... Abstract The northwestern Gulf of Mexico outer continental shelf includes approximately 38,660,700 acres of submerged land under federal permitting authority, which are in turn subject to NEPA and NHPA Section 106-compliant archaeological survey. Of those nearly 40 million acres, sea-level...

... CRM projects on the Atlantic outer continental shelf (OCS) and in the Gulf of Mexico have expanded our understanding of principles and methods for mapping and evaluating submerged pre-contact period archaeological sites. Basically, there are two distinct kinds of submerged cultural resources...

... Abstract Late Pleistocene and early Holocene landscapes exposed during the last glaciation have since been inundated by rising sea levels, resulting in their submergence and often subsequent burial by sediment accretion. On the outer continental shelf (OCS) in the northwestern Gulf of Mexico...

... identify sites. This paper will discuss both primary and ancillary geophysical data sets used in the identification of historic resources on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf and introduce environmental data sets and observations from diver investigations that are used to further refine data...

... Abstract Under the Energy Policy Act of 2005 the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) is responsible for leasing renewable energy activities on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Included among these activities are offshore data collection devices, wind...

... of facilities on the United States (U.S.) Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). The final rule (Title 30, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Parts 250, 285, and 290) defines a new process for offshore renewable energy facilities to apply for and obtain U.S. Government authorization to build and operate offshore...

..., the Environmental Studies Program (ESP) was developed to support the oil and gas leasing program administered by the US Department of the Interior (DOI). The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) of 1953 as amended, authorized the program and established its goals, while the National Environmental Policy Act...

... the ongoing GULFCET study. It reviews the implications to the petroleum industry, and possible fiture research directions. INTRODUCTION The Minerals Management Service (MMS) has the responsibility for leasing, exploration, and development of submerged Federal lands on the U, S. Outer Continental Shelf (OCS...

... ABSTRACT The U.S. Geological Survey has developed an oil spill risk analysis model to aid in estimating the environmental hazards of developing oil resources in Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) lease areas. This large, detailed, computerized model analyzes the probability of spill occurrence...

... ABSTRACT The environmental studies of the South Texas Outer Continental Shelf are part of a national program of environmental studies under the sponsorship of the Bureau of Land Management. The general purpose of the studies is to provide a base of environmental data and an understanding...