Interior Department, Ocean Energy Management Bureau
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), in accordance with its authority and responsibility under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, is announcing the availability of new World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84)-based Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Official Protraction Diagrams (OPDs). These OPDs depict geographic areas located on the OCS offshore American Samoa covering the extent of the area identified for further consideration for potential OCS mineral leasing and environmental analysis in BOEM's American Samoa Area Identification that was finalized on October 15, 2025. These diagrams may be used for the description of potential OCS mineral lease sales off of American Samoa. Additional OPDs for areas offshore American Samoa not included in the October 2025 Area Identification are expected to be published in the future.
Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management [Docket No. BOEM-2026-0331] AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior. ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), in accordance with its authority and responsibility under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, is announcing the availability of new World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84)-based Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Official Protraction Diagrams (OPDs). These OPDs depict geographic areas located on ( printed page 44871) the OCS offshore American Samoa covering the extent of the area identified for further consideration for potential OCS mineral leasing and environmental analysis in BOEM's American Samoa Area Identification that was finalized on October 15, 2025. These diagrams may be used for the description of potential OCS mineral lease sales off of American Samoa. Additional OPDs for areas offshore American Samoa not included in the October 2025 Area Identification are expected to be published in the future. ADDRESSES: Copies of the OPDs are available for download in .pdf format from the Offshore Marine Cadastre (OMC) Navigator at https://experience.arcgis.com/​experience/​eb21d5af8cf74c93b139c38c5b4163d1 . FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Megan Carr, Associate Director for Strategic Resources, at (202) 294-3998 or via email at megan.carr@boem.gov . SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The extent of the published diagram coverage is shown in Figure 1 b…
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Citation: 91 FR 44870
