Department of the Interior
Departmental Manual
Effective Date: 6/18/08
Series: Organization
Part 118: Minerals Management Service
Chapter 2: Organization Structure
Originating Office: Minerals Management Service
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2.1 Basic Organization
Concept. The Minerals Management
Service (MMS) is headquartered in the
2.2 Executive Direction. The Director is the Chief Executive Officer
of the MMS. A Deputy
Director - Chief Financial Officer and a Deputy Director assist the Director in managing the programs and activities of the
MMS, and act in the absence of the Director.
The Director is also assisted by a
Chief of Staff and two staff offices.
The MMS programs are carried out by four Associate Directors--one for
each of the following areas:
administration, budget, and finance; offshore activities; policy and management improvement; and minerals revenue
management functions.
2.3 Administration, Budget,
and Finance Functions. The Associate
Director for Administration and Budget serves as the MMS Chief Information
Officer and the Deputy Chief Financial Officer.
The Associate Director is responsible for budget and financial
management, as well as all administrative activities of the MMS. Administration of the budget and financial
management functions includes development, presentation, and implementation of
the MMS budget; direction of the MMS’s financial management activities and
operation of its administrative accounting system. The administrative functions include, EEO and
counseling; information resources management functions such as data
administration, computer security, IT capital planning, telecommunications, and
records management; human resources management and employee development; procurement
and Federal Assistance management; support services, including property
management, space management, and general office services; management and
organization analysis activities; safety; and personnel and physical security. Program implementation is carried out by a
Chief of Staff, six Divisions, and two
administrative service centers.
2.4 Offshore
Energy and Minerals Management Functions. The Associate Director for Offshore Energy and
Minerals Management is responsible for all offshore energy and mineral-related
activities (e.g., oil, gas, alternative energy, sand, salt, and sulphur) that
include resource evaluation, environmental review, leasing activities
(including public liaison and planning functions), lease management, and
inspection and enforcement programs under MMS's jurisdiction. The Associate Director is also responsible
for authorizing activities that involve the alternate use of Outer Continental
Shelf Lands Act-permitted facilities
and managing the coastal impact assistance program.
Responsibility is shared with a Deputy Associate Director, and program
implementation is carried out through two staff offices, five Divisions, and
three line regional field organizations.
2.5 Policy and Management
Improvement Functions. The Associate
Director for Policy and Management Improvement is responsible for providing
policy review and coordinated program and policy positions on all matters
relating to the MMS; for providing the MMS a review and assessment capability;
for managing the MMS strategic planning and quality improvement processes; and
for evaluating MMS programs through economic and programmatic policy
analyses. The Associate Director is also
responsible for managing the Bureau's appeals activities, the alternative
dispute resolution program, and the Bureau's regulatory and information
collection programs. Program
implementation is carried out by two Divisions.
2.6 Minerals Revenue
Management Functions. The Associate
Director for Minerals Revenue Management is responsible for the collection and
distribution of all royalty payments, rentals, bonus payments, fines,
penalties, assessments, and other revenue due the Federal Government and Indian
lessors (tribal and allotted) as monies or royalties-in-kind from the
extraction of mineral resources from Federal and Indian lands onshore and from
the leasing and extraction of mineral resources on the Outer
Continental Shelf. These
responsibilities are shared with a Deputy Associate Director, and program
implementation is carried out through three program organizations and program
support staff reporting directly to the Associate Directorate.
