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provided in the ‘‘Instructions for
Making Electronic Funds Transfer
Bonus Payments’’ found on the BOEM
Web site identified above.
BOEM requires bidders to use EFT
procedures for payment of one-fifth
bonus bid deposits for CPA Sale 241,
following the detailed instructions
contained on the ONRR Payment
Information Web page at https://
www.onrr.gov/FM/PayInfo.htm.
Acceptance of a deposit does not
constitute and will not be construed as
acceptance of any bid on behalf of the
United States.
Withdrawal of Blocks
The United States reserves the right to
withdraw any block from this lease sale
prior to issuance of a written acceptance
of a bid for the block.
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Acceptance, Rejection, or Return of Bids
The United States reserves the right to
reject any and all bids. No bid will be
accepted, and no lease for any block
will be awarded to any bidder, unless:
(1) The bidder has complied with all
requirements of the Final NOS and
applicable regulations;
(2) the bid submitted is the highest
valid bid; and
(3) the amount of the bid has been
determined to be adequate by the
authorized officer.
Any bid submitted that does not
conform to the requirements of the Final
NOS and Final NOS Package, OCSLA,
or other applicable statute or regulation
may be rejected and returned to the
bidder. The U.S. Department of Justice
and the Federal Trade Commission will
review the results of the lease sale for
antitrust issues prior to the acceptance
of bids and issuance of leases.
Bid Adequacy Review Procedures for
CPA Sale 241
To ensure that the U.S. Government
receives a fair return for the conveyance
of leases from this sale, high bids will
be evaluated in accordance with
BOEM’s bid adequacy procedures. A
copy of the updated Bid Adequacy
Procedures can be obtained from the
BOEM Gulf of Mexico Region Public
Information Office, or via the BOEM
Gulf of Mexico Region Web site at
https://www.boem.gov/Oil-and-GasEnergy-Program/Leasing/RegionalLeasing/Gulf-of-Mexico-Region/BidAdequacy-Procedures.aspx.
BOEM published a notification in the
Federal Register, 79 FR 62461–62463
(October 17, 2014), available at https://
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2014-10-17/
pdf/2014-24727.pdf, proposing the
elimination of one of its acceptance
rules, the Number of Bids Rule, from its
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bid adequacy procedures. BOEM
carefully considered the comments
submitted in response to the notice and
met with industry representatives.
BOEM believes that none of the
submitted comments offered a
compelling reason to retain the Number
of Bids Rule, suggested a preferable
alternative which BOEM had not
considered, or indicated that our
analysis or rationale was deficient.
Therefore, BOEM removed the Number
of Bids rule from its procedures. This
bid adequacy change is in effect and
will be applied to any bids received for
the CPA Sale 241.
Lease Award
BOEM requires each bidder awarded
a lease to: (1) Execute all copies of the
lease (Form BOEM–2005 (October
2011), as amended); (2) pay by EFT the
balance of the bonus bid amount and
the first year’s rental for each lease
issued in accordance with the
requirements of 30 CFR 218.155 and
556.47(f); and (3) satisfy the bonding
requirements of 30 CFR part 556,
subpart I, as amended. ONRR requests
that only one transaction be used for
payment of the four-fifths bonus bid
amount and the first year’s rental.
XI. Delay of Sale
The BOEM Gulf of Mexico RD has the
discretion to change any date, time,
and/or location specified in the Final
NOS Package in case of an event that the
BOEM Gulf of Mexico RD deems may
interfere with the carrying out of a fair
and orderly lease sale process. Such
events could include, but are not
limited to, natural disasters (e.g.,
earthquakes, hurricanes, and floods),
wars, riots, acts of terrorism, fires,
strikes, civil disorder, or other events of
a similar nature. In case of such events,
bidders should call (504) 736–0557, or
access the BOEM Web site at https://
www.boem.gov, for information
regarding any changes.
Dated: February 10, 2016.
Abigail Ross Hopper,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM–2015–0118;
MMAA104000]
Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS), Eastern Planning Area (EPA) Oil
and Gas Lease Sale 226
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of a
Record of Decision.
AGENCY:
BOEM is announcing the
availability of a Record of Decision for
proposed oil and gas EPA Lease Sale
226. This Record of Decision identifies
the Bureau’s selected alternative for
proposed EPA Lease Sale 226, which is
analyzed in the Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil
and Gas Lease Sales: 2016 and 2017;
Central Planning Area Lease Sales 241
and 247; Eastern Planning Area Lease
Sale 226; Final Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (CPA
241/EPA 226 Supplemental EIS). The
Record of Decision and associated
information are available on the agency
Web site at https://www.boem.gov/
nepaprocess/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
more information on the Record of
Decision, you may contact Mr. Gary D.
Goeke, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS
Region, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard
(GM 623E), New Orleans, Louisiana
70123–2394. You may also contact Mr.
