The Task Force calculated the net, new labor and service that would 

 be attracted to the state as a result of OCS development (summarized for 

 Sale 35 in Table 9). The staging of development, that affects the total 

 employment in any one year, is also considered in Table V-1. Peak employ- 

 ment is projected to occur in 1980 and reach about 2,000 new jobs. This 



figure is insignificant in comparison to the Southern California, oil- 



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 related labor force of 21,000 and total labor force of 6 million. The 



OCS Task Force concluded that Sale 35 will have no noticeable socio- 

 economic impacts on the overall Southern California area and slight, if 

 any, local impacts. 



Sale 48 also does not appear to be a major generator of economic 

 or labor impacts in the near future for Southern California for the 

 following reasons: 



1. The majority of areas nominated by the industry are in deep 

 water which presents special problems that will slow development. 



2. Nominated tracts in shallow waters are in wildcat areas that 

 require long lead times for field location and definition. 



3. Production from nearshore tracts leased in the San Pedro Bay 



and the Santa Barbara Channel will not likely require additional pro- 



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 cessing and storage facilities. 



However, there is potential for additional development as a result 

 of the combined production from Sale 35, Sale 48, importation of 

 Alaskan oil, and new LNG facilities on the coast. Planned expansion 

 includes the Los Angeles and Long Beach Harbors, described above in 

 III, the El Segundo refinery, and three processing and storage plants 

 in Santa Barbara. Also, some of the 60 platforms required for 



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