[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 227 (Tuesday, November 25, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 62784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-30893]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service


Outer Continental Shelf, Central Gulf of Mexico, Oil and Gas 
Lease Sale 169

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior.

ACTION: Availability of the proposed notice of sale.

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    Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); notice of 
availability of the proposed notice of sale for proposed Oil and Gas 
Lease Sale 169 in the Central Gulf of Mexico. This notice of 
availability is published pursuant to 30 CFR 256.29(c), as a matter of 
information to the public.
    With regard to oil and gas leasing on the OCS, the Secretary of the 
Interior, pursuant to section 19 of the OCS Lands Act, as amended, 
provides the affected States the opportunity to review the proposed 
Notice of Sale.
    The proposed notice of sale for proposed Sale 169 may be obtained 
by written request to the Public Information Unit, Gulf of Mexico 
Region, Minerals Management Service, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New 
Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394, or by telephone at (504) 736-2519.
    The final notice of sale will be published in the Federal Register 
at least 30 days prior to the date of bid opening. Bid opening is 
scheduled for March 1998.

    Dated: November 18, 1997.
Carolita U. Kallaur,
Acting Director, Minerals Management Service.
[FR Doc. 97-30893 Filed 11-24-97; 8:45 am]
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