MMS Issues Environmental Assessment for Proposed Oil and Gas Lease Sale 198 in the Gulf of Mexico

Summary

The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has prepared an environmental assessment for proposed Oil and Gas Lease Sale 198 in the Central Gulf of Mexico, scheduled for March 2006, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. This assessment is an important step in the decision-making process for Lease Sale 198, which involves offering all available unleased acreage in the Central Planning Area.