Outer Continental Shelf, Central Gulf of Mexico, Gas and Oil Lease Sale 147

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

Outer Continental Shelf, Central Gulf of Mexico, Gas and Oil

Lease Sale 147

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service (MMS), Interior.

ACTION: Notice Of sale.

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1. Authority. This Notice is published pursuant to the Outer

Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331-1356, (1988)), and

the regulations issued thereunder (30 CFR part 256).

2. Filing of Bids. Sealed bids will be received by the Regional

Director (RD), Gulf of Mexico Region, Minerals Management Service, 1201

Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394. Bids may be

delivered in person to that address during normal business hours (8

a.m. to 4 p.m., Central Standard Time (c.s.t.) until the bid submission

deadline at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 29, 1994. Hereinafter, all times

cited in this Notice refer to c.s.t. unless otherwise stated. Bids will

not be accepted the day of bid opening, Wednesday, March 30, 1994. Bids

received by the RD later than the time and date specified above will be

returned unopened to the bidders. Bids may not be modified or withdrawn

unless written modification or written withdrawal request is received

by the RD prior to 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 29, 1994. Bid opening time

will be 9 a.m., Wednesday, March 30, 1994, at the Sheraton Hotel, 500

Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. All bids must be submitted and

will be considered in accordance with applicable regulations, including

30 CFR part 256. The list of restricted joint bidders which applies to

this sale appeared in the Federal Register at 58 FR 52505, published on

October 8, 1993.

3. Method of Bidding. A separate signed bid in a sealed envelope

labeled ``Sealed Bid for Gas and Oil Lease Sale 147, not to be opened

until 9 a.m., c.s.t., Wednesday, March 30, 1994,'' must be submitted

for each block bid upon. The sealed envelope and the bid should contain

the following information: the company name, qualification number, area

number and/or name (abbreviations acceptable), and the block number of

the block bid upon. In addition, the total amount bid must be in whole

dollar amounts.

Bidders must submit with each bid one-fifth of the cash bonus, in

cash or by cashier's check, bank draft, or certified check, payable to

the order of the U.S. Department of the Interior-- Minerals Management

Service. For identification purposes, the company name and company

qualification number should also appear on the check or draft together

with the bid block identification (abbreviations acceptable). No bid

for less than all of the unleased portions of a block will be

considered.

All documents must be executed in conformance with signatory

authorizations on file in the Gulf of Mexico regional office.

Partnerships also need to submit or have on file a list of signatories

authorized to bind the partnership. Bidders submitting joint bids must

state on the bid form the proportionate interest of each participating

bidder, in percent to a maximum of five decimal places, e.g., 33.33333

percent. Other documents may be required of bidders under 30 CFR

256.46. Bidders are warned against violation of 18 U.S.C. 1860,

prohibiting unlawful combination or intimidation of bidders.

4. Bidding, Yearly Rental, and Royalty Systems. The following

bidding, yearly rental, and royalty systems apply to this sale:

(a) Bidding Systems. All bids submitted at this sale must provide

for a cash bonus in the amount of $25 or more per acre or fraction

thereof.

(b) Yearly Rental. All leases awarded will provide for a yearly

rental payment of $5 per acre or fraction thereof.

(c) Royalty Systems. All leases will provide for a minimum royalty

of $5 per acre or fraction thereof. The following royalty systems will

be used in this sale.

(1) Leases with a 12\1/2\-Percent Royalty. This royalty rate

applies to blocks in water depths of 400 meters or greater; this area

is shown on the Stipulations, Lease Terms and Bidding Systems Map

applicable to this Notice (see paragraph 13). Leases issued on the

blocks offered in this area will have a fixed royalty rate of 12\1/2\

percent.

(2) Leases with a 16\2/3\-Percent Royalty. This royalty rate

applies to blocks in water depths of less than 400 meters (see

aforementioned Map). Leases issued on the blocks offered in this area

will have a fixed royalty rate of 16\2/3\ percent.

5. Equal Opportunity. The certification required by 41 CFR 60-

1.7(b) and Executive Order No. 11246 of September 24, 1965, as amended

by Executive Order No. 11375 of October 13, 1967, on the Compliance

Report Certification Form, Form MMS-2033 (June 1985), and the

Affirmative Action Representation Form, Form MMS-2032 (June 1985) must

be on file in the Gulf of Mexico regional office prior to lease award

(see paragraph 14(e)).

6. Bid Opening. Bid opening will begin at the bid opening time

stated in paragraph 2. The opening of the bids is for the sole purpose

of publicly announcing bids received, and no bids will be accepted or

rejected at that time. If the Department is prohibited for any reason

from opening any bid before midnight on the day of bid opening, that

bid will be returned unopened to the bidder as soon thereafter as

possible.

7. Deposit of Payment. Any cash, cashier's checks, certified

checks, or bank drafts submitted with a bid may be deposited by the

Government in an interest-bearing account in the U.S. Treasury during

the period the bids are being considered. Such a deposit does not

constitute and shall not be construed as acceptance of any bid on

behalf of the United States.

8. Withdrawal of Blocks. The United States reserves the right to

withdraw any block from this sale prior to issuance of a written

acceptance of a bid for the block.

9. Acceptance, Rejection, or Return of Bids. The United States

reserves the right to reject any and all bids. In any case, no bid will

be accepted, and no lease for any block will be awarded to any bidder,

unless:

(a) The bidder has complied with all requirements of this Notice

and applicable regulations;

(b) The bid is the highest valid bid; and

(c) The amount of the bid has been determined to be adequate by the

authorized officer.

No bonus bid will be considered for acceptance unless it provides

for a cash bonus in the amount of $25 or more per acre or fraction

thereof. Any bid submitted which does not conform to the requirements

of this Notice, the OCS Lands Act, as amended, and other applicable

regulations may be returned to the person submitting that bid by the RD

and not considered for acceptance.

