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{{Organization | |||
|OrganizationName=Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement | |||
|OrganizationType=Executive Departments | |||
|Mission=BSEE works to promote safety, protect the environment, and conserve resources offshore through vigorous regulatory oversight and enforcement. It ensures the safe and responsible development of offshore energy and mineral resources in the United States. | |||
|ParentOrganization=United States Department of the Interior | |||
|CreationLegislation=Secretarial Order No. 3299 by the Department of the Interior in 2010 | |||
|Employees=800 | |||
|Budget=$200 million (Fiscal Year 2024) | |||
|OrganizationExecutive=Director | |||
|Services=Offshore safety regulation; Environmental enforcement; Oil spill preparedness; Inspection and compliance | |||
|Regulations=30 CFR Parts 250, 254, 550, 553 - Offshore Oil and Gas Operations; Safety and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS); Oil Spill Response Plans | |||
|HeadquartersLocation=38.89392, -77.04265 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress=1849 C Street NW, Washington, DC 20240 | |||
|Website=https://www.bsee.gov | |||
}} | |||
{{Infobox government agency | {{Infobox government agency | ||
| agency_name = Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement | | agency_name = Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement | ||
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The '''Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement''' ('''BSEE''' | The '''Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement''' ('''BSEE''' or "Bessie") is an agency under the [[United States Department of the Interior]].<ref name="SO3299">{{Citation|last=Salazar|first=Ken|title=Secretarial Order Nº 3299|date=May 19, 2010|url=https://elips.doi.gov/ELIPS/0/doc/444/Page1.aspx|authorlink=Ken Salazar|format=PDF|accessdate=May 21, 2010}}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Established in 2011, BSEE is the lead agency in charge of improving safety and ensuring environmental protection relating to the offshore energy industry, mainly natural gas and oil, on the United States Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bsee.gov/who-we-are/about-us|title=About Us {{!}} Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement|website=www.bsee.gov|language=en|access-date=2017-04-22}}</ref> The agency exercises the safety and environmental enforcement functions formerly under the [[Minerals Management Service]], including the authority to inspect; investigate; summon witnesses and produce evidence; levy penalties; cancel or suspend activities; and oversee safety, response, and removal preparedness.<ref name="SO3299" /> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
The BSEE was established in response to the regulatory failure of [[Minerals Management Service]] (MMS) in the | The BSEE was established in response to the regulatory failure of [[Minerals Management Service]] (MMS) in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010. [https://elips.doi.gov/ELIPS/0/doc/444/Page1.aspx Secretarial Order 3299]{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} signed by then Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar on May 19, 2010, created the agency. Order 3299 also created the [[Bureau of Ocean Energy Management]] (BOEM) and the [[Office of Natural Resources Revenue]] (ONRR).<ref name="SO3299" /> | ||
The creation of the three independent entities was designed to carry out three missions:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bsee.gov/who-we-are/history/reorganization|title=Reorganization {{!}} Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement|website=www.bsee.gov|language=en|access-date=2017-04-22}}</ref> | The creation of the three independent entities was designed to carry out three missions:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bsee.gov/who-we-are/history/reorganization|title=Reorganization {{!}} Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement|website=www.bsee.gov|language=en|access-date=2017-04-22}}</ref> | ||
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* Ensuring safe and environmentally responsible exploration and production and enforcing applicable rules and regulations | * Ensuring safe and environmentally responsible exploration and production and enforcing applicable rules and regulations | ||
* Ensuring a fair return to the taxpayer from offshore royalty and revenue collection and disbursement activities | * Ensuring a fair return to the taxpayer from offshore royalty and revenue collection and disbursement activities | ||
On June 18, 2010, [https://elips.doi.gov/ELIPS/0/doc/165/Page1.aspx Secretarial Order 3302] briefly renamed the MMS to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE). This name was in effect until the official establishment of the BSEE on October 1, 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elips.doi.gov/ELIPS/0/doc/165/Page1.aspx|title=Secretarial Order No. 3302|last=Salazar|first=Ken|date=June 18, 2010|website=|access-date=2017-05-02}}</ref> On September 16, 2011, Salazar named former MMS Director | On June 18, 2010, [https://elips.doi.gov/ELIPS/0/doc/165/Page1.aspx Secretarial Order 3302] briefly renamed the MMS to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE). This name was in effect until the official establishment of the BSEE on October 1, 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://elips.doi.gov/ELIPS/0/doc/165/Page1.aspx|title=Secretarial Order No. 3302|last=Salazar|first=Ken|date=June 18, 2010|website=|access-date=2017-05-02}}</ref> On September 16, 2011, Salazar named former MMS Director Michael R. Bromwich as the BSEE's first director.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Press Release|title=Secretary Salazar Names Michael R. Bromwich and Tommy P. Beaudreau to Lead New DOI Bureaus|url=https://www.bsee.gov/newsroom/latest-news/statements-and-releases/press-releases/secretary-salazar-names-michael-r|accessdate=25 March 2018|agency=Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement|date=16 September 2011|language=en}}</ref> On November 14, 2011, Salazar named Coast Guard Rear Admiral James A. Watson as the BSEE's second director.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Press Release|title=Secretary Salazar Names Rear Admiral James A. Watson as New Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement|url=https://www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/Secretary-Salazar-Names-Rear-Admiral-James-A-Watson-as-New-Director-of-the-Bureau-of-Safety-and-Environmental-Enforcement|accessdate=25 March 2018|agency=United States Department of the Interior|date=14 November 2011}}</ref> | ||
