protected]. Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1345 and 30 CFR 556.304(c). Dated: September 24, 2018. Walter D. Cruickshank, Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. [FR Doc. 2018-21073 Filed 9-26-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-MR-P
Category | Regulatory Information | |
Collection | Federal Register | |
sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
Section | Notices | |
Action | Notice of availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Region-Wide Lease Sale 252. | |
Dates | Governors of affected states may comment on the size, timing, and location of proposed GOM Region-wide Sale 252 within 60 days following their receipt of the Proposed NOS. BOEM will publish the Final NOS in the Federal Register at least 30 days prior to the date of bid opening. Bid opening is currently scheduled for March 20, 2019. | |
Contact | Bernadette Thomas, Acting Regional Supervisor, Office of Leasing and Plans, 504-736-2596, [email protected] or Wright Jay Frank, Chief, Leasing Policy and Management Division, 703-787-1325, [email protected] | |
FR Citation | 83 FR 48863 |