[Federal Register: December 3, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 232)]
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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.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.

    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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