[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 218 (Thursday, November 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 63329]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30261]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service


Outer Continental Shelf, Central Gulf of Mexico, Oil and Gas 
Lease Sale 172

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior.

ACTION: Availability of the proposed notice of sale.
    Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); Notice of 
Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for proposed Oil and Gas 
Lease Sale 172 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 sets forth the proposed terms and 
conditions of the sale, including minimum bids, royalty rates, and 
rentals.
    The proposed Notice for proposed Sale 172 and a ``Proposed Sale 
Notice Package'' containing information essential to potential bidders 
may be obtained from Public Information Unit, Gulf of Mexico Region, 
Minerals Management Service, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, 
Louisiana 70123-2394. Telephone: (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 
currently scheduled for March 17, 1999.

    Dated: November 5, 1998.
Cynthia Quarterman,
Director, Minerals Management Service.
[FR Doc. 98-30261 Filed 11-10-98; 8:45 am]
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