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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service

 

Outer Continental Shelf, Central Gulf of Mexico, Gas and Oil 
Lease Sale 147

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice Of sale.

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    1. Authority. This Notice is published pursuant to the Outer 
Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331-1356, (1988)), and 
the regulations issued thereunder (30 CFR part 256).
    2. Filing of Bids. Sealed bids will be received by the Regional 
Director (RD), Gulf of Mexico Region, Minerals Management Service, 1201 
Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394. Bids may be 
delivered in person to that address during normal business hours (8 
a.m. to 4 p.m., Central Standard Time (c.s.t.) until the bid submission 
deadline at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 29, 1994. Hereinafter, all times 
cited in this Notice refer to c.s.t. unless otherwise stated. Bids will 
not be accepted the day of bid opening, Wednesday, March 30, 1994. Bids 
received by the RD later than the time and date specified above will be 
returned unopened to the bidders. Bids may not be modified or withdrawn 
unless written modification or written withdrawal request is received 
by the RD prior to 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 29, 1994. Bid opening time 
will be 9 a.m., Wednesday, March 30, 1994, at the Sheraton Hotel, 500 
Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. All bids must be submitted and 
will be considered in accordance with applicable regulations, including 
30 CFR part 256. The list of restricted joint bidders which applies to 
this sale appeared in the Federal Register at 58 FR 52505, published on 
October 8, 1993.
    3. Method of Bidding. A separate signed bid in a sealed envelope 
labeled ``Sealed Bid for Gas and Oil Lease Sale 147, not to be opened 
until 9 a.m., c.s.t., Wednesday, March 30, 1994,'' must be submitted 
for each block bid upon. The sealed envelope and the bid should contain 
the following information: the company name, qualification number, area 
number and/or name (abbreviations acceptable), and the block number of 
the block bid upon. In addition, the total amount bid must be in whole 
dollar amounts.
    Bidders must submit with each bid one-fifth of the cash bonus, in 
cash or by cashier's check, bank draft, or certified check, payable to 
the order of the U.S. Department of the Interior-- Minerals Management 
Service. For identification purposes, the company name and company 
qualification number should also appear on the check or draft together 
with the bid block identification (abbreviations acceptable). No bid 
for less than all of the unleased portions of a block will be 
considered.
    All documents must be executed in conformance with signatory 
authorizations on file in the Gulf of Mexico regional office. 
Partnerships also need to submit or have on file a list of signatories 
authorized to bind the partnership. Bidders submitting joint bids must 
state on the bid form the proportionate interest of each participating 
bidder, in percent to a maximum of five decimal places, e.g., 33.33333 
percent. Other documents may be required of bidders under 30 CFR 
256.46. Bidders are warned against violation of 18 U.S.C. 1860, 
prohibiting unlawful combination or intimidation of bidders.
    4. Bidding, Yearly Rental, and Royalty Systems. The following 
bidding, yearly rental, and royalty systems apply to this sale:
    (a) Bidding Systems. All bids submitted at this sale must provide 
for a cash bonus in the amount of $25 or more per acre or fraction 
thereof.
    (b) Yearly Rental. All leases awarded will provide for a yearly 
rental payment of $5 per acre or fraction thereof.
    (c) Royalty Systems. All leases will provide for a minimum royalty 
of $5 per acre or fraction thereof. The following royalty systems will 
be used in this sale.
    (1) Leases with a 12\1/2\-Percent Royalty. This royalty rate 
applies to blocks in water depths of 400 meters or greater; this area 
is shown on the Stipulations, Lease Terms and Bidding Systems Map 
applicable to this Notice (see paragraph 13). Leases issued on the 
blocks offered in this area will have a fixed royalty rate of 12\1/2\ 
percent.
    (2) Leases with a 16\2/3\-Percent Royalty. This royalty rate 
applies to blocks in water depths of less than 400 meters (see 
aforementioned Map). Leases issued on the blocks offered in this area 
will have a fixed royalty rate of 16\2/3\ percent.
    5. Equal Opportunity. The certification required by 41 CFR 60-
1.7(b) and Executive Order No. 11246 of September 24, 1965, as amended 
by Executive Order No. 11375 of October 13, 1967, on the Compliance 
Report Certification Form, Form MMS-2033 (June 1985), and the 
Affirmative Action Representation Form, Form MMS-2032 (June 1985) must 
be on file in the Gulf of Mexico regional office prior to lease award 
(see paragraph 14(e)).
    6. Bid Opening. Bid opening will begin at the bid opening time 
stated in paragraph 2. The opening of the bids is for the sole purpose 
of publicly announcing bids received, and no bids will be accepted or 
rejected at that time. If the Department is prohibited for any reason 
from opening any bid before midnight on the day of bid opening, that 
bid will be returned unopened to the bidder as soon thereafter as 
possible.
    7. Deposit of Payment. Any cash, cashier's checks, certified 
checks, or bank drafts submitted with a bid may be deposited by the 
Government in an interest-bearing account in the U.S. Treasury during 
the period the bids are being considered. Such a deposit does not 
constitute and shall not be construed as acceptance of any bid on 
behalf of the United States.
    8. Withdrawal of Blocks. The United States reserves the right to 
withdraw any block from this sale prior to issuance of a written 
acceptance of a bid for the block.
    9. Acceptance, Rejection, or Return of Bids. The United States 
reserves the right to reject any and all bids. In any case, no bid will 
be accepted, and no lease for any block will be awarded to any bidder, 
unless:
    (a) The bidder has complied with all requirements of this Notice 
and applicable regulations;
    (b) The bid is the highest valid bid; and
    (c) The amount of the bid has been determined to be adequate by the 
authorized officer.
    No bonus bid will be considered for acceptance unless it provides 
for a cash bonus in the amount of $25 or more per acre or fraction 
thereof. Any bid submitted which does not conform to the requirements 
of this Notice, the OCS Lands Act, as amended, and other applicable 
regulations may be returned to the person submitting that bid by the RD 
and not considered for acceptance.
    10. Successful Bidders. Each person who has submitted a bid 
accepted by the authorized officer will be required to execute copies 
of the lease, pay the balance of the cash bonus bid along with the 
first year's annual rental for each lease issued, by electronic funds 
transfer in accordance with the requirements of 30 CFR 218.155, and 
satisfy the bonding requirements of 30 CFR 256, Subpart I, as amended. 
See Federal Register at 58 FR 45255, published August 27, 1993.
    11. Leasing Maps and Official Protraction Diagrams. Blocks offered 
for lease may be located on the following Leasing Maps or Official 
Protraction Diagrams which may be purchased from the Gulf of Mexico 
regional office (see paragraph 14(a)):
    (a) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Leasing Maps--Louisiana Nos. 1 
through 12. This is a set of 29 maps which sells for $32.
    (b) Outer Continental Shelf Official Protraction Diagrams. These 
diagrams sell for $2.00 each.

