美国海洋能源管理局（BOEM）将启动公众参与程序的第一步，制定美国外大陆架海上石油和天然气租赁销售的新时间表。

值得注意的是，BOEM 对 OCS 的管辖权最近发生了变化。阿拉斯加近海一个新的规划区——北极高地——正在被确立为第 27 个 OCS 规划区。此外，其他现有规划区的边界也正在更新，以符合 BOEM 修订后的管辖权。

一旦最终确定，第11个国家OCS项目将取代目前的第10个项目（2024-2029年）。后者仅包含五年内三笔租赁销售，全部位于墨西哥湾。在BOEM继续完成这些销售工作的同时，第11个项目的开发也将同步进行。

这份信息征询书并未提出未来租赁销售的具体时间表，也未就哪些区域可能被纳入做出任何初步决定。相反，它邀请利益相关者就租赁机会提供见解和建议，提出担忧，并识别可能受离岸租赁影响的其他现有用途。

The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will initiate the first step in a public engagement process to develop a new schedule for offshore oil and gas lease sales on the US Outer Continental Shelf.

Notably, BOEM’s jurisdiction on the OCS has recently changed. A new planning area offshore Alaska — the High Arctic — is being established as the 27th OCS planning area. Additionally, boundaries of other existing planning areas are being updated to align with BOEM’s revised jurisdiction.

Once finalized, the 11th National OCS Program will replace the current 10th Program (2024–2029), which includes just three lease sales over five years, all located in the Gulf of Mexico. While BOEM continues work to complete those sales, development of the 11th Program will proceed concurrently.

The RFI does not propose a specific timeline for future lease sales or make any early determinations regarding which areas may be included. Instead, it invites stakeholders to provide insight and recommendations for leasing opportunities, raise concerns and identify other existing uses that may be affected by offshore leasing.