This spring, IAGC will host a workshop focused on the Marine Mammal Protection Act, covering the requirements and issues surrounding enforcement of the Act. With the issuance of the final Atlantic EIS expected at the end of February 2014, the workshop will tentatively be held the week of March 24th in Houston, TX, specific location TBD. Ryan Steen, partner at Stoel Rives law firm and counsel to the American Petroleum Institute and the Alaska Oil and Gas Association, will present and provide members and E&P participants:
- An overview of the MMPA requirements—what applicants need to know;
- The history of legal challenges on MMPA authorizations;
- How federal agencies have applied the MMPA to Industry in Alaska;
- Take-aways and key issues moving forward in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico.
Look for your invitation to this important workshop in the coming weeks!