The Interior Department’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management today announced the availability of a Citizen’s Guide to inform the public on the agency’s leasing process for federal sand, gravel, and other mineral resources in U.S. waters. The guide includes an outline of resource use, process milestones, and opportunities for public involvement.
BOEM noted that while commercial hard mineral leasing activity has not yet taken place, the agency “has experienced a significant increase in recent years in both the number of requests to use OCS sand resources and the volume requested.”
