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On February 10, 2009,
Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar announced that he was extending
the public comment period on the Draft Proposed Program an additional
180 days. He did not, as some erroneous reports have indicated, cancel
the program. The public comment period will end in September, 2009. At
that time the Minerals Management Service will analyze the comments and
make recommendations to the Secretary regarding how to best move forward
with offshore energy development. We welcome public input into the
decision-making process and encourage you to learn more about the Draft
Proposed Program and provide your comments.
The MMS is seeking comment on all aspects of the new program including
energy development and economic and environmental issues in the OCS
areas. Comments are also requested on the specific subjects of size,
timing, and location of sales and on the issues of buffer zones,
revenue-sharing, and the use of unitization to limit the number of
structures. The public comment period is open until September 21, 2009, pursuant to Secretary Salazar’s announcement on February 10, 2009.
Please reference “2010-2015 Oil and Gas Leasing in the Outer Continental
Shelf,” in your comments and include your name and return address. You
may submit your comments using one of the following methods:
Click the "Search"
button.
Under "Agency,"
scroll down and select "MMS."
Wait a moment for
the query to appear in the bottom half of the screen. Under
the "ID" column, find "MMS-2008-OMM-0046-XXXX"
then go to the far right-hand column and select "submit a
comment."
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Mail or hand-carry comments on the
Draft Proposed Program to:
Ms. Renee Orr
Chief, Leasing Division
Minerals Management Service, MS 4010
381 Elden Street
Herndon, VA 20170-4817
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Mail or hand-carry
comments on the Notice of Intent to Prepare an EIS to:
Mr. James F. Bennett
Chief, Branch of Environmental Assessment
Minerals Management Service, MS–4042
381 Elden Street
Herndon, VA 20170 |
We will not consider anonymous comments; and include your full name and
address. We will make available for inspection in their entirety all
comments submitted by organizations and businesses or by individuals
identifying themselves as representatives of organizations and
businesses. Our practice is to make comments, including the names and
home addresses of respondents, available for public review. An
individual commenter may ask that we withhold his or her name, home
address, or both from the public record, and we will honor that to the
extent allowable by law. If you submit comments and wish us to withhold
such information, you must so state prominently at the beginning of your
submission.
Renee Orr
5-Year Program Manager
(703) 787-1215
5-year OCS Leasing Program
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