Notice2025-13280

Commercial Leasing for Outer Continental Shelf Minerals Offshore American Samoa-Request for Information and Interest; Extension of Comment Period

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Published
July 16, 2025

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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.

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[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]


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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.

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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&#160;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

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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&#160;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]
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