Benefits Derived from the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Studies Program Are Questionable
CED-78-93
Published: Jun 01, 1978. Publicly Released: Jun 01, 1978.
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The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) environmental studies program was established in 1974 to provide information about the OCS environment which would give federal agencies a basis for making decisions on resource development, predicting the impacts of OCS development, and modifying leasing stipulations and regulations for OCS development.
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