Catalog of Environmental Programs 2012
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EPA Goal 3: Cleaning Up Communities and Advancing Sustainable Development |
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management – Oil Spill Modeling Program
Purpose
The bureau assesses oil-spill risks associated with offshore energy activities off the U.S.
continental coast and Alaska by calculating spill trajectories and contact probabilities. These
analyses address the likelihood of spill occurrences, the transport and fate of any spilled oil,
and the environmental impacts that might occur as a result of the spill. The bureau's Oil-Spill
Risk Analysis (OSRA) model combines the probability of spill occurrence with a statistical
description of hypothetical oil-spill movement on the ocean surface.
Modeling results are used by staff for preparation of environmental documents in accordance with
the National Environmental Policy Act; other Federal and State agencies for review of
environmental impact statements (EISs), environmental assessments, and endangered species
consultations; and oil industry specialists preparing the oil spill response plans (OSRP).
Source(s) of Information
1. BOEM: Oil Spill Modeling Program
Related EPA Program(s)
Oil Spill: Prevention, Preparedness and Response:
The program includes spill prevention, preparedness, and response activities. The Spill Prevention, Control, and Countermeasures (SPCC) serves
to prevent oil spills that have potential to reach navigable waters. Area Planning ensures that EPA and other response organizations have
identified resources that need to be protected, and methods to effectively coordinate during response. The Facility Response Plan (FRP)
requires the largest oil facilities to have capability to respond to a worst-case spill, and EPA’s spill response program has
authorities and resources to lead or oversee oil spill response activities.
Authorizing Legislation
• Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended by the Oil Pollution Act (OPA) of 1990.
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