[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12121-12122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03548]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management


Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Cook 
Inlet Planning Area Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sale 244; 
MMAA 104000

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Cook 
Inlet Planning Area Lease Sale 244.

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SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announces the 
availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale (NOS) for the proposed Cook 
Inlet Planning Area Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease 
Sale 244 (Cook Inlet Sale 244). This Notice is published pursuant to 30 
CFR 556.304(c).
    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

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opportunity to review the Proposed NOS. The Proposed NOS sets forth the 
proposed terms and conditions of the lease sale, including minimum 
bids, royalty rates, and rental rates.

DATES: Affected states may comment on the size, timing, and location of 
proposed Cook Inlet Sale 244 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 21, 2017.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Proposed NOS for Cook Inlet Sale 244 and 
a Proposed NOS Package containing information essential to potential 
bidders may be obtained from the Alaska OCS Region, Bureau of Ocean 
Energy Management, 3801 Centerpoint Drive, Ste. 500, Anchorage, Alaska 
99508. Telephone: (907) 334-5200. The Proposed NOS and Proposed NOS 
Package also are available on BOEM's Web site at http://www.boem.gov/Sale-244/.
    Agency Contact: David Diamond, Chief, Leasing Division, 
[email protected].

    Dated: February 16, 2017.
Walter D. Cruickshank,
Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2017-03548 Filed 2-27-17; 8:45 am]
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