# 2025-20760: BOEM Floats Draft Plan for Deep-Sea Oil Leases

2025-20760, Notice of Availability of the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Proposed Program: 1st Analysis and Proposal MAA104000, is a Federal Register notice from Interior Department, Ocean Energy Management Bureau published 2025-11-24, effective 2025-11-24 (as of 2026-06-08).

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## Facts
- Document number: 2025-20760
- Title: Notice of Availability of the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Proposed Program: 1st Analysis and Proposal MAA104000
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Interior Department; Ocean Energy Management Bureau
- Citation: 90 FR 52996
- Published: 2025-11-24
- Effective: 2025-11-24
- Comments close: 2026-01-23
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

BOEM Floats Draft Plan for Deep-Sea Oil Leases

## Summary

The government just released a draft plan for the 11th round of offshore oil and gas leasing, inviting everyone—from local communities to environmental groups—to share their thoughts by January 23, 2026. This plan could change where and how oil and gas companies explore and drill in U.S. coastal waters, affecting jobs, the environment, and local economies. It’s a big deal for anyone interested in energy, the ocean, or coastal life!

## Abstract

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is announcing the availability of, and requests comments on, the Draft Proposed Program (DPP) for the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program (11th Program or National OCS Program).

## Effects PRIA read

- Major OCS Resources Opened for Leasing: benefit, high. The 11th Draft Proposed Program would make more than 85 percent of the estimated technically recoverable Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) oil and gas resources available for leasing during the five-year period following program approval. BOEM’s 1st Proposal includes a schedule of 34 lease sales across…
- Public Nominations for Areas To Exclude: benefit, medium. During the public comment period, BOEM is soliciting nominations for environmentally sensitive areas that may be considered for exclusion from leasing. You (Tribal, state, and local governments; Native organizations; environmental groups; industry; and the public) may submit nominations and comment…
- Geographic Scope: Exclusions and New GOA Area: cost, medium. The 1st Proposal does not include a potential lease sale in the North Aleutian Basin Planning Area, the Washington/Oregon Planning Area, or any Atlantic planning areas. The Secretary intends to create a new South-Central Gulf of America (GOA) Planning Area aligned with GOA Program Area B and has de…

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## Sources
- [2025-20760 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/11/24/2025-20760/notice-of-availability-of-the-11th-national-outer-continental-shelf-oil-and-gas-leasing-draft)
- [2025-20760 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-11-24/pdf/2025-20760.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-20760 (as of 2026-06-08).