## **July 1, 2002**

**5-Year Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program for
2002-2007---Tentative Schedule of Lease Sale Steps**

# Key to Abbreviations

+-------+---------------------------------+-------+------------------+
| CALL/ | Call for Information and        | EA    | Environmental    |
|       | Nominations/                    |       | Assessment       |
| RFI   |                                 |       |                  |
|       | Request for Interest            |       |                  |
+-------+---------------------------------+-------+------------------+
| AREA  | Area Identification             | CD    | Consistency      |
| ID    |                                 |       | Determination    |
+-------+---------------------------------+-------+------------------+
| DEIS  | Draft Environmental Impact      | PNS   | Proposed Notice  |
|       | Statement                       |       | of Sale          |
+-------+---------------------------------+-------+------------------+
| FEIS  | Final Environmental Impact      | NOS   | Notice of Sale   |
|       | Statement                       |       |                  |
+-------+---------------------------------+-------+------------------+

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<th><strong>ALASKA SALES</strong></th>
<th><strong>CALL/RFI</strong></th>
<th><strong>AREA ID</strong></th>
<th><strong>DEIS</strong></th>
<th><strong>HEARINGS</strong></th>
<th><strong>FEIS</strong></th>
<th><strong>EA</strong></th>
<th><strong>CD</strong></th>
<th><strong>PNS</strong></th>
<th><strong>NOS</strong></th>
<th colspan="2"><strong>SALE</strong></th>
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<tr class="odd">
<td><p>Beaufort Sea</p>
<p>Sale 186</p></td>
<td>09/01</td>
<td>01/02</td>
<td>06/02</td>
<td>07/02</td>
<td>02/03</td>
<td>***</td>
<td>02/03</td>
<td>02/03</td>
<td colspan="2">08/03</td>
<td>09/03</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><p>Norton Basin</p>
<p>Sale 188</p></td>
<td>01/03</td>
<td>05/03</td>
<td>*</td>
<td>*</td>
<td>*</td>
<td>02/04</td>
<td>04/04</td>
<td>04/04</td>
<td colspan="2">08/04</td>
<td>09/04</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Cook Inlet Sale 191</td>
<td>12/01</td>
<td>03/02</td>
<td>11/02</td>
<td>01/03</td>
<td>11/03</td>
<td>***</td>
<td>11/03</td>
<td>11/03</td>
<td colspan="2">04/04</td>
<td>05/04</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><p>Chukchi Sea/Hope Basin</p>
<p>Sale 193</p></td>
<td>01/03</td>
<td>05/03</td>
<td>*</td>
<td>*</td>
<td>*</td>
<td>02/04</td>
<td>04/04</td>
<td>04/04</td>
<td colspan="2">08/04</td>
<td>09/04</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><p>Beaufort Sea</p>
<p>Sale 195</p></td>
<td>12/03</td>
<td>02/04</td>
<td>**</td>
<td>**</td>
<td>**</td>
<td>08/04</td>
<td>10/04</td>
<td>10/04</td>
<td colspan="2">02/05</td>
<td>03/05</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><p>Cook Inlet</p>
<p>Sale 199</p></td>
<td>12/04</td>
<td>02/05</td>
<td>**</td>
<td>**</td>
<td>**</td>
<td>10/05</td>
<td>12/05</td>
<td>12/05</td>
<td colspan="2">04/06</td>
<td>05/06</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><p>Beaufort Sea</p>
<p>Sale 202</p></td>
<td>10/05</td>
<td>12/05</td>
<td>**</td>
<td>**</td>
<td>**</td>
<td>08/06</td>
<td>10/06</td>
<td>10/06</td>
<td colspan="2">02/07</td>
<td>03/07</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><p>Chukchi Sea/Hope Basin</p>
<p>Sale 203</p></td>
<td>11/05</td>
<td>01/06</td>
<td>*</td>
<td>*</td>
<td>*</td>
<td>10/06</td>
<td>11/06</td>
<td>11/06</td>
<td colspan="2">04/07</td>
<td>05/07</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

\* These are "special" sales. The MMS will complete an EA for each to
determine if an EIS is needed at this stage.

\*\* An EA will be prepared for each of these sales to determine if the
multisale EIS on which it is based should be supplemented.

\*\*\* These sales will not have an EA. Each will be wholly covered by
an EIS.

[Notes]{.underline}: After multi-sale Calls are issued for all Beaufort
Sea and Cook Inlet sales, Requests for Interest will be issued for Sales
195, 199 and 202.

In accordance with the description of special sales in the 5-year
program decision documents, this schedule indicates that Norton Basin
Sale 188 will be deferred for at

least one year based on the results of the Call that was issued on
January 22, 2002 (no industry nominations were received).

