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Vertical structure of the low frequency horizontal currents at the northern edge of the Loop Current during eddy shedding events is observed using concurrent hydrographic, moored, and satellite...

The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) mandated that offshore operators in the Gulf of Mexico participate in an annual survey program for the years 2000, 2005, and...

The over-arching goal of this project was to develop and apply new remote sensing methodologies to improve upon the surveillance of ocean features and the understanding of near surface circulation...

This project was developed in response to MMS's recognition that offshore oil and gas platforms may serve as a harvestable source of organisms with pharmaceutical or other commercial applications...

In 2005 MMS announced Notice to Lessees and Operators (NTL) No. 2005-G05 "Deepwater Ocean Current Monitoring on Floating Facilities" that provides for the submittal of oceanographic data and current...

The Gulf of Mexico Air Quality Database (GMAQDB) has been developed by ICF International and Air Resource Specialists, Inc. (ARS) under MMS Contract No. 0106CT39773-Synthesis, Analysis, and...

John Milner Associates, Inc. (JMA), in association with New South Associates, Inc. (NSA), was retained by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) of the U.S. Department of the Interior to...

This is the annual publication that presents the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) estimates of oil and gas reserves in the Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf. As of December 31, 2008, it...

Energy policy has been a recurring issue for Congress since the first major crises in the 1970s. As an aid in policymaking, this report presents a current and historical view of the supply and...

The Voting Rights Act (VRA) was successfully challenged in a June 2013 case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in Shelby County, Alabama v. Holder. The suit challenged the constitutionality of...

Since the establishment of limited Palestinian self-rule in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the mid-1990s, the U.S. government has committed approximately $5 billion in bilateral assistance to the...

After communist North Vietnam's victory over U.S.-backed South Vietnam in 1975, the United States and Vietnam had minimal relations until the mid-1990s. Since the establishment of diplomatic...

South Korea is one of the United States' most important strategic and economic partners in Asia, and for the past five years relations between the two countries (known officially as the Republic of...

I have lived in Arizona, in three separate moves, over thirty years. I was first exposed to Arizona's nature and history in Florence, where I lived as a youngster. I am also an amateur astronomer; my...

The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 directed the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the effectiveness of the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) oversight of...

This is a technical explanation of the Protocol between the United States and Australia, signed on September 27, 2001, (the "Protocol") amending the Convention between the United States of America...

This is a technical explanation of the Convention between the United States and Bangladesh signed at Dhaka on September 26, 2004(the "Convention"). Negotiations with respect to the Protocol took into...

This is a technical explanation of the Convention between the United States and Bulgaria for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income,...

This is a Technical Explanation of the Protocol signed at Chelsea on September 21, 2007 (the "Protocol"), amending the Convention between the United States of America and Canada with Respect to Taxes...

This is a Technical Explanation of the Convention and Protocol between the United States and Denmark signed at Washington on August 19, 1999 (the "Convention" and "Protocol"). References are made to...

This is a technical explanation of the Protocol signed at Washington on May 31, 2006 (the "Protocol"), amending the Convention between the United States of America and the Government of Finland for...

This is a technical explanation of the Protocol and the related Memorandum of Understanding signed at Paris on January 13, 2009 (hereinafter the "Protocol" and "Memorandum of Understanding"...

This is a technical explanation of the Convention between the United States and the Republic of Slovenia signed on June 21, 1999 (the "Convention"). Negotiations took into account the U.S. Treasury...

This is a technical explanation of the Convention between the United States and the Republic of Estonia signed on January 15, 1998 (the AConvention@). Negotiations took into account the U.S. Treasury...

This document is a technical explanation of the Convention and Protocol between the United States and Venezuela that was signed at Caracas on January 25, 1999 (the "Convention"). Negotiations took...

The recent emphasis on ecosystem management in the Bureau of Land Management and other Federal agencies has raised significant issues, such as how to define terms, measure ecosystem health, and...

The Medicare program has two components. Hospital Insurance (HI), otherwise known as Medicare Part A, helps pay for hospital, home health following hospital stays, skilled nursing facility, and...

This is a technical explanation of the Protocol signed at Berlin on June 1, 2006 (the "Protocol"), amending the Convention between the United States of America and the Federal Republic of Germany for...

This is a technical explanation of the Convention between the Government of the United States and the Government of Iceland For the Avoidance Of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion...

This is a technical explanation of the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Japan for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal...