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The Minerals Management Service "What's New" page contains significant activities and developments occurring within the past 60 days.

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bullet President Requests $364.8 million for MMS FY 2011 Budget (02/01/2009)
 
bullet MMS Opens Public Comment Period on Cape Wind Energy Project (01/22/2009)
 
bullet Mary Katherine Ishee Named New MMS Deputy Director (01/20/2009)
 
bullet MMS Awards $67 Million for CIAP Grants in 2009 (01/19/2009)
 
bullet MMS Grant to Help Plan Village Relocation (01/19/2009)
 
bullet MMS Approves $1.2 Million Grant for Fringe Marsh Repair (01/07/2009)
 
bullet Secretary Salazar Initiates Final Review of Cape Wind Proposal (01/04/2010)
 
bullet MMS Notifying Offshore Lease Owners of Inspection Fees (12/22/2009)
 
bullet MMS Managers Meet with Tribal Representatives (12/10/2009)
 
bullet Western Gulf of Mexico Sale 210 Nets $111 Million in High Bids (12/10/2009)
 
bullet MMS Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (12/10/2009)
 
bullet Salazar Announces MMS Plan to Establish Atlantic Renewable Energy Office (12/09/2009)
 
bullet MMS and Virginia Hold Offshore Renewable Energy Task Force Meeting  (12/09/2009)
 
bullet Salazar Conditionally Approves Shell’s Exploration Plan For Certain Chukchi Sea Leases (12/07/2009)
 
bullet MMS and New Jersey Hold Offshore Renewable Energy Task Force Meeting (11/24/2009)
 
bullet MMS and Massachusetts Hold Offshore Renewable Energy Task Force Meeting  (11/19/2009)
 
bullet MMS Disburses $10.68 Billion in FY 2009 (11/17/2009)
 
bullet MMS and Rhode Island Hold Offshore Renewable Energy Task Force Meeting (11/17/2009)
 
bullet Tropical Storm Ida Activity Statistics Update – November 12, 2009: Minerals Management Service Concludes Its Continuity of Operations Plan Activities (11/12/2009)
 
bullet Tropical Storm Ida Activity Statistics Update – November 11, 2009: Minerals Management Service Monitors Activities Through its Continuity of Operations Plan (11/11/2009)
 
bullet Tropical Storm Ida Activity Statistics Update – November 10, 2009: Minerals Management Service Monitors Activities Through its Continuity of Operations Plan (11/10/2009)
 
bullet Tropical Storm Ida Activity Statistics Update – November 9, 2009: Minerals Management Service Monitors Activities Through its Continuity of Operations Plan (11/09/2009)
 
bullet MMS Employees Volunteer Time, Efforts in Denver Community (11/02/2009)
 
bullet MMS Approves $1 Million Grant for Louisiana Shoreline Protection (10/27/2009)
 
bullet MMS Conditionally Approves Shell’s Exploration Plan for Beaufort Sea (10/19/2009)
 
bullet MMS Shares Regulatory Expertise with the West African Pipeline Authority  (10/09/2009)
 
bullet MMS and Smithsonian Discuss 30 Years of Archiving Marine Invertebrates  (10/07/2009)
 
bullet MMS Going ‘Green’ with Electronic Statements (09/28/2009)
 
bullet MMS Awards Grant to North Slope Borough (09/22/2009)
 
bullet MMS Study Positively Identifies Giant Squid Presence in Gulf of Mexico: Field Work for MMS Sperm Whale Prey Study Nets Giant Squid (09/21/2009)
 
bullet MMS Makes Changes to Assure Improved Training for Outer Continental Shelf Workers (09/10/2009)
 
bullet MMS State Contract Reviews on Track (09/10/2009)
 
bullet MMS Funding Expedition to Study Deepwater Coral Habitats (08/31/2009)
 
bullet MMS Signs Memorandum of Understanding with India’s Directorate General of Hydrocarbons  (08/24/2009)
 
bullet Offshore Lease Sale in Gulf Generates $115 Million; Onshore Energy Sale in Utah Attracts $1.1 Million (08/19/2009)
 
bullet MMS Changing Proprietary Term of Certain Geophysical Information (08/14/2009)
 
bullet MMS Awards Grant to Alaska to Monitor Sea Lions (08/14/2009)
 
bullet MMS Awards Grant to Alaska to Assess Mining Risks (08/14/2009)
 
bullet MMS Determines Shell Exploration Plan for Beaufort Sea Complete (08/10/2009)
 
bullet Guidelines for the MMS Renewable Energy Framework, July 2009 (674.09 KB PDF, 08/03/2009)
 
bullet MMS Awards $700,000 Grant to Alaska (07/29/2009)
 
bullet MMS Gulf Region Observes 20th Anniversary of Spill Drill Program (07/23/2009)

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bullet S. Elizabeth Birnbaum Sworn in as MMS Director (07/15/2009)
 
bullet Central Gulf of Mexico Sale 208 Nets $690 Million in High Bids (7/10/2009)
 
bullet Secretary Salazar Announces Five Exploratory Leases for Offshore Wind Energy Development Off Coasts of New Jersey and Delaware (6/23/2009)
 
bullet MMS Awards over $100,000 in Grants to Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula Borough(6/17/2009)
 
bullet MMS Publishes Proposed Rule for Leasing of Sulphur or Oil and Gas on the Outer Continental Shelf (6/10/2009)
 
bullet MMS is Holding Offshore Renewable Energy Stakeholder Workshops (6/04/2009)
 
bullet MMS Approves $276,000 Grant for Marine Education Center (6/02/2009)
 
bullet Four Companies Win Gulf Oil Contracts (5/29/2009)

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Last Updated: 02/01/2010, 03:24 PM Central Time