Commercial Leasing for Outer Continental Shelf Minerals Offshore the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) – Request for Information and Interest

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Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) filed 19 comments on this docket between Dec 1, 2025 and Jan 21, 2026. 35 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 197d ago.

What Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) filed (19)

Abstract

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is initiating the first steps that could potentially lead to a lease sale for minerals on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) by publishing this request for information and interest (RFI). This RFI is not a final decision to lease and does not prejudge any future Secretarial decisions concerning leasing on the OCS offshore the CNMI. This RFI requests information and comments on, and indications of interest in, the leasing of OCS minerals in an area offshore the CNMI, referred to as the RFI Area, with details in section 5 “Description of the RFI Area.”

• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC)THIS ORG

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• Western Pacific Regional Fishery Management Counciltrade assoc.

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