[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 66 (Wednesday, April 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 19994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-07917]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

[MMAA 104000]


Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Western 
Gulf of Mexico Planning Area Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease 
Sale 248

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

ACTION: Notice of availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for 
Western Planning Area Lease Sale 248.

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SUMMARY: BOEM announces the availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale 
(NOS) for the proposed Western Planning Area (WPA) Outer Continental 
Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 248 (WPA Sale 248). 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 WPA Sale 248 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 August 24, 2016.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Proposed NOS for WPA Sale 248 and 
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-248/.
    Agency Contact: David Diamond, Chief, Leasing Division, 
[email protected].

    Dated: March 28, 2016.
Abigail Ross Hopper,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-07917 Filed 4-5-16; 8:45 am]
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