Comments

United States

4 April 2024
US GOM BIOP Applicant Status Letter

20 March 2024
U.S. House – Sub. Cmte. Hearing Energy – Dryer Testimony

1 November 2023
Industry Comments on 2024-2029 GOM Multi Sale PEIS NOI

1 November 2023
Industry Comments on 2024-2029 GOM Multi Sale Call for Information

25 October 2023
EnerGeo Testimony – Grave Rice’s Whale Bill

October 2023
Synopsis of GOM RW Call Differences

29 September 2023 
NEPA Phase II Comment Letter

6 October 2023 
Rice’s Whale Critical Habitat Comment Letter

Economic Analysis of GOM Vessel Transit Restrictions

4 August 2023 
NOPC Letter Requesting Extension for Comments

1 August 2023 
5-year Lease Plan Comment Letter with Joint Trades

6 July 2023
NOPC Rice’s Whale Petition Comment Letter

27 June 2023 
Letter supporting Louisiana State Primacy to Regulate CCS

17 May 2023 
Letter to Governor of New Jersey on Offshore Wind Surveys

1 May 2023
BOEM Proposed Modification of “Renewables” Rule

24 April 2023
US – Congressional, Crewing & Manning Provision

7 April 2023
Trade Organizations Applaud U.S. House for Passage of HR1

29 March 2023
Letter of Support for Lower Energy Costs Act – HR1

6 February 2023
Comment Letter on Proposed NFMS ITR Revisions

Supplemental Appendices:
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C

30 November 2022
EnerGeo Alliance North American Right Whale Comment Letter 

6 October 2022
EnerGeo Alliance 5 Year Plan OCS Comment Letter

18 August 2022
Alaska Willow Project Letter

9 August 2022
Coalition ESA 10j Rule Letter

28 June 2022
US Wind Offshore Comment – Oregon
US Wind Offshore Comment – Atlantic

23 June 2022
Open letter to President Biden & Cabinet to See American Energy

13 June 2022
Amicus Brief w/ NOIA

5 June 2022
US Trades Letter: Biden 5-year Lease Plan

5 April 2022
Letter to Dr. Rick Spinrad on LOA Issues

18 March 2022
US: House Trades Letter Coast Guard Crewing Bill

1 December 2021
Sen Manchin Ltr – Reconciliation Bill

26 November 2021
WRLC Coalition Letter – 2021 Crit Habitat Rescind
WRLC Coalition Letter – 2021 Habitat Def Rescind

22 November 2021
U.S. CEQ Phase 1 NEPA Regs Comment Letter

20 August 2021
Joint Trades Comment Letter – Generic Essential Fish Habitat Amendment for Modifying All Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Plans (Amendment 5)

16 August 2021
DOI Leasing Moratorium–API Coalition Complaint

26 July 2021
BOEM GOM Wind Leasing

8 April 2021
Joint letter with AOGA, API, and IAGC on Critical Habitat Designations

• Bearded Seals
• Ringed Seals

8 October 2020
U.S. ESA 4d Comment Letter

16 September 2020
Jones Act Letter

4 September 2020
ESA Habitat comment letter

4 September 2020
Policy letter sent to BOEM on the US GOM Biological Opinion

31 August 2020
Amicus Brief filed with the US Supreme Court on Presidential Abuse of the Antiquities Act

31 July 2020
IAGC letter with AOGA on request for Information by the IARCP for input on the Arctic Research Plan

16 July 2020
IAGC letter with industry trades NOIA, IADC, LMOGA, IPAA, API, Consumer Energy Alliance, LOGA, and Global Energy Institute to Chairman McGovern and Ranking Member Cole in opposition to Amendment 151

8 May 2020
IAGC Letter to BOEM RE BiOp & GG Permits

25 March 2020
IAGC letter with industry trades API, IADC and PESA to the U.S. Department of State on the current Global Level 4 Health Advisory and the ramifications for global oil and natural gas operations

10 March 2020
IAGC comment letter with API and APOL on the Council of Environmental Quality’s NPRM

• NOPC comment letter on the Update to the Regulations Implementing the Procedural Provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act

24 February  2020
US NOAA IQA Letter

17 January 2020
IAGC comment letter on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed renewal of an ICR

8 January 2020
Consent Motion for Approval of the Fourth Stipulated Amendment of Settlement Agreement

Order granting the Consent Motion, that the Fourth Stipulation is approved and adopted

24 December 2019
IAGC comments on BOEM’s proposed ICR with API

1 May 2019
IAGC comments on the proposed rule for the incidental take of marine mammals during oil and gas activities in the Cook Inlet in Alaska

25 April 2019
IAGC comments on Procedural Changes to Coastal Zone Management Act Federal Consistency Process

14 December 2018
IAGC comments on Wyoming BLM/SHPO Protocol Appendices C and L

8 November 2018
IAGC comments on User Manual and associated optional User Spreadsheet Tool for the NOAA 2018 Revised Technical Guidance

30 October 2018
Letter to Timothy Gallaudet, Ph.D., USN Ret., Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, to provide additional context following a meeting on 9 October about the Endangered Species Act (ESA) Section 7 consultation regarding the issuance of Marine Mammal Protection Act incidental take regulations applicable to exploration activities in the Gulf of Mexico (ITR).

