Notice2026-07667
Notice of 2026 Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Lease Sale
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Published
April 20, 2026
Issuing agencies
Interior DepartmentLand Management Bureau
Abstract
The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Alaska State Office will hold an oil and gas lease sale bid opening for tracts in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 75 (Monday, April 20, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 21015]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-07667]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[A2407-014-004-065516, #O2509-014-004-125222]
Notice of 2026 Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Lease Sale
AGENCY: Bureau of Land Management, Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) Alaska State Office will
hold an oil and gas lease sale bid opening for tracts in the Coastal
Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
DATES: The oil and gas lease sale bid opening will be at 10 a.m. (AKDT)
on June 5, 2026. The BLM must receive all sealed bids by 4 p.m. (AKDT),
on June 3, 2026. The Detailed Statement of Sale for the 2026 Coastal
Plain Oil and Gas Lease Sale will be available to the public
immediately after publication of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Sealed bids must be received at the BLM-Alaska State Office,
ATTN: Wayne Svejnoha (AK932); 222 West 7th Avenue, #13; Anchorage, AK
99513-7504. The Detailed Statement of Sale is available from the BLM
Alaska website at <a href="https://www.blm.gov/programs/energy-and-minerals/oil-and-gas/leasing/regional-lease-sales/alaska">https://www.blm.gov/programs/energy-and-minerals/oil-and-gas/leasing/regional-lease-sales/alaska</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Svejnoha, Acting Deputy State
Director Resources, phone 907-271-4407 or email, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#61161217040b0f0e0921030d0c4f060e17"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4d3a3e3b28272322250d2f2120632a223b">[email protected]</span></a>.
Individuals in the United States who are deaf, deafblind, hard of
hearing, or have a speech disability may dial 711 (TTY, TDD, or
TeleBraille) to access telecommunications relay services for contacting
Mr. Svejnoha. Individuals outside the United States should use the
relay services within their country to make international calls to the
point-of-contact in the United States.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 2026 Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Lease
Sale will include tracts and acreage (no less than 400,000 acres) that
are available for leasing under the 2025 Record of Decision (ROD) for
the Coastal Plain. This action advances priorities in Executive Order
14153 and Secretary's Order 3422--Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary
Resource Potential--and implements direction in Public Law 115-97, the
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017; Public Law 119-21, the One Big Beautiful
Bill Act; and P.L. 119-52, providing for congressional disapproval
under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted
by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Coastal Plain Oil and Gas
Leasing Program Record of Decision. Section 50104 of Public Law 119-21,
requires four lease sales of at least 400,000 acres each in the Coastal
Plain over the next ten years with an initial lease sale no later than
July 4, 2026.
The opening and reading of the bids for the 2026 lease sale will be
available for online public viewing via video livestreaming at <a href="http://www.blm.gov/live">http://www.blm.gov/live</a>.
The Detailed Statement of Sale includes a description of the areas
the BLM is offering for lease, as well as the lease terms, conditions,
special stipulations, required operating procedures, and directions for
how to submit bids. If you plan to submit a bid(s), please note that
all bids must be sealed in accordance with the provisions identified in
the Detailed Statement of Sale.
The United States reserves the right to withdraw any tract from
this sale prior to issuance of a written acceptance of a bid.
Authority: Public Law 115-97 (The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act); Public
Law 119-21 (The One Big Beautiful Bill Act).
Kevin J. Pendergast,
State Director, Alaska.
[FR Doc. 2026-07667 Filed 4-17-26; 8:45 am]
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