cover all phases of exploration, development, production, 

 abandonment and pollution prevention and control. Compliance 

 with these orders is checked by on-site inspections by USGS 

 inspectors. 



The OCS lease management program extends well beyond the 

 enforcement of operating regulations. In addition to formal and 

 standardized operating procedures, USGS has recently initiated a 

 method of identifying potential hazardous conditions through 

 statistical analysis and a comprehensive systems design analysis 

 program for spill and fire prevention. Refined checklists for field 

 inspectors and unannounced inspections of randomly selected 

 structures to obtain data under typical working conditions help 

 provide a firm base for the analysis. 



USGS also is implementing a number of recommendations that 

 have evolved from various studies. Among these are: 



(1) A requirement of OCS operators to submit quarterly failure 

 analysis reports on subsurface safety devices; 



(2) Development of accident investigation reporting procedures 

 that place greater emphasis on cause and effect relationships; 



(3) Initiation of a safety alert system to inform industry of 

 accidents occurring during drilling and producing operations; 



(4), Formation of a committee on offshore safety and anti- 

 pollution research in conjunction with the American Petroleum 

 Institute to coordinate industry and Government efforts and to 

 define specific future needs; 



(5) Establish a cooperative committee on offshore safety and 

 anti-pollution standards in conjunction with the American 

 Petroleum Institute to develop standards and specifications for 

 safety and anti-pollution equipment; 



(6) Development of formalized procedures for the evalutation 

 and revision of existing OCS Orders and the development of new 

 OCS Orders. 



(7) Development of standardized pollution report forms; 



(8) Appointment by the USGS Director of a review committee on 

 safety of OCS operators, sponsored by the Marine Board, National 

 Academy of Engineering, and composed of experts not regularly 

 employed by industry or Government. 



The Department of Interior (DOI), like other Federal agencies, also 

 engages in a broad range of activities relating to abatement and 

 control of pollution that may affect or result from development of the 

 Nation's recreational and nonliving resources both on land and off 



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