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  2015-30300. Cancellation of Oil and Gas Lease Sale 242 in the Beaufort Sea Planning Area on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)  

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    AGENCY:

    Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.

    ACTION:

    Cancellation of Beaufort Lease Sale 242.

    SUMMARY:

    The Department of the Interior has decided to cancel Beaufort Sea Lease Sale 242, which was scheduled to occur in 2017 under the 2012-2017 OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program. Sale 242 is being canceled due to current market conditions (e.g., low oil prices) and minimal competitive interest from industry.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    David Diamond, BOEM, Chief, Leasing Division, at (703) 787-1776 or david.diamond@boem.gov.

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    Dated: November 18, 2015.

    Abigail Hopper,

    Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.

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    [FR Doc. 2015-30300 Filed 11-27-15; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 4310-MR-P

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Document Information

Published:
11/30/2015
Department:
Ocean Energy Management Bureau
Entry Type:
Notice
Action:
Cancellation of Beaufort Lease Sale 242.
Document Number:
2015-30300
Pages:
74797-74797 (1 pages)
Docket Numbers:
MMAA 104000
PDF File:
2015-30300.pdf
Supporting Documents:
» Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Region-wide Oil and Gas Lease Sale 257
» Oil and Gas Lease Sales: Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Region-wide Lease Sale 251
» Oil and Gas Lease Sales: Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf
» Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Outer Continental Shelf, Gulf of Mexico, Oil and Gas Central Planning Area Lease Sales 241 and 247 and Eastern Planning Area Lease Sale 226
» Oil and Gas Lease Sales: Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf, Central Planning Area
» Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.: Outer Continental Shelf, Alaska OCS Region, Chukchi Sea Planning Area, Oil and Gas Lease Sale 193
» Request for Information: Long Term Monitoring Plan for Marine Mammals; Gulf of Mexico
» Oil and Gas Lease Sales: Gulf of Mexico, Outer Continental Shelf Western Planning Area
» Oil and Gas Lease Sales: Western Gulf of Mexico Planning Area, Outer Continental Shelf; 238
» Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Social Indicators in Coastal Alaska: Arctic Communities Survey