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Release: #3812
Date: April 30, 2008
MMS
Makes Technical Correction to Alternative Energy Federal Register
Notice
Revises Table and
Extends Comment Period
WASHINGTON
The Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service today
issued a technical correction to the
Federal
Register Notice
 concerning Proposed Limited Alternative
Energy Leases on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and Initiation of
Coordination and Consultation.
The correction revises the table
identifying proposed lease areas for alternative energy resource data
collection and technology testing activities on the Outer Continental
Shelf (OCS). A link to the notice can be found
online
. The official protraction diagrams that show where the blocks in the
below table are located are also available
online.
The agency issued a
Federal
Register Notice
Friday, April 18 that provided details
about the designation of five areas on the Outer Continental Shelf as
priority areas for alternative energy limited leasing in federal
waters. Individuals or organizations with competitive interest will
have 30 days from today to provide comments, and the agency will
accept public comments on the proposed lease areas for 60 days.
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Adjacent State |
Official Protraction Diagram |
Block(s) |
Resource |
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1. New Jersey |
Hudson Canyon NJ 18-03 |
6451 |
Wind
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2. New Jersey |
Wilmington NJ 18-02
|
6936 |
Wind |
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3. New Jersey |
Wilmington NJ 18-02 |
7131 |
Wind |
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4. New Jersey |
Wilmington NJ 18-02
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6931 |
Wind
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5. New Jersey |
Wilmington NJ 18-02
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6738
|
Wind |
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6. New Jersey |
Wilmington NJ 18-02 |
7033 |
Wind |
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7. Delaware |
Salisbury NJ 18-05 |
6325 |
Wind |
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8. Georgia |
Brunswick NH 17-02 |
6074 |
Wind |
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9. Georgia |
Brunswick NH 17-02 |
6174 |
Wind |
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10. Georgia |
Brunswick NH 17-02 |
6126 |
Wind |
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11. Florida |
Bahamas NG 17-06 |
7103 |
Current |
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12. Florida |
West Palm Beach NG 17-05
Bahamas NG 17-06
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7040 and 7090
7001, 7002, 7003, 7004, 7005, 7006, 7007,
7051, 7052, 7053, 7054, 7055, 7056, 7057, 7104, 7105, 7106, and
7107 |
Current |
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13. Florida |
Bahamas NG 17-06 |
6702, 6703, 6704, 6705, 6706, 6707, and
6708 |
Current |
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14. Florida |
Miami NG 17-08
Bimini NG 17-09 |
6040
6001 |
Current |
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15. California |
Ukiah NJ 10-02 |
6405, 6455, 6456, 6504, 6505, 6506, 6554,
6555, 6604, 6605, 6654, 6655, 6704, and 6705 |
Wave |
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16. California |
Eureka NK 10-10 |
6031, 6032, 6033, 6080, 6081, 6082, 6083,
6130, 6131, 6132, 6133, 6179, 6180, 6181, 6182, 6229, 6230,
6231, 6232, 6279, 6280, 6281, 6330, and 6331 |
Wave |
Contact:
Gary Strasburg
202-208-3985
MMS: Securing Ocean Energy & Economic Value for America
U.S. Department of the Interior
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Last Updated:
10/27/2008,
06:50 AM
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