[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 204 (Monday, October 24, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 64246]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22886]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

[Docket No. BOEM-2022-0064]


Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for Gulf of 
Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Region-Wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale 259

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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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) Region-wide Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas 
Lease Sale 259 (GOM Lease Sale 259). GOM Lease Sale 259 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 OCS, the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to section 
19 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, provides governors of 
affected states and the executive of any affected local government 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 and the executive of any affected 
local government may comment on the size, timing, and location of 
proposed GOM Lease Sale 259 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 March 29, 2023.

ADDRESSES: The Proposed NOS for GOM Lease Sale 259 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 for downloading or 
viewing on BOEM's website at http://www.boem.gov/Sale-259/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bridgette Duplantis, Acting Chief, 
Leasing and Financial Responsibility, Office of Leasing and Plans, 504-
736-7502, [email protected] or Andrew Krueger, Chief, Sales 
Coordination Branch, Office of Strategic Recourses, 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. 2022-22886 Filed 10-21-22; 8:45 am]
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