(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, BOEM may offer a block within a planning area included in the Five Year program in an otherwise unscheduled sale, if the block:
- (1) Received a bid that was rejected in an earlier sale;
- (2) Had a high bid that was forfeited in a scheduled sale; or
- (3) Is a development block subject to drainage.
- (b) For an unscheduled sale, BOEM may disclose the classification of the block as a development block.
- (c) Blocks in the Central or Western Gulf of America Planning Areas cannot be offered in a sale that is not on the schedule.
[81 FR 18152, Mar. 30, 2016, as amended at 90 FR 24071, June 6, 2025]