Goeke by telephone at 504–736–3233.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
CPA 241/EPA 226 Supplemental EIS,
BOEM evaluated the two alternatives
that are summarized below with regard
to proposed EPA Lease Sale 226:
Alternative A—The Proposed Action:
This is BOEM’s preferred alternative.
This alternative would offer for lease all
unleased blocks within the proposed
EPA lease sale area for oil and gas
operations.
All unleased blocks in the EPA that
BOEM will offer for leasing in proposed
EPA Lease Sale 226 are listed in the
document ‘‘List of Blocks Available for
Leasing,’’ which is included in the Final
Notice of Sale for EPA Lease Sale 226.
The proposed EPA lease sale area covers
approximately 657,905 acres (ac) and
includes those blocks previously
included in EPA Lease Sale 225. The
area is south of eastern Alabama and
western Florida; the nearest point of
land is 125 miles (201 kilometers)
northwest in Louisiana. As of October
2015, approximately 595,475 ac of the
proposed EPA lease sale area are
available for lease. The estimated
SUMMARY:
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amount of natural resources projected to
be developed as a result of proposed
EPA Lease Sale 226 is 0–0.071 billion
barrels of oil and 0–0.162 trillion cubic
feet of gas.
Alternative B—No Action: This
alternative is the cancellation of
proposed EPA Lease Sale 226 and is
identified as the environmentally
preferred alternative.
Lease Stipulations—The CPA 241/
EPA 226 Supplemental EIS describes all
lease stipulations, which are included
in the Final Notice of Sale Package. The
four lease stipulations for proposed EPA
Lease Sale 226 are the Protected Species
Stipulation, the Military Areas
Stipulation, the Evacuation Stipulation,
and the Coordination Stipulation. The
stipulations will be added as lease terms
where applicable and will therefore be
enforceable as part of the lease.
Appendix A of the CPA 241/EPA 226
Supplemental EIS provides a list and
description of standard postlease
mitigating measures that may be
required by BOEM or the Bureau of
Safety and Environmental Enforcement
as a result of plan and permit review
processes for the Gulf of Mexico OCS
Region.
After careful consideration, BOEM
has selected the proposed action, which
is identified as BOEM’s preferred
alternative (Alternative A) in the CPA
241/EPA 226 Supplemental EIS.
BOEM’s selection of the preferred
alternative reflects an orderly resource
development with protection of the
human, marine, and coastal
environments, while also ensuring that
the public receives an equitable return
for these resources and that free-market
competition is maintained.
Authority: This NOA of a Record of
Decision is published pursuant to regulations
(40 CFR part 1503) implementing the
provisions of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C.
4321 et seq.).
Dated: February 10, 2016.
Abigail Ross Hopper,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM–2015–0117]
[Docket No. BOEM–2015–0119]
Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Gulf of
Mexico (GOM), Oil and Gas Western
Planning Area (WPA) Lease Sale 248,
MMAA104000
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM), Interior.
AGENCY:
Notice of availability of a Final
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement.
ACTION:
BOEM is announcing the
availability of a Final Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS)
for proposed GOM OCS Oil and Gas
WPA Lease Sale 248. The Final SEIS
provides a discussion of the potential
significant impacts of the proposed
action, provides an analysis of
reasonable alternatives to the proposed
action, and identifies the Bureau’s
preferred alternative.
The Final SEIS is available on
BOEM’s Web site at https://
www.boem.gov/nepaprocess/. BOEM
will primarily distribute digital copies
of the Final SEIS on compact discs. You
may request a paper copy or the location
of a library with a digital copy of the
Final SEIS from the Bureau of Ocean
Energy Management, Gulf of Mexico
OCS Region, Public Information Office
(GM 250C), 1201 Elmwood Park
Boulevard, Room 250, New Orleans,
Louisiana 70123–2394 (1–800–200–
GULF).
SUMMARY:
For
more information on the WPA 248 Final
Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement, you may contact Mr. Gary D.
Goeke, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS
Region, Office of Environment (GM
623E), 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard,
New Orleans, Louisiana 70123–2394 or
by email at wpa248@boem.gov. You
may also contact Mr. Goeke by
telephone at 504–736–3233.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Authority: This Notice of Availability of
a Final Supplemental Environmental Impact
Statement is in compliance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and is
published pursuant to 43 CFR 46.415.
Dated: January 4, 2016.
Abigail Ross Hopper,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management.
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Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf
(OCS), Central Planning Area (CPA) Oil
and Gas Lease Sale 241; MMAA104000
Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of a
Record of Decision.
AGENCY:
BOEM is announcing the
availability of a Record of Decision for
proposed oil and gas CPA Lease Sale
241. This Record of Decision identifies
the Bureau’s selected alternative for
proposed CPA Lease Sale 241, which is
analyzed in the Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil
and Gas Lease Sales: 2016 and 2017;
Central Planning Area Lease Sales 241
and 247; Eastern Planning Area Lease
Sale 226; Final Supplemental
Environmental Impact Statement (CPA
241/EPA 226 Supplemental EIS). The
Record of Decision and associated
information are available on the agency
Web site at https://www.boem.gov/
nepaprocess/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
more information on the Record of
Decision, you may contact Mr. Gary D.
