Federal Advisory Committee Act
The Bureau
of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE)
receives advice from Federal Advisory Committees in accordance
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act on issues related
to safety, environmental science and policy decisions regarding
energy exploration and development activities on the Outer
Continental Shelf (OCS).
Committee
meetings are open to the public and allow time for those in
attendance to speak or provide written comments related to the
issues being discussed. Meetings are typically announced 15 to
30 days in advance through the Federal Register and press
announcements.
To learn
more about each of the advisory committees, follow their
activities and to view information materials from past meetings,
please see the links below:
The Ocean Energy Safety Advisory Committee (OESC)
was
chartered
on February 8, 2011, to advise the Secretary of the Interior,
through the Director of BOEMRE, on a variety of issues related
to offshore energy safety. The OESC is the first step toward
establishing the proposed Ocean Energy Safety Institute, which
would facilitate collaborative research and development,
training and execution in these and other areas relating to
offshore energy safety going forward. The OESC will provide
advice on how best to stand up the Institute, and on what role
OESC should play in the Institute:
http://www.boemre.gov/mmab/EnergySafety.htm.
The OCS
Scientific Committee (SC)
is chartered to advise the Secretary of the Interior, through
the Director of BOEMRE on the feasibility, appropriateness, and
scientific value of the BOEMRE's OCS Environmental Studies
Program:
http://www.boemre.gov/mmab/ScientificCommittee/ocssc.htm.
The OCS
Policy Committee (PC),
first chartered in 1975, provides advice to the Secretary of the
Interior, through the Director of BOEMRE, on implementing the
provisions of the OCS Lands Act:
http://www.boemre.gov/mmab/PolicyCommittee/pcnew.htm. |