Environmental Statutes and Executive Orders – describes those legal requirements and BOEMRE 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

 

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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.

Marine Minerals Program - 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.