Regulation & law · 22/11/2005

U.S. Minerals Management Service to Prepare Environmental Assessment for Proposed Oil and Gas Lease Sale in Western Gulf of Mexico

The Minerals Management Service is issuing a notice to inform the public that it intends to prepare an environmental assessment for proposed Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas Lease Sale 200 in the Western Gulf of Mexico, scheduled for August 2006, as required by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969. This assessment is a crucial step in the decision-making process for Lease Sale 200, following a thorough analysis of alternatives and potential environmental impacts.