Energy Policy Act of 2005: Greater Clarity Needed to Address Concerns with Categorical Exclusions for Oil and Gas Development under Section 390 of the Act Page: 4 of 72
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Tables
Table 1: Number of Section 390 Categorical Exclusions Used to
Approve APDs, Fiscal Years 2006 through 2008 12
Table 2: Number of Section 390 Categorical Exclusions Used to
Approve Nondrilling Actions, Fiscal Years 2006 through
2008 14
Table 3: Difference between the Number of Section 390 Categorical
Exclusions Reported by BLM Headquarters and GAO's
Analysis, Fiscal Years 2006 through 2008 15
Table 4: Summary of Violations of Section 390 of the Energy Policy
Act of 2005 23
Table 5: Summary of Noncompliance with BLM Guidance 26
Table 6: Sample Sizes of Section 390 Categorical Exclusions from
BLM Field Offices 58
Figures
Figure 1: BLM Field Offices with Oil and Gas Activities 5
Figure 2: BLM's Process for Approving Oil and Gas Projects 10
Figure 3: Multiple Wells on a Single Well Pad in Glenwood Springs,
Colorado (February 2009) 18
Figure 4: Spider-web Pattern of Development (c. 2004) and
Antelope in Front of Wells in a Wildlife Corridor in
Pinedale, Wyoming (October 2008) 37
Figure 5: Warning Sign and the Great Hunt Panel in Nine Mile
Canyon, Utah (October 2008) 38
Figure 6: Depiction of the Confusion Surrounding the 5-Year Time
Frames for Section 390 CX2 and CX3 64GAO-09-872 Section 390 Categorical Exclusions
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United States. Government Accountability Office. Energy Policy Act of 2005: Greater Clarity Needed to Address Concerns with Categorical Exclusions for Oil and Gas Development under Section 390 of the Act, report, September 16, 2009; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc300213/m1/4/: accessed April 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.