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GAO-09-766R 1 (2009-06-12)

handle is hein.gao/gaobadwxm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I GA 0 T a m Accountability * Integrity * Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 B-318251 June 12, 2009 The Honorable Jeff Bingaman Chairman The Honorable Lisa Murkowski Ranking Minority Member Committee on Energy and Natural Resources United States Senate The Honorable Nick J. Rahall II Chairman The Honorable Doc Hastings Ranking Minority Member Committee on Natural Resources House of Representatives Subject: Department of the Interior, Mineral Management Service: 'Renewable Energy and Alternate Uses of Existing Facilities on the Outer Continental Shell Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on a major rule promulgated by the Department of the Interior, Mineral Management Service (MMS), entitled Renewable Energy and Alternate Uses of Existing Facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf' (RIN: 1010-AD30). It was published in the Federal Registeras a final rule on April 29, 2009. 74 Fed. Reg. 19,638. It was effectively received as a major rule on May 28, 2009. The final rule establishes a program to grant leases, easements and rights-of-way (ROW) for renewable energy project activities on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS), as well as certain previously unauthorized activities that involve the alternative use of existing facilities located on the OCS. The final rule establishes the methods for sharing revenues generated by this program with nearby coastal States. Finally, this rule is intended to ensure the orderly, safe, and environmentally responsible development of renewable energy sources on the OCS. The final rule has an announced effective date of June 29, 2009. The Congressional Review Act requires 60 days between the effective date of a major rule and the later of the date of publication of the rule in the Federal Register or receipt by Congress of a report containing a copy of the final rule, a concise general statement, including GAO-09-766R

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