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Environmental Operations Section (EOS)
EOS, August 2014
Independence Hub Development
Our main business lines are to conduct the Environmental Reviews required for:
Plan for Outer-Continental Shelf (OCS) exploration and development that include initial, revised and supplemental plan submittals
Recent Environmental Assessments for OCS plans
Oil Spill Discussion in Appendix A for Deepwater Site-Specific Environmental Assessments
Permits for Geological and Geophysical Survey or Collection Activity
Recent Environmental Assessments for G&G activity
Deployments for G&G activity include
2- and 3-dimensional seismic surveys (used to map deep geology)
High-resolution survey category
Magnetometers (used for metal detection in marine archaeology)
Sub-bottom profilers (used for resolving shallow surface sediments)
Side-scan sonar (used to detect sea-bottom anomalies in marine archaeology)
Multibeam echosounder (used for mapping bottom topography)
Bottom sampling with cores and test wells
Permits for pipeline installations and removals (Sea bottom Pipeline Installation using an S-Lay Barge Configuration)
Permits for decommissioning/removals of installed OCS structures
Structure Removal Environmental Assessment Appendix A that Includes Explosive Charge Categories
Environmental Assessments for Structure Removals
Processing of unique or unusual requests; among these:
Gas hydrates site characterization (2005 and 2009)
Installation of Floating Production, Storage, and Offloading Facilities (2009)
Requests for alternative uses of installed OCS structures (authorized in 2005 under the Energy Policy Act and by implementing regulation by 30 C.F.R. Part 585, but no specific GOM requests to date)
Request for OCS sand resources from a non-competitive negotiated lease (2004, 2012)
Coordination with subject matter experts (SME’s)
Biologists
Archaeologists
Air Quality and Water Quality Specialists
Notice to Lessee’s (NTL’s)
BOEM NTL Program
BSEE NTL Program
Programmatic Environmental Assessment for Decommissioning Activities on the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf