[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 4360]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1819]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management


Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Outer 
Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 216/222 in the Central 
Planning Area (CPA) in the Gulf of Mexico

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for 
Proposed Sale 216/222.

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SUMMARY: BOEM announces the availability of the proposed Notice of Sale 
(NOS) for proposed Sale 216/222 in the CPA. This Notice is published 
pursuant to 30 CFR 556.29(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, provides the 
affected states the opportunity to review the proposed NOS. The 
proposed NOS sets forth the proposed terms and conditions of the sale, 
including minimum bids, royalty rates, and rentals.

DATES: Affected states may comment on the size, timing, and location of 
proposed Sale 216/222 within 60 days following their receipt of the 
proposed NOS. The final NOS will be published in the Federal Register 
at least 30 days prior to the date of bid opening. Bid opening is 
currently scheduled for June 20, 2012.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The proposed NOS for Sale 216/222 and a 
``Proposed Notice of Sale Package'' containing information essential to 
potential bidders may be obtained from the Public Information Unit, 
Gulf of Mexico Region, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 1201 Elmwood 
Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394. Telephone: (504) 
736-2519.
    Agency Contact: Steven Textoris, Acting Leasing Division Chief, 
[email protected].

    Dated: January 19, 2012.
Tommy P. Beaudreau,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2012-1819 Filed 1-26-12; 8:45 am]
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