How does the FEIS address potential oil spill and mitigation procedures?
While the probability of a significant oil spill is extremely small, it continues to be a major issue for MMS and the public. The FEIS analyzes impacts to biological, socioeconomic and physical resources from routine operations and from accidental oil spills. Potential impacts from minor, medium, and major spills are evaluated. The likely numbers of spill occurrences are estimated using historical information and models. In evaluating impacts MMS assumes existing mitigations and environmental safeguards that address spill prevention and spill response and containment will continue to be in place during the 2007-2012 program.
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