batch_auto_20260713 202607131256465730 BOEM ESP geoESPIS ESPIS@boem.gov Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Response to Comments on the Air Quality Modeling in the Gulf of Mexico Region Report Eastern Research Group, Inc. Eastern Research Group, Inc. In August 2019, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) published the Air Quality Modeling in the Gulf of Mexico Region report. In accordance with BOEM's Environmental Studies Program policy, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) peer reviewed BOEM's Air Quality Modeling in the Gulf of Mexico Region report because of its highly influential scientific information, which might be used to develop future air regulations. A formal NASEM Consensus Report based on independent peer reviewers was delivered to BOEM. In addition, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), the Offshore Operator Committee (OOC), the American Petroleum Institute (API), and two individuals provided comments about the modeling study. This report is in response to all the comments received about the modeling study. 490000 U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Environmental Studies Program https://doi.org/10.13039/100012475 M0120P0010 10.67297/9A1E8D https://boem.gov/awardpages/100365