The Atlantic Regional Director is within the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and will report to the Deputy Director. BOEM is responsible for managing the development of the nation's offshore energy, mineral, and geological resources in an environmentally and economically responsible way. The functions of BOEM include leasing, environmental science, environmental analysis and assessment, resource evaluation, economics, renewable energy, carbon sequestration, and plan administration.
Specific Duties
The incumbent carries out the following specific responsibilities:
1. Manages and directs all programs related to energy and mineral leasing activities, environmental studies, environmental assessment, the evaluation of resources, and plan reviews as well as the relationship between State and Federal programs. Serves as a focal point for the all the Atlantic coastal states, as well as Native American Tribes, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, industry, private and public interest groups, and other Federal Agencies within the region.
2. Establishes goals and monitors progress to assure conformity with national policies related to access to the OCS for energy and minerals exploration and development, while ensuring environmental protection and requiring prompt and efficient development. Evaluates the extent to which efforts in the Region are responsive to and supportive of national needs and objectives. As a principal advisor to the Director and the Deputy Director, recommends changes in national policies and programs and directs the implementation of the changes when approved.
3. Resolves exceptionally difficult or sensitive managerial and/or operational problems and consults with the Director and the Deputy Director on problems related to policy or matters of long-range planning.
4. Advises the Director and the Deputy Director on public sentiment in the Region and analyzes and initiates methods for enlisting State and local participation and cooperation in formulating policies and objectives for major OCS programs. This includes public relations and informational aspects of functional activities related to oversight of energy and marine minerals leasing, development, and environmental protection.
5. For protection of the ocean environment, the Regional Director has the responsibility for ensuring that State and Native American Tribal Governments participate in the identification of environmental concerns with respect to OCS development and for review of State coastal zone management plans, both for their technical soundness and for their impact on programs. The incumbent also oversees environmental studies and assessment programs and the respectful collection and use of Traditional/Indigenous Knowledge in the Atlantic Region and ensures mitigation measures are designed and implemented to protect the environment.
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