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 OCS Connect -- An MMS Offshore Minerals Management Transformation Project

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 Environmental Compliance

 

A special goal of the Environmental Program is to develop workable solutions for those industry activities that could adversely affect environmental resources.
 
Environmental Compliancedescribes those legal requirements and MMS environmental policies and procedures that apply to the OCS Oil and Gas Program.
 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA)
Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA)
Clean Air Act (CAA)
Clean Water Act (CWA)
National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)
Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (FCMA)
Executive Order 12114: Environmental Effects Abroad
Executive Order 12898: Environmental Justice
Executive Order 13007: Indian Sacred Sites
Executive Order 13089: Coral Reef Protection
 
Other Related Links
 
Environmental Sciences - provides technical information from innovative research to elucidate complex environmental processes and provides analyses for NEPA and OCSLA reports, and proposed legislation and regulations that may affect OCS activities. Estimation of the oil-spill risks associated with offshore production, addressing the likelihood of spill occurrence, the transport and fate of spilled oil.
Sand and Gravel - integrates geologic and environmental information, developed through partnerships with coastal States and contracted out or with cooperative study efforts, to identify suitable OCS sand deposits and to provide needed environmental information in regards to environmental management of these resources.
 

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Last Updated: 08/11/2004, 07:45:03 AM