On August 14, 2013, Interior Secretary | On August 14, 2013, Interior Secretary Sally Jewell named former Coast Guard Vice Admiral Brian Salerno as the BSEE's third director.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Press Release|title=Secretary Jewell Names Former USCG Vice Admiral Brian Salerno Director of the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement|url=https://www.doi.gov/news/pressreleases/secretary-jewell-names-former-uscg-vice-admiral-brian-salerno-director-of-the-bureau-of-safety-and-environmental-enforcement|accessdate=25 March 2018|agency=United States Department of the Interior|date=14 August 2013}}</ref> In 2013, the BSEE and the U.S. Department of Transportation Statistics (BTS) signed an Interagency Agreement (IAA) to create [https://www.safeocs.gov SafeOCS], for voluntary confidential reporting of ‘near misses’ happening on Outer Continental Shelf. It was later expanded to include mandatory reporting of equipment failure data as required in [https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/30/250.730 30 CFR 250.730] and [https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/30/250.803 30 CFR 250.803].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.safeocs.gov|title=Near-Miss Reporting System|website=www.safeocs.gov|access-date=2017-04-22}}</ref> | ||
In 2016, the BSEE finalized Well Control Rule. Phased in over time (starting on July 28, 2016), the reform will establish regulations to prevent another Deepwater Horizon tragedy and other well control incidents. In addition, it will implement new and revised industry standards as well as codification of decades worth of BSEE policies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bsee.gov/guidance-and-regulations/regulations/well-control-rule|title=Well Control Rule {{!}} Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement|website=www.bsee.gov|language=en|access-date=2017-04-22}}</ref> | In 2016, the BSEE finalized Well Control Rule. Phased in over time (starting on July 28, 2016), the reform will establish regulations to prevent another Deepwater Horizon tragedy and other well control incidents. In addition, it will implement new and revised industry standards as well as codification of decades worth of BSEE policies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bsee.gov/guidance-and-regulations/regulations/well-control-rule|title=Well Control Rule {{!}} Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement|website=www.bsee.gov|language=en|access-date=2017-04-22}}</ref> | ||
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=== Oil Spill Preparedness Division (OSPD) === | === Oil Spill Preparedness Division (OSPD) === | ||
The BSEE oversees oil spill planning and preparedness for oil and gas production facilities in U.S. waters (see [https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/30/part-254 30 CFR part 254]). Some of the main functions of its Oil Spill Preparedness Division (OSPD) division include the approval of oil spill response plans; inspection of oil spill response equipment; conducting oil spill response research, auditing responder and management team training and exercises. OSPD currently manages the | The BSEE oversees oil spill planning and preparedness for oil and gas production facilities in U.S. waters (see [https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/30/part-254 30 CFR part 254]). Some of the main functions of its Oil Spill Preparedness Division (OSPD) division include the approval of oil spill response plans; inspection of oil spill response equipment; conducting oil spill response research, auditing responder and management team training and exercises. OSPD currently manages the Ohmsett National Spill Response Test Facility, located in Leonardo, New Jersey.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bsee.gov/what-we-do/oil-spill-preparedness|title=Oil Spill Preparedness {{!}} Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement|website=www.bsee.gov|language=en|access-date=2017-05-06}}</ref> | ||
=== Environmental Compliance Division (ECD) === | === Environmental Compliance Division (ECD) === | ||
The Environmental Compliance Division (ECD) monitors, verifies and enforces the offshore industry's compliance with environmental standards in operations on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). ECD is responsible for compliancy with the [[National Environmental Policy Act]] (NEPA) in regards to BSEE's OCS operations. Other responsibilities include coordination with the [[Bureau of Ocean Energy Management]] (BOEM) and other Federal, State and local agencies; and public outreach regarding environmental compliance. Engineers and scientists working under the ECD, are BSEE's national coordinators for various environmental programs including Air Quality, Archaeological and Cultural Resources | The Environmental Compliance Division (ECD) monitors, verifies and enforces the offshore industry's compliance with environmental standards in operations on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). ECD is responsible for compliancy with the [[National Environmental Policy Act]] (NEPA) in regards to BSEE's OCS operations. Other responsibilities include coordination with the [[Bureau of Ocean Energy Management]] (BOEM) and other Federal, State and local agencies; and public outreach regarding environmental compliance. | ||
Engineers and scientists working under the ECD, are BSEE's national coordinators for various environmental programs including | |||
* Air Quality, Archaeological and Cultural Resources | |||
* Marine Ecology, Marine Trash and Debris Oversight | |||
* Rigs-to-Reefs (R2R) Artificial Reef Program<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bsee.gov/what-we-do/environmental-focuses|title=Environmental Focuses {{!}} Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement|website=www.bsee.gov|language=en|access-date=2017-05-06}}</ref> | |||
=== Safety & Incident Investigation Division (SIID) === | === Safety & Incident Investigation Division (SIID) === | ||
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==Offices== | ==Offices== | ||
Regional offices are in | Regional offices are in | ||
* Anchorage, Alaska; | |||
* Camarillo, California; | |||
* New Orleans, Louisiana | |||
* district offices along the Gulf of Mexico coast.<ref name="BSEEhist">{{cite web|url=https://www.bsee.gov/who-we-are/our-organization/regional-offices|title=Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement Regional Offices|last=|first=|date=n.d.|website=|publisher=Department of Interior|accessdate=5 May 2017}}</ref> | |||
== Publications == | == Publications == | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations]] | *[[Title 30 of the Code of Federal Regulations]] | ||
*[[United States Department of the Interior]] | *[[United States Department of the Interior]] | ||