The chapter Canadian Laws and Regulations concerning Oil and Gas Operations from the assessment Oil and Gas Activities in the Arctic-Effects and Potential Effects:
Canadian Laws and Regulations concerning Oil and Gas Operations - AMAP´s OGA (pdf - 67MB)
Canadian Laws and Regulations concerning Oil and Gas Operations - From AMAP´s OGA (Word - 88KB)
Federal Statutes and Executive Orders
Outer Continental Lands Act (OCSLA)
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)
Endangered Species Act (ESA)
Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA)
Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA)
Oil Pollution Act (OPA)
Clean Air Act (CAA)
Clean Water Act (CWA)
National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA)
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (FCMA)
Executive Order 12114: Environmental Effects Abroad
Executive Order 12898: Environmental Justice
Executive Order 13007: Indian Sacred Sites
Executive Order 13089: Coral Reef Protection
Executive Order 13580: Arctic Interagency Working Group on Resource Permitting http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2011-07-15/pdf/2011-18065.pdf
Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA)
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act
Migratory Bird Treaty Act
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972
Executive Order 13175 on Consultation and Coordination with Indian Tribal Governments
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970
Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899
Energy Policy Act of 2005
Federal Regulations and Standards
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Laws & Regulations
Regulations, Administrative, and Policy Materials
http://www.usace.army.mil/CECW/Pages/reg_materials.aspx
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Protected Resources Division: Permits and authorizations are required under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) to conduct activities that may result in the "taking" of a protected species.
Marine Mammal Authorization Program (MMAP)
Marine Mammal Authorization Program for incidental take of marine mammals by commercial fishermen
MMAP Authorization Certificate and 2011 Letter to Permit Holders
Mortality/Injury Reporting Form
Permits or Authorizations for Marine Mammal Takes
Review Pending Applications and Select Permits
Federal Register Notices of issued or extended permits
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Occupational Safety and Health Regulations (Standards - 29 CFR)
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owasrch.search_form?p_doc_type=STANDARDS&p_toc_level=0&p_keyvalue
General Industry Occupational Safety and Health Standards (29 CFR 1910) related to oil and gas well drilling and servicing
http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owasrch.search_form?p_doc_type=STANDARDS&p_toc_level=1&p_keyvalue=1910
Cooperation of OSHA and the USCG in data exchange, standards research and development. Memorandum of Understanding, (1979, December 19).
Bureau of Labor Statistics BLS Safety and Health Statistics Home Page
Keyword Search of Available BLS Injury/Illness and Fatality Data, and Publications
FedStats provides information for Federal agencies that are listed in Statistical Programs of The United States Government and reporting expenditures of at least $500,000 per year in one or more statistical activities including: http://www.fedstats.gov/
Environmental Protection Agency
Alaska Water Quality Standards Program
http://yosemite.epa.gov/R10/WATER.NSF/webpage/Alaska+Water+Quality+Standards
Fish and Wildlife Service
73 FR 33212 (pdf) regulations authorizing the non-lethal, incidental take of small numbers of Pacific walruses and polar bears associated with oil and gas exploration activities in the Chukchi Sea and adjacent coast of Alaska in effect through June 11, 2013
Chukchi Sea ITR EA (pdf) Environmental Assessment.
Chukchi Sea ITR BO for Polar Bear (pdf) A Programmatic Biological Opinion For Polar Bears regarding Chukchi Sea Incidental Take Regulations
76 FR 47010 regulations authorizing the non-lethal, incidental take of small numbers of polar bears and Pacific walruses during year-round oil and gas operations in the Beaufort Sea and adjacent northern coast of Alaska. This rule will be in effect through August 3, 2016.
Beaufort Sea ITR BO (pdf). A Programmatic Biological Opinion For Polar Bears ( Ursus maritimus ) , Polar Bear Critical Habitat and Conference Opinion for the Pacific Walrus ( Odobenus rosmarus divergens ) on Beaufort Sea Incidental Take Regulations is available here
Beaufort Sea ITR EA. Environmental Impact Assessment
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement BSEE Alaska
Laws, Regulations, and Notices
Notice to Lessees NTL's clarify, describe, or interpret offshore regulations or standards. NTL's also may provide guidelines on special lease stipulations, explain the BOEM/BSEE's interpretation of requirements, or transmit administrative information.
