(a) If you submit an area of interest for a possible lease and BOEM receives no competing submissions in response to the RFI or Call, we may inform you that there does not appear to be competitive interest, and ask if you wish to proceed with acquiring a lease.

(b) If you wish to proceed with acquiring a lease, you must submit your acquisition fee as specified in §585.502(a).

(c) After receiving the acquisition fee, BOEM will follow the process outlined in §585.231(d) through (i).

[76 FR 64623, Oct. 18, 2011, as amended at 77 FR 1019, Jan. 9, 2012]


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