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===Leasing of federal offshore lands (Outer Continental Shelf)===

===Leasing of federal offshore lands (Outer Continental Shelf)===

The procedures for the leasing of federal offshore lands are the responsibility of the Mineral Management Service, Department of the Interior (see <ref name=pt01r7>Mineral Management Service, 1984, Oil and Gas Leasing Procedures Guidelines, Gulf of Mexico Region: MMS, Department of the Interior, 188 p.</ref>. These procedures are generally the same for each of the MMS designated regional areas, including the Gulf of Mexico, Alaska, Pacific, and Atlantic regions.

The procedures for the leasing of federal offshore lands are the responsibility of the Mineral Management Service, Department of the Interior.<ref name=pt01r7>Mineral Management Service, 1984, Oil and Gas Leasing Procedures Guidelines, Gulf of Mexico Region: MMS, Department of the Interior, 188 p.</ref> These procedures are generally the same for each of the MMS designated regional areas, including the Gulf of Mexico, Alaska, Pacific, and Atlantic regions.

Federal OCS leases are generally granted on the basis of sealed competitive bonus bids calling for at least 1/6 royalties, [[cost::3.00 USD]] per acre rentals, and a 5-year term (10 years for deep water tracts). Sales are offered periodically in accordance with the Secretary of Interior's ''Tentative Milestones for 5-Year Offshore Leasing Schedule'', which are revised from time to time. It takes about three years from the time the MMS makes a “call for information” (that is, it seeks information on the desirability of a sale for a given area) until an actual lease sale occurs<ref name=pt01r4>Gossett, R. A., 1984, Offshore leasing: American Association of Petroleum Landmen Comprehensive Land Practices, Chap. XII, p. 35–40.</ref>.

Federal OCS leases are generally granted on the basis of sealed competitive bonus bids calling for at least 1/6 royalties, [[cost::3.00 USD]] per acre rentals, and a 5-year term (10 years for deep water tracts). Sales are offered periodically in accordance with the Secretary of Interior's ''Tentative Milestones for 5-Year Offshore Leasing Schedule'', which are revised from time to time. It takes about three years from the time the MMS makes a “call for information” (that is, it seeks information on the desirability of a sale for a given area) until an actual lease sale occurs.<ref name=pt01r4>Gossett, R. A., 1984, Offshore leasing: American Association of Petroleum Landmen Comprehensive Land Practices, Chap. XII, p. 35–40.</ref>

===Indian and Alaskan native claims lands===

===Indian and Alaskan native claims lands===