Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Mid-Atlantic Proposed Oil and Gas Lease Sale 220 and Geological and Geophysical Exploration (G&G) on the Mid- and South Atlantic OCS

Summary

The U.S. government is extending the public comment period for a proposed oil and gas lease sale in the Mid-Atlantic region for 45 days, while also announcing a separate public scoping meeting to gather input on both the lease sale and a separate geological exploration project. The public scoping period for the exploration project ends on May 17, 2010, and the lease sale is part of the current 5-year program for 2007-2012.