[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 229 (Monday, November 30, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74796-74797]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-30299]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

[MMAA 104000]


Cancellation of Oil and Gas Lease Sale 237 in the Chukchi Sea 
Planning Area on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)

AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), Interior.

ACTION: Cancellation of Chukchi Sea Lease Sale 237.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Interior has decided to cancel Chukchi 
Sea Lease Sale 237, which was scheduled to occur in 2016 under the 
2012-2017 OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program. Sale 237 is being canceled 
due to lack of industry interest; current market conditions (e.g., low 
oil prices); and the unavailability of many of the most attractive 
tracts, which are already under lease at this time.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Diamond, BOEM, Chief, Leasing 
Division, at (703) 787-1776 or [email protected].

    Dated: November 18, 2015.
Abigail Hopper,
Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management.
[FR Doc. 2015-30299 Filed 11-27-15; 8:45 am]
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