On September 29, 2023, the Proposed Final Program (PFP) was published. The PFP covers the 5-year period starting on July 1, 2024, and continues through June 30, 2029. The PFP schedules three potential oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of America (GOA) Program Area. Sixty days after the transmittal of the PFP to the President and Congress, the Secretary approved the 2024–2029 Program via a combined decision memo and Record of Decision. The three GOA sales are scheduled to occur over the 5 years of the 2024–2029 Program, with one sale each in 2025, 2027, and 2029. The Secretary retains discretion at the lease sale stage to determine whether, when, and under what terms a lease sale should be held and the precise acreage to be offered.
Supporting Documents
- Record of Decision (ROD)
- 2024–2029 Proposed Final Program Document
- Final Programmatic EIS
Supplemental Information
- Economic Analysis Methodology for the 2024–2029 National OCS Program
- Oil and Gas Economic Modeling Documentation
- GIS files for the 2024–2029 Proposed Final Program
The process of developing the 2024–2029 Program is described in the table below.
2024–2029 National OCS Program Development Full Process and Documents
| Phase | Official Notice | National OCS Program Document | Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) | Economic Analysis Methodology Paper | Comment Period Dates | Comment Docket |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Request for Information (RFI) | Federal Register Notice July 3, 2017 | July 3, 2017 – August 17, 2017 | BOEM-2017-0050 | |||
| Draft Proposed Program (DPP) and NOI to Prepare a Programmatic EIS | Federal Register Notice of Availability January 8, 2018 | 2019–2024 DPP (includes the Secretary’s Draft Proposal) | January 8, 2018 – March 9, 2018 | BOEM-2017-0074 | ||
| Proposed Program and Draft Programmatic EIS | Federal Register Notice of Availability July 8, 2022 | 2023–2028 Proposed Program (includes the Secretary’s Second Proposal) | Draft Programmatic EIS: Volume I Volume II | Draft Economic Analysis Methodology for the 2023–2028 National OCS Program | July 8, 2022 – October 6, 2022 | BOEM-2022-0031 |
| PFP and Final Programmatic EIS | Federal Register Notice of Availability October 2, 2023 | 2024–2029 PFP (includes the Secretary’s Final Proposal) | Final Programmatic EIS: Volume I Volume II | Economic Analysis Methodology for the 2024-2029 National OCS Program | ||
| 60-day Waiting Period | ||||||
| Decision Memo and Record of Decision | Program Approval and Record of Decision December 14, 2023 | |||||