[Federal Register: January 14, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 9)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

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

ACTION: Notice of public workshop.

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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 of the form. The Notice of Revision of Form-2005 was 
published in the Federal Register on November 9, 1998 (63 FR 60380), 
and the comment period has been extended until February 8, 1999.

DATES: MMS will conduct the workshop from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., on 
Thursday, January 21, 1999.


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ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held at the MMS office, Room 111, 1201 
Elmwood Park Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terry Holman, 202-208-3822 or e-mail 
to Terry.Holman@mms.gov. 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.
    MMS held a workshop on December 10, 1998, in New Orleans, 
Louisiana, to acquire preliminary comments on the proposed form. 
Transcripts may be found on the MMS homepage under the What's New icon. 
The MMS homepage address is www.mms.gov.

    Dated: January 8, 1999.
Thomas R. Kitsos,
Acting Director, Minerals Management Service.
[FR Doc. 99-806 Filed 1-13-99; 8:45 am]
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