Notice2024-06784
Notice of Availability of the Area Identification for the Proposed Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sales for Years 2024-2029
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Published
April 1, 2024
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentOcean Energy Management Bureau
Abstract
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announces the availability of the Area Identification (Area ID) for the proposed Gulf of Mexico (GOM) oil and gas Lease Sales 262, 263, and 264.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 63 (Monday, April 1, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22444-22445]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06784]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM-2024-0015]
Notice of Availability of the Area Identification for the
Proposed Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sales for Years 2024-2029
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.
ACTION: Availability of area identification.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announces the
availability of the Area Identification (Area ID) for the proposed Gulf
of Mexico (GOM) oil and gas Lease Sales 262, 263, and 264.
ADDRESSES: The Area ID is available for viewing and downloading on
BOEM's website at <a href="https://www.boem.gov/oil-gas-energy/national-program/2024-2029-gom-area-identification">https://www.boem.gov/oil-gas-energy/national-program/2024-2029-gom-area-identification</a>. It also may be obtained from the
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, New
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Orleans Office, 1201 Elmwood Park Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70123;
telephone (800) 200-4853.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernadette Thomas, Supervisor of
Leasing and Plans, GOM Regional Office, (504) 736-2596,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#583a3d2a36393c3d2c2c3d762c303735392b183a373d35763f372e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c2a0a7b0aca3a6a7b6b6a7ecb6aaadafa3b182a0ada7afeca5adb4">[email protected]</span></a> or Ben Burnett, Chief, Leasing Policy and
Management Division, (703) 787-1782, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1e7c7b70747f737770307c6b6c707b6a6a5e7c717b7330797168"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3a585f54505b57535414584f48545f4e4e7a58555f57145d554c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 14, 2023, the Secretary of the
Interior approved the 2024-2029 National Outer Continental Shelf Oil
and Gas Leasing Program (National OCS Program). The first proposed sale
under that program, Lease Sale 262, is tentatively scheduled for 2025.
Details of the 2024-2029 National OCS Program can be found at <a href="https://www.boem.gov/oil-gas-energy/national-program/national-ocs-oil-and-gas-leasing-program">https://www.boem.gov/oil-gas-energy/national-program/national-ocs-oil-and-gas-leasing-program</a>.
In accordance with 30 CFR 556.301, BOEM published a Call for
Information and Nominations (Call) \1\ on the area identified in the
2024-2029 National OCS Program for the proposed lease sales. The Call
solicited industry nominations for areas of leasing interest and sought
comments and information from the public on the areas being considered.
BOEM considered the comments received in response to the Call and
identified the areas that warranted further consideration and analyses
of the potential effects of leasing on the human, marine, and coastal
environments. The result is this Area ID.
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\1\ 88 FR 67801 (October 2, 2023).
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This Area ID is not a decision to lease and is not a prejudgment by
the Department of the Interior on how or whether to proceed with
proposed Lease Sales 262, 263, and 264. A decision to lease must be
preceded by several preleasing steps, including, but not limited to,
completion of environmental analyses pursuant to the National
Environmental Policy Act; consultation under environmental and other
statutes; opportunities for federally recognized Tribes, Governors of
affected States, local government leaders, and other interested parties
to provide comment; and the issuance of Proposed and Final Notices of
Sale.
Authority: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as amended (43 U.S.C.
1331-1356), and 30 CFR 556.302.
Walter D. Cruickshank,
Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2024-06784 Filed 3-29-24; 8:45 am]
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