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<th><p><strong>GULF OF MEXICO</strong></p>
<p><strong>SALES</strong></p></th>
<th><strong>CALL</strong></th>
<th><strong>AREA ID</strong></th>
<th><strong>DEIS</strong></th>
<th><strong>HEARINGS</strong></th>
<th><strong>FEIS</strong></th>
<th><strong>EA</strong></th>
<th><strong>CD</strong></th>
<th><strong>PNS</strong></th>
<th><strong>NOS</strong></th>
<th><strong>SALE</strong></th>
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<td><p>Western GOM</p>
<p>Sale 184</p></td>
<td>09/01</td>
<td>01/02</td>
<td>†</td>
<td>†</td>
<td>†</td>
<td>03/02</td>
<td>04/02</td>
<td>04/02</td>
<td>07/02</td>
<td>08/02</td>
</tr>
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<td><p>Central GOM</p>
<p>Sale 185</p></td>
<td>09/01</td>
<td>01/02</td>
<td>04/02</td>
<td>06/02</td>
<td>11/02</td>
<td>††</td>
<td>11/02</td>
<td>11/02</td>
<td>02/03</td>
<td>03/03</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Western GOM Sale 187</td>
<td>09/01</td>
<td>01/02</td>
<td>04/02</td>
<td>06/02</td>
<td>11/02</td>
<td>††</td>
<td>04/03</td>
<td>04/03</td>
<td>07/03</td>
<td>08/03</td>
</tr>
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<td><p>Eastern GOM</p>
<p>Sale 189</p></td>
<td>02/02</td>
<td>06/02</td>
<td>11/02</td>
<td>01/03</td>
<td>06/03</td>
<td>††</td>
<td>07/03</td>
<td>08/03</td>
<td>11/03</td>
<td>12/03</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><p>Central GOM</p>
<p>Sale 190</p></td>
<td>09/01</td>
<td>01/02</td>
<td>04/02</td>
<td>06/02</td>
<td>11/02</td>
<td>10/03</td>
<td>11/03</td>
<td>11/03</td>
<td>02/04</td>
<td>03/04</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><p>Western GOM</p>
<p>Sale 192</p></td>
<td>09/01</td>
<td>01/02</td>
<td>04/02</td>
<td>06/02</td>
<td>11/02</td>
<td>03/04</td>
<td>04/04</td>
<td>04/04</td>
<td>07/04</td>
<td>08/04</td>
</tr>
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<td><p>Central GOM</p>
<p>Sale 194</p></td>
<td>09/01</td>
<td>01/02</td>
<td>04/02</td>
<td>06/02</td>
<td>11/02</td>
<td>10/04</td>
<td>11/04</td>
<td>11/04</td>
<td>02/05</td>
<td>03/05</td>
</tr>
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<td><p>Western GOM</p>
<p>Sale 196</p></td>
<td>09/01</td>
<td>01/02</td>
<td>04/02</td>
<td>06/02</td>
<td>11/02</td>
<td>03/05</td>
<td>04/05</td>
<td>04/05</td>
<td>07/05</td>
<td>08/05</td>
</tr>
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<td><p>Eastern GOM</p>
<p>Sale 197</p></td>
<td>02/02</td>
<td>06/02</td>
<td>11/02</td>
<td>01/03</td>
<td>06/03</td>
<td>10/04</td>
<td>10/04</td>
<td>11/04</td>
<td>02/05</td>
<td>03/05</td>
</tr>
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<td><p>Central GOM</p>
<p>Sale 198</p></td>
<td>09/01</td>
<td>01/02</td>
<td>04/02</td>
<td>06/02</td>
<td>11/02</td>
<td>10/05</td>
<td>11/05</td>
<td>11/05</td>
<td>02/06</td>
<td>03/06</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><p>Western GOM</p>
<p>Sale 200</p></td>
<td>09/01</td>
<td>01/02</td>
<td>04/02</td>
<td>06/02</td>
<td>11/02</td>
<td>03/06</td>
<td>04/06</td>
<td>04/06</td>
<td>07/06</td>
<td>08/06</td>
</tr>
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<td><p>Central GOM</p>
<p>Sale 201</p></td>
<td>09/01</td>
<td>01/02</td>
<td>04/02</td>
<td>06/02</td>
<td>11/02</td>
<td>10/06</td>
<td>11/06</td>
<td>11/06</td>
<td>02/07</td>
<td>03/07</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

† An EA will be prepared for this sale based on the multisale EIS for
Western GOM sales from 1998 through 2001.

†† These sales will not have an EA. Each will be wholly covered by an
EIS.