Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf, Oil and Gas Lease Sale 257

• Citation: 86 FR 10132
• Record Number: 2021-03259
• Published date: 18 February 2021
• Section: Notices
• Court: Ocean Energy Management Bureau

Federal Register, Volume 86 Issue 31 (Thursday, February 18, 2021)

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 31 (Thursday, February 18, 2021)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 10132]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2021-03259]
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                DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
                [Docket ID: BOEM-2021-0010]
                Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf, Oil and Gas Lease Sale
                257
                AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.
                ACTION: Notice to rescind a record of decision.
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                SUMMARY: This Notice advises the public that the Bureau of Ocean Energy
                Management (BOEM) is rescinding the Record of Decision (ROD) for Gulf
                of Mexico (GOM) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sale
                257.
                DATES: The ROD is rescinded immediately.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the status of the
                environmental review for GOM OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale 257 or BOEM's
                policies associated with this Notice to Rescind, please contact Ms.
                Helen Rucker, Chief, Environmental Assessment Section, Office of
                Environment (GM 623E), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of
                Mexico Regional Office, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans,
                Louisiana 70123-2394, telephone 504-736-2421, or email at
                [email protected].
                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 21, 2021, BOEM published on its
                website a ROD documenting a decision to proceed with GOM OCS Oil and
                Gas Lease Sale 257 (GOM Lease Sale 257) on March 17, 2021. Once noticed
                for final sale, GOM Lease Sale 257 would have comprised the Western and
                Central Planning Areas and a small portion of the Eastern Planning Area
                not subject to congressional moratorium. On January 27, 2021, the
                President signed Executive Order 14008, which directed the Secretary of
                the Interior to pause new oil and gas leasing on public lands and
                offshore waters, consistent with applicable law, pending completion of
                a comprehensive review of Federal oil and gas activities, including
                climate and other associated impacts. BOEM now rescinds the record of
                decision for GOM Lease Sale 257 to comply with Executive Order 14008.
                After completion of the review specified in the Executive Order, BOEM
                may reevaluate GOM Lease Sale 257 and publish an appropriate ROD in the
                Federal Register.
                 Authority: This Notice to rescind the ROD is published pursuant
                to 43 U.S.C. 1337, 40 CFR 1505.2 and 1506.6 (2019 ed.).
                Michael A. Celata,
                Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico Regional Office, Department of the
                Interior Regions 1, 2, 4, and 6, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
                [FR Doc. 2021-03259 Filed 2-17-21; 8:45 am]
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