Call for Information and Nominations for Southern California Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sales Proposed in the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program.

18 organizations filed 30 public comments on Call for Information and Nominations for Southern California Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Lease Sales Proposed in the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program., at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. The comment window closed 152d ago.

Abstract

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) issues this Call for Information and Nominations (Call) covering proposed Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas lease sales in the available portions of the Southern California Planning Area. Those sales are described in the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (Department) recently published Draft Proposed Program for the 11th National OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program (11th National Program), which BOEM announced on November 20, 2025 . This Call solicits industry nominations of acreage for possible inclusion in these sales and requests information from the public on the Call Area for lease sale planning. Specifically, BOEM seeks information on geological conditions, archaeological sites, potential use conflicts, areas of special concern, and other socioeconomic, biological, and environmental information.

Commenters (18)

• Animal Welfare Institutetrade assoc.

  6 filings · confidence 97%
• Surfrider Foundationtrade assoc.

  6 filings · confidence 97%
• Defenders of Wildlife

  2 filings · confidence 97%
• Turtle Island Restoration Network (TIRN)trade assoc.

  2 filings · confidence 97%
• American Petroleum Institutetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• CORE MVMT INCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institutetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)trade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 97%
• North American Submarine Cable Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Pacific Fishery Management Counciltrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Pacific Merchant Shipping Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Responsible Offshore Development Alliancetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Sacred Places Institute for Indigenous Peopletrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Save The Waves Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• SaveMyCoast Coalitiontrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Surf Rider Foundationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Wishtoyo Chumash Foundation and Ventura Coastkeepertrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Wishtoyo Foundationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%