10. Successful Bidders. Each person who has submitted a bid

accepted by the authorized officer will be required to execute copies

of the lease, pay the balance of the cash bonus bid along with the

first year's annual rental for each lease issued, by electronic funds

transfer in accordance with the requirements of 30 CFR 218.155, and

satisfy the bonding requirements of 30 CFR 256, Subpart I, as amended.

See Federal Register at 58 FR 45255, published August 27, 1993.

11. Leasing Maps and Official Protraction Diagrams. Blocks offered

for lease may be located on the following Leasing Maps or Official

Protraction Diagrams which may be purchased from the Gulf of Mexico

regional office (see paragraph 14(a)):

(a) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Leasing Maps--Louisiana Nos. 1

through 12. This is a set of 29 maps which sells for $32.

(b) Outer Continental Shelf Official Protraction Diagrams. These

diagrams sell for $2.00 each.

NH 15-12 Ewing Bank (Dec. 2, 1976).

NH 16-4 Mobile (Feb. 23, 1993).

NH 16-7 Viosca Knoll (Dec. 2, 1976).

NH 16-10 Mississippi Canyon (Dec. 2, 1976).

NG 15-3 Green Canyon (Dec. 2, 1976).

NG15-6 Walker Ridge (Dec. 2, 1976).

NG 15-9 (No Name) (Apr. 27, 1989).

NG 16-1 Atwater Valley (Nov. 10, 1983).

NG 16-4 Lund (Aug. 22, 1986).

NG 16-7 (No Name) (Apr. 27, 1989).

(c) A complete set of all the above OCS Leasing Maps and Official

Protraction Diagrams is available on microfiche for $5.00 per set.

12. Description of the Areas Offered for Bids.

(a) Acreages of blocks are shown on Leasing Maps and Official

Protraction Diagrams. Some of these blocks, however, may be partially

leased, or transected by administrative lines such as the Federal/State

jurisdictional line. Information on the unleased portions of such

blocks, including the exact acreage, is included in the following

document available from the Gulf of Mexico regional office:

Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 147--Final. Unleased Split Blocks

and Unleased Acreage of Blocks with Aliquots and Irregular Portions

Under Lease.

(b) Blocks which have recently become available for leasing since

December 17, 1993: Attention is drawn to the following update list

which is included as a matter of convenience for interested parties.

Any questions on this may be directed to Ms. Patricia Bryars, Phone

(504) 736-2763.

Update List: West Cameron Blocks 245 and 272; West Cameron, South

Addition Block 656; East Cameron Block 165; Eugene Island Blocks 135

and 155; Ship Shoal, South Addition Block 279; South Timbalier Blocks

142 and 186; Bay Marchand Block 5; Main Pass, South & East Addition

Block 257; Mobil Block 859; Mississippi Canyon Block 681; Green Canyon

Blocks 38, 56, 83, 111, 113, 156, 260, 281, 299, 422, 457, 499, 500,

501, 629, and 630; Atwater Valley Blocks 134, 178, 179, 210, 222, and

397.

(c) Blocks not available for leasing: The areas offered for leasing

include all those blocks shown on the OCS Leasing Maps and Official

Protraction Diagrams listed in paragraph 11(a), (b), and (c), except

for those blocks or partial blocks already under lease. Descriptions of

blocks listed represent all Federal acreage leased unless otherwise

noted.

Sabine Pass

3, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15.

West Cameron

17 18(SW\1/4\), 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38,

39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 47(NW\1/4\), 48, 49, 53, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61,

63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82,

83, 90, 91, 92, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 104, 108, 109,

110, 111, 114, 115, 116, 118, 128, 130, 132, 134, 135, 136, 138, 139,

141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 148, 149, 150, 151, 153, 165, 167, 168,

169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182,

183, 184, 186, 187, 191, 192(S\1/2\), 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198,

201, 202, 203, 205, 206, 207, 211, 212, 213, 215, 216, 221, 222, 224,

225, 226, 228, 229, 230, 231, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 246, 247,

248, 249, 250, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 258, 259, 261, 262, 263, 264,

265, 266, 269, 276, 277, 279, 280, 282, 283, 284, 285, 286.

West Cameron, West Addition

155, 161, 163, 164, 287, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 298, 299,

301, 305, 306, 310, 312, 313, 315, 319, 320, 321, 323, 324, 331, 332,

333, 334, 337, 338, 340, 342, 343, 344, 347, 351, 352, 360, 363, 365,

367, 368, 369, 370, 379, 380, 385, 386, 391, 392, 400, 401, 404, 405,

406, 407, 408, 409, 410, 411, 416, 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427,

431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 442, 444.

West Cameron, South Addition

445, 446, 447, 450, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 463, 464, 466, 469,

470, 471, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 482, 483, 485, 486,

487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 498, 499, 504, 505,

507, 509, 510, 513, 514, 517, 518, 523, 524, 527, 528, 529, 531, 532,

533, 534, 535, 536, 537, 538, 539, 540, 542, 543, 547, 548, 551, 552,

553, 554, 556, 557, 559, 560, 561, 563, 564, 565, 566, 570, 571, 572,

574, 575, 576, 580, 583, 584, 586, 587, 588, 592, 593, 594, 596, 600,

601, 604, 605, 606, 607, 609, 613, 616, 617, 618, 619, 620, 621, 624,

625, 628, 630, 633, 634, 635, 639, 642, 643, 645, 648, 653, 654, 657,

660, 663.

East Cameron

2, 9, 11, 12, 14(E\1/2\ NW\1/4\; NE\1/4\) (Landward of 8(g) Line),

15, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 42,

44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65,

66, 67, 70, 71, 72, 75, 76, 77, 78, 81, 82, 83, 87, 89, 92, 96, 98, 99,

101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 116, 117, 120,

122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 131, 132, 134, 135, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142,

143, 144, 145, 148, 149, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 157, 158, 160, 161,

171, 172, 176, 185, 187, 188, 189, 190, 192, 193, 194, 195(S\1/2\),

196, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204(N\1/2\ N\1/2\), 205, 211, 213,

214, 215, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 226, 227, 229, 230, 231, 232,

233, 234, 235.