NH 15-12  Ewing Bank (Dec. 2, 1976).
NH 16-4  Mobile (Feb. 23, 1993).
NH 16-7  Viosca Knoll (Dec. 2, 1976).
NH 16-10  Mississippi Canyon (Dec. 2, 1976).
NG 15-3  Green Canyon (Dec. 2, 1976).
NG15-6  Walker Ridge (Dec. 2, 1976).
NG 15-9  (No Name) (Apr. 27, 1989).
NG 16-1  Atwater Valley (Nov. 10, 1983).
NG 16-4  Lund (Aug. 22, 1986).
NG 16-7  (No Name) (Apr. 27, 1989).

    (c) A complete set of all the above OCS Leasing Maps and Official 
Protraction Diagrams is available on microfiche for $5.00 per set.
    12. Description of the Areas Offered for Bids.
    (a) Acreages of blocks are shown on Leasing Maps and Official 
Protraction Diagrams. Some of these blocks, however, may be partially 
leased, or transected by administrative lines such as the Federal/State 
jurisdictional line. Information on the unleased portions of such 
blocks, including the exact acreage, is included in the following 
document available from the Gulf of Mexico regional office:
    Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 147--Final. Unleased Split Blocks 
and Unleased Acreage of Blocks with Aliquots and Irregular Portions 
Under Lease.
    (b) Blocks which have recently become available for leasing since 
December 17, 1993: Attention is drawn to the following update list 
which is included as a matter of convenience for interested parties. 
Any questions on this may be directed to Ms. Patricia Bryars, Phone 
(504) 736-2763.
    Update List: West Cameron Blocks 245 and 272; West Cameron, South 
Addition Block 656; East Cameron Block 165; Eugene Island Blocks 135 
and 155; Ship Shoal, South Addition Block 279; South Timbalier Blocks 
142 and 186; Bay Marchand Block 5; Main Pass, South & East Addition 
Block 257; Mobil Block 859; Mississippi Canyon Block 681; Green Canyon 
Blocks 38, 56, 83, 111, 113, 156, 260, 281, 299, 422, 457, 499, 500, 
501, 629, and 630; Atwater Valley Blocks 134, 178, 179, 210, 222, and 
397.
    (c) Blocks not available for leasing: The areas offered for leasing 
include all those blocks shown on the OCS Leasing Maps and Official 
Protraction Diagrams listed in paragraph 11(a), (b), and (c), except 
for those blocks or partial blocks already under lease. Descriptions of 
blocks listed represent all Federal acreage leased unless otherwise 
noted.

Sabine Pass

    3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15.

West Cameron

    17 18(SW\1/4\), 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 
39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 47(NW\1/4\), 48, 49, 53, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 
63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 
83, 90, 91, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 104, 108, 109, 
110, 111, 114, 115, 116, 118, 128, 130, 132, 134, 135, 136, 138, 139, 
141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 148, 149, 150, 151, 153, 165, 167, 168, 
169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 
183, 184, 186, 187, 191, 192(S\1/2\), 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 
201, 202, 203, 205, 206, 207, 211, 212, 213, 215, 216, 221, 222, 224, 
225, 226, 228, 229, 230, 231, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 246, 247, 
248, 249, 250, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 258, 259, 261, 262, 263, 264, 
265, 266, 269, 276, 277, 279, 280, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286.

West Cameron, West Addition

    155, 161, 163, 164, 287, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 298, 299, 
301, 305, 306, 310, 312, 313, 315, 319, 320, 321, 323, 324, 331, 332, 
333, 334, 337, 338, 340, 342, 343, 344, 347, 351, 352, 360, 363, 365, 
367, 368, 369, 370, 379, 380, 385, 386, 391, 392, 400, 401, 404, 405, 
406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 416, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 
431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 442, 444.

West Cameron, South Addition

    445, 446, 447, 450, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 463, 464, 466, 469, 
470, 471, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 482, 483, 485, 486, 
487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 498, 499, 504, 505, 
507, 509, 510, 513, 514, 517, 518, 523, 524, 527, 528, 529, 531, 532, 
533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 542, 543, 547, 548, 551, 552, 
553, 554, 556, 557, 559, 560, 561, 563, 564, 565, 566, 570, 571, 572, 
574, 575, 576, 580, 583, 584, 586, 587, 588, 592, 593, 594, 596, 600, 
601, 604, 605, 606, 607, 609, 613, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 624, 
625, 628, 630, 633, 634, 635, 639, 642, 643, 645, 648, 653, 654, 657, 
660, 663.

East Cameron

    2, 9, 11, 12, 14(E\1/2\ NW\1/4\; NE\1/4\) (Landward of 8(g) Line), 
15, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 42, 
44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 
66, 67, 70, 71, 72, 75, 76, 77, 78, 81, 82, 83, 87, 89, 92, 96, 98, 99, 
101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117, 120, 
122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 131, 132, 134, 135, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 
143, 144, 145, 148, 149, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 157, 158, 160, 161, 
171, 172, 176, 185, 187, 188, 189, 190, 192, 193, 194, 195(S\1/2\), 
196, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204(N\1/2\ N\1/2\), 205, 211, 213, 
214, 215, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 226, 227, 229, 230, 231, 232, 
233, 234, 235.

