Guidance
Environmental Compliance
Environmental Compliance
- BSEE
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- EnvironmentRegulation and Legislation
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- Environmental permitting
- Marine watersSubsea
Summary
An environmental compliance checklist links inspection questions to regulatory authorities and enforcement actions. It covers marine debris, air and water quality, archaeological resources, artificial reefs, marine ecology, protected species and seafloor clearance, checking compliance with lease conditions, approved plans, permits and bureau instructions.
Classifications: Environmental protection; environmental safety; pollution prevention.
Classifications: Regulation and legislation; safety legislation; regulatory requirements.
Classifications: Environmental permitting.
Classifications: Marine waters.
Classifications: Subsea; underwater worksite.
Summary
BSEE inspection checklist for environmental compliance covering marine debris, air and water quality, archaeology, protected species, reefing and site clearance.
Themes: environment, regulation and legislation.
ENVIRONMENTAL (Last Updated December 2024)
Marine Debris
Q-101 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STIPULATIONS, TERMS, AND/OR CONDITIONS RELATED TO MARINE DEBRIS REDUCTION OUTLINED IN THE SUBJECT LEASE AGREEMENT(S)?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.101(a) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S 30 CFR 250.107(a)(4)
Q-102 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS RELATED TO MARINE DEBRIS REDUCTION OUTLINED IN THE APPROVED PLAN(S)?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.101(a) Enforcement Actions: W 30 CFR 250.107(a)(4) 30 CFR 550.280(a)
Q-103 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS RELATED TO MARINE DEBRIS REDUCTION OUTLINED IN THE APPROVED PERMIT(S)?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.101(a) Enforcement Actions: W 30 CFR 250.107(a)(4)
Q-104 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS RELATED TO MARINE DEBRIS REDUCTION OUTLINED IN AN ISSUED BUREAU ORDER/INSTRUCTION?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.107(d) Enforcement Actions: W
Q-105 DID THE OPERATOR/PERMITTEE TAKE MEASURES TO PREVENT THE UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF MARINE DEBRIS INTO OFFSHORE WATERS?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.300(a) Enforcement Actions: W 30 CFR 250.300(b)(6)
Q-106 DID THE OPERATOR/PERMITTEE PROPERLY MARK AND STORE ALL APPLICABLE MATERIALS, EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, CONTAINERS, AND OTHER ITEMS?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.300(c) Enforcement Actions: W
General Environmental Compliance
Q-121 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STIPULATIONS, TERMS, AND/OR CONDITIONS OUTLINED IN THE SUBJECT LEASE AGREEMENT(S)?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.101(a) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S 30 CFR 250.107(a)(4)
Q-122 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS OUTLINED IN THE APPROVED PLAN(S)?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.101(a) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S 30 CFR 250.107(a)(4) 30 CFR 550.280(a)
Q-123 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS OUTLINED IN THE APPROVED PERMIT(S)?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.101(a) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S 30 CFR 250.107(a)(4)
Q-124 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS OUTLINED IN AN ISSUED BUREAU ORDER/INSTRUCTION?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.107(d) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S
Air Quality
ENVIRONMENTAL STIPULATIONS, TERMS, AND/OR CONDITIONS RELATED TO AIR QUALITY OUTLINED IN THE SUBJECT LEASE AGREEMENT(S)?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.101(a) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S 30 CFR 250.107(a)(4)
Q-142 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS RELATED TO AIR QUALITY OUTLINED IN THE APPROVED PLAN(S)?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.101(a) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S 30 CFR 250.107(a)(4) 30 CFR 550.280(a)
Q-143 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS RELATED TO AIR QUALITY OUTLINED IN THE APPROVED PERMIT(S)?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.101(a) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S 30 CFR 250.107(a)(4)
Q-144 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS RELATED TO AIR QUALITY OUTLINED IN AN ISSUED BUREAU ORDER/INSTRUCTION?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.107(d) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S
Q-145 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN A MANNER THAT IS/WAS SAFE, DOES NOT UNREASONABLY INTERFERE WITH OTHER USES OF THE OCS, AND DOES NOT CAUSE UNDUE OR SERIOUS HARM OR DAMAGE TO THE HUMAN, MARINE, OR COASTAL ENVIRONMENT AS RELATED TO AIR QUALITY OVERSIGHT?