East Cameron, South Addition

240, 242, 243, 245, 251, 254, 255, 256, 259, 260, 261, 263, 264,

265, 270, 271, 272, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 283,

284, 285, 286, 287, 289, 297, 298, 299, 300, 302, 303, 306, 307, 311,

312, 313, 314, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 321, 322, 323, 327, 328, 330,

331, 332, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 346, 351, 352, 353, 354, 356,

359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 377, 378.

Vermilion

16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 34, 35,

36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 54,

55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 70, 75, 78, 80, 82,

83, 84, 87, 88, 89, 90, 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103,

104(SE\1/4\; N\1/2\; E\1/2\ SW\1/4\; E\1/2\ W\1/2\ SW\1/4\), 107, 108,

109, 112, 114, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 129, 130, 131,

132, 133, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 152, 155, 156, 157, 159, 160,

161, 162, 164, 166, 167, 168, 171, 172, 175, 178, 179, 180, 182, 185,

186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200,

201, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218(E\1/2\

NW\1/4\ SE\1/4\; NE\1/4\ SW\1/4\ SE\1/4\; E\1/2\ SE\1/4\), 219, 220,

221, 222, 223, 225(E\1/2\ NE\1/4\; NE\1/4\ SE\1/4\), 226, 227, 230,

232, 233, 237, 241, 245, 246, 247, 249, 250, 251.

Vermilion, South Addition

252, 253, 255, 256, 257, 258, 261, 262, 265, 266, 267, 268, 270,

271, 272, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 284, 286, 287, 288,

289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 302, 304,

305, 306, 308, 309, 310, 313, 314, 315, 317, 318, 320, 321, 324, 325,

326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 336, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 347,

348, 349, 351, 355, 359, 360, 362, 363, 365, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371,

377, 378, 379, 380, 385, 386, 394, 395, 397, 398, 400, 401, 404, 407,

410, 411, 412, 413.

South Marsh Island, North Addition

207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219,

220 (Landward of lease 0310 stip. Line), 221 (Landward of lease 0310

stip. Line), 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230 (Landward of

lease 0310 stip. Line), 231 (Landward of lease 0310 stip. Line), 232,

233, 234, 235 (Landward of lease 0310 stip. line; and portion more than

3 marine leagues swd. of a line connecting Tiger Pt. & Shell Keys),

236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241 (Landward of lease 0310 stip. Line), 242

(Landward of lease 0310 stip. Line), 243, 244, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253,

255, 256, 257, 258, 260, 261, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271,

273, 274, 275, 281, 282, 285, 286, 287, 288.

South Marsh Island

2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 22, 23,

25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49,

50, 51, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 64, 66, 68, 69, 70.

South Marsh Island, South Addition

71, 72, 73, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 84, 85, 87, 90, 91, 92, 94,

95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 102, 103, 106, 107, 108, 109, 112, 113, 114, 115,

116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 125, 127, 128, 130, 131, 132, 133,

134, 136, 137, 138, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 146, 147, 149, 150, 151,

154, 155, 156, 158, 160, 161, 164, 165, 168, 169, 171, 172, 173, 174,

175, 176, 179, 180, 181, 182, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 192, 193,

194, 195, 197, 198, 199, 204, 205.

Eugene Island

10, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 38, 39, 41, 42,

43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 62,

63, 64, 65, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 85,

86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 93(E\1/2\), 94, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 105,

106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 113A, 113B, 116(E\1/2\), 117, 118, 119,

120, 125, 126, 128, 128A, 129, 133, 136, 138, 142, 143, 144, 146, 147,

148, 153, 154, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 162, 163, 164, 167, 170, 172,

173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186,

187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202,

203, 204, 205, 206, 208, 211, 212, 214(W\1/2\W\1/2\E\1/2\; W\1/2\),

215, 217, 218, 219, 222, 224, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 236, 237, 238,

240, 242, 243, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 251, 252, 253(NE\1/4\; E\1/

2\NW\1/4\; NW\1/4\NW\1/4\; E\1/2\SW\1/4\NW\1/4\; S\1/2\), 254(S\1/2\),

255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 261, 262, 265, 266.

Eugene Island, South Addition

267, 268, 269, 270, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 281,

282, 283, 284, 285, 286, 287(S\1/2\; S\1/2\N\1/2\), 289, 292, 293, 294,

295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301(S\1/2\), 304, 305, 306, 307, 308,

309, 310, 312, 313, 314, 315, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 322, 323, 324,

325, 326, 327, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339,

340, 341, 342, 343, 348, 349, 350, 352, 353, 354, 355, 356, 358, 359,

360, 361, 363, 364, 365, 367, 368, 370, 371, 372, 374, 380, 383, 384,

385, 386, 388, 389, 392.

Ship Shoal

13(S\1/2\SE\1/4\), 14(S\1/2\S\1/2\), 15, 25(Seaward of Zone 2

line), 26(SE\1/4\), 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 49,

52, 53, 55, 58, 59, 63, 64(W\1/2\), 65, 66, 68, 69, 71(W\1/2\), 72, 75,

76, 77, 79, 80, 81, 84, 86, 87, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 97, 98, 99, 100,

101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115,

117(N\1/2\), 118(N\1/2\), 119, 120, 122, 123, 126, 128, 129, 130, 133,

134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 145, 146, 148, 149, 150, 153,

154, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 163, 164, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171,

172, 175, 176, 177, 178, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 189, 190, 191, 193,

197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 214,

215, 216, 218, 219, 220, 222, 223, 224, 225(N\1/2\), 227, 229, 230,

233, 235.

Ship Shoal, South Addition

237, 238, 239, 240, 242, 243, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252,

253, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 268, 269, 270,

271, 272, 273, 274, 276, 277, 278, 280, 281, 287, 288, 290, 291, 292,

293, 294, 295, 296, 299, 300, 301, 303, 304, 307, 309, 311, 312, 313,

314, 315, 316, 317, 319, 321, 322, 323, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330,

331, 333, 334, 335, 339, 340, 341, 343, 348, 349, 350, 351, 352, 353,

356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 364, 366, 368.

