[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 67 (Thursday, April 8, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 17198] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-8690] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Minerals Management Service Outer Continental Shelf, Western Gulf of Mexico, Oil and Gas Lease Sale 174 AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior. ACTION: Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf (OCS); Notice of Availability of the Proposed Notice of Sale for proposed Oil and Gas Lease Sale 174 ion the Western Gulf of Mexico. This Notice of Availability is published pursuant to 30 CFR 256.29(c), as a matter of information to the public. With regard to oil and gas leasing on the OCS, the Secretary of the Interior, pursuant to section 19 of the ICS Lands Act, as amended, provides the affected States the opportunity to review the proposed Notice of Sale. The proposed Notice sets forth the proposed terms and conditions of the sale, including minimum bids, royalty rates, and rentals. The proposed Notice for proposed Sale 174 and a ``Proposed Sale Notice Package'' containing information essential to potential bidders may be obtained from the Public Information Unit, Gulf of Mexico Region, Minerals Management Service, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394. Telephone: (504) 736-2519. The final Notice of Sale will be published in the Federal Register at least 30 days prior to the date of bid opening. Bid opening is currently scheduled for August 25, 1999. Dated: March 31, 1999. Lucy Querques Denett, Acting Director, Minerals Management Service. [FR Doc. 99-8690 Filed 4-7-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310-MR-M