[Federal Register: August 31, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 169)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Minerals Management Service

 
Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision for Outer 
Continental Shelf (OCS), Central Gulf of Mexico (GOM), Oil and Gas 
Lease Sale 205

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior.

ACTION: Notice of Availability of the Record of Decision.

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SUMMARY: The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has issued a Record of 
Decision for OCS Central GOM Lease Sale 205 (October 2007). As part of 
the decision process, MMS published in April 2007 a final environmental 
impact statement (EIS) on the 2007-2012 Western and Central GOM oil and 
gas leasing proposals, including Sale 205. In preparing this decision, 
MMS has considered alternatives to the proposed actions, the impacts of 
Sale 205 as presented in the EIS, and all comments received throughout 
the EIS-process.
    AVAILABILITY: To obtain a copy of the Record of Decision and Final 
EIS, you may contact the Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico 
OCS Region, Public Information Office (MS 5034), 1201 Elmwood Park 
Boulevard, Room 114, New Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394 (1-800-200-
GULF). An electronic copy of the Record of Decision and Final EIS is 
available at the MMS's Internet Web site at http://www.gomr.mms.gov/
homepg/regulate/environ/nepa/nepaprocess.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Dennis Chew, Minerals Management 
Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region, 1201 Elmwood Park Boulevard, New 
Orleans, Louisiana 70123-2394, (504) 736-2793.

    Dated: August 24, 2007.
Chris C. Oynes,
Associate Director for, Offshore Minerals Management.
[FR Doc. E7-17286 Filed 8-30-07; 8:45 am]

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