About the Minerals Management Service (MMS): Outer Continental Shelf

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    About the Minerals Management Service
 

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)

bullet Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Definition - The Federal Government administers the submerged lands, subsoil, and seabed, lying between the States' seaward jurisdiction and the seaward extent of Federal jurisdiction.
 
bullet Federal Offshore Lands - what they are and how they are administered.
 
bullet Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act - History
 
bullet OCS Lands Act (the law)

Maps Showing the Status
   of the Federal OCS Leasing Program

bullet Active Lease Statistics as of July 17, 2008
 
bullet 2007-2012 Program Map- Lower 48
 
bullet 2007-2012 Program Map- Alaska
 
bullet 2007-2012 Program Areas Withdrawn
 

Last Updated: 05/11/2010, 12:48 PM Central Time