Oil and gas program : cumulative effects /
This summary of the United States Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Program discusses the effects of exploration for, and development of, oil and gas in the continental shelf areas of the United States, including Alaska, in terms of the physical, biological and socioeconomic environments, in...
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| Format: | Government Document Book |
| Language: | English |
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[Herndon, Va.] :
U.S. Department of the Interior, Minerals Management Service,
[1988]
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| Series: | OCS report MMS ;
88-0005. |
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| Online Access: | Online version in PDF via the NOAA Central Library (11 MB) Online version in PDF (FDsys) |
| Summary: | This summary of the United States Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Program discusses the effects of exploration for, and development of, oil and gas in the continental shelf areas of the United States, including Alaska, in terms of the physical, biological and socioeconomic environments, including oil spills. |
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| Item Description: | "September 1988." "Section 20(e)--of the Amendments [to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act] instructs the Secretary of the Dept. of the Interior ... to submit to the Congress annually an assessment of the cumulative effects of the activities conducted under the OCSLA on the human, marine, and coastal environments. This report has been prepared to fulfill this Section 20(e) requirement. It is not an environmental analysis prepared to comply with requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act ..." (pages i-1) |
| Physical Description: | 1 volume (various pagings) : illustrations, maps, graphs ; 28 cm Also available online in PDF. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages VIII-1-VIII-28). |