[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 139 (Monday, July 20, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43875-43876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-15692]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

[Docket No. BOEM-2019-0004]


Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Gulf of 
Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Region-Wide Lease Sale 256

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 Gulf 
of Mexico (GOM) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Region-wide 
Lease Sale 256 (GOM Region-wide Sale 256). BOEM is publishing this 
Notice pursuant to its regulatory authority. With regard to oil and gas 
leasing on the OCS, the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to Section 
19 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, provides governors of 
affected states the opportunity to review and comment on the Proposed 
NOS. The Proposed NOS describes the proposed size, timing, and location 
of the sale, including lease stipulations, terms and conditions, 
minimum bids, royalty rates, and rental rates.

DATES: Governors of affected states may comment on the size, timing, 
and location of proposed GOM Region-wide Sale 256 within 60 days 
following their receipt of the Proposed NOS. BOEM will publish the 
Final NOS in the Federal Register at least 30 days prior to the date of 
bid opening. Bid opening is currently scheduled for November 18, 2020.

ADDRESSES: The Proposed NOS for GOM Region-wide Sale 256 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

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available for downloading or viewing on BOEM's website at http://www.boem.gov/Sale-256/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bernadette Thomas, Regional 
Supervisor, Office of Leasing and Plans, 504-736-2596, 
[email protected] or Wright Jay Frank, Chief, Leasing Policy 
and Management Division, 703-787-1325, [email protected].

    Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1345 and 30 CFR 556.304(c).

Walter D. Cruickshank,
Acting Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2020-15692 Filed 7-17-20; 8:45 am]
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