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The purpose of the Minerals Management Service (MMS), as part of the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 Department of the Interior
United States Department of the Interior

The United States Department of the Interior , also called the Interior Department, is the United States federal executive departments of the Federal government of the United States responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land and the administration of programs relating to Native Americans in the United States, A...
, is to manage the mineral
Mineral

A mineral is a naturally occurring solid formed through Geology processes that has a characteristic chemical composition, a highly ordered atomic structure, and specific physical properties....
 resources on federal
Federal lands

Federal lands are lands in the United States for which ownership is claimed by the U.S. Federal Government. These include national parks, military bases, and the District of Columbia....
 and Indian lands
List of Indian reservations in the United States

This is a list of Indian reservations and other tribal homelands in the United States. In Canada, the Indian reserve is a similar institution....
 as well as the subsea-surface lands of the Outer Continental Shelf
Outer Continental Shelf

The Outer Continental Shelf is a peculiarity of the political geography of the United States and is the part of the internationally recognized continental shelf of the United States which does not fall under the jurisdictions of the individual U.S....
 in an environmentally sound and safe manner, and to collect, verify, and distribute, in a timely fashion, mineral revenues generated from Federal (onshore and offshore) land and Indian lands. MMS manages two very important programs, the Offshore Minerals Management Program and the Royalty Management Program.

As of August 2005, the MMS also regulates offshore renewable and alternative energy resources on Outer Continental Shelf lands such as wind, wave, and solar.

Since January 20, 2009, Walter Cruickshank has been the acting MMS Director.

eptember 2008, reports by the Inspector General of the Interior Department, Earl E.






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The purpose of the Minerals Management Service (MMS), as part of the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
 Department of the Interior
United States Department of the Interior

The United States Department of the Interior , also called the Interior Department, is the United States federal executive departments of the Federal government of the United States responsible for the management and conservation of most federal land and the administration of programs relating to Native Americans in the United States, A...
, is to manage the mineral
Mineral

A mineral is a naturally occurring solid formed through Geology processes that has a characteristic chemical composition, a highly ordered atomic structure, and specific physical properties....
 resources on federal
Federal lands

Federal lands are lands in the United States for which ownership is claimed by the U.S. Federal Government. These include national parks, military bases, and the District of Columbia....
 and Indian lands
List of Indian reservations in the United States

This is a list of Indian reservations and other tribal homelands in the United States. In Canada, the Indian reserve is a similar institution....
 as well as the subsea-surface lands of the Outer Continental Shelf
Outer Continental Shelf

The Outer Continental Shelf is a peculiarity of the political geography of the United States and is the part of the internationally recognized continental shelf of the United States which does not fall under the jurisdictions of the individual U.S....
 in an environmentally sound and safe manner, and to collect, verify, and distribute, in a timely fashion, mineral revenues generated from Federal (onshore and offshore) land and Indian lands. MMS manages two very important programs, the Offshore Minerals Management Program and the Royalty Management Program.

As of August 2005, the MMS also regulates offshore renewable and alternative energy resources on Outer Continental Shelf lands such as wind, wave, and solar.

Since January 20, 2009, Walter Cruickshank has been the acting MMS Director.

Controversy

In September 2008, reports by the Inspector General of the Interior Department, Earl E. Devaney, were released that implicated over a dozen officials of the MMS of unethical and criminal conduct in the performance of their duties.

See also

Offshore oil and gas in the United States
Offshore oil and gas in the United States

Offshore oil and gas in the United States provides a large portion of the nation?s oil and gas supply. Large oil and gas reservoirs occur offshore from the states of Louisiana, Texas, California, and Alaska....


External links

  • New York Times, "," September 10, 2008.
  • New York Times, "," December 3, 2006.
  • CNN’s Anderson Cooper 360, "," January 18, 2007
  • U.S. News and World Report, "," December 10, 2006.
  • Washington Post, "," May 7, 2006.
  • PBS NOW, "," June 16, 2006
  • Minerals Management Service, "," February 2006