The Office of the Secretary's Office of Environmental Policy and Compliance (OEPC) provides national leadership and direction in the coordination
and development of environmental policy and program evaluation. It provides for a coordinated and unified approach and response to environmental
issues that affect multiple bureaus in order to ensure that the Department speaks as one entity with respect to those issues. It provides guidance
for the Department's compliance with the full range of existing environmental statutes, executive orders, regulations and other requirements.
The Bureau of
Indian Affairs' (BIA) mission is to enhance the quality-of-life, to
promote economic opportunity, and to carry out the responsibility to
protect and improve the trust assets of American Indians, Indian
tribes and Alaska Natives. The BIA will accomplish this through the
delivery of quality services, maintaining government-to-government
relationships within the spirit of Indian self-determination. The
mission of the Bureau's Office of Trust Responsibilities is to
protect, develop, manage and enhance Indian trust resources to the
benefit of Indian peoples and to promote maximum economic
opportunities with respect to trust management while recognizing and
supporting self-governance and self-determination.
Address
Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Facilities, Environment, and Cultural Resources
2051 Mercator Drive
Reston, VA 20191
The Bureau of
Land Management (BLM) is a multiple use resource management agency responsible for managing over 264 million acres of land - - about
one-eight of the land in the United States - - as well as 300
million additional acres of subsurface mineral resources. Most of
these lands are located in the western United States, including
Alaska, and are characterized by extensive rangelands, forests, high
mountains, arctic tundra, and deserts. The BLM manages a wide
variety of commercial, cultural, recreational, and wilderness
resources on the public lands. It is BLM's mission to sustain the
health, diversity, and productivity of the public lands for the use
and enjoyment of present and future generations.
Address
Bureau of Land Management 1849 C Street, N. W. 1050 LS Washington, D. C. 20240
The Bureau of Reclamation's mission is to manage, develop, and protect water and related resources in an environmentally and economically sound manner in the interest of the American public. Its strategic plan outlines numerous programs, initiatives and activities that help the 17 Western States, Native American Tribes and others to meet new water needs and to balance the multitude of competing uses of limited water resources. Emphasis is placed on fulfilling water delivery obligations, water conservation, water recycling and reuse and the development of partnerships with customers, Native American Tribes, States and others.
The Minerals
Management Service's (MMS) primary responsibilities are to manage
the mineral resources located on the nation's Outer Continental
Shelf (OCS), collect revenues from the federal OCS and onshore
federal and Indian lands, and distribute those revenues. In working
to meet its responsibilities the Offshore Minerals Management
Program administers the OCS competitive leasing program and oversees
the safe and environmentally sound exploration and production of our
nation's offshore natural gas, oil and other mineral resources. The
MMS Royalty Management Program meets its responsibilities by
ensuring the efficient, timely, and accurate collection and
disbursement of revenue due to Indian tribes and allottees, States, and the U.S. Treasury from mineral leasing and production.
Address
Minerals Management
Service 381 Elden St. (MS 4042) Herndon, VA 20170
The Office of Surface Mining is the principal federal agency responsible for implementing cooperation with States and Tribes. Our primary objectives are to ensure that coal mines are operated in a manner that protects citizens and the environment during mining and assures that the land is restored to beneficial use following mining, and to mitigate the effects of past mining by aggressively pursuing reclamation of abandoned coal mines.
Address
Office of
Surface Mining and Reclamation 1951 Constitution Ave., MS 203 Washington, D.C. 20240
The Fish and
Wildlife Service (FWS) is the principal federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American People. Among its key functions, the Service enforces federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages
migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetland, and helps foreign governments with their conservation efforts. It also oversees the federal aid program that distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing and hunting equipment
to state fish and wildlife agencies.
Address
Fish and Wildlife Service 4501 North Fairfax Drive, MS-2114 Arlington, Virginia 22203
As
the nation's largest water, earth and biological science, and
civilian mapping agency, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) works in
cooperation with more than 2000 organizations across the country to
provide reliable, impartial, scientific information to resource
managers, planners, and other customers. This information is
gathered in every state by USGS scientists to minimize the loss of
life and property from natural disasters, to contribute to the
conservation and the sound economic and physical development of the
nation's natural resources, and to enhance the quality of life by
monitoring water, biological, energy, and mineral resources.
Address
U.S. Geological Survey 104 National Center 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive (MS-104) Reston, VA 20192