Headquarters Notice to Lessees
Alaska Region Notice to Lessees (NTL's) –
Archaeology http://www.gomr.boemre.gov/homepg/regulate/regs/ntls/2005%20NTLs/05-a03.pdf
Shallow Drilling Hazards http://www.gomr.boemre.gov/homepg/regulate/regs/ntls/2005%20NTLs/05-a01.pdf
Pipeline Right-of-Way http://www.gomr.boemre.gov/homepg/regulate/regs/ntls/2005%20NTLs/05-a02.pdf
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA)
Additional Info About OCSLA
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act - Full text from the Cornell Law School Legal Information Institute.
Environmental Statutes and Executive Orders –
OPA 90(Oil Spill Financial Responsibility (OSFR) for Offshore Facilities)
Implementing the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90)
Energy Policy Act of 2005
Letters of Agreement, Memorandums of Agreement, Memorandums of Understanding - Agreements between the BSEE/BOEM and other federal, state, or local organizations.
Letter of Agreement between the Minerals Management Service Alaska OCS Region and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Regarding Pollution Prevention and Response Preparedness for Oil & Gas Facilities on Alaska Submerged Lands
Memorandum of Agreement between the Minerals Management Service and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District
Memorandum of Understanding between the Department of Transportation and the Department of the Interior Regarding Outer Continental Pipelines
Memorandum of Understanding between the Native Village of Kaktovik and the Minerals Management Service Alaska OCS Region
Memorandum of Understanding between Minerals Management Service and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District and BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. regarding Permit Evaluation National Environmental Policy Act Process for the Liberty Development Project
Intra-Agency Agreement between U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management and Minerals Management Service for Implementation of the North Slope Science Initiative
Offshore Federal Register Notice
Federal Register publications - Notices, Advance Notices of Proposed Rulemaking, Notices of Proposed Rulemaking, and Final Rules for Offshore operations.
Electronic Code of Federal Regulations
http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr&tpl=%2Findex.tpl
Electronic Federal Register
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
Electronic United States Code
http://www4.law.cornell.edu/uscode/
State of Alaska
Alaska Department of Natural Resources
Alaska Oil and Gas Conservation Commission AOGCC Statutes/Regulations
Aquifer Exemption Orders
Area Injection Orders
Conservation Orders
Disposal Injection Orders
Enhanced Recovery Injection Orders
Storage Injection Orders
Commission Orders
Alaska Statutes
Alaska Oil and Conservation Act: Title 31.05
Alaska Administrative Code: Legislative Site Title 20 - CHAPTER 25
- Drilling (20 AAC 25.005 – 20 AAC 25.080)
- Abandonment and Plugging (20 AAC 25.105 – 20 AAC 25.172)
- Production Practices (20 AAC 25.200 – 20 AAC 25.290)
- Reports (20 AAC 25.300 – 20 AAC 25.320)
- Enhanced Recovery (20 AAC 25.400 – 20 AAC 25.460)
- General Provisions (20 AAC 25.505 – 20 AAC 25.630)
- Geothermal Resources (20 AAC 25.705 - 20 AAC 25.740)
- Definitions (20 AAC 25.990)
Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation
Spill Prevention and Response Statutes
http://dec.alaska.gov/spar/statutes_regs.htm
Oil and Other Hazardous Substances Pollution Control
Title 18 Alaska Administrative Code 75 75.005--75.990. Amended October 28, 2000.
http://www.state.ak.us/local/akpages/ENV.CONSERV/title18/title18.htm
Alaska Department of Public Safety
Division of Fire and Life Safety
http://dps.alaska.gov/fire/
Alaska Adopted Codes
Fire and Life Safety Regulations
http://www.dps.state.ak.us/Fire/regulations.aspx
Alaska Department of Revenue
PPT Regulations Oil and Gas Properties Production Tax.
Stranded Gas Development Act
Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development
Occupational Safety and Health Standards-Petroleum Drilling and Production Standardshttp://labor.alaska.gov/lss/forms/drilling.pdf
Alaska Occupational Safety and Health Administrative Code (ACC) - Title 8, Part 4, Occupational Safety and Health Division
Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Habitat Regulations