Minerals Management Service Budget Justifications and Annual Performance Plan, Fiscal Year 2003; Annual Performance Report, Fiscal Year 2001

摘要

Since its formation in 1982, the Minerals Management Service (MMS) has been committed to managing Americas mineral resources. Moreover, MMS is a leader in managing the Federal Governments assets by creating a process that extends from assessing potential mineral resources and protecting the environment to ensuring that America receives a fair return on its mineral resources. MMS is responsible for managing the nations oil, natural gas, and other mineral resources on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and the mineral revenues from OCS, Federal and Indian lands. Within MMS, the Offshore Minerals Management (OMM) program is responsible for OCS activities, which range from administering OCS leases and monitoring the safety of offshore facilities to protecting our coastal and marine environments. Through the OMM program, MMS manages the mineral resources on 1.76 billion acres of the OCS, of which, approximately 40 million acres are leased by MMS. Production on the leased OCS acres accounts for 23 percent of Americas domestic natural gas production and 30 percent of Americas domestic oil production.