[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 38 (Monday, February 26, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 7088-7089]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4215]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

30 CFR Parts 203, 256, and 260


Announcement of Public Meeting on Public Law 104-58, Outer 
Continental Shelf (OCS) Deep Water Royalty Relief Act, and Its Effect 
on OCS Natural Gas and Oil Resource Management

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Outer Continental Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act 
(Act) authorized the Secretary of the Interior to modify the terms of 
certain existing leases and to establish new terms for leases in water 
depths of 200 meters or greater in the Gulf of Mexico west of 87 
degrees 30 minutes West longitude. The Minerals Management Service 
(MMS) will hold a public meeting at the Westin Canal Place, Vieux Carre 
Theatre, 100 Rue Iberville, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130, on March 12-
13, 1996 to receive written and oral comments on this topic.
    Both individual and joint MMS-industry panel discussions will be 
used to cover the full range of options. The first day will concentrate 
on tracts offered for lease after November 28, 1995. The second day 
will be reserved for detailed discussion of options for royalty volume 
suspensions on existing leases. Topics will include options for: (1) 
Application and eligibility requirements; (2) review and approval 
process; (3) economic viability; and (4) definition of ``new 
production.'' These topics are also the subject of an Advance Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking, which will be published in the Federal Register 
February 23, 1996 and which will be accessible on the MMS homepage on 
the World Wide Web.
    All interested parties are invited to attend both sessions, but it 
would be especially valuable for those who may prepare the bids for 
upcoming Gulf of Mexico lease sales or who may want to apply for relief 
on existing leases to attend. Those wishing to attend any part of the 
2-day session may register in advance and should indicate which day(s) 
they plan to be present. (Seating is limited to 295.) Reservations 
should be made no later than March 6, 1996, to Mary Carter, Gulf of 
Mexico Regional Office, Minerals Management Service, Elmwood Towers 
Building, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, Jefferson, Louisiana 70123--
(504) 736-2675, or facsimile (504) 736-2647.

DATES: Tuesday, March 12 and Wednesday, March 13, 1996, 9 a.m. to 4:30 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The Westin Canal Place, Vieux Carre Theatre, 100 Rue 
Iberville, New Orleans, Louisiana 70130--(504) 566-7006 or 1-800-228-
3000. Contact person: Mary Carter, (504) 736-2675.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Walter Cruickshank, Chief, Offshore Minerals Analysis Division, 
Minerals Management Service, at either Mail Stop 4013, 1849 C Street, 
NW., Washington, DC 20240 or telephone: (202) 208-3822. You may access 
the text of the Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking from the MMS 
homepage on the World Wide Web at http://www.mms.gov/whatsnew.html.

    Dated: February 20, 1996.
Thomas Gernhofer,
Associate Director for Offshore Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. 96-4215 Filed 2-23-96; 8:45 am]
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