[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 201 (Friday, October 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 62463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-24729]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

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Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale (NOS) for 
Central Gulf of Mexico Planning Area (CPA) Outer Continental Shelf 
(OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 235 (CPA Sale 235)

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the proposed notice of CPA Sale 235.

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SUMMARY: BOEM announces the availability of the Proposed NOS for 
proposed CPA Sale 235. 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 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 rental rates.

DATES: Affected States may comment on the size, timing, and location of 
proposed CPA Sale 235 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 
currently is scheduled for March 18, 2015.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Proposed NOS for CPA Sale 235 and a 
Proposed NOS 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. The Proposed NOS and Proposed NOS Package also are available on 
BOEM's Web site at http://www.boem.gov/Sale-235/.
    Agency Contact: Robert Samuels, Chief, Leasing Division, 
[email protected].

    Dated: October 14, 2014.
Walter D. Cruickshank,
Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2014-24729 Filed 10-16-14; 8:45 am]
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