U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Ocean Energy Management IOOC July 28, 2014 Walter Johnson, Chief Branch of Physical and Chemical Sciences Division of Environmental Sciences Office of Environmental Programs

Bureau Mission To manage the development of the nation’s offshore resources in an environmentally and economically responsible way. 2

Outer Continental Shelf 3

4 Science Informed Decisions Oil and Gas  5 year leasing plan, regional lease sales Renewable Energy  Site identification through stakeholder input and state task forces Marine Minerals  Through negotiated agreement with state and local entities

To provide the information needed to identify, assess, and manage impacts from offshore energy and marine mineral exploration, development, and production activities on human, marine, and coastal environments. Environmental Program Mission 5

Baseline / Benchmark Cause and Effect, Process Monitoring Types of Studies Environmental Studies Program 6

ESP Spending by Discipline 7

Board Representation – Alaska and Gulf of Mexico Cooperative Agreements – Southern California and Alaska Significant Cooperation – Gulf of Mexico, Mid-Atlantic, others BOEM Participation with IOOS 8

Observations are key to management Coop. Agreements with RA Universities Southern California, Alaska and Gulf of Mexico Outreach and sharing of other ESP use- inspired science, through BOEM ESPIS Increased awareness within BOEM of the benefits of IOOS Future BOEM cooperation with IOOS BOEM Monitoring 9

geoESPIS – Spatially Enabling Environmental Studies

Walter Johnson, Chief Branch of Physical and Chemical Sciences Division of Environmental Sciences 11 Environmental Studies Program Science for Informed Decisions