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

29 organizations filed 42 public comments on Call for Information and Nominations for Central 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 Central 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 (29)

• Surfrider Foundationtrade assoc.

  7 filings · confidence 97%
• Animal Welfare Institutetrade 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%
• Big Sur Chamber of Commercetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• California Outdoor Recreation Partnershiptrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Community Association of Big Surtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Institute for Fisheries Resourcestrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• International Marine Mammal Project of Earth Island Institutetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Jec A. Ballou LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Made in Pescadero LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• madrone Audubon Societytrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Monterey Bay Economic Partnershiptrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Monterey County Hospitality Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Monterey Peninsula Chamber of Commercetrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• North American Submarine Cable Associationtrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• Northern Chumash Tribal Counciltrade assoc.

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

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

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• PlayTennisMarin LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Responsible Offshore Development Alliancetrade assoc.

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

  1 filing · confidence 85%
• San Francisco Crab Boat Owners Associationtrade 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%
• Terra Nova Ecological Landscaping LLCunverified attribution

  1 filing · confidence 70%
• Watershed Alliance of Marintrade assoc.

  1 filing · confidence 85%