[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 31 (Thursday, February 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 10132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03259]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

[Docket ID: BOEM-2021-0010]


Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf, Oil and Gas Lease Sale 
257

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice to rescind a record of decision.

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SUMMARY: This Notice advises the public that the Bureau of Ocean Energy 
Management (BOEM) is rescinding the Record of Decision (ROD) for Gulf 
of Mexico (GOM) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 
257.

DATES: The ROD is rescinded immediately.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information on the status of the 
environmental review for GOM OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale 257 or BOEM's 
policies associated with this Notice to Rescind, please contact Ms. 
Helen Rucker, Chief, Environmental Assessment Section, Office of 
Environment (GM 623E), Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Gulf of 
Mexico Regional Office, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, 
Louisiana 70123-2394, telephone 504-736-2421, or email at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 21, 2021, BOEM published on its 
website a ROD documenting a decision to proceed with GOM OCS Oil and 
Gas Lease Sale 257 (GOM Lease Sale 257) on March 17, 2021. Once noticed 
for final sale, GOM Lease Sale 257 would have comprised the Western and 
Central Planning Areas and a small portion of the Eastern Planning Area 
not subject to congressional moratorium. On January 27, 2021, the 
President signed Executive Order 14008, which directed the Secretary of 
the Interior to pause new oil and gas leasing on public lands and 
offshore waters, consistent with applicable law, pending completion of 
a comprehensive review of Federal oil and gas activities, including 
climate and other associated impacts. BOEM now rescinds the record of 
decision for GOM Lease Sale 257 to comply with Executive Order 14008. 
After completion of the review specified in the Executive Order, BOEM 
may reevaluate GOM Lease Sale 257 and publish an appropriate ROD in the 
Federal Register.

    Authority:  This Notice to rescind the ROD is published pursuant 
to 43 U.S.C. 1337, 40 CFR 1505.2 and 1506.6 (2019 ed.).

Michael A. Celata,
Regional Director, Gulf of Mexico Regional Office, Department of the 
Interior Regions 1, 2, 4, and 6, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2021-03259 Filed 2-17-21; 8:45 am]
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