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Bureau of
Offshore Energy and
Minerals Management
Deputy Associate
Director
Robert P. LaBelle
Biography
Since May 31, 2010,
Deputy Associate
Director for Offshore
Energy and Minerals
Management Robert
LaBelle has acted as the
Associate Director. Bob
oversees management
of key facets of the
U.S. Offshore Energy
Program, including
policy development and
program planning. In
addition to oil and gas,
and as mandated in the
Energy Policy Act of
2005,
this now includes
authority for
development and
regulation of offshore
wind, wave, and marine
current energy in all
U.S. Federal offshore
waters.
He has received both the
Citation for
Distinguished Service
(2008) and the Citation
for Meritorious Service
(1996) from the
Department of the
Interior
in recognition of his
scientific and
management
accomplishments.
Previously, as Chief of
the
BOEMRE Environmental
Division,
Mr. LaBelle was
responsible
for oversight
on all offshore
environmental
requirements, including
water and air quality,
endangered species, oil
spill risk analysis, and
cultural resources. He
has managed large
environmental and
technology research
programs
and overseen the
preparation of Environmental
Impact Statements
and other decision
documents used for US
offshore energy
permitting.
In prior positions, Mr.
LaBelle was Chief of the
BOEMRE Technology
Assessment and Research
Branch,
where he led research on
safety, engineering and
technical aspects of
offshore production and
development. Prior to
joining Interior, Mr.
LaBelle worked for
Martin Marietta Corp on
the siting of electrical
power plants and on
assessing effects on
aquatic species. Mr.
LaBelle is a graduate of
the University of
Massachusetts, Dartmouth
(BS), the University of
Maryland (MS), and
Loyola College, MD (MBA).
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