Request Number		Title
ESO 00016339		Issa 5-3-2010 Request
Request Letter:		Issa 5-3-2010 Request Letter.pdf
Response Cover Letter:		Response Letter to Issa 5-3-2010 (Including Document Index).pdf
		Request #1: "Copies of all rules and regulations governing the safety and operational requirements for vessels that extract mineral resources from the Gulf of Mexico and the Outer Continental Shelf in effect on April 20, 2010." Request #11: "Copies of all emergency response plans in effect on April 20, 2010, as well as any amended plans since April 20, 2010, including a timeline of the Department's response efforts." Request #2: "Copies of all policy manuals governing the enforcement of rules and regulations referred to in #1." Request #3: "Copies of all proposed rules and regulations, including comments thereto, governing the safety and operational requirements for vessels that extract mineral resources from the Gulf of Mexico and the Outer Continental Shelf. This includes, but is not limited to, those that address remote-controlled acoustic shut-off devices, as well as the auditing of safety and environmental management programs (SEMS)." Request #5: "All documents referring or relating to #3, including any internal or third party studies conducted for the Department on remote-controlled acoustic shut-off devices and any ensuing recommendations." Request #6: "All documents and communications referring or relating to any safety awards or certifications impending or bestowed upon BP, Transocean, and/or the Deepwater Horizon oil rig." Request #7: "A list of Department personnel responsible for evaluating or otherwise certifying BP, Transocean, and/or the Deepwater Horizon to operate in the Gulf of Mexico. This list should include names, titles, a brief description of their responsibilities, and contact information." Request #8: "Copies of all audits or inspections conducted with respect to BP, Transocean, and/or the Deepwater Horizon."
ESO 00016597		Rahall 5-4-2010 Request
Request Letter:		Rahall 5-4-2010 Request Letter.pdf
Response Cover Letter:		Response Letter to Rahall 5-4-2010(Including Document Index) .pdf
		Request #2: "The 2004 study commissioned by MMS regarding the ability of shear rams to operate properly in deepwater." Request #3: "Information on all known instances, if any, in which blowout preventer shear rams operated properly in deepwater environments." Request #4: "All NTLs related to Information Requirements for Exploration Plans and Development Operations Coordination Documents issued after 1982 and prior to 2002." Request #5: "Any documents that related to the decision to restrict the applicability of 30 CFR 250.213." Request #6: "Any comments received from outside groups, companies, or individuals relating to the inclusion of blowout scenarios in all exploration plans."
ESO 00016597		Rahall 5-6-2010 Request
Request Letter:		Rahall 5-6-2010 Request Letter.pdf
Response Cover Letter:		Response_Letter_to_Rahall_5-6-10 (Including Document Index).pdf
		Request #10 (R4): "All Applications for Permits to Drill (APDs), including revised APDs, for wells and bypasses submitted by BP for Lease #G32306." Request #11 (R5): "All Applications for Permits to Modify submitted by BP for Lease #G32306." Request #12 (R6): "All End of Operations Reports submitted by BP for #G32306." Request #13 (R7): "All Well Activity Reports submitted by BP for Lease #G32306." Request #8 (R2): "Exploration Plans (EPs) submitted by BP for Lease #G32306." Request #9(R3): "Any analysis or other documentation from MMS related to the approval of the EPs for Lease #G32306"
ESO 00016814		Rahall 5-13-2010 and 5-14-2010
Request Letter:		Rahall 5-13 and 5-14-2010 Request Letter.pdf
Response Cover Letter:		Response_Letter_Rahall_5-13_and_5-14-2010(Including Document Index).pdf
		"A copy of the National Potential Incident of Noncompliance (PINC) List, as well as copies of any other handbooks and training materials that are provided to MMS drilling or production inspectors." "All documents related to the inclusion of categorical ( C) (10) (approval of an exploration plan, development/production plan, or Development Operation Coordination Document) and ( C)(12) (approval of an Application for Permit to Drill) into Part 516, Chapter 15 of the Departmental Handbook (516 DM 15), including any analysis that were conducted to justify the inclusion of these items onto the categorical exclusion list, and all correspondence with the White House Council on Environmental Quality regarding the inclusion of these categorical exclusions." "Data showing when categorical exclusions were first used for the approval of exploration plans, development/production plans, Development Operation Coordination Documents, or Applications or Permits to Drill, and the number of categorical exclusions that were issued for the approval of each for each subsequent year." "The chapter related to MMS implementation of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that was in effect prior to the effective date of the current 516 DM 15, as well as any prior versions of such chapters dating back to 1982." "Unredacted copies of all documents related to regulations that were either formally proposed by the Department of the Interior, subject to internal Department of the Interior discussions, or subject to discussion with industry stakeholders since January 1, 2000, if those regulations have not yet been finalized and they would have been included in Parts 250 through 254 of Chapter 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations." "Unredacted copies of all reports from Minerals Management Service (MMS) inspections that took place on facilities located in Mississippi Canyon Block 252 since January 1, 2009."