South Timbalier

10, 11, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27(N\1/2\; N\1/2\SW\1/4\),

28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 63, 66,

67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 85, 86(N\1/2\),

87, 95, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 107, 108, 109, 111, 112, 124, 127, 128,

129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 138, 143, 144, 146, 147, 148,

149, 151, 152, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 169, 170,

171, 172, 173, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 182, 184, 185, 187,

188(NW\1/4\), 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199,

200, 202, 203, 205, 206, 207, 208, 210.

South Timbalier, South Addition

214, 215, 217, 219, 221, 223, 225, 226, 229, 231, 236, 238, 239,

240, 241, 242, 244, 245, 246, 248, 249, 251, 252, 253, 255, 258, 259,

260, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 269, 271, 272, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279,

280, 281, 282, 283, 285, 287, 289, 290, 291, 292, 295, 296, 297, 300,

301, 302, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 316, 319, 320.

South Pelto

1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 22,

23, 24.

Bay Marchand

2, 3.

Grand Isle

15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31,

32, 33, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44(N\1/2\), 45, 46, 47, 48,

49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 58, 59, 65, 66, 69, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 82, 83,

85.

Grand Isle, South Addition

86, 88, 89, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 106, 108,

110, 111, 113, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 121.

West Delta

17, 18, 19, 20, 21(S\1/2\ N\1/2\ S\1/2\; S\1/2\ S\1/2\), 22, 23,

24, 26, 27, 28(N\1/2\; N\1/2\ S\1/2\), 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36,

37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61,

62, 63, 64, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 79, 80, 85, 86, 87,

88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 102, 103, 104,

105, 106, 107, 108, 109.

West Delta, South Addition

110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 117, 118, 121, 122, 123, 126, 128,

129, 132, 133, 134, 135, 140, 143, 144, 145, 147, 148, 149, 152

South Pass

6, 17(Seaward of the 4th Supp.Decree to 1 ft. swd. of 3rd

Supp.Decree), 27, 28, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47,

48, 49, 50, 51, 52(Seaward of 8(g) Line), 54, 55, 56(Landward of line 3

geographical miles swd. of 65 Decree Line), 57(Swd. of 75 Decree Line

to 1 ft. swd. of 3rd Supp. Decree; and 1 ft swd. of 3rd Supp. Decree to

3 geog. miles swd. of 1st Supp. Decree), 58, 59, 60, 61.

South Pass, South & East Addition

62, 63, 64, 65, 66(Seaward of 65 Decree Line), 67, 68, 70, 71, 72,

74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 82, 83, 86, 87, 88, 89, 92, 93, 94, 96.

Main Pass

7, 18, 19, 20, 30, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 55, 57, 58, 59,

61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 77, 78, 86, 87, 88, 90,

91(N\1/2\; SE\1/4\; SW\1/4\ in Zone 1), 92, 93(Seaward of 8(g) Line),

94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100(N\1/2\; N\1/2\ N\1/2\ S\1/2\; SE\1/4\ NE\1/

4\ SE\1/4\; E\1/2\ SE\1/4\ SE\1/4\), 102, 103, 104, 105, 106 (SW\1/4\

SE\1/4\ NE\1/4\; S\1/2\ SW\1/4\ NE\1/4\; S\1/2\ S\1/2\ NW\1/4\; SW\1/

4\; W\1/2\ SE\1/4\; W\1/2\ E\1/2\ SE\1/4\), 107, 108, 110, 111, 112,

114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127(N\1/

2\), 129, 131, 132, 133, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 144, 145, 146, 148,

149, 151, 152(Seaward of 65 Decree Line), 153.

Main Pass, South & East Addition

154, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170,

171, 172, 173, 175, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 186, 187, 188,

189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 196, 198, 199, 201, 202, 208, 209, 210,

214, 216, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 226, 227, 228, 229, 233,

234, 236, 237, 242, 243, 244, 248, 249, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256,

258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 265, 272, 273, 274, 276, 280, 281, 283, 286,

287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300,

301, 303, 304, 305, 306, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, 315.

Breton Sound

39, 41, 42, 43, 53(W\1/2\ Portion Seaward of 75 Decree Line), 54,

55, 56.

Chandeleur

9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30 (Seaward of

8(g) Line), 31, 34.

Chandeleur, East Addition

36, 37, 38, 40, 41.

Mobile

778, 779, 819, 820, 821, 822, 823, 824, 826, 827, 828, 830, 860,

861, 862, 863, 864, 865, 866, 867, 868, 869, 870, 871, 872, 873, 874,

904, 905, 907, 908, 909, 910, 911, 912, 913, 914, 915, 916, 917, 918,

945, 947, 948, 949, 952, 953, 954, 955, 956, 957, 958, 959, 960, 961,

962, 990, 1002, 1003.

Viosca Knoll

22, 24, 27, 29, 31, 32, 35, 38, 68, 69, 73, 74, 76, 79, 117, 118,

124, 155, 156, 157, 158, 161, 170, 201, 202, 203, 204, 206, 207, 208,

209, 212, 213, 250, 251, 252, 253, 256, 294, 295, 296, 297, 340, 341,

343, 344, 346, 390, 427, 428, 429, 430, 474, 518, 519, 520, 564, 565,

609, 692, 693, 694, 695, 697, 698, 734, 736, 740, 741, 742, 772, 773,

774, 779, 780, 783, 784, 785, 786, 814, 815, 817, 818, 822, 823, 825,

826, 827, 829, 830, 861, 862, 863, 867, 868, 869, 870, 871, 872, 899,

900, 903, 905, 906, 907, 911, 912, 913, 914, 915, 916, 944, 945, 947,

953, 954, 955, 956, 957, 958, 959, 988, 989, 990, 992, 993, 994, 996,

997, 999, 1000, 1001, 1002, 1003.

