Commercial Leasing for Outer Continental Shelf Minerals Offshore the Commonwealth of Virginia-Request for Information and Interest; Extension of Comment Period

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-2026-0100] AGENCY: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Interior. ACTION: Request for information and interest; extension of the comment period. SUMMARY: The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announces the 30-day extension of the comment period for the request for information and interest (RFI) for leasing of the Outer Continental Shelf minerals offshore the Commonwealth of Virginia, referred to as the RFI Area. DATES: BOEM published the RFI on June 23, 2026, and opened a public comment period through July 23, 2026. BOEM is extending this public comment period to August 22, 2026. BOEM must receive all comments, information, and indications of interest in response to this RFI no later than August 22, 2026. ADDRESSES: Please submit indications of interest in commercial leasing electronically via email to BOEMVAMineralLeaseSale@boem.gov or by hard copy by mail to the following address: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Office of Strategic Resources, Marine Minerals Division, 45600 Woodland Road, Sterling, Virginia 20166. If you elect to mail a hard copy, also include an electronic copy on a portable storage device. Do not submit indications of interest via the Federal eRulemaking Portal. Please submit all other comments and information as discussed in section 6 of the June 23, 2026, RFI entitled, “Types of Information and Comments Requested,” by either of the following two methods: 1.…