# MMA Proposes Gulf of America Lease Sale

The Marine Minerals Administration (MMA) has proposed BBG4, the fourth Gulf of America offshore oil and gas lease sale required under the Working Families Tax Cut Act. The Proposed Notice of Sale is scheduled for Federal Register publication on October 9, 2026, beginning a 60-day comment period for affected state governors and local governments. The sale would offer approximately 15,104 unleased blocks across 80.4 million acres at a proposed 12.5% royalty rate, with bidding scheduled for March 2027.

- Energy companies can evaluate the proposed blocks, acreage, and royalty rate to identify prospective bids and prepare for the March 2027 bidding.
- The proposed sale creates an offshore leasing opportunity at substantial scale; firms should use the sale details to assess resource, financing, and bid-planning priorities.
- Affected state governors and local governments have a 60-day comment period beginning with the scheduled Federal Register publication.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Energy & Utilities
**Published:** October 09, 2026

### Government Entities
- Marine Minerals Administration (MMA)
- Department of the Interior (DOI)

### Sources
- [MMA Proposes Fourth Gulf of America Lease Sale Under the Working Families Tax Cut Act | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management](https://www.boem.gov/newsroom/press-releases/mma-proposes-fourth-gulf-america-lease-sale-under-working-families-tax-cut) - BOEM