Ewing Bank

305, 306, 347, 350, 438, 481, 482, 526, 570, 658, 701, 702, 743,

744, 745, 746, 781, 782, 783, 784, 788, 789, 790, 824, 825, 826, 828,

833, 867, 868, 869, 871, 872, 873, 874, 878, 879, 903, 906, 908, 910,

911, 912, 913, 914, 915, 916, 917, 918, 920, 921, 922, 923, 938, 944,

947, 948, 949, 950, 952, 954, 955, 958, 959, 961, 962, 963, 964, 965,

966, 983, 985, 986, 987, 988, 989, 991, 993, 994, 995, 996, 1000, 1001,

1002, 1003, 1004, 1005, 1006, 1007, 1010, 1011.

Mississippi Canyon

20, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41,

63, 64, 65, 66, 68, 70, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 84, 85,

108, 109, 114, 123, 124, 125, 127, 128, 129, 148, 149, 150, 151, 161,

162, 163, 166, 167, 168, 169, 173, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 199,

204, 205, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 240, 243,

244, 245, 247, 248, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 265, 267,

268, 280, 281, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 292, 296, 299, 300, 301, 302,

305, 309, 311, 312, 320, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 333, 335, 338, 339,

340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 348, 353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358,

363, 365, 378, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 392, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401,

402, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 436, 437, 441, 443, 444, 445, 447,

448, 449, 450, 470, 471, 474, 475, 476, 480, 481, 485, 486, 487, 489,

490, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 514, 515, 516,

517, 520, 521, 522, 524, 529, 530, 531, 533, 537, 538, 539, 551, 553,

554, 555, 560, 561, 562, 563, 564, 565, 566, 568, 573, 574, 575, 576,

577, 583, 584, 585, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 603, 605, 606, 607, 608,

612, 613, 617, 619, 620, 621, 624, 627, 628, 630, 638, 639, 643, 647,

656, 657, 661, 663, 667, 673, 674, 676, 677, 678, 682, 686, 687, 688,

692, 694, 695, 698, 705, 706, 707, 711, 714, 717, 718, 720, 721, 724,

725, 726, 727, 728, 730, 731, 732, 734, 738, 739, 749, 750, 755, 757,

758, 760, 762, 763, 764, 765, 768, 769, 770, 771, 772, 773, 774, 775,

776, 777, 778, 802, 803, 804, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, 818, 819,

831, 832, 845, 846, 847, 848, 849, 850, 851, 852, 853, 854, 855, 856,

868, 875, 876, 885, 887, 888, 889, 890, 891, 892, 893, 894, 895, 896,

897, 898, 899, 900, 911, 912, 928, 929, 932, 933, 934, 935, 936, 937,

938, 939, 940, 941, 942, 955, 956, 972, 976, 977, 978, 979, 980, 981,

982, 983, 984, 985, 986, 992, 993, 999, 1000.

Green Canyon

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 23, 25, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35,

37, 39, 40, 41, 45, 46, 50, 52, 53, 54, 58, 60, 64, 65, 67, 68, 69, 72,

73, 78, 79, 81, 82, 89, 90, 92, 96, 97, 98, 101, 102, 109, 110, 114,

115, 116, 117, 120, 121, 122, 123, 125, 126, 128, 129, 135, 136, 137,

140, 141, 142, 144, 145, 146, 149, 155, 158, 159, 160, 161, 163, 165,

166, 167, 169, 170, 177, 179, 180, 181, 184, 185, 195, 198, 199, 200,

201, 202, 203, 205, 208, 209, 210, 211, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 221,

223, 224, 225, 228, 235, 236, 237, 238, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245,

246, 247, 248, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 268, 269,

272, 273, 274, 278, 279, 282, 285, 286, 287, 288, 290, 295, 296, 297,

298, 300, 301, 303, 309, 311, 312, 314, 317, 318, 325, 326, 329, 330,

333, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 353, 354, 355, 356, 369, 372, 373, 377,

378, 379, 383, 384, 385, 386, 398, 399, 400, 403, 404, 405, 406, 415,

416, 417, 421, 426, 427, 429, 430, 431, 437, 446, 447, 448, 454, 459,

460, 461, 462, 463, 465, 466, 467, 468, 469, 470, 472, 473, 474, 475,

481, 486, 487, 491, 497, 498, 505, 506, 507, 508, 509, 510, 512, 513,

514, 515, 516, 517, 518, 519, 520, 531, 533, 534, 535, 540, 541, 543,

544, 545, 546, 550, 552, 553, 554, 556, 557, 558, 559, 562, 563, 564,

578, 579, 587, 588, 589, 590, 600, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 631,

632, 636, 644, 645, 646, 647, 648, 649, 650, 651, 673, 674, 679, 680,

681, 689, 690, 691, 692, 693, 706, 712, 713, 714, 723, 724, 725, 726,

735, 736, 737, 756, 757, 758, 766, 767, 775, 776, 801, 802, 810, 816,

825, 826, 844, 845, 854, 859, 860, 863, 864, 869, 870, 871, 872, 873,

905, 913, 915, 955, 958, 999, 1001.

Atwater Valley

1, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 51,

52, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 63, 64, 66, 67, 68, 70, 71, 84, 90, 91,

92, 93, 98, 99, 100, 101, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 112, 113, 114,

115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 127, 128, 135, 136, 137, 141, 142, 143, 145,

146, 150, 151, 152, 153, 157, 158, 160, 161, 162, 163, 180, 181, 182,

189, 190, 223, 224, 225, 226, 233, 234, 256, 261, 266, 267, 268, 276,

277, 284, 310, 311, 312, 313, 321, 327, 334, 343, 370, 371, 377, 378,

379, 401, 405, 406, 414, 415, 441, 444, 445, 446, 450, 457, 488, 489,

490, 573, 574, 575, 617, 618.

