[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 184 (Friday, September 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 58130]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20692]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

[Docket No. BOEM-2021-0003]


Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Cook 
Inlet Oil and Gas Lease Sale 258

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability of the proposed notice of sale for Cook 
Inlet Oil and Gas Lease Sale 258.

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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 Oil and Gas Lease Sale 258 (Cook Inlet Sale 258). Cook Inlet Sale 
258 is required to be held by the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. BOEM 
is publishing this notice pursuant to its regulatory authority. 
Regarding oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf, the 
Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act, provides the Governor of Alaska and the executive of any 
affected local government the opportunity to comment on the proposed 
sale's size, timing, and location. 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: Comments received from the Governor and the executive of any 
affected local government on the size, timing, and location of Cook 
Inlet Sale 258 must be submitted to BOEM no later than November 22, 
2022. BOEM will publish the Final NOS in the Federal Register at least 
30 days prior to the date of public bid opening. Bid opening is 
currently scheduled for December 30, 2022.

ADDRESSES: The Proposed NOS for Cook Inlet Sale 258 and other 
information essential to potential bidders may be obtained from the 
Leasing Section, Alaska Region, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 3801 
Centerpoint Drive, Suite 500, Anchorage, AK 99503; telephone: 907-334-
5200. The Proposed NOS and other related information also are available 
for downloading or viewing on BOEM's website at https://www.boem.gov/ak258.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joel Immaraj, Alaska Regional 
Supervisor, Office of Leasing and Plans, 907-334-5238, 
[email protected] or Andrew Krueger, Chief, Sales Coordination 
Branch, Office of Strategic Resources, 703-787-1554, 
[email protected].
    Authority: This notice of sale is published pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 
1331 et seq. (Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as amended) and 30 CFR 
556.304(c).

Amanda Lefton,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2022-20692 Filed 9-22-22; 8:45 am]
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