Key points
- BOEM extended the public comment period on its Request for Information and Interest for seabed minerals leasing offshore Alaska.
- The RFI was published in the Federal Register on January 29, 2026, opening a 30-day comment period that ended March 2.
- The deadline moved to 11:59 p.m. ET on April 1, 2026.
On Jan. 27, 2026, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management announced its intent to publish a Request for Information and Interest for commercial leasing for Outer Continental Shelf seabed minerals offshore Alaska.
The RFI was published in the Federal Register on Jan. 29, 2026, initiating a 30-day public comment period which ended on March 2. BOEM is now extending the comment period to 11:59 p.m. ET on April 1, 2026.
Detailed information about the RFI, including how to comment, can be found on BOEM’s website.
The Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) manages development of U.S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) energy, mineral, and geological resources in an environmentally and economically responsible way.