30 CFR 250.107(a)
Archaeology
ENVIRONMENTAL STIPULATIONS, TERMS, AND/OR CONDITIONS RELATED TO ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES OUTLINED IN THE SUBJECT LEASE AGREEMENT(S)?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.101(a) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S 30 CFR 250.107(a)(4)
Q-162 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS RELATED TO ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES OUTLINED IN THE APPROVED PLAN(S)?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.101(a) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S 30 CFR 250.107(a)(4) 30 CFR 550.280(a)
Q-163 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS RELATED TO ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES OUTLINED IN THE APPROVED PERMIT(S)?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.101(a) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S 30 CFR 250.107(a)(4) 30 CFR 551.6(a)(2)
Q-164 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS RELATED TO ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES OUTLINED IN AN ISSUED BUREAU ORDER/INSTRUCTION?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.107(d) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S
Q-165 DID DISCOVERY OF A POTENTIAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCE RESULT IN THE IMMEDIATE HALT OF ONGOING OPERATIONS AND BUREAU NOTIFICATION, AS WELL AS EXECUTION OF IDENTIFIED STEPS TO PROTECT THE RESOURCE(S)?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.101(a) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S 30 CFR 250.194(c) 30 CFR 250.1010(c) 30 CFR 550.194(c) 30 CFR 551.6(b)(3)
Q-166 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN A MANNER THAT IS/WAS SAFE, DOES NOT UNREASONABLY INTERFERE WITH OTHER USES OF THE OCS, AND DOES NOT CAUSE UNDUE OR SERIOUS HARM OR DAMAGE TO THE HUMAN, MARINE, OR COASTAL ENVIRONMENT AS RELATED TO ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCE OVERSIGHT?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.101(a) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S 30 CFR 250.194(c) 30 CFR 250.400 30 CFR 250.1000(a) 30 CFR 250.1703(g) 30 CFR 551.6(b)(3)
Artificial Reefs
Q-181 WERE REEFING OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS OUTLINE IN THE APPROVED PERMIT(S)?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.101(a) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S 30 CFR 250.107(a)(4) 30 CFR 250.1703(g)
Q-182 WERE REEFING OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN A MANNER THAT IS/WAS SAFE, DOES NOT UNREASONABLY INTERFERE WITH OTHER USES OF THE OCS, AND DOES NOT CAUSE UNDUE OR SERIOUS HARM OR DAMAGE TO THE HUMAN, MARINE, OR COASTAL ENVIRONMENT?
30 CFR 250.1703(g)
Marine Ecology
ENVIRONMENTAL STIPULATIONS, TERMS, AND/OR CONDITIONS RELATED TO MARINE RESOURCES OUTLINED IN THE SUBJECT LEASE AGREEMENT(S)?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.101(a) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S 30 CFR 250.107(a)(4)
Q-202 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS RELATED TO MARINE RESOURCES OUTLINED IN THE APPROVED PLAN(S)?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.101(a) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S 30 CFR 250.107(a)(4) 30 CFR 550.280(a)
Q-203 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS RELATED TO MARINE RESOURCES OUTLINED IN THE APPROVED PERMIT(S)?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.101(a) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S 30 CFR 250.107(a)(4) 30 CFR 551.6
Q-204 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS RELATED TO MARINE RESOURCES OUTLINED IN AN ISSUED BUREAU ORDER/INSTRUCTION?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.107(d) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S
Q-205 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN A MANNER THAT IS/WAS SAFE, DOES NOT UNREASONABLY INTERFERE WITH OTHER USES OF THE OCS, AND DOES NOT CAUSE UNDUE OR SERIOUS HARM OR DAMAGE TO THE HUMAN, MARINE, OR COASTAL ENVIRONMENT AS RELATED TO MARINE RESOURCE OVERSIGHT?
