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4.
Alternative 1: Hold the Sale as Proposed
a.
b.
Description of the Sale Scenario
Summary of Environmental Consequences
C. Summary of Cumulative Impacts
Potential Lease Stipulations
d.
e.
Other Mitigating Measures
Alternative 2: Delay the Sale
Description
Alternative 3: Cancel the Sale
Alternative 4: NASA Deferral. Modify the Proposal by
Deferring Blocks To Avoid Operational Conflicts with
NASA Activities
55
5.
Alternative 5: Canyon Area Deferral. Modify the Proposal by
Deferring Blocks Around Submarine Canyons To Protect the Biota
Page
57
Marine and Coastal Birds
Endangered and Threatened Species and Species of Concern
6. Sensitive Coastal Habitats
C.
Oil Spill Cleanup and Contingency Planning in the Mid-Atlantic Region
2.
3.
Offshore Oil Pollution Compensation Fund
Industry Oil Spill Containment and Cleanup Capabilities
OCS Operating Order No. 7
185
187
194
199
206
208
210
211
1. Drilling Muds and Cuttings
Formation Waters
D.
5. Status of Oil Spill Containment and Cleanup Capability
Drilling and Production Discharges in the Mid-Atlantic Marine
Environment
213
230
E.
3. Other Discharges or Sources of Pollution
Alternative 1: Hold the Sale as Proposed and Cumulative Impacts
232
233
Impacts on Endangered and Threatened Species and Species of
Concern
319
6.
Conflicts with NASA/DOD Activities
320
I.
Impacts on Marine and Coastal Birds
Deferring Blocks around Submarine Canyons To Protect the Biota
1. Impacts on Benthic Organisms
2. Impacts on Fish and Commercial Fishery Resources
321
322
323
324
J.
K.
Unavoidable Adverse Effects
Relationship Between Local Short-Term Uses of the Environment
and the Maintenance of Long-Term Productivity
5. Impacts on Endangered and Threatened Species and Species of
H.
Legal and Administrative Authority
Explanation of Assumptions
Tables for Oil Spill Risk Analysis Model
Summary of Atlantic OCS Operating Orders
Endangered Species Consultation
Block Lists for the Proposed Action and Alternatives
Mid-Atlantic Fish and Fisheries Resources Supportive Data
Siting and Foundational Considerations on the Mid-Atlantic
Continental Slope and Rise
IX. Index