The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced a direct final rule rescinding a section of its regulations that outlined the renewable energy lease sale schedule.
Under the rescinded regulation, BOEM required the Secretary of the Interior to publish a five-year schedule of anticipated offshore renewable energy lease sales at least every two years.
After reviewing this regulation, the Department of the Interior has determined this provision is not mandated under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act and unnecessarily limits the Secretary’s discretion over scheduling renewable lease sales.
The direct final rule will be published in the Federal Register on August 5, 2025.
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The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) manages development of U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) energy, mineral, and geological resources in an environmentally and economically responsible way.