East Cameron, South Addition

    240, 242, 243, 245, 251, 254, 255, 256, 259, 260, 261, 263, 264, 
265, 270, 271, 272, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283, 
284, 285, 286, 287, 289, 297, 298, 299, 300, 302, 303, 306, 307, 311, 
312, 313, 314, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 327, 328, 330, 
331, 332, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 346, 351, 352, 353, 354, 356, 
359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 377, 378.

Vermilion

    16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 34, 35, 
36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 54, 
55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 75, 78, 80, 82, 
83, 84, 87, 88, 89, 90, 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 
104(SE\1/4\; N\1/2\; E\1/2\ SW\1/4\; E\1/2\ W\1/2\ SW\1/4\), 107, 108, 
109, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 129, 130, 131, 
132, 133, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 152, 155, 156, 157, 159, 160, 
161, 162, 164, 166, 167, 168, 171, 172, 175, 178, 179, 180, 182, 185, 
186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 
201, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218(E\1/2\ 
NW\1/4\ SE\1/4\; NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\; E\1/2\ SE\1/4\), 219, 220, 
221, 222, 223, 225(E\1/2\ NE\1/4\; NE\1/4\ SE\1/4\), 226, 227, 230, 
232, 233, 237, 241, 245, 246, 247, 249, 250, 251.

Vermilion, South Addition

    252, 253, 255, 256, 257, 258, 261, 262, 265, 266, 267, 268, 270, 
271, 272, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 284, 286, 287, 288, 
289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 304, 
305, 306, 308, 309, 310, 313, 314, 315, 317, 318, 320, 321, 324, 325, 
326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 336, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 347, 
348, 349, 351, 355, 359, 360, 362, 363, 365, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 
377, 378, 379, 380, 385, 386, 394, 395, 397, 398, 400, 401, 404, 407, 
410, 411, 412, 413.

South Marsh Island, North Addition

    207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 
220 (Landward of lease 0310 stip. Line), 221 (Landward of lease 0310 
stip. Line), 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230 (Landward of 
lease 0310 stip. Line), 231 (Landward of lease 0310 stip. Line), 232, 
233, 234, 235 (Landward of lease 0310 stip. line; and portion more than 
3 marine leagues swd. of a line connecting Tiger Pt. & Shell Keys), 
236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241 (Landward of lease 0310 stip. Line), 242 
(Landward of lease 0310 stip. Line), 243, 244, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 
255, 256, 257, 258, 260, 261, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 
273, 274, 275, 281, 282, 285, 286, 287, 288.

South Marsh Island

    2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 
25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 
50, 51, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 64, 66, 68, 69, 70.

South Marsh Island, South Addition

    71, 72, 73, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 84, 85, 87, 90, 91, 92, 94, 
95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 102, 103, 106, 107, 108, 109, 112, 113, 114, 115, 
116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 125, 127, 128, 130, 131, 132, 133, 
134, 136, 137, 138, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 146, 147, 149, 150, 151, 
154, 155, 156, 158, 160, 161, 164, 165, 168, 169, 171, 172, 173, 174, 
175, 176, 179, 180, 181, 182, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 192, 193, 
194, 195, 197, 198, 199, 204, 205.

Eugene Island

    10, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 38, 39, 41, 42, 
43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 
63, 64, 65, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 85, 
86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 93(E\1/2\), 94, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 105, 
106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 113A, 113B, 116(E\1/2\), 117, 118, 119, 
120, 125, 126, 128, 128A, 129, 133, 136, 138, 142, 143, 144, 146, 147, 
148, 153, 154, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 162, 163, 164, 167, 170, 172, 
173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 
187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 
203, 204, 205, 206, 208, 211, 212, 214(W\1/2\W\1/2\E\1/2\; W\1/2\), 
215, 217, 218, 219, 222, 224, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 236, 237, 238, 
240, 242, 243, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 251, 252, 253(NE\1/4\; E\1/
2\NW\1/4\; NW\1/4\NW\1/4\; E\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\; S\1/2\), 254(S\1/2\), 
255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 261, 262, 265, 266.

Eugene Island, South Addition

    267, 268, 269, 270, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 281, 
282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287(S\1/2\; S\1/2\N\1/2\), 289, 292, 293, 294, 
295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301(S\1/2\), 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 
309, 310, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 322, 323, 324, 
325, 326, 327, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 
340, 341, 342, 343, 348, 349, 350, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 358, 359, 
360, 361, 363, 364, 365, 367, 368, 370, 371, 372, 374, 380, 383, 384, 
385, 386, 388, 389, 392.

Ship Shoal

    13(S\1/2\SE\1/4\), 14(S\1/2\S\1/2\), 15, 25(Seaward of Zone 2 
line), 26(SE\1/4\), 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 49, 
52, 53, 55, 58, 59, 63, 64(W\1/2\), 65, 66, 68, 69, 71(W\1/2\), 72, 75, 
76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 84, 86, 87, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 97, 98, 99, 100, 
101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 
117(N\1/2\), 118(N\1/2\), 119, 120, 122, 123, 126, 128, 129, 130, 133, 
134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 145, 146, 148, 149, 150, 153, 
154, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 
172, 175, 176, 177, 178, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 189, 190, 191, 193, 
197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 214, 
215, 216, 218, 219, 220, 222, 223, 224, 225(N\1/2\), 227, 229, 230, 
233, 235.

Ship Shoal, South Addition

    237, 238, 239, 240, 242, 243, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 
253, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 268, 269, 270, 
271, 272, 273, 274, 276, 277, 278, 280, 281, 287, 288, 290, 291, 292, 
293, 294, 295, 296, 299, 300, 301, 303, 304, 307, 309, 311, 312, 313, 
314, 315, 316, 317, 319, 321, 322, 323, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 
331, 333, 334, 335, 339, 340, 341, 343, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353, 
356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 364, 366, 368.

