[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 144 (Wednesday, July 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 44276]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18510]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement
(BOEMRE); Cancellation of Oil and Gas Lease Sale 220 in the Mid-
Atlantic Planning Area on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)
AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and Enforcement,
Interior.
ACTION: Cancellation of Offshore Virginia Lease Sale 220.
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SUMMARY: On May 27, 2010, the President announced the Secretary of the
Interior's decision to cancel offshore Virginia Lease Sale 220 that was
scheduled for 2011. Cancellation of Sale 220 will allow time to develop
and implement measures to improve the safety of oil and gas development
in Federal waters, provide greater environmental protection, and
substantially reduce the risk of catastrophic events. The Call for
Information and Interest/Nominations and Notice of Intent to prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement for OCS Oil and Gas Lease Sale 220 was
published in Federal Register Vol. 73, No. 220, on Thursday, November
13, 2008. The findings of the National Commission on the BP Deepwater
Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling, (the National Commission was
established by Executive Order 13543, dated May 21, 2010, as published
in the Federal Register on May 26, 2010, (75 FR 29397)), environmental
reviews, science-based analysis and public input will inform the
Secretary's decisions about whether to move forward with other leases
sales in the Mid-Atlantic Planning Area in the future 2012-2017 leasing
program.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Renee Orr, Bureau of Ocean Energy
Management, Regulation, and Enforcement, Chief, Leasing Division, at
(703) 787-1215 or [email protected].
Dated: July 7, 2010.
Michael R. Bromwich,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation, and
Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2010-18510 Filed 7-27-10; 8:45 am]
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