How do I submit a public comment on S8228_PublicPlanFDMS?

The public comment window for this decision closed on July 20, 2026. The record of what was at stake stays on this page.

When is the public comment deadline for S8228_PublicPlanFDMS?

The comment window closed on July 20, 2026.

Do public comments actually change federal decisions?

Yes, when they are substantive. Agencies are legally required to read and respond to substantive comments before finalizing a rule, and specific personal comments about real places and real uses carry far more weight than identical form letters. Courts have overturned rules when agencies ignored substantive comments.

Affects public lands

Stop unchecked offshore leasing on federal ocean waters

S8228_PublicPlanFDMS

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management· Outer Continental Shelf, federal offshore watersRegulations.gov comment docket ↗

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Offshore Energy BOEM OCS Leasing Public Comment Ocean Management

Open water on the Outer Continental Shelf off Virginia (BOEM photo) · public land, held in trust for you

Federal offshore waters could be opened to energy leasing with little public scrutiny or environmental review.

What’s at risk

Public access to comment on how federal ocean waters are used is at stake. A leasing or planning decision for the Outer Continental Shelf could lock in industrial energy development before communities and conservationists can respond.

If this goes through

If this leasing or planning action moves forward without strong public pushback, offshore waters could be committed to energy extraction in ways that are difficult or impossible to reverse.

Our plain-English read of the official notice ↗. Check it against the agency’s own words below.

In the agency’s own words

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