15 October 2018
IAGC letter to RDML Timothy Gallaudet, re: Marine Mammal Incidental Take Authorization Concerns

15 October 2018
Letter to Timothy Gallaudet, Ph.D., USN Ret., Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, to provide additional context following a meeting on 9 October about the long-pending incidental harassment authorization (IHA) applications for seismic surveys on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf (OCS).

14 September 2018
IAGC comments on the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed renewal of an information collection request (ICR) for geological and geophysical (G&G) explorations on federal lands

27 August 2018
IAGC comments on Science and Technology for America’s Oceans: A Decadal Vision

21 August 2018
IAGC comments on proposed Marine Mammal Incidental Take Regulations for Geophysical Surveys in the Gulf of Mexico

20 June 2018
IAGC comments on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) proposed renewal of an information collection request (ICR) for geological and geophysical (G&G) explorations of the Outer Continental Shelf.

9 March 2018
IAGC comments on the 2019–2024 Draft Proposed National Oil and Gas Leasing Program
and Notice of Intent to Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement

• Trade Association Joint Comments
• IAGC Comments

22 January 2018
IAGC comments on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (CCAAs) Policy

22 January 2018
IAGC comments on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Candidate Conservation Agreements with Assurances (CCAAs) Regulations

5 January 2018
IAGC comments on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Endangered Species Act Compensatory Mitigation Policy

Letter to NMFS and BOEM addressing public comments in response to NMFS issuance of proposed IHAs for seismic surveys in the Atlantic OCS

• 4 January 2018

Letter to BOEM and NMFS on a recent study addressing potential effects of seismic surveys on Zooplankton

• 17 November 2017

Letter to the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources in support of the Strengthening the Economy with Critical Untapped Resources to Expand American Energy Act (SECURE Act)

• 6 November 2017

30 October 2017
IAGC comments on the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) proposed renewal of an information collection request (ICR) for geological & geophysical (G&G) explorations of the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS)

Letter to NMFS requesting “Applicant Status” regarding the Endangered Species Act (“ESA”) Section 7 Consultation for Incidental Take Regulations Governing Geophysical Surveys in the Gulf of Mexico

• 2 October 2017
• NMFS response letter

Letter to BOEM and NOAA Fisheries on the Modeling Analysis for the Final PEIS Geological & Geophysical Activities on GOM Outer Continental Shelf

• 25 August 2017
• Modeling Report

Letter to Secretary Zinke on the Final PEIS for Geological & Geophysical Activities on GOM Outer Continental Shelf

• 25 August 2017

21 August 2017
IAGC Encouraging NMFS to Streamline Regulatory Processes and Reduce Regulatory Burden

17 August 2017
IAGC comments on the preparation of the 2019-2024 Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Leasing Program

Letter to BOEM in support of a more open 2019-2024 Five-Year Offshore Leasing Program

• 17 August 2017 – BOEM Letter

26 July 2017
IAGC comments on NOAA’s designations and expansion of National Marine Sanctuaries and Marine National Monuments

Letter to Secretary Zinke in support of the New OCS 5-Year Leasing Program

• 26 July 2017 – Senate Letter

21 July 2017
IAGC comments on Proposed Incidental Harassment Authorizations for the Incidental Taking of Marine Mammals During Geophysical Surveys in the Atlantic Ocean

21 July 2017
IAGC comments on Maryland and Delaware’s request to conduct reviews authorized under the CZMA of proposed IHAs to be issued under the MMPA

• NOAA Response to DE
• NOAA Response to MD

21 July 2017
IAGC comments on Wyoming BLM/SHPO Protocol Appendices

17 July 2017
IAGC comments on NOAA-NMFS 2016 Level A Acoustic Guidance

23 June 2017
IAGC comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Aluminum

31 May 2017
IAGC comments on Section 232 National Security Investigation of Imports of Steel

18 April 2017
IAGC comments on US Customs and Border Protection Jones Act Modification

6 February 2017
IAGC comments on NMFS Petition to List Byrde’s Whale as Endangered

2 February 2017
Applications for MMPA Incidental Harassment Authorizations for Geophysical Surveys in the Atlantic Ocean

23 January 2017
IAGC comments on Revised Application for Marine Mammal Incidental Take Regulations for Geophysical Surveys in the Gulf of Mexico

Letters to Secretary Jewell and Pritzker Regarding Seismic

•  16 December 2016: Senate Letter
• 12 December 2016: House Letter

Testimonies

IAGC President Nikki Martin’s Congressional Testimony July 2017

18 January 2018
Ryan Steen’s Written Testimony on The Marine Mammal Protection Act “Deficiencies in the Permitting Process for Offshore Seismic Research”

• The Path to Atlantic Seismic Surveys
• Synopsis of Precautionary Assumptions

18 July 2017
IAGC President Nikki Martin’s Testimony on “Examining Impacts of Federal Natural Resources Laws Gone Astray, Part II”

19 May 2017
Peter Seidel’s Written Testimony on “Examining Deficiencies in Transparency at the Department of the Interior”