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The
Minerals Management Service (MMS) is a bureau in the
U.S. Department of the Interior
and is headquartered in Washington DC. MMS is the Federal agency that
manages the nation's natural gas, oil and other mineral resources on the
outer continental shelf (OCS).
The agency also collects, accounts
for and disburses more than $8 billion per year in revenues from
Federal offshore mineral
leases and from
onshore mineral leases on Federal and Indian lands.
MMS Mission Statement
MMS’s mission is to manage the ocean
energy and mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf and Federal
and Indian mineral revenues to enhance public and trust benefits,
promote responsible use, and realize fair value.
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Last Updated:
11/06/2008,
11:35 AM Central Time
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