The NAS Committee has a website that explains, “BOEM has entered into a contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine to establish a committee on environmental science and assessment for offshore energy resources. The 14-person committee will provide independent, scientifically credible and objective information on issues relevant to BOEM’s environmental studies and assessment activities and to support discussions on relevant issues.”
The power point presentations for the first meeting are posted here.
The power points for the second meeting have not yet been posted, but will be. The second meeting included BOEM presentations on regulating oil and has seismic in the Gulf of Mexico.
This NAS Committee has not yet scheduled its third meeting.
