[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 44276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18516]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR


Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement 
(BOEMRE); Cancellation of Oil and Gas Lease Sale 215 in the Western 
Planning Area (WPA) on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the Gulf of 
Mexico (GOM)

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement, 
Interior.

ACTION: Cancellation of WPA Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 215.

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SUMMARY: On May 27, 2010, the President announced the Secretary of the 
Interior's decision to cancel WPA Sale 215 that was scheduled to occur 
on August 18, 2010. Cancellation of Sale 215 will allow time to develop 
and implement measures to improve the safety of oil and gas development 
in Federal waters, provide greater environmental protection, and 
substantially reduce the risk of catastrophic events. The Notice of 
Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for OCS Oil and Gas Lease 
Sale 215 in the WPA in the GOM was published in Federal Register Vol. 
75, No 64, on Monday, April 5, 2010. The findings of the National 
Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, 
(the National Commission was established by Executive Order 13543, 
dated May 21, 2010, as published in the Federal Register on May 26, 
2010 (75 FR 29397)), environmental reviews, science-based analysis, and 
public input will inform the Secretary's decisions about whether to 
move forward with other leases sales in the Gulf of Mexico that are 
currently scheduled for 2011 and 2012.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Renee Orr, Bureau of Ocean Energy 
Management, Regulation, and Enforcement, Chief, Leasing Division, at 
(703) 787-1215 or [email protected].

    Dated: July 7, 2010.
Michael R. Bromwich,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and 
Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2010-18516 Filed 7-27-10; 8:45 am]
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