South Timbalier

    10, 11, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27(N\1/2\; N\1/2\SW\1/4\), 
28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 63, 66, 
67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86(N\1/2\), 
87, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 124, 127, 128, 
129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 138, 143, 144, 146, 147, 148, 
149, 151, 152, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 169, 170, 
171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 182, 184, 185, 187, 
188(NW\1/4\), 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 
200, 202, 203, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210.

South Timbalier, South Addition

    214, 215, 217, 219, 221, 223, 225, 226, 229, 231, 236, 238, 239, 
240, 241, 242, 244, 245, 246, 248, 249, 251, 252, 253, 255, 258, 259, 
260, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 269, 271, 272, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 
280, 281, 282, 283, 285, 287, 289, 290, 291, 292, 295, 296, 297, 300, 
301, 302, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 316, 319, 320.

South Pelto

    1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22, 
23, 24.

Bay Marchand

    2, 3.

Grand Isle

    15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 
32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44(N\1/2\), 45, 46, 47, 48, 
49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 58, 59, 65, 66, 69, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 82, 83, 
85.

Grand Isle, South Addition

    86, 88, 89, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 106, 108, 
110, 111, 113, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 121.

West Delta

    17, 18, 19, 20, 21(S\1/2\ N\1/2\ S\1/2\; S\1/2\ S\1/2\), 22, 23, 
24, 26, 27, 28(N\1/2\; N\1/2\ S\1/2\), 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 
37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 
62, 63, 64, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 79, 80, 85, 86, 87, 
88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102, 103, 104, 
105, 106, 107, 108, 109.

West Delta, South Addition

    110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 117, 118, 121, 122, 123, 126, 128, 
129, 132, 133, 134, 135, 140, 143, 144, 145, 147, 148, 149, 152

South Pass

    6, 17(Seaward of the 4th Supp.Decree to 1 ft. swd. of 3rd 
Supp.Decree), 27, 28, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 
48, 49, 50, 51, 52(Seaward of 8(g) Line), 54, 55, 56(Landward of line 3 
geographical miles swd. of 65 Decree Line), 57(Swd. of 75 Decree Line 
to 1 ft. swd. of 3rd Supp. Decree; and 1 ft swd. of 3rd Supp. Decree to 
3 geog. miles swd. of 1st Supp. Decree), 58, 59, 60, 61.

South Pass, South & East Addition

    62, 63, 64, 65, 66(Seaward of 65 Decree Line), 67, 68, 70, 71, 72, 
74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 82, 83, 86, 87, 88, 89, 92, 93, 94, 96.

Main Pass

    7, 18, 19, 20, 30, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 55, 57, 58, 59, 
61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 77, 78, 86, 87, 88, 90, 
91(N\1/2\; SE\1/4\; SW\1/4\ in Zone 1), 92, 93(Seaward of 8(g) Line), 
94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100(N\1/2\; N\1/2\ N\1/2\ S\1/2\; SE\1/4\ NE\1/
4\ SE\1/4\; E\1/2\ SE\1/4\ SE\1/4\), 102, 103, 104, 105, 106 (SW\1/4\ 
SE\1/4\ NE\1/4\; S\1/2\ SW\1/4\ NE\1/4\; S\1/2\ S\1/2\ NW\1/4\; SW\1/
4\; W\1/2\ SE\1/4\; W\1/2\ E\1/2\ SE\1/4\), 107, 108, 110, 111, 112, 
114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127(N\1/
2\), 129, 131, 132, 133, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 144, 145, 146, 148, 
149, 151, 152(Seaward of 65 Decree Line), 153.

Main Pass, South & East Addition

    154, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 
171, 172, 173, 175, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 186, 187, 188, 
189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 196, 198, 199, 201, 202, 208, 209, 210, 
214, 216, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 226, 227, 228, 229, 233, 
234, 236, 237, 242, 243, 244, 248, 249, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 
258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 265, 272, 273, 274, 276, 280, 281, 283, 286, 
287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 
301, 303, 304, 305, 306, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 315.

Breton Sound

    39, 41, 42, 43, 53(W\1/2\ Portion Seaward of 75 Decree Line), 54, 
55, 56.

Chandeleur

    9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30 (Seaward of 
8(g) Line), 31, 34.

Chandeleur, East Addition

    36, 37, 38, 40, 41.

Mobile

    778, 779, 819, 820, 821, 822, 823, 824, 826, 827, 828, 830, 860, 
861, 862, 863, 864, 865, 866, 867, 868, 869, 870, 871, 872, 873, 874, 
904, 905, 907, 908, 909, 910, 911, 912, 913, 914, 915, 916, 917, 918, 
945, 947, 948, 949, 952, 953, 954, 955, 956, 957, 958, 959, 960, 961, 
962, 990, 1002, 1003.

Viosca Knoll

    22, 24, 27, 29, 31, 32, 35, 38, 68, 69, 73, 74, 76, 79, 117, 118, 
124, 155, 156, 157, 158, 161, 170, 201, 202, 203, 204, 206, 207, 208, 
209, 212, 213, 250, 251, 252, 253, 256, 294, 295, 296, 297, 340, 341, 
343, 344, 346, 390, 427, 428, 429, 430, 474, 518, 519, 520, 564, 565, 
609, 692, 693, 694, 695, 697, 698, 734, 736, 740, 741, 742, 772, 773, 
774, 779, 780, 783, 784, 785, 786, 814, 815, 817, 818, 822, 823, 825, 
826, 827, 829, 830, 861, 862, 863, 867, 868, 869, 870, 871, 872, 899, 
900, 903, 905, 906, 907, 911, 912, 913, 914, 915, 916, 944, 945, 947, 
953, 954, 955, 956, 957, 958, 959, 988, 989, 990, 992, 993, 994, 996, 
997, 999, 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003.