Walker Ridge

22, 45, 46, 66, 120, 121, 164, 197, 198, 205, 663, 678, 707, 723,

766.

13. Lease Terms and Stipulations

(a) Leases resulting from this sale will have initial terms as

shown on the Stipulations, Lease Terms and Bidding Systems Map

applicable to this Notice and will be on Form MMS-2005 (March 1986).

Copies of the map and lease form are available from the Gulf of Mexico

regional office (see paragraph 14(a)).

(b) The applicability of the stipulations which follow is as shown

on the Map described in paragraph 13(a) and as supplemented by

references in this Notice.

Stipulation No. 1--Protection of Archaeological Resources

(This stipulation will apply to all blocks offered for lease in

this sale. Bidders should also refer to paragraph 14(h) of this Notice

for specific survey requirements. See also paragraph 14(j).)

(a) ``Archaeological resource'' means any prehistoric or historic

district, site, building, structure, or object (including shipwrecks);

such term includes artifacts, records, and remains which are related to

such a district, site, building, structure, or object (16 U.S.C.

470w(5)). ``Operations'' means any drilling, mining, or construction or

placement of any structure for exploration, development, or production

of the lease.

(b) If the Regional Director (RD) believes an archaeological

resource may exist in the lease area, the RD will notify the lessee in

writing. The lessee shall then comply with subparagraphs (1) through

(3).

(1) Prior to commencing any operations, the lessee shall prepare a

report, as specified by the RD, to determine the potential existence of

any archaeological resource that may be affected by operations. The

report, prepared by an archaeologist and a geophysicist, shall be based

on an assessment of data from remote-sensing surveys and of other

pertinent archaeological and environmental information. The lessee

shall submit this report to the RD for review.

(2) If the evidence suggests that an archaeological resource may be

present, the lessee shall either:

(i) Locate the site of any operation so as not to adversely affect

the area where the archaeological resource may be; or

(ii) Establish to the satisfaction of the RD that an archaeological

resource does not exist or will not be adversely affected by

operations. This shall be done by further archaeological investigation,

conducted by an archaeologist and a geophysicist, using survey

equipment and techniques deemed necessary by the RD. A report on the

investigation shall be submitted to the RD for review.

(3) If the RD determines that an archaeological resource is likely

to be present in the lease area and may be adversely affected by

operations, the RD will notify the lessee immediately. The lessee shall

take no action that may adversely affect the archaeological resource

until the RD has told the lessee how to protect it.

(c) If the lessee discovers any archaeological resource while

conducting operations on the lease area, the lessee shall report the

discovery immediately to the RD. The lessee shall make every reasonable

effort to preserve the archaeological resource until the RD has told

the lessee how to protect it.

Stipulation No. 2--Topographic Features

(This stipulation will be included in leases located in the areas

so indicated in the biological block package associated with this

Notice which is available from the Gulf of Mexico regional office. See

paragraph 14(a).)

The banks which cause this stipulation to be applied to blocks of

the Central Gulf are:

No Activity Zone Defined by Isobath:

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Bank name Meters

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McGrail Bank................................................... 85

Bouma Bank..................................................... 85

Rezak Bank..................................................... 85

Sidner Bank.................................................... 85

Rankin Bank.................................................... 85

Sweet Bank[1].................................................. 85

Sackett Bank[2]................................................ 85

Ewing Bank..................................................... 85

Diaphus Bank[2]................................................ 85

Parker Bank.................................................... 85

Jakkula Bank................................................... 85

Bright Bank.................................................... 85

Geyer Bank[3].................................................. 85

MacNeil Bank[3]................................................ 82

Alderdice Bank................................................. 80

Fishnet Bank[2]................................................ 76

29 Fathom Bank................................................. 64

Sonnier Bank................................................... 55

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[1] Only paragraph (a) of the stipulation applies.

[2] Only paragraphs (a) and (b) apply.

[3] Western Gulf of Mexico bank with a portion of its ``3-Mile

Zone'' in the Central Gulf of Mexico.

(a) No activity including structures, drilling rigs, pipelines, or

anchoring will be allowed within the listed isobath (``No Activity

Zone'' as shown in the aforementioned biological block package) of the

banks as listed above.

(b) Operations within the area shown as ``1,000-Meter Zone'' in the

aforementioned biological block package shall be restricted by shunting

all drill cuttings and drilling fluids to the bottom through a downpipe

that terminates an appropriate distance, but no more than 10 meters,

from the bottom.

(c) Operations within the area shown as ``1-Mile Zone'' in the

aforementioned biological block package shall be restricted by shunting

all drill cuttings and drilling fluids to the bottom through a downpipe

that terminates an appropriate distance, but no more than 10 meters,

from the bottom. (Where there is a ``1-Mile Zone'' designated, the

``1,000-Meter Zone'' in paragraph (b) is not designated.)

(d) Operations within the area shown as ``3-Mile Zone'' in the

aforementioned biological block package shall be restricted by shunting

all drill cuttings and drilling fluids from development operations to

the bottom through a downpipe that terminates an appropriate distance,

but no more than 10 meters, from the bottom.

Stipulation No. 3--Live Bottoms

(To be included only on leases in the following blocks: Main Pass

Area, South and East Addition, Blocks 190, 194, 198, 219-226, 244-266,

276-290; Viosca Knoll, Blocks 473-476, 521, 522, 564, 565, 566, 609,

610, 654, 692-698, 734, 778.)

For the purpose of this stipulation, ``live bottom areas'' are

defined as seagrass communities; or those areas which contain

biological assemblages consisting of such sessile invertebrates as sea

fans, sea whips, hydroids, anemones, ascidians, sponges, bryozoans, or

corals living upon and attached to naturally occurring hard or rocky

formations with rough, broken, or smooth topography; or areas whose

lithotope favors the accumulation of turtles, fishes, and other fauna.

