Environmental Assessment

BOEM prepares National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) documents and Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Lands Act reports; provides oversight, policy guidance, and direction for NEPA and other environmental laws and regulations affecting OCS activities; and participates in international conventions and treaty activities.

Essential Functions

• BOEM and NEPA
• Environmental Sensitivity and Productivity Analysis
• Environmental Documents
• 5-Year Oil and Gas Leasing Program
• Alaska Region
• Gulf of Mexico Region
• Pacific Region
• Marine Minerals
• Renewable Energy

Environmental Statutes and Executive Orders

The Bureau must comply with numerous environmental statutes, regulations, and executive orders to carry out its mission.

• National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
• Air Quality Act (1967) or the Clean Air Act (CAA)
• Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA)
• Endangered Species Act (ESA)
• Federal Water Pollution Control Act (1972) or the Clean Water Act (CWA)
• Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (FCMA)
• Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA)
• Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA)
• National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)
• Executive Order 12114: Environmental Effects Abroad
• Executive Order 12898: Environmental Justice
• Executive Order 13007: Indian Sacred Sites
• Executive Order 13089: Coral Reef Protection

Cooperation

• International Agreements