TABLE OF COMTENTS 



ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING FOR OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS 

 VOLUME IV: REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR PROTECTING LIVING RESOURCES 



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FOREWORD i 



PREFACE V 



TABLE OF CONTENTS vi 



LIST OF FIGURES viii 



LIST OF TABLES ix 



ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS x 



COMMONLY USED ABBREVIATIONS FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES WITH 



RESPONSIBILITIES FOR OCS OR OCS RELATED ENERGY 



DEVELOPMENT xi 



Part I --U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 1 



1.1 Fish and Wildlife Organization and Objectives .... 1 



1.1.1 Fish and Wildlife Service Programs 1 



1.1.2 Offshore Oil and Gas Related Programs 4 



1.1.3 Division of Ecological Services 4 



1.1.4 Office of Biological Services 7 



1.2 Fish and Wildlife Service Role in Reviewing OCS Related 

 Development Projects 9 



1.2.1 The Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act 9 



1.2.2 The National Environmental Policy Act 13 



1.2.3 Secretarial Order 2974 15 



Part 2 -- Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas 16 



2.1 Federal Program Responsibilities 17 



2.2 Lease Tract Selection 18 



2.2.1 Preliminary Evaluation 21 



2.2.2 Call for Nominations 23 



2.2.3 Tract Selection 23 



2.3 Environmental Impact Statement 24 



2.4 Departmental Decision Process 24 



2.5 Lease Sales 26 



2.6 Post Sale Management 27 



2.7 Environmental Studies 28 



Part 3 -- Onshore and Nearshore Development Management 31 



3.1 Federal Roles in Management 31 



3.1.1 Navigation Servitude 31 



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