DOI to Issue New Energy Initiative for U.S. Outer Continental Shelf

On Wednesday, July 30, 2008, Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne will announce a new energy initiative for the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf -- a process that will include full public involvement and multiple environmental reviews.

Kempthorne will make the announcement in a news media teleconference beginning at 2 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time, followed by a media availability. He will be joined by Randall Luthi, Director of Interior’s Minerals Management Service.

Who: Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne
Randall Luthi, Director of the Minerals Management Service

What: Announcement of an energy initiative for the Outer Continental Shelf

When: Wednesday, July 30, 2008: 2 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time; 1 p.m. Central Daylight Savings Time; 12-Noon Mountain Daylight Savings Time; and 11 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time