Notice2025-13280
Commercial Leasing for Outer Continental Shelf Minerals Offshore American Samoa-Request for Information and Interest; Extension of Comment Period
Primary source
Metadata and text below are from the Federal Register, a public-domain U.S. government work. Always verify the official published version before relying on it for any legal matter.
Published
July 16, 2025
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentOcean Energy Management Bureau
Abstract
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announces a 30- day extension of the comment period for the request for information and interest (RFI) for leasing of the Outer Continental Shelf minerals in and around an area offshore American Samoa, referred to as the RFI Area.
Full Text
<html>
<head>
<title>Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 134 (Wednesday, July 16, 2025)</title>
</head>
<body><pre>
[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 16, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32015-32016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-13280]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM-2025-0035]
Commercial Leasing for Outer Continental Shelf Minerals Offshore
American Samoa--Request for Information and Interest; Extension of
Comment Period
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.
ACTION: Request for information and interest; extension of the comment
period.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announces a 30-
day extension of the comment period for the request for information and
interest (RFI) for leasing of the Outer Continental Shelf minerals in
and around an area offshore American Samoa, referred to as the RFI
Area.
DATES: BOEM published the RFI on June 16, 2025, and opened a public
comment period through July 16, 2025. BOEM is extending this public
comment period to August 15, 2025. BOEM must receive all comments,
information, and indications of interest in response to this RFI no
later than August 15, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Please submit indications of interest in commercial leasing
electronically via email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#144475777d727d773a4671737d7b7a54767b71793a737b62"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5f5c4c6ccc3ccc68bf7c0c2cccacbe5c7cac0c88bc2cad3">[email protected]</span></a> or by hard copy by
mail to the following address: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management,
Pacific Region, Office of Strategic Resources, 760 Paseo Camarillo (CM
102), Camarillo, California 93010. If you elect to mail a hard copy,
also include an electronic copy on a portable storage device. Do not
submit indications of interest via the Federal eRulemaking Portal.
Please submit all other comments and information as discussed in
section 6 of the June 16, 2025, RFI entitled, ``Types of Information
and Comments Requested,'' by either of the following two methods:
1. Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>. In the
search box at the top of the web page, enter BOEM-2025-0035 and then
click ``search.'' Follow the instructions to submit public comments and
to view supporting and related materials.
2. By mail to the following address: Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Pacific Region, Office of Strategic Resources, 760 Paseo
Camarillo (CM 102), Camarillo, California 93010.
Treatment of confidential information is addressed in section 8 of
the June 16, 2025, RFI entitled, ``Protection of
[[Page 32016]]
Privileged, Personal, or Confidential Information.'' BOEM will post all
comments received on <a href="http://regulations.gov">regulations.gov</a> unless labeled as confidential and
BOEM determines that an exemption from disclosure applies.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jennifer Miller, Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management, Pacific Region, Office of Strategic Resources, 760
Paseo Camarillo (CM 102), Camarillo, California 93010, at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d787b6b4beb1beb4f985b2b0beb8b997b5b8b2baf9b0b8a1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="de8ebfbdb7b8b7bdf08cbbb9b7b1b09ebcb1bbb3f0b9b1a8">[email protected]</span></a> or (805) 384-6305.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments already submitted for the June 16,
2025, RFI do not need to be resubmitted. Please refer to the RFI
published in the Federal Register (90 FR 25369) on June 16, 2025, for
more information.
Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1337(k)(1) and 30 CFR 581.12.
Matthew Giacona,
Principal Deputy Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2025-13280 Filed 7-15-25; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4340-38-P
</pre><script data-cfasync="false" src="/cdn-cgi/scripts/5c5dd728/cloudflare-static/email-decode.min.js"></script></body>
</html>Indexed from Federal Register on July 16, 2025.
This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.