Ewing Bank

    305, 306, 347, 350, 438, 481, 482, 526, 570, 658, 701, 702, 743, 
744, 745, 746, 781, 782, 783, 784, 788, 789, 790, 824, 825, 826, 828, 
833, 867, 868, 869, 871, 872, 873, 874, 878, 879, 903, 906, 908, 910, 
911, 912, 913, 914, 915, 916, 917, 918, 920, 921, 922, 923, 938, 944, 
947, 948, 949, 950, 952, 954, 955, 958, 959, 961, 962, 963, 964, 965, 
966, 983, 985, 986, 987, 988, 989, 991, 993, 994, 995, 996, 1000, 1001, 
1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1010, 1011.

Mississippi Canyon

    20, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 
63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85, 
108, 109, 114, 123, 124, 125, 127, 128, 129, 148, 149, 150, 151, 161, 
162, 163, 166, 167, 168, 169, 173, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 199, 
204, 205, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 240, 243, 
244, 245, 247, 248, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 265, 267, 
268, 280, 281, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 296, 299, 300, 301, 302, 
305, 309, 311, 312, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 333, 335, 338, 339, 
340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 348, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 
363, 365, 378, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 392, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 
402, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 436, 437, 441, 443, 444, 445, 447, 
448, 449, 450, 470, 471, 474, 475, 476, 480, 481, 485, 486, 487, 489, 
490, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 514, 515, 516, 
517, 520, 521, 522, 524, 529, 530, 531, 533, 537, 538, 539, 551, 553, 
554, 555, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 568, 573, 574, 575, 576, 
577, 583, 584, 585, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 603, 605, 606, 607, 608, 
612, 613, 617, 619, 620, 621, 624, 627, 628, 630, 638, 639, 643, 647, 
656, 657, 661, 663, 667, 673, 674, 676, 677, 678, 682, 686, 687, 688, 
692, 694, 695, 698, 705, 706, 707, 711, 714, 717, 718, 720, 721, 724, 
725, 726, 727, 728, 730, 731, 732, 734, 738, 739, 749, 750, 755, 757, 
758, 760, 762, 763, 764, 765, 768, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 
776, 777, 778, 802, 803, 804, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, 818, 819, 
831, 832, 845, 846, 847, 848, 849, 850, 851, 852, 853, 854, 855, 856, 
868, 875, 876, 885, 887, 888, 889, 890, 891, 892, 893, 894, 895, 896, 
897, 898, 899, 900, 911, 912, 928, 929, 932, 933, 934, 935, 936, 937, 
938, 939, 940, 941, 942, 955, 956, 972, 976, 977, 978, 979, 980, 981, 
982, 983, 984, 985, 986, 992, 993, 999, 1000.

Green Canyon

    5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 23, 25, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 
37, 39, 40, 41, 45, 46, 50, 52, 53, 54, 58, 60, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69, 72, 
73, 78, 79, 81, 82, 89, 90, 92, 96, 97, 98, 101, 102, 109, 110, 114, 
115, 116, 117, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125, 126, 128, 129, 135, 136, 137, 
140, 141, 142, 144, 145, 146, 149, 155, 158, 159, 160, 161, 163, 165, 
166, 167, 169, 170, 177, 179, 180, 181, 184, 185, 195, 198, 199, 200, 
201, 202, 203, 205, 208, 209, 210, 211, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 221, 
223, 224, 225, 228, 235, 236, 237, 238, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 
246, 247, 248, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 268, 269, 
272, 273, 274, 278, 279, 282, 285, 286, 287, 288, 290, 295, 296, 297, 
298, 300, 301, 303, 309, 311, 312, 314, 317, 318, 325, 326, 329, 330, 
333, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 353, 354, 355, 356, 369, 372, 373, 377, 
378, 379, 383, 384, 385, 386, 398, 399, 400, 403, 404, 405, 406, 415, 
416, 417, 421, 426, 427, 429, 430, 431, 437, 446, 447, 448, 454, 459, 
460, 461, 462, 463, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 472, 473, 474, 475, 
481, 486, 487, 491, 497, 498, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 512, 513, 
514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 531, 533, 534, 535, 540, 541, 543, 
544, 545, 546, 550, 552, 553, 554, 556, 557, 558, 559, 562, 563, 564, 
578, 579, 587, 588, 589, 590, 600, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 631, 
632, 636, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 673, 674, 679, 680, 
681, 689, 690, 691, 692, 693, 706, 712, 713, 714, 723, 724, 725, 726, 
735, 736, 737, 756, 757, 758, 766, 767, 775, 776, 801, 802, 810, 816, 
825, 826, 844, 845, 854, 859, 860, 863, 864, 869, 870, 871, 872, 873, 
905, 913, 915, 955, 958, 999, 1001.

Atwater Valley

    1, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 51, 
52, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 84, 90, 91, 
92, 93, 98, 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 112, 113, 114, 
115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 127, 128, 135, 136, 137, 141, 142, 143, 145, 
146, 150, 151, 152, 153, 157, 158, 160, 161, 162, 163, 180, 181, 182, 
189, 190, 223, 224, 225, 226, 233, 234, 256, 261, 266, 267, 268, 276, 
277, 284, 310, 311, 312, 313, 321, 327, 334, 343, 370, 371, 377, 378, 
379, 401, 405, 406, 414, 415, 441, 444, 445, 446, 450, 457, 488, 489, 
490, 573, 574, 575, 617, 618.

Walker Ridge

    22, 45, 46, 66, 120, 121, 164, 197, 198, 205, 663, 678, 707, 723, 
766.

13. Lease Terms and Stipulations

    (a) Leases resulting from this sale will have initial terms as 
shown on the Stipulations, Lease Terms and Bidding Systems Map 
applicable to this Notice and will be on Form MMS-2005 (March 1986). 
Copies of the map and lease form are available from the Gulf of Mexico 
regional office (see paragraph 14(a)).
    (b) The applicability of the stipulations which follow is as shown 
on the Map described in paragraph 13(a) and as supplemented by 
references in this Notice.

