    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1998, Book I)]
    [June 12, 1998]
    [Page 945]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

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    Memorandum on Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer
    Continental Shelf from Leasing Disposition
    June 12, 1998

    Memorandum for the Secretary of the Interior

    Subject: Withdrawal of Certain Areas of the United States Outer
    Continental Shelf from Leasing Disposition

        Under the authority granted in section 12(a) of the Outer
    Continental Shelf Lands Act, 43 U.S.C. 1341(a), I hereby withdraw from
    disposition by leasing through June 30, 2012, those areas of the Outer
    Continental Shelf currently under moratoria pursuant to sections 108-111
    of Public Law 105-83.
        I further withdraw from disposition by leasing for a time period
    without specific expiration those areas of the Outer Continental Shelf
    currently designated Marine Sanctuaries under the Marine Protection,
    Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, 16 U.S.C. 1431-1434, 33 U.S.C.
    1401 et seq.
        Nothing in this withdrawal affects the rights under existing leases
    in these areas. Each of these withdrawals is subject to revocation by
    the President in the interest of national security.

                                                          William J. Clinton