On December 27, 2004, the agency announced the publication in the Federal Register of a Request for Information (RFI) and a Notice of Intent (NOI) to Prepare and Environmental Assessment for Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Lease Sale 199. No industry input was received in response to the RFI and Lease Sale 199 was delayed from 2006 to 2007.
On December 6, 2006, the agency published in the Federal Register a follow-up Request for Information. No industry interest was received in response to this RFI and Lease Sale 199 was cancelled in February 2007.