Stipulation No. 1--Protection of Archaeological Resources

    (This stipulation will apply to all blocks offered for lease in 
this sale. Bidders should also refer to paragraph 14(h) of this Notice 
for specific survey requirements. See also paragraph 14(j).)
    (a) ``Archaeological resource'' means any prehistoric or historic 
district, site, building, structure, or object (including shipwrecks); 
such term includes artifacts, records, and remains which are related to 
such a district, site, building, structure, or object (16 U.S.C. 
470w(5)). ``Operations'' means any drilling, mining, or construction or 
placement of any structure for exploration, development, or production 
of the lease.
    (b) If the Regional Director (RD) believes an archaeological 
resource may exist in the lease area, the RD will notify the lessee in 
writing. The lessee shall then comply with subparagraphs (1) through 
(3).
    (1) Prior to commencing any operations, the lessee shall prepare a 
report, as specified by the RD, to determine the potential existence of 
any archaeological resource that may be affected by operations. The 
report, prepared by an archaeologist and a geophysicist, shall be based 
on an assessment of data from remote-sensing surveys and of other 
pertinent archaeological and environmental information. The lessee 
shall submit this report to the RD for review.
    (2) If the evidence suggests that an archaeological resource may be 
present, the lessee shall either:
    (i) Locate the site of any operation so as not to adversely affect 
the area where the archaeological resource may be; or
    (ii) Establish to the satisfaction of the RD that an archaeological 
resource does not exist or will not be adversely affected by 
operations. This shall be done by further archaeological investigation, 
conducted by an archaeologist and a geophysicist, using survey 
equipment and techniques deemed necessary by the RD. A report on the 
investigation shall be submitted to the RD for review.
    (3) If the RD determines that an archaeological resource is likely 
to be present in the lease area and may be adversely affected by 
operations, the RD will notify the lessee immediately. The lessee shall 
take no action that may adversely affect the archaeological resource 
until the RD has told the lessee how to protect it.
    (c) If the lessee discovers any archaeological resource while 
conducting operations on the lease area, the lessee shall report the 
discovery immediately to the RD. The lessee shall make every reasonable 
effort to preserve the archaeological resource until the RD has told 
the lessee how to protect it.

Stipulation No. 2--Topographic Features

    (This stipulation will be included in leases located in the areas 
so indicated in the biological block package associated with this 
Notice which is available from the Gulf of Mexico regional office. See 
paragraph 14(a).)
    The banks which cause this stipulation to be applied to blocks of 
the Central Gulf are:
    No Activity Zone Defined by Isobath: 

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                           Bank name                              Meters
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McGrail Bank...................................................       85
Bouma Bank.....................................................       85
Rezak Bank.....................................................       85
Sidner Bank....................................................       85
Rankin Bank....................................................       85
Sweet Bank[1]..................................................       85
Sackett Bank[2]................................................       85
Ewing Bank.....................................................       85
Diaphus Bank[2]................................................       85
Parker Bank....................................................       85
Jakkula Bank...................................................       85
Bright Bank....................................................       85
Geyer Bank[3]..................................................       85
MacNeil Bank[3]................................................       82
Alderdice Bank.................................................       80
Fishnet Bank[2]................................................       76
29 Fathom Bank.................................................       64
Sonnier Bank...................................................      55 
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    [1] Only paragraph (a) of the stipulation applies.
    [2] Only paragraphs (a) and (b) apply.
    [3] Western Gulf of Mexico bank with a portion of its ``3-Mile 
Zone'' in the Central Gulf of Mexico.
    (a) No activity including structures, drilling rigs, pipelines, or 
anchoring will be allowed within the listed isobath (``No Activity 
Zone'' as shown in the aforementioned biological block package) of the 
banks as listed above.
    (b) Operations within the area shown as ``1,000-Meter Zone'' in the 
aforementioned biological block package shall be restricted by shunting 
all drill cuttings and drilling fluids to the bottom through a downpipe 
that terminates an appropriate distance, but no more than 10 meters, 
from the bottom.
    (c) Operations within the area shown as ``1-Mile Zone'' in the 
aforementioned biological block package shall be restricted by shunting 
all drill cuttings and drilling fluids to the bottom through a downpipe 
that terminates an appropriate distance, but no more than 10 meters, 
from the bottom. (Where there is a ``1-Mile Zone'' designated, the 
``1,000-Meter Zone'' in paragraph (b) is not designated.)
    (d) Operations within the area shown as ``3-Mile Zone'' in the 
aforementioned biological block package shall be restricted by shunting 
all drill cuttings and drilling fluids from development operations to 
the bottom through a downpipe that terminates an appropriate distance, 
but no more than 10 meters, from the bottom.

Stipulation No. 3--Live Bottoms

    (To be included only on leases in the following blocks: Main Pass 
Area, South and East Addition, Blocks 190, 194, 198, 219-226, 244-266, 
276-290; Viosca Knoll, Blocks 473-476, 521, 522, 564, 565, 566, 609, 
610, 654, 692-698, 734, 778.)
    For the purpose of this stipulation, ``live bottom areas'' are 
defined as seagrass communities; or those areas which contain 
biological assemblages consisting of such sessile invertebrates as sea 
fans, sea whips, hydroids, anemones, ascidians, sponges, bryozoans, or 
corals living upon and attached to naturally occurring hard or rocky 
formations with rough, broken, or smooth topography; or areas whose 
lithotope favors the accumulation of turtles, fishes, and other fauna.
    Prior to any drilling activities or the construction or placement 
of any structure for exploration or development on this lease, 
including, but not limited to, anchoring, well drilling, and pipeline 
and platform placement, the lessee will submit to the Regional Director 
(RD) a live bottom survey report containing a bathymetry map prepared 
using remote sensing techniques. The bathymetry map shall be prepared 
for the purpose of determining the presence or absence of live bottoms 
which could be impacted by the proposed activity. This map shall 
encompass such an area of the seafloor where surface disturbing 
activities, including anchoring, may occur.
    If it is determined that the live bottoms might be adversely 
impacted by the proposed activity, the RD will require the lessee to 
undertake any measure deemed economically, environmentally, and 
technically feasible to protect the pinnacle area. These measures may 
include, but are not limited to, the following:
    (a) the relocation of operations; and
    (b) the monitoring to assess the impact of the activity on the live 
bottoms.