Prior to any drilling activities or the construction or placement

of any structure for exploration or development on this lease,

including, but not limited to, anchoring, well drilling, and pipeline

and platform placement, the lessee will submit to the Regional Director

(RD) a live bottom survey report containing a bathymetry map prepared

using remote sensing techniques. The bathymetry map shall be prepared

for the purpose of determining the presence or absence of live bottoms

which could be impacted by the proposed activity. This map shall

encompass such an area of the seafloor where surface disturbing

activities, including anchoring, may occur.

If it is determined that the live bottoms might be adversely

impacted by the proposed activity, the RD will require the lessee to

undertake any measure deemed economically, environmentally, and

technically feasible to protect the pinnacle area. These measures may

include, but are not limited to, the following:

(a) the relocation of operations; and

(b) the monitoring to assess the impact of the activity on the live

bottoms.

Stipulation No. 4--Military Areas

(This stipulation will be included in leases located within the

Warning Areas and Eglin Water Test Areas 1 and 3, as shown on the Map

described in paragraph 13(a).)

(a) Hold and Save Harmless

Whether compensation for such damage or injury might be due under a

theory of strict or absolute liability or otherwise, the lessee assumes

all risks of damage or injury to persons or property, which occur in,

on, or above the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) to any persons or to any

property of any person or persons who are agents, employees, or

invitees of the lessee, its agents, independent contractors, or

subcontractors doing business with the lessee in connection with any

activities being performed by the lessee in, on, or above the OCS, if

such injury or damage to such person or property occurs by reason of

the activities of any agency of the U.S. Government, its contractors or

subcontractors, or any of their officers, agents or employees, being

conducted as a part of, or in connection with the programs and

activities of the command headquarters listed in the following table.

Notwithstanding any limitation of the lessee's liability in section

14 of the lease, the lessee assumes this risk whether such injury or

damage is caused in whole or in part by any act or omission, regardless

of negligence or fault, of the United States, its contractors or

subcontractors, or any of its officers, agents, or employees. The

lessee further agrees to indemnify and hold and save harmless the

United States against all claims for loss, damage, or injury sustained

by the lessee, or to indemnify and hold and save harmless the United

States against all claims for loss, damage, or injury sustained by the

agents, employees, or invitees of the lessee, its agents, or any

independent contractors or subcontractors doing business with the

lessee in connection with the programs and activities of the

aforementioned military installation, whether the same be caused in

whole or in part by the negligence or fault of the United States, its

contractors, or subcontractors, or any of its officers, agents, or

employees and whether such claims might be sustained under a theory of

strict or absolute liability or otherwise.

(b) Electromagnetic Emissions

The lessee agrees to control its own electromagnetic emissions and

those of its agents, employees, invitees, independent contractors or

subcontractors emanating from individual designated defense warning

areas in accordance with requirements specified by the commander of the

command headquarters listed in the following table to the degree

necessary to prevent damage to, or unacceptable interference with,

Department of Defense flight, testing, or operational activities,

conducted within individual designated warning areas. Necessary

monitoring control, and coordination with the lessee, its agents,

employees, invitees, independent contractors or subcontractors, will be

effected by the commander of the appropriate onshore military

installation conducting operations in the particular warning area;

provided, however, that control of such electromagnetic emissions shall

in no instance prohibit all manner of electromagnetic communication

during any period of time between a lessee, its agents, employees,

invitees, independent contractors or subcontractors and onshore

facilities.

(c) Operational

The lessee, when operating or causing to be operated on its behalf,

boat or aircraft traffic in the individual designated warning areas

shall enter into an agreement with the commander of the individual

command headquarters listed following this paragraph, upon utilizing an

individual designated warning area prior to commencing such traffic.

Such an agreement will provide for positive control of boats and

aircraft operating in the warning areas at all times.

W-155-A; W-155-B; (For Agreement)--Chief, Naval Air Training, Naval

Air Station, Office No. 206, Corpus Christi, Texas 78419-5100,

Telephone: (512) 939-3862/3902.

W-155-A; W-155-B; (For Operational Control)--Fleet Area Control &

Surveillance, Facility (FACSFAC), Operations, Naval Air Station

Pensacola, Florida 32508, Telephone: (904) 452-2735/4671.

W-92--Naval Air Station, Air Operations Department, Air Traffic

Division/Code 52, New Orleans, Louisiana 70146-5000, Telephone: (504)

393-3100/3101.

W-453--Air National Guard--CRTC, Gulfport/ACMI, Scheduling Office,

Gulfport, Mississippi 39507, Telephone: (601) 867-2433.

Eglin Water Test Areas 1 and 3--Air Force Development Test Center,

Plans and Programs Department, Directorate of Plans, Eglin AFB, Florida

32542, Telephone: (904) 882-3899/9757.

14. Information to Lessees

(a) Supplemental Documents. For copies of the various documents

identified as available from the Gulf of Mexico regional office,

prospective bidders should contact the Public Information Unit,

Minerals Management Service, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans,

Louisiana 70123-2394, either in writing or by telephone at (504) 736-

2519. For additional information, contact the Regional Supervisor for

Leasing and Environment at that address or by telephone at (504) 736-

2759.

(b) Navigation Safety. Operations on some of the blocks offered for

lease may be restricted by designation of fairways, precautionary

zones, anchorages, safety zones, or traffic separation schemes

established by the U.S. Coast Guard pursuant to the Ports and Waterways

Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1221 et seq.), as amended, and the Deepwater Port

Act (33 U.S.C. 1501-1524). Bidders are advised that the U.S. Coast

Guard published a notice of petition for rulemaking to expand the

existing safety zone around the Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (57 FR 2236

published on January 21, 1992).

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (COE) permits are required for

construction of any artificial islands, installations, and other

devices permanently or temporarily attached to the seabed located on

the OCS in accordance with section 4(e) of the OCS Lands Act, as

amended.

For additional information, prospective bidders should contact Lt.

