Gulf Coast Oil Lease Sale Public Meetings Scheduled

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The federal government will hold five public meetings around the Gulf Coast to get comments about air quality modeling and analysis for proposed region-wide oil lease sales next year.

         The Bureau of Ocean Energy management says the modeling results have not yet been reviewed.

         The open house-style meetings April 25 through May 1 also will take comments on other aspects of a draft environmental impact statement.

         They'll run from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on April 25 outside New Orleans, April 27 in Houston, May 1 in Pensacola, FL; May 2 in Mobile, AL; and May 3 in Gulfport, MS.

         Comments may also be mailed to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management or sent through the regulations.gov web portal, under Docket No. BOEM-2017-0001.

         The 45-day comment period ends May 15.