Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Documents in the News: Deep Water Drilling Ban

Did you hear this on NPR? White House Lifts Ban on Offshore Drilling
Or read this in the New York Times? White House Lifts Ban on Deepwater Drilling

Interested in the actual text? See:

Department of Interior press release.
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar’s decision memorandum.

The new safety rules, promulgated by DOI’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, will be published in the Federal Register tomorrow and Friday. You can see copies at the Public Inspection Desk:

Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in Outer Continental Shelf: Increased Safety Measures for Energy Development on Outer Continental Shelf
Publication Date: 10/14/2010

Safety and Environmental Management Systems:
Oil and Gas and Sulphur Operations in Outer Continental Shelf
Publication Date: 10/15/2010

For even more government information, see the DOI’s Deepwater Horizon Response page.

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