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Request for Information (RFI) and Comments on the Preparation of the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program

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Surfrider Foundation filed 9 comments on this docket between Jun 6, 2025 and Jun 27, 2025. 63 other organizations filed here. The comment window closed 407d ago.

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Jun 27, 2025· Comment from Surfrider Foundation Oregon Chapters· BOEM-2025-0015-35241

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Jun 27, 2025· Comment from Surfrider Foundation Southeast Chapters· BOEM-2025-0015-35245

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Jun 26, 2025· Comment from Surfrider Foundation· BOEM-2025-0015-33937

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Jun 23, 2025· Comment from Surfrider Foundation· BOEM-2025-0015-25265

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Jun 23, 2025· Comment from Surfrider Foundation: Mid-Atlantic· BOEM-2025-0015-25266

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Jun 23, 2025· Comment from Surfrider Foundation· BOEM-2025-0015-25337

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Jun 23, 2025· Comment from Surfrider Foundation - Florida Chapters· BOEM-2025-0015-19992

Attached comment from Surfrider Foundation Florida Chapters in opposition to BOEM's inclusion of new lease sales in the Proposed 2024-2029 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program.

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Jun 23, 2025· Comment from Surfrider Foundation· BOEM-2025-0015-25326

Thank you for reading the attached comments from the Surfrider Foundation for the Central and Northern CA regions.

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Jun 6, 2025· Comment from Surfrider Foundation· BOEM-2025-0015-3815

Dear Secretary, We write to express our strong opposition to new oil and gas lease sales in the next 5-Year OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program. Specifically, we ask that you protect South Carolina and all other U.S. waters from new oil and gas development. The expansion of offshore oil and gas development in South Carolina would cause significant and unnecessary negative impacts to our state's marine ecosystems, wildlife, coastal communities, and vital recreation and tourism industries. Instead of approving new oil and gas leasing in U.S. waters, our nation should prioritize clean energy by investing in renewable energy development. New offshore drilling poses a huge hazard marine environment and coastal communities by putting them at risk of another catastrophic oil spill. Finally, new offshore oil and gas leasing would exacerbate the climate crisis as our nation and world struggle to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. An overwhelming majority of the public is opposed to new offshore oil and gas drilling. To date, nearly 400 municipalities, 2,500 elected officials, 59,000 businesses and 500,000 fishing families across the United States have formally opposed new offshore oil and gas development. Further, according to a national poll, an estimated 64% of registered U.S. voters are opposed new offshore drilling. The widespread opposition to new offshore drilling in U.S. waters is bipartisan and reflected throughout various regions of the country. The federal offshore drilling program directly impacts our nation's ocean recreation, tourism, and fisheries industries that generate over $520 billion annually. These industries depend on a clean coastal environment to support a combined 2.5 million jobs across the United States. Allowing new offshore drilling will damage public resources that these industries depend upon. In summary, we ask you to protect all U.S. waters including South Carolina waters from any new oil and gas leasing in the next 5-Year OCS Oil and Gas Program. We appreciate the opportunity to provide these comments to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. Best, Surfrider Charleston

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Abstract

The 10th National OCS Program, for 2024 to 2029, was approved on December 14, 2023, and went into effect on July 1, 2024. BOEM is soliciting information on the preparation of a new, 11th National OCS Program to, upon completion, replace the 10th Program. The Federal Register Notice can be found here: https://www.federalregister.gov/d/2025-07479

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