Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Region-Wide Lease Sale 253

• Citation: 84 FR 9374
• Record Number: 2019-04699
• Published date: 14 March 2019
• Section: Notices
• Court: Interior Department,Ocean Energy Management Bureau

Federal Register, Volume 84 Issue 50 (Thursday, March 14, 2019)

[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 50 (Thursday, March 14, 2019)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 9374]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2019-04699]
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                DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
                Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
                [Docket No. BOEM-2019-0004]
                Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Gulf of
                Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Region-Wide Lease Sale 253
                AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.
                ACTION: Notice of availability of the proposed notice of sale for Gulf
                of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Region-Wide Lease Sale
                253.
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                SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announces the
                availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale (NOS) for the proposed Gulf
                of Mexico (GOM) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Region-wide
                Lease Sale 253 (GOM Region-Wide Sale 253). BOEM is publishing this
                Notice pursuant to its regulatory authority. With regard to oil and gas
                leasing on the OCS, the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to section
                19 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, provides Governors of
                affected states the opportunity to review and comment on the Proposed
                NOS. The Proposed NOS describes the proposed size, timing, and location
                of the sale, including lease stipulations, terms and conditions,
                minimum bids, royalty rates, and rental rates.
                DATES: Governors of affected states may comment on the size, timing,
                and location of proposed GOM Region-Wide Sale 253 within 60 days
                following their receipt of the Proposed NOS. BOEM will publish the
                Final NOS in the Federal Register at least 30 days prior to the date of
                bid opening. Bid opening is currently scheduled for August 21, 2019.
                ADDRESSES: The Proposed NOS for GOM Region-wide Sale 253 and Proposed
                NOS Package containing information essential to potential bidders may
                be obtained from the Public Information Unit, Gulf of Mexico Region,
                Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New
                Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394; telephone: (504) 736-2519. The Proposed
                NOS and Proposed NOS Package also are available for downloading or
                viewing on BOEM's website at http://www.boem.gov/Sale-253/.
                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernadette Thomas, Regional
                Supervisor, Office of Leasing and Plans, 504-736-2596,
                [email protected] or Wright Jay Frank, Chief, Leasing Policy
                and Management Division, 703-787-1325, [email protected].
                 Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1345 and 30 CFR 556.304(c).
                 Dated: March 8, 2019.
                Walter D. Cruickshank,
                Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
                [FR Doc. 2019-04699 Filed 3-13-19; 8:45 am]
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