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Federal Aviation Act (49 USC §§1301 et. seg.) 



The Federal Aviation Act gives the Secretary of Transportation broad powers to promote air commerce and to 

 regulate the use of navigable airspace to ensure aircraft safety and efficient use of such airspace. In furtherance 

 of this mandate, the Federal Aviation Administration, within the Department of Transportation pubUshes 

 aeronautical charts which provide a variety of information to pilots, including the location of sensitive areas which 

 should be avoided. 



Clean Air Act (CAA) (42 USC §7401 et seg.) 



The Clean Air Act (CAA) sets general guidelines and minimal air quality standards on a nationwide basis in 

 order to protect and enhance the quahty of the Nation's air resources. States are responsible for developing 

 comprehensive plans for all regions within their boimdaries. 



Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act OCSLA (43 USC §1331 et seg.) 



The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, (OCSLA) as amended in 1978 and 1985, establishes Federal jurisdiction 

 over the mineral resources of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) beyond 3 nm (5.6 km) and gives the Secretary 

 of Interior primary responsibility for managing OCS mineral exploration and development. The Secretary's 

 responsibility has been delegated to the Minerals Management Service (MMS). 



In unique or special areas, MMS may impose special lease stipulations designed to protect specific geological 

 and biological phenomena. These stipulations may vary among lease sale tracts and sales. 



Lessees are required to include, in exploration and development and production plans, specific information 

 concerning emissions and their potential impacts on coastal areas. Such authority includes the enforcement of 

 regulations made pursuant to the OCSLA (30 CFR Parts 250 and 256) and the enforcement of stipulations 

 appUcable to particular leases. 



In addition to DOI, both the Army Corps of Engineers (COE) and the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) have 

 responsibility over OCS mineral development to the extent that such development affects navigation. (43 USC 

 1333) COE is responsible for ensuring, through a permit system, that OCS structures, including pipelines, 

 platforms, drill ships, and semi-submersibles, do not obstruct navigation. USCG ensures that structures on the 

 OCS are properly marked and that safe working conditions aie maintained onboard. 



MMS is also charged with supervising OCS operations, including approval of exploration and development and 

 production plans and appUcations for pipeline rights of way on the OCS. 



Title I of the Marine Protection. Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA) (33 USC §§1401 et seg. '). 



Title I of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act (MPRSA), also known as the Ocean Dumping 

 Act, prohibits: 1) any person from transporting, without a permit, from the U.S. any material for the purpose 

 of dumping it into ocean waters (defined to mean those waters of the open seas lying seaward of the baseline 

 from which the territorial sea is measured) and 2) in the case of a vessel or aircraft registered in the U.S. or 

 flying the U.S. flag or in the case of a U.S. agency, any person from transporting, without a permit, from any 

 location any material for the purpose of dumping it into ocean waters. Title I also prohibits any person from 

 dumping, without a permit, into the "territorial sea," or the contiguous zone extending 12 nautical miles seaward 

 from the baseUne of the territorial sea to the extent that it may affect the territorial sea or the territory of the 

 U.S., any material transported from a location outside of the U.S. EPA regulates, through the issuance of 

 permits, the transportation, for the purpose of dumping, and the dumping of all materials except dredged 