Commander Ken Parris, Assistant Marine Port Safety Officer, 8th Coast

Guard District, Hale Boggs Federal Building, New Orleans, Louisiana

70130, (504) 589-6901. For COE information, prospective bidders should

contact Mr. Ron Ventola, CELMN-OD-S, Post Office Box 60267, New

Orleans, Louisiana 70160-0267, (504) 862-2255.

(c) Offshore Pipelines. Bidders are advised that the Department of

the Interior and the Department of Transportation have entered into a

Memorandum of Understanding, dated May 6, 1976, concerning the design,

installation, operation, and maintenance of offshore pipelines. Bidders

should consult both Departments for regulations applicable to offshore

pipelines.

(d) 8-Year Leases. Bidders are advised that any lease issued for a

term of 8 years will be cancelled after 5 years, following notice

pursuant to the OCS Lands Act, as amended, if within the initial 5-year

period of the lease, the drilling of an exploratory well has not been

initiated, or if initiated, the well has not been drilled in

conformance with the approved exploration plan criteria, or if there is

not a suspension of operations in effect. Bidders are referred to 30

CFR 256.37.

(e) Affirmative Action. Revision of Department of Labor regulations

on affirmative action requirements for Government contractors

(including lessees) has been deferred, pending review of those

regulations (see Federal Register of August 25, 1981, at 46 FR 42865

and 42968). Should changes become effective at any time before the

issuance of leases resulting from this sale, section 18 of the lease

form (Form MMS-2005, March 1986), would be deleted from leases

resulting from this sale. In addition, existing stocks of the

affirmative action forms described in paragraph 5 of this Notice

contain language that would be superseded by the revised regulations at

41 CFR 60-1.5(a)(1) and 60-1.7(a)(1). Submission of Form MMS-2032 (June

1985) and Form MMS-2033 (June 1985) will not invalidate an otherwise

acceptable bid, and the revised regulations' requirements will be

deemed to be part of the existing affirmative action forms.

(f) Ordnance Disposal Areas. Bidders are cautioned as to the

existence of two inactive ordnance disposal areas in the Mississippi

Canyon area, shown on the Map described in paragraph 13(a). These areas

were used to dispose of ordnance of unknown quantity and composition.

Water depths range from approximately 750 to 1,525 meters. Bottom

sediments in both areas are soft, consisting of silty clays.

Exploration and development activities in these areas require

precautions commensurate with the potential hazards.

The U.S. Air Force has released an indeterminable amount of

unexploded ordnance throughout Eglin Water Test Areas 1 and 3. The

exact location of the unexploded ordnance is unknown, and lessees are

advised that all lease blocks included in this sale within these water

test areas should be considered potentially hazardous to drilling and

platform and pipeline placement.

(g) Communications Towers. The Department of Defense, U.S. Air

Force, has installed seven military communications towers in the

Chandeleur/Mobile/Viosca Knoll area which support Air Combat

Maneuvering Instrumentation (ACMI). This project may impose certain

restrictions on gas and oil activities in that area since no activity

can take place within 500 feet of a tower site, and unobstructed lines

of sight must be maintained between towers. The seven towers are

located within Mobile, Blocks 769, 819, and 990; Viosca Knoll, Block

116; and Chandeleur Area, Blocks 33 and 61; and Chandeleur Area, East

Addition, Block 39. Information and maps of the specific locations and

line of sight crossings for ACMI towers may be obtained from Mr.

Wallace Williams, Minerals Management Service, Telephone (504) 736-

2772.

(h) Archaeological Resources. Bidders are advised of the Notice to

Lessees (NTL) affecting the historic shipwreck survey requirement

published in the Federal Register on December 20, 1991, pages 66076-

66082 with an effective date of February 17, 1992. This NTL details the

survey methodology, including a more intensive survey with line spacing

50 meters apart, and report writing requirements. A Letter to Lessees

(LTL) of November 30, 1990 lists those blocks identified as having a

high probability for encountering historic shipwrecks. Copies of both

the NTL and LTL are available from the MMS Public Information Unit. See

paragraph 14(a).

(i) Proposed Rigs to Reefs. Bidders are advised that there are OCS

artificial reef sites and planning sites for the Gulf of Mexico. These

are generally located in water depths of less than 200 meters. While

all existing and proposed sites require a permit from the U.S. Army

Corps of Engineers, this ``Rigs to Reefs'' program is implemented

through State sponsorship through the following State Coordinators:

Alabama: Mr. Wallace M. Tatum (205) 968-7578

Louisiana: Mr. Rick Kaspzrac (504) 765-2375

Mississippi: Mr. Mike Buchanan (601) 385-5860

Texas: Ms. Jan Coulbertson (713) 474-2811

For more information on artificial reef sites, prospective bidders

should contact the above listed State Artificial Reef Coordinators for

their areas of interest.

(j) Archaeological Surveys and Reports. Bidders are advised that a

Proposed Rule has been published in the Federal Register dated Tuesday,

October 12, 1993, which proposes to grant specific authority to each

MMS Regional Director to require archaeological surveys and reports

(under 30 CFR 250.26). This proposed rule specifically states the

authority of MMS and conditions for requiring lessees or operators to

conduct archaeological resource surveys and submit the reports prior to

exploration, development and production, or installation of pipelines.

This rule, when adopted, may apply to all blocks leased in this sale.

(k) Proposed Right of Use and Easement for Chandeleur Blocks 27 and

30. Bidders are advised that a right of use and easement may be granted

for portions of Chandeleur Area Blocks 27 and 30 for gas storage

purposes. The areas being considered are generally in the southernmost

quarter of the federal portion of Chandeleur Area Block 27 and the W\1/

2\ NW\1/4\; NW\1/4\ SW\1/4\ portion of Chandeleur Area Block 30. For

additional information, contact the MMS Gulf of Mexico Regional

Supervisor for Production and Development at (504) 736-2675.

Dated: February 18, 1994.

Tom Fry,

Director, Minerals Management Service.

Approved

Bob Armstrong,

Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management.

[FR Doc. 94-4256 Filed 2-24-94; 8:45 am]

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