MMS issued a Notice to Lessees and Operators NTL No. 97-3N
with an effective date of August 1, 1997. This notice informed lessees and operators that
MMS will conduct an Annual Performance Review with each operator on the OCS. This annual
review examines the following areas:
the operator's history of compliance as it relates to the MMS Inspection Program
any action that MMS has forwarded for review or has resulted in a civil penalty,
the operator's safety record as it relates to accidents and incidents, and
the operator's progress in implementing a Safety and Environmental Management Program.
In the GOM this annual review is initiated in both the Regional and District offices.