The Department of the Interior’s (“Department”) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (“BOEM”) is responsible for issuing financial assurance regulations for offshore energy
development.
How delayed decomissioning, speculative investing and shaky financial assurances may be a perfecr storm for taxpayers.
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a landmark law in the quest for government that is responsive to the American people.
Using new technologies to extend common law principles for better administration of property rights.
Using new technologies to extend common law principles for better administration of property rights.
Critics of regulatory reforms sometimes suggest that efforts to streamline the process are really backdoor efforts to undermine the underlying standards those procedures enforce.
“A democratic society requires an informed, intelligent electorate, and the intelligence of the electorate varies as the quantity and quality of its information varies.”2
This paper outlines critiques of the current federal permitting system. It analyzes the recent attempts at reform, discusses the American philosophy of governance to show the place of permitting within the broader scope of regulation, and explores the history of the regulation of three industries.