Revision of Form MMS-2005, Oil and Gas Lease of Submerged Lands Under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service (MMS)

Revision of Form MMS-2005, Oil and Gas Lease of Submerged Lands

Under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act

action: Notice of public workshop and extension of comment period.

summary: This notice announces a public workshop that the MMS will

conduct to acquire information pertinent to revision of Form-2005, Oil

and Gas Lease of Submerged Lands Under the Outer Continental Shelf

Lands Act. The purpose of the workshop is to discuss the plain language

revisions to the form. This workshop is being held in conjunction with

the MMS sponsored Information Transfer Meeting. We are also giving

notice that we are extending the comment period on the Notice of

Revision of Form-2005, which was published in the Federal Register on

November 9. 1998 (63 FR 60380). The comment period is extended to

January 8, 1999.

dates: MMS will conduct the workshop from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on Thursday,

December 10.

addresses: MMS will hold the workshop at the Airport Hilton in Kenner,

Louisiana.

for further information contact: Terry Holman, 202-208-3822 or e-mail

to Terry.H[email protected]. Comments may be sent to Terry Holman, Minerals

Management Service, Mail Stop 4230, 1849 C Street, NW., Washington, DC

20240.

supplementary information: MMS has determined that Form MMS-2005, the

lease document, needs revision due to changes in regulations since it

was last reviewed in 1986. MMS has revised the form to reflect plain

English and has rewritten it for clarity and organization. To reduce

the need for future revisions to the document due to changes in

regulations, MMS refers the Lessee to applicable laws, and rules and

regulations of the Department. Much of the wording of existing Form MMS

2005 that specifically cites, incorporates by reference, or restates

statutory and regulatory requirements is therefore deleted from the

proposed revision.

Dated: November 25, 1998.

Cynthia Quartermain,

Director, Minerals Management Service.

[FR Doc 98-32175 Filed 12-2-98; 8:45 am]

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