Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
Data Set (DS) | Office for Coastal Management (OCM)GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:48913 | Updated: August 15, 2024 | Published / External
Summary
Short Citation
Office for Coastal Management, 2024: Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/48913.
Full Citation Examples
This data represents geographic terms used within the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA or Act). The Act defines the United States outer continental shelf (OCS) as all submerged lands lying seaward of state submerged lands and waters (as defined in the Submerged Lands Act) which are under U.S. jurisdiction and control. Under the OCSLA, the Secretary of the Interior is responsible for the administration of mineral exploration and the development of the OCS. The OCSLA has been amended several times, most recently as a result of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. In addition, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 amended OCSLA Section 8 to give jurisdiction of alternate energy-related uses on the outer continental shelf to the Department of the Interior. When investigating geo-regulatory boundaries near the boundary edges, users should consult the most up-to-date applicable jurisdictional boundaries from all respective authoritative sources.
Source: https://www.boem.gov/Outer-Continental-Shelf-Lands-Act/
Date enacted: August 7, 1953
Codification: 43 U.S.C. Sec. 1331 et seq.
Authority: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Distribution Information
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Marine Cadastre Data Registry
None
For coastal and ocean planning
Controlled Theme Keywords
boundaries, oceans, planningCadastre
Child Items
| Type | Title |
|---|---|
| Entity | OuterContinentalShelfLandsAct |
Contact Information
Point of Contact
NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM)
coastal.info@noaa.gov
(843) 740-1202
https://coast.noaa.gov
Extents
-180° W,
180° E,
74.708841° N,
15.563121° S
2016
Item Identification
| Title: | Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act |
|---|---|
| Status: | Completed |
| Publication Date: | 2017-04-12 |
| Abstract: |
This data represents geographic terms used within the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA or Act). The Act defines the United States outer continental shelf (OCS) as all submerged lands lying seaward of state submerged lands and waters (as defined in the Submerged Lands Act) which are under U.S. jurisdiction and control. Under the OCSLA, the Secretary of the Interior is responsible for the administration of mineral exploration and the development of the OCS. The OCSLA has been amended several times, most recently as a result of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. In addition, the Energy Policy Act of 2005 amended OCSLA Section 8 to give jurisdiction of alternate energy-related uses on the outer continental shelf to the Department of the Interior. When investigating geo-regulatory boundaries near the boundary edges, users should consult the most up-to-date applicable jurisdictional boundaries from all respective authoritative sources. Source: https://www.boem.gov/Outer-Continental-Shelf-Lands-Act/ Date enacted: August 7, 1953 Codification: 43 U.S.C. Sec. 1331 et seq. Authority: Bureau of Ocean Energy Management |
| Purpose: |
To support ocean planning activities pursuant to the Executive Order Regarding the Ocean Policy to Advance the Economic, Security, and Environmental Interests of the United States, the Energy Policy Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Rivers and Harbors Act, and the Coastal Zone Management Act. |
| Supplemental Information: |
Bureau Code: 006:48, Program Code: 006:055 |
Keywords
Theme Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
boundaries
|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
oceans
|
| ISO 19115 Topic Category |
planningCadastre
|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | coastal |
| None | planning |
Spatial Keywords
| Thesaurus | Keyword |
|---|---|
| Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords |
CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
|
| UNCONTROLLED | |
| None | Exclusive Economic Zone |
| None | Outer Continental Shelf |
| None | Territorial Sea |
| None | United States of America |
Physical Location
| Organization: | Office for Coastal Management |
|---|---|
| City: | Charleston |
| State/Province: | SC |
Data Set Information
| Data Set Scope Code: | Data Set |
|---|---|
| Maintenance Frequency: | None Planned |
| Entity Attribute Overview: |
statute, citation, codification |