30 CFR 250.107(a)
Marine Protected Species
ENVIRONMENTAL STIPULATIONS, TERMS, AND/OR CONDITIONS RELATED TO MARINE PROTECTED SPECIES OUTLINED IN THE SUBJECT LEASE AGREEMENT(S)?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.101(a) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S 30 CFR 250.107(a)(4)
Q-222 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS RELATED TO MARINE PROTECTED SPECIES OUTLINED IN THE APPROVED PLAN(S)?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.101(a) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S 30 CFR 250.107(a)(4) 30 CFR 550.280(a)
Q-223 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS RELATED TO MARINE PROTECTED SPECIES OUTLINED IN THE APPROVED PERMIT(S)?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.101(a) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S 30 CFR 250.107(a)(4) 30 CFR 551.6
Q-224 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS RELATED TO MARINE PROTECTED SPECIES OUTLINED IN AN ISSUED BUREAU ORDER/INSTRUCTION?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.107(d) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S
Q-225 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN A MANNER THAT IS/WAS SAFE, DOES NOT UNREASONABLY INTERFERE WITH OTHER USES OF THE OCS, AND DOES NOT CAUSE UNDUE OR SERIOUS HARM OR DAMAGE TO THE HUMAN, MARINE, OR COASTAL ENVIRONMENT AS RELATED TO MARINE PROTECTED SPECIES OVERSIGHT?
30 CFR 250.107(a)
Space-Use Conflict
Q-241 DID THE LESSEE/OPERATOR/PERMITTEE CLEAR THE SEAFLOOR OF ALL OBSTRUCTIONS CREATED DURING LEASE/RIGHT-OF-WAY OPERATIONS?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.1703(e) Enforcement Actions: W 30 CFR 250.1740
Q-242 DID THE LESSEE/OPERATOR/PERMITTEE SUBMIT THEIR SITE-CLEARANCE VERIFICATION CERTIFICATION WITHIN THE REGULATORY TIMEFRAME?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.1743(a) Enforcement Actions: W 30 CFR 250.1743(b)
Q-243 DID THE LESSEE/OPERATOR/PERMITTEE CONDUCT SITE-CLEARANCE VERIFICATION CERTIFICATION WITHIN THE REGULATORY TIMEFRAME?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.1740 Enforcement Actions: W
Q-244 DID THE LESSEE/OPERATOR/PERMITTEE MARK THE AREA TO BE CLEARED A HAZARD TO NAVIGATION ACCORDING TO USCG REQUIREMENTS UNTIL COMPLETION OF SITE CLEARANCE PROCEDURES?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.101(a) Enforcement Actions: W 30 CFR 250.107(a)(4) 30 CFR 250.1741(c)
Q-245 DID THE LESSEE/OPERATOR/PERMITTEE CONDUCT SITE-CLEARANCE VERIFICATION ACTIVITIES IN A MANNER THAT IS/WAS SAFE, DOES NOT UNREASONABLY INTERFERE WITH OTHER USES OF THE OCS, AND DOES NOT CAUSE UNDUE OR SERIOUS HARM OR DAMAGE TO THE HUMAN, MARINE, OR COASTAL ENVIRONMENT?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.1703(g) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S
Water Quality
ENVIRONMENTAL STIPULATIONS, TERMS, AND/OR CONDITIONS RELATED TO WATER QUALITY OUTLINED IN THE SUBJECT LEASE AGREEMENT(S)?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.101(a) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S 30 CFR 250.107(a)(4)
Q-262 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS RELATED TO WATER QUALITY OUTLINED IN THE APPROVED PLAN(S)?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.101(a) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S 30 CFR 250.107(a)(4) 30 CFR 550.280(a)
Q-263 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS RELATED TO WATER QUALITY OUTLINED IN THE APPROVED PERMIT(S)?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.101(a) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S 30 CFR 250.107(a)(4)
Q-264 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH ALL APPLICABLE ENVIRONMENTAL STANDARDS RELATED TO WATER QUALITY OUTLINED IN AN ISSUED BUREAU ORDER/INSTRUCTION?
Authority: 30 CFR 250.107(d) Enforcement Actions: W/C/S
Q-265 WERE OPERATIONS CONDUCTED IN A MANNER THAT IS/WAS SAFE, DOES NOT UNREASONABLY INTERFERE WITH OTHER USES OF THE OCS, AND DOES NOT CAUSE UNDUE OR SERIOUS HARM OR DAMAGE TO THE HUMAN, MARINE, OR COASTAL ENVIRONMENT AS RELATED TO WATER QUALITY OVERSIGHT?
30 CFR 250.107(a)