80 FR 177 pg. 55151 - Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 241
Type: NOTICEVolume: 80Number: 177Page: 55151
Page: 55151Docket number: [MMAA 104000]
FR document: [FR Doc. 2015-23104 Filed 9-11-15; 8:45 am]
Agency: Interior Department
Sub Agency: Ocean Energy Management Bureau
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[MMAA 104000]
Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 241
AGENCY:
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION:
Notice of availability of the proposed notice of sale for CPA sale 241.
SUMMARY:
BOEM announces the availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale (NOS) for the proposed Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area (CPA) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 241 (CPA Sale 241). 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.
DATES:
Affected States may comment on the size, timing, and location of proposed CPA Sale 241 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 currently is scheduled for March 23, 2016.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Proposed NOS for CPA Sale 241 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-241/.
Agency Contact: David Diamond, Chief, Leasing Division, David.Diamond@boem.gov.
Dated: September 3, 2015.
Abigail Ross Hopper,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-23104 Filed 9-11-15; 8:45 am]
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