ESO 00016936		Towns 5-14-2010
Request Letter:		Towns 5-14-2010 Request Letter.pdf
Response Cover Letter:		Response Letters to Towns 5-14-2010 (Including Document Index).pdf
		Reqeust #11: "Please provide copies of all MMS policy manuals and training materials governing the enforcement of rules and regulations related to offshore drilling." Request #1: "Please provide a list of all current and former MMS employees compensated at or above the GS-15 pay grade or equivalent, since January 1, 2000, including their dates of employment and indicate whether any of these employees are or have ever been employed by oil companies or oil field services companies." Request #16: "Does MMS require companies to produce copies of emergency response plans and/or risk assessments? If so, please provide copies of all records related to emergency response plans and risk assessments for the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and the Macondo well." Request #17: "During the leasing and licensing process which led to MMS approving BP's plans to drill the Macondo well, did MMS conduct an Environmental Impact Analysis (EIA) or an Environmental Assessment (EA) prior to granting BP a "categorical exclusion" on April 6, 2009? Please provide copies of all records related to the decision to grant BP a "categorical exclusion" on April 6, 2009." Request #18: "Please provide a table showing MMS's annual budget for each fiscal year beginning FY 2000, and for each year indicate the amount of the budget derived from "offsetting collections" and other revenue obtained from the oil industry." Request #19: "Please provide a detailed description of the Interior Department's plan to reorganize MMS to eliminate any conflict of interest between MMS's collection of oil royalties on the one hand, and its safety oversight responsibilities on the other. Please explain how the Department intends to ensure that this plan will effectively eliminate any conflict of interest." Request #2: "Please provide copies of all pre-employment and post-employment policies, rules, and restrictions applicable to MMS employees." Request #20: "Please list the number of MMS employees compensated at or above the GS-12 level who simultaneously worked for both the Offshore Energy and Minerals Management program and the Minerals Revenue Management program, for each year since January 1, 2000." Request #21: "Please provide a list of all oil spills associated with offshore drilling on the Pacific Coast and in the Gulf of Mexico that have occurred since January 1, 2000, including copies of all MMS and IG investigations relating to such incidents." Request #22: "Please privide a description of how the recommendations made by the IG in its August 19, 2008 report, entitled Investigative Report: MMS Oil Marketing Group, have been implemented. If MMS has not implemented a recommendation, please explain." Request #3: "Please provide a list of all Gulf of Mexico drilling operations approved by MMS between January 1, 2000, and the date of this letter, including the name of the company, the name of the well, the date approved, and whether it was exempted from any environmental reviews or requirements." Request #4: "MMS has granted BP and other oil companies blanket exemptions (referred to as "categorical exclusions") that, in effect, allow offshore oil drilling to proceed without environmental assessments, environmental impact statements, or other environmental reviews. Please provide copies of all MMS categorical exclusions granted for offshore oil drilling." Request #5: "Please provide a table showing the number of safety inspections performed by MMS on all offshore oil rigs for each years since January 1, 2000. For each year, the table should identify the number of rigs inspected by location (i.e., Pacific Coast or Gulf of Mexico); the number of inspections that were announced and unannounced; and whether the inspection was performed by an MMS employee or a contractor." Request #6: "Please provide copies of all records relating to safety inspections of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, including, for each inspection, the date of inspection, the names of MMS staff and/or contractors performing the inspection, the titles of the inspectors, and all associated reports, orders, directives, and other actions resulting from the inspection." Request #8: "Please list the number of people injured or killed as a result of incidents associated with offshore oil rigs within MMS jurisdiction for each year since January 1, 2000." Request #9: "Please provide copies of all records relating to any safety awards or certifications impending or bestowed upon BP, Transocean, or the Deepwater Horizon."
ESO 00018532		Waxman 6-30-2010
Request Letter:		Waxman 6-30-2010 Request Letter.pdf
Response Cover Letter:		Response Letter to Waxman 6-30-2010 (Including Document Index).pdf
		Reqeust #3: "All documents since January 1, 2000 related to MMS's consideration of whether to require more than one blind shear ram or subsea BOP stacks." Request #4: "All documents since January 1, 2000 related to MMS's consideration of "best cementing practices" as referenced in the rule proposed on June 21, 2000, and finalized on February 20, 2003."