2. http://www.gomr.mms.gov/homepg/pubi nfo/repcat/arcinfo/index.html Files here are in e00 format

3. Import 71 Utility http://freegeographytools.com/2007/conv erting-e00-vector-data-to-shapefiles-a- free-and-fairly-painless-approachhttp://freegeographytools.com/2007/conv erting-e00-vector-data-to-shapefiles-a- free-and-fairly-painless-approach -- teaches how to do it, but utility needs to be downloaded first. http://software.geocomm.com/translators /arcview/http://software.geocomm.com/translators /arcview/ -- Utility download.

4. Make sure there is no C:\ in the Output Data Source box

5.  Add a base map- US states  Add your converted e00 file- Continental Shelf Boundary. The limit of U.S. jurisdiction for offshore mineral development  Voilá! You should get your file