Rule 14 Apr 2025 regulatory compliance, environmental protection, government contracts, administrative practice and procedure, reporting and recordkeeping requirements, mineral resources, air pollution control, penalties, investigations, environmental impact statements, oil and gas, oil pollution, oil and gas exploration, pipelines, rights-of-way, sulfur, continental shelf, outer continental shelf, bureau of ocean energy management, public lands-rights-of-way, marine archaeology

🐚Removal of Marine Archaeology Protection Rule

Under the Congressional Review Act, Congress passed, and the President signed, a joint resolution disapproving the final "Protection of Marine Archaeology Resources" rule published by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) on September 3, 2024. That rule required lessees and operators to submit an archaeological report with any oil and gas exploration or development plan they submit to BOEM for approval of proposed activities on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). Under the joint resolution and by operation of the Congressional Review Act, the "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources" rule has no force or effect.

Learn More
Notice 4 Apr 2025 regulatory compliance, environmental impact, alaska, oil and gas, bureau of ocean energy management

🛢️Notice for Supplemental EIS on Cook Inlet Oil and Gas Lease Sale 258

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announces its intent to prepare a supplemental environmental impact statement (EIS) for Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lease Sale 258 in the Cook Inlet Planning Area, Alaska. BOEM takes this action consistent with the regulations and guidance implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended. This supplemental EIS will provide new analysis in response to a remand by the United States District Court for the District of Alaska (Court).

Learn More