The Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) is a legally defined geographic feature of the United States. The OCS is the part of the internationally recognized continental shelf of the United States …

The outer limits of the U.S. continental shelf, in areas beyond 200 nm, are established by the U.S. Extended Continental Shelf Project led by the Department of State, the Department of the …

The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, created on August 7, 1953, defines the OCS as all submerged lands lying seaward of state coastal waters (3 miles offshore) which are under …

The most important legislation for BOEM is the Outer continental shelf Lands Act (OCSLA), which Congress enacted in 1953. The primary purpose of OCS Lands Act is to facilitate the federal …

Jan 20, 2025 · To the extent that an area is already withdrawn from disposition for wind energy leasing, the area’s withdrawal is extended for a time period beginning on January 21, 2025, …

The United States released the geographic coordinates defining the outer limits of the continental shelf of the United States in areas beyond 200 nautical miles from the coast. The portion of the …

Coastal States define the outer limits of their continental shelf by straight lines connecting fixed points. To represent ECS areas, it is necessary to connect the ECS outer limit lines to one or …

In order to meet the urgent need for further exploration and development of the sulphur deposits in the submerged lands of the outer Continental Shelf, the Secretary is authorized to grant to …

‘Outer continental shelf’ is defined under OCSLA as “all submerged lands lying seaward and outside of the area of lands beneath navigable waters . . . and of which the subsoil and …

ECS is that portion of the continental shelf that extends beyond 200 nautical miles. Determining the outer limits of the ECS is different from determining the extent of other maritime zones, …