Environmental Compliance Monitoring

Environmental Compliance Monitoring is a process of oversight designed to determine conformity with environmental legal mandates, regulations, lease stipulations, and conditions of approval. Conditions of approval include mitigation measures and other requirements imposed on applicants. This process addresses BOEMRE’ commitment to assuring environmentally sound operations through improving effectiveness of mitigation and establishing a link between pre- and post-lease analyses and project effects.

National

OCS Marine Minerals Field Testing of a Physical/Biological Monitoring Methodology for Offshore Dredging and Mining Operations

Alaska OCS Region

OCS Oil and Gas Projects Oversight and Adaptive Management Field Inspections Inspections for Compliance with Environmental Protection Measures Inspections for Compliance with National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permits Inspections for Compliance with a Class I Disposal Well Permit Oil Spill Preparedness Oil Spill Contingency Plans Oil Spill Financial Responsibility Drills and Exercises Required Training Response Equipment Inspections Spill Reporting and Investigations Protecting Sensitive Habitats and Resources Lease Sale Measures Structure Lighting Protocols to Minimize Bird Collisions with OCS Facilities National Marine Fisheries Service’s Annual Meetings Archaeological Resource Protection Offshore Air Quality Compliance Regulatory Inspection for Pollution Prevention

Gulf of Mexico

OCS Oil and Gas Projects

	Field Inspections Inspections for Compliance with Approved Environmental Protection Measures Regulatory Inspections for National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Compliance
	Oil Spill Preparedness Oil Spill Response Plans Annual Drills Unannounced Drills Required Exercises Required Training Response Equipment Spill Investigations Inspection and Verification
	Protecting Sensitive Habitats and Resources Protective Measures Flower Gardens/Topographic Features Pinnacle Trend Region Deepwater Chemosynthetic Communities
	Archaeological Compliance Protective Measures Structure Removal Site Clearance
	Seafloor Monitoring
	Offshore Air Quality Compliance Protective Measures Offshore Air Emissions Inventories
	NEPA Mitigation Monitoring Mitigation Development Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) Surveys (NTL 2003-G03)

Pacific Region

OCS Oil and Gas Projects Environmental Analysis Program NEPA Environmental Reviews Environmental Compliance Monitoring Program Program Goals Phase I. Pacific Region Environmental Compliance Monitoring Phase II. Industry Mitigation Compliance Monitoring Plans Phase III. Pacific Region Environmental Monitoring Studies Environmental Compliance Annual Results Environmental Compliance Rates for On-going Operations Mitigation Compliance & Effectiveness Rates Coordination of Environmental Requirements with Other Agencies Water Quality Sampling Offshore Air Quality Compliance Pacific Region Dive Team

Atlantic OCS Area (OCS Marine Minerals, Methane Hydrates, and Alternative Energy Projects Only)

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