Goeke, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS
Region, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard
(GM 623E), New Orleans, Louisiana
70123–2394. You may also contact Mr.
Goeke by telephone at 504–736–3233.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the
CPA 241/EPA 226 Supplemental EIS,
BOEM evaluated the three alternatives
that are summarized below with regard
to proposed CPA Lease Sale 241:
Alternative A—The Proposed Action:
This is BOEM’s preferred alternative.
This alternative would offer for lease for
oil and gas operations all unleased
blocks within the proposed CPA lease
sale area with the following exceptions:
whole and partial blocks deferred by the
Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of
2006; and blocks that are adjacent to or
beyond the United States’ Exclusive
Economic Zone in the area known as the
northern portion of the Eastern Gap.
All unleased whole and partial blocks
in the CPA that BOEM will offer for
leasing in proposed CPA Lease Sale 241
are listed in the document ‘‘List of
Blocks Available for Leasing,’’ which is
included in the Final Notice of Sale for
CPA Lease Sale 241. The proposed CPA
lease sale area encompasses about 63
million acres (ac) of the total CPA area
of 66.45 million acres. As of October
2015, approximately 46.9 million ac of
SUMMARY:
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[FR Doc No: 2016-03277]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
[Docket No. BOEM-2015-0118; MMAA104000]
Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), Eastern Planning
Area (EPA) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 226
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.
ACTION: Notice of availability of a Record of Decision.
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SUMMARY: BOEM is announcing the availability of a Record of Decision
for proposed oil and gas EPA Lease Sale 226. This Record of Decision
identifies the Bureau's selected alternative for proposed EPA Lease
Sale 226, which is analyzed in the Gulf of Mexico OCS Oil and Gas Lease
Sales: 2016 and 2017; Central Planning Area Lease Sales 241 and 247;
Eastern Planning Area Lease Sale 226; Final Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement (CPA 241/EPA 226 Supplemental EIS). The Record of
Decision and associated information are available on the agency Web
site at https://www.boem.gov/nepaprocess/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For more information on the Record of
Decision, you may contact Mr. Gary D. Goeke, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard (GM
623E), New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394. You may also contact Mr.
Goeke by telephone at 504-736-3233.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the CPA 241/EPA 226 Supplemental EIS,
BOEM evaluated the two alternatives that are summarized below with
regard to proposed EPA Lease Sale 226:
Alternative A--The Proposed Action: This is BOEM's preferred
alternative. This alternative would offer for lease all unleased blocks
within the proposed EPA lease sale area for oil and gas operations.
All unleased blocks in the EPA that BOEM will offer for leasing in
proposed EPA Lease Sale 226 are listed in the document ``List of Blocks
Available for Leasing,'' which is included in the Final Notice of Sale
for EPA Lease Sale 226. The proposed EPA lease sale area covers
approximately 657,905 acres (ac) and includes those blocks previously
included in EPA Lease Sale 225. The area is south of eastern Alabama
and western Florida; the nearest point of land is 125 miles (201
kilometers) northwest in Louisiana. As of October 2015, approximately
595,475 ac of the proposed EPA lease sale area are available for lease.
The estimated
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amount of natural resources projected to be developed as a result of
proposed EPA Lease Sale 226 is 0-0.071 billion barrels of oil and 0-
0.162 trillion cubic feet of gas.
Alternative B--No Action: This alternative is the cancellation of
proposed EPA Lease Sale 226 and is identified as the environmentally
preferred alternative.
Lease Stipulations--The CPA 241/EPA 226 Supplemental EIS describes
all lease stipulations, which are included in the Final Notice of Sale
Package. The four lease stipulations for proposed EPA Lease Sale 226
are the Protected Species Stipulation, the Military Areas Stipulation,
the Evacuation Stipulation, and the Coordination Stipulation. The
stipulations will be added as lease terms where applicable and will
therefore be enforceable as part of the lease. Appendix A of the CPA
241/EPA 226 Supplemental EIS provides a list and description of
standard postlease mitigating measures that may be required by BOEM or
the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement as a result of plan
and permit review processes for the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region.
After careful consideration, BOEM has selected the proposed action,
which is identified as BOEM's preferred alternative (Alternative A) in
the CPA 241/EPA 226 Supplemental EIS. BOEM's selection of the preferred
alternative reflects an orderly resource development with protection of
the human, marine, and coastal environments, while also ensuring that
the public receives an equitable return for these resources and that
free-market competition is maintained.
Authority: This NOA of a Record of Decision is published
pursuant to regulations (40 CFR part 1503) implementing the
provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as
amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
Dated: February 10, 2016.
Abigail Ross Hopper,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
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