Atlantic OCS Proposed Geological and Geophysical Activities. Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic Planning Areas. Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement. Volume 1: Chapter 1-8, Figures, Tables, and Keyword Index

摘要

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has prepared this Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (Programmatic EIS) to assess environmental impacts of authorizing geological and geophysical survey activities (G&G activities) in the Mid- and South Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf area (Mid- and South Atlantic OCS) and adjacent State waters between 2012 and 2020. The analysis covers G&G activities conducted under BOEM's oil and gas, renewable energy, and marine minerals programs. The Programmatic EIS also addresses impacts in adjacent State waters because environmental impacts of G&G activities in the Mid- and South Atlantic OCS under BOEM's jurisdiction, such as seismic surveys, could impact the States.