Stipulation No. 4--Military Areas

    (This stipulation will be included in leases located within the 
Warning Areas and Eglin Water Test Areas 1 and 3, as shown on the Map 
described in paragraph 13(a).)

(a) Hold and Save Harmless

    Whether compensation for such damage or injury might be due under a 
theory of strict or absolute liability or otherwise, the lessee assumes 
all risks of damage or injury to persons or property, which occur in, 
on, or above the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) to any persons or to any 
property of any person or persons who are agents, employees, or 
invitees of the lessee, its agents, independent contractors, or 
subcontractors doing business with the lessee in connection with any 
activities being performed by the lessee in, on, or above the OCS, if 
such injury or damage to such person or property occurs by reason of 
the activities of any agency of the U.S. Government, its contractors or 
subcontractors, or any of their officers, agents or employees, being 
conducted as a part of, or in connection with the programs and 
activities of the command headquarters listed in the following table.
    Notwithstanding any limitation of the lessee's liability in section 
14 of the lease, the lessee assumes this risk whether such injury or 
damage is caused in whole or in part by any act or omission, regardless 
of negligence or fault, of the United States, its contractors or 
subcontractors, or any of its officers, agents, or employees. The 
lessee further agrees to indemnify and hold and save harmless the 
United States against all claims for loss, damage, or injury sustained 
by the lessee, or to indemnify and hold and save harmless the United 
States against all claims for loss, damage, or injury sustained by the 
agents, employees, or invitees of the lessee, its agents, or any 
independent contractors or subcontractors doing business with the 
lessee in connection with the programs and activities of the 
aforementioned military installation, whether the same be caused in 
whole or in part by the negligence or fault of the United States, its 
contractors, or subcontractors, or any of its officers, agents, or 
employees and whether such claims might be sustained under a theory of 
strict or absolute liability or otherwise.

(b) Electromagnetic Emissions

    The lessee agrees to control its own electromagnetic emissions and 
those of its agents, employees, invitees, independent contractors or 
subcontractors emanating from individual designated defense warning 
areas in accordance with requirements specified by the commander of the 
command headquarters listed in the following table to the degree 
necessary to prevent damage to, or unacceptable interference with, 
Department of Defense flight, testing, or operational activities, 
conducted within individual designated warning areas. Necessary 
monitoring control, and coordination with the lessee, its agents, 
employees, invitees, independent contractors or subcontractors, will be 
effected by the commander of the appropriate onshore military 
installation conducting operations in the particular warning area; 
provided, however, that control of such electromagnetic emissions shall 
in no instance prohibit all manner of electromagnetic communication 
during any period of time between a lessee, its agents, employees, 
invitees, independent contractors or subcontractors and onshore 
facilities.

(c) Operational

    The lessee, when operating or causing to be operated on its behalf, 
boat or aircraft traffic in the individual designated warning areas 
shall enter into an agreement with the commander of the individual 
command headquarters listed following this paragraph, upon utilizing an 
individual designated warning area prior to commencing such traffic. 
Such an agreement will provide for positive control of boats and 
aircraft operating in the warning areas at all times.
    W-155-A; W-155-B; (For Agreement)--Chief, Naval Air Training, Naval 
Air Station, Office No. 206, Corpus Christi, Texas 78419-5100, 
Telephone: (512) 939-3862/3902.
    W-155-A; W-155-B; (For Operational Control)--Fleet Area Control & 
Surveillance, Facility (FACSFAC), Operations, Naval Air Station 
Pensacola, Florida 32508, Telephone: (904) 452-2735/4671.
    W-92--Naval Air Station, Air Operations Department, Air Traffic 
Division/Code 52, New Orleans, Louisiana 70146-5000, Telephone: (504) 
393-3100/3101.
    W-453--Air National Guard--CRTC, Gulfport/ACMI, Scheduling Office, 
Gulfport, Mississippi 39507, Telephone: (601) 867-2433.
    Eglin Water Test Areas 1 and 3--Air Force Development Test Center, 
Plans and Programs Department, Directorate of Plans, Eglin AFB, Florida 
32542, Telephone: (904) 882-3899/9757.