| Distribution Liability: |
https://www.marinecadastre.gov/about/disclaimer.html |
| Data Set Credit: | Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, NOAA Office for Coastal Management |
Support Roles
Point of Contact
| Date Effective From: | 2017-04-12 |
|---|---|
| Date Effective To: | |
| Contact (Organization): | NOAA Office for Coastal Management (NOAA/OCM) |
| Address: |
2234 South Hobson Ave Charleston, SC 29405-2413 |
| Email Address: | coastal.info@noaa.gov |
| Phone: | (843) 740-1202 |
| URL: | https://coast.noaa.gov |
Extents
| Currentness Reference: | Publication Date |
|---|
Extent Group 1
Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1
| W° Bound: | -180 | |
|---|---|---|
| E° Bound: | 180 | |
| N° Bound: | 74.708841 | |
| S° Bound: | 15.563121 |
Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1
| Time Frame Type: | Discrete |
|---|---|
| Start: | 2016 |
Spatial Information
Spatial Representation
Representations Used
| Vector: | Yes |
|---|
Access Information
| Security Class: | Unclassified |
|---|---|
| Data Access Constraints: |
None |
| Data Use Constraints: |
For coastal and ocean planning |
Distribution Information
Distribution 1
| Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/data/ |
|---|---|
| Distributor: | |
| Description: |
Marine Cadastre Data Registry |
Distribution 2
| Download URL: | https://marinecadastre.gov/downloads/data/mc/OuterContinentalShelfLandsAct.zip |
|---|---|
| Distributor: |
Activity Log
Activity Log 1
| Activity Date/Time: | 2017-04-12 |
|---|---|
| Description: |
Date that the source FGDC record was last modified. |
Activity Log 2
| Activity Date/Time: | 2017-11-14 |
|---|---|
| Description: |
Converted from FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (version FGDC-STD-001-1998) using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml.pl' script. Contact Tyler Christensen (NOS) for details. |
Activity Log 3
| Activity Date/Time: | 2018-02-08 |
|---|---|
| Description: |
Partial upload of Positional Accuracy fields only. |
Data Quality
| Accuracy: |
Untested |
|---|---|
| Horizontal Positional Accuracy: |
Compiled to meet 10 meters horizontal accuracy at 95% confidence level |
| Completeness Report: |
Untested |
| Conceptual Consistency: |
These data are logically consistent |
Lineage
Sources
Clean Water Act
| Contact Name: | Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office for Coastal Management (OCM) |
|---|---|
| Publish Date: | 2016-11-09 |
| Extent Type: | Discrete |
| Extent Start Date/Time: | 2016-11-09 |
| Citation URL: | ftp://coast.noaa.gov/pub/Legis-Atlas/FederalGeoregulations/CleanWaterAct.zip |
| Source Contribution: |
Provided the national boundary for the Clean Water Act. | Type of Source Media: online |
US State Submerged Lands
| Contact Name: | Department of Commerce (DOC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Ocean Service (NOS), Office for Coastal Management (OCM) |
|---|---|
| Publish Date: | 2016-09-14 |
| Extent Type: | Discrete |
| Extent Start Date/Time: | 2016-09-14 |
| Citation URL: | ftp://coast.noaa.gov/pub/Legis-Atlas/FederalGeoregulations/USStateSubmergedLands.zip |
| Source Contribution: |
Provided the national boundary for the US State Submerged Lands. | Type of Source Media: online |
Process Steps
Process Step 1
| Description: |
1. Downloaded the Clean Water Act and US State Submerged Lands boundaries data. 2. Erased the Clean Water Act with the US State Submerged Lands. 3. Visually inspected boundary extents to make sure they were coincident with respective data source boundaries. 4. Added fields and populated according to data dictionary. |
|---|---|
| Process Date/Time: | 2017-01-01 00:00:00 |
Process Step 2
| Description: |
1) Executed the REPAIR GEOMETRY function to resolve errors in the geometry 2) Executed the MULTIPART TO SINGLEPART function to separate polygons into individual features 3) Rebuilt the spatial index |
|---|---|
| Process Date/Time: | 2022-10-26 00:00:00 |
Child Items
Rubric scores updated every 15m
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Type | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Entity | OuterContinentalShelfLandsAct |
Catalog Details
| Catalog Item ID: | 48913 |
|---|---|
| GUID: | gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:48913 |
| Metadata Record Created By: | Anne Ball |
| Metadata Record Created: | 2017-11-14 15:56+0000 |
| Metadata Record Last Modified By: | Daniel Martin |
| Metadata Record Last Modified: | 2024-08-15 16:18+0000 |
| Metadata Record Published: | 2018-02-08 |
| Owner Org: | OCM |
| Metadata Publication Status: | Published Externally |
| Do Not Publish?: | N |
| Metadata Last Review Date: | 2018-02-08 |
