CHAPTER 1 ENFORCEMENT PRIORITIES ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

• Jurisdiction: United States

Federal Offshore Regulatory Enforcement
(Jan 2016)
CHAPTER 1
ENFORCEMENT PRIORITIES ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF

Janice M. Schneider
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, DC

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JANICE M. SCHNEIDER serves as Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management of the U.S. Department of the Interior. President Obama nominated Schneider for the position in November 2013. She was confirmed by the U.S. Senate and sworn into office on May 16, 2014. As Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, Ms. Schneider oversees four Interior Department agencies - the Bureau of Land Management, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, and the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement, including more than 12,000 employees and a combined budget of $1.5 billion. In this capacity she guides the Department's management and use of federal lands and waters and their associated mineral and non-mineral resources on about 245 million acres of federal surface lands, 700 million acres of federal mineral interests and the 1.7 billion acre Outer Continental Shelf. Part of the mission as Assistant Secretary is a commitment to managing, protecting, and improving lands and waters to serve the needs of the American people for all times. Schneider has more than 30 years of environmental and natural resources experience, including in the public and private sectors. Prior to becoming Assistant Secretary, Schneider was a partner in the Environment, Land and Resources Department of...