14. Information to Lessees

    (a) Supplemental Documents. For copies of the various documents 
identified as available from the Gulf of Mexico regional office, 
prospective bidders should contact the Public Information Unit, 
Minerals Management Service, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, 
Louisiana 70123-2394, either in writing or by telephone at (504) 736-
2519. For additional information, contact the Regional Supervisor for 
Leasing and Environment at that address or by telephone at (504) 736-
2759.
    (b) Navigation Safety. Operations on some of the blocks offered for 
lease may be restricted by designation of fairways, precautionary 
zones, anchorages, safety zones, or traffic separation schemes 
established by the U.S. Coast Guard pursuant to the Ports and Waterways 
Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.), as amended, and the Deepwater Port 
Act (33 U.S.C. 1501-1524). Bidders are advised that the U.S. Coast 
Guard published a notice of petition for rulemaking to expand the 
existing safety zone around the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (57 FR 2236 
published on January 21, 1992).
    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) permits are required for 
construction of any artificial islands, installations, and other 
devices permanently or temporarily attached to the seabed located on 
the OCS in accordance with section 4(e) of the OCS Lands Act, as 
amended.
    For additional information, prospective bidders should contact Lt. 
Commander Ken Parris, Assistant Marine Port Safety Officer, 8th Coast 
Guard District, Hale Boggs Federal Building, New Orleans, Louisiana 
70130, (504) 589-6901. For COE information, prospective bidders should 
contact Mr. Ron Ventola, CELMN-OD-S, Post Office Box 60267, New 
Orleans, Louisiana 70160-0267, (504) 862-2255.
    (c) Offshore Pipelines. Bidders are advised that the Department of 
the Interior and the Department of Transportation have entered into a 
Memorandum of Understanding, dated May 6, 1976, concerning the design, 
installation, operation, and maintenance of offshore pipelines. Bidders 
should consult both Departments for regulations applicable to offshore 
pipelines.
    (d) 8-Year Leases. Bidders are advised that any lease issued for a 
term of 8 years will be cancelled after 5 years, following notice 
pursuant to the OCS Lands Act, as amended, if within the initial 5-year 
period of the lease, the drilling of an exploratory well has not been 
initiated, or if initiated, the well has not been drilled in 
conformance with the approved exploration plan criteria, or if there is 
not a suspension of operations in effect. Bidders are referred to 30 
CFR 256.37.
    (e) Affirmative Action. Revision of Department of Labor regulations 
on affirmative action requirements for Government contractors 
(including lessees) has been deferred, pending review of those 
regulations (see Federal Register of August 25, 1981, at 46 FR 42865 
and 42968). Should changes become effective at any time before the 
issuance of leases resulting from this sale, section 18 of the lease 
form (Form MMS-2005, March 1986), would be deleted from leases 
resulting from this sale. In addition, existing stocks of the 
affirmative action forms described in paragraph 5 of this Notice 
contain language that would be superseded by the revised regulations at 
41 CFR 60-1.5(a)(1) and 60-1.7(a)(1). Submission of Form MMS-2032 (June 
1985) and Form MMS-2033 (June 1985) will not invalidate an otherwise 
acceptable bid, and the revised regulations' requirements will be 
deemed to be part of the existing affirmative action forms.
    (f) Ordnance Disposal Areas. Bidders are cautioned as to the 
existence of two inactive ordnance disposal areas in the Mississippi 
Canyon area, shown on the Map described in paragraph 13(a). These areas 
were used to dispose of ordnance of unknown quantity and composition. 
Water depths range from approximately 750 to 1,525 meters. Bottom 
sediments in both areas are soft, consisting of silty clays. 
Exploration and development activities in these areas require 
precautions commensurate with the potential hazards.
    The U.S. Air Force has released an indeterminable amount of 
unexploded ordnance throughout Eglin Water Test Areas 1 and 3. The 
exact location of the unexploded ordnance is unknown, and lessees are 
advised that all lease blocks included in this sale within these water 
test areas should be considered potentially hazardous to drilling and 
platform and pipeline placement.
    (g) Communications Towers. The Department of Defense, U.S. Air 
Force, has installed seven military communications towers in the 
Chandeleur/Mobile/Viosca Knoll area which support Air Combat 
Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI). This project may impose certain 
restrictions on gas and oil activities in that area since no activity 
can take place within 500 feet of a tower site, and unobstructed lines 
of sight must be maintained between towers. The seven towers are 
located within Mobile, Blocks 769, 819, and 990; Viosca Knoll, Block 
116; and Chandeleur Area, Blocks 33 and 61; and Chandeleur Area, East 
Addition, Block 39. Information and maps of the specific locations and 
line of sight crossings for ACMI towers may be obtained from Mr. 
Wallace Williams, Minerals Management Service, Telephone (504) 736-
2772.
    (h) Archaeological Resources. Bidders are advised of the Notice to 
Lessees (NTL) affecting the historic shipwreck survey requirement 
published in the Federal Register on December 20, 1991, pages 66076-
66082 with an effective date of February 17, 1992. This NTL details the 
survey methodology, including a more intensive survey with line spacing 
50 meters apart, and report writing requirements. A Letter to Lessees 
(LTL) of November 30, 1990 lists those blocks identified as having a 
high probability for encountering historic shipwrecks. Copies of both 
the NTL and LTL are available from the MMS Public Information Unit. See 
paragraph 14(a).
    (i) Proposed Rigs to Reefs. Bidders are advised that there are OCS 
artificial reef sites and planning sites for the Gulf of Mexico. These 
are generally located in water depths of less than 200 meters. While 
all existing and proposed sites require a permit from the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers, this ``Rigs to Reefs'' program is implemented 
through State sponsorship through the following State Coordinators:

Alabama: Mr. Wallace M. Tatum (205) 968-7578
Louisiana: Mr. Rick Kaspzrac (504) 765-2375
Mississippi: Mr. Mike Buchanan (601) 385-5860
Texas: Ms. Jan Coulbertson (713) 474-2811

    For more information on artificial reef sites, prospective bidders 
should contact the above listed State Artificial Reef Coordinators for 
their areas of interest.
    (j) Archaeological Surveys and Reports. Bidders are advised that a 
Proposed Rule has been published in the Federal Register dated Tuesday, 
October 12, 1993, which proposes to grant specific authority to each 
MMS Regional Director to require archaeological surveys and reports 
(under 30 CFR 250.26). This proposed rule specifically states the 
authority of MMS and conditions for requiring lessees or operators to 
conduct archaeological resource surveys and submit the reports prior to 
exploration, development and production, or installation of pipelines. 
This rule, when adopted, may apply to all blocks leased in this sale.
    (k) Proposed Right of Use and Easement for Chandeleur Blocks 27 and 
30. Bidders are advised that a right of use and easement may be granted 
for portions of Chandeleur Area Blocks 27 and 30 for gas storage 
purposes. The areas being considered are generally in the southernmost 
quarter of the federal portion of Chandeleur Area Block 27 and the W\1/
2\ NW\1/4\; NW\1/4\ SW\1/4\ portion of Chandeleur Area Block 30. For 
additional information, contact the MMS Gulf of Mexico Regional 
Supervisor for Production and Development at (504) 736-2675.

    Dated: February 18, 1994.
Tom Fry,
Director, Minerals Management Service.
    Approved
Bob Armstrong,
Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 94-4256 Filed 2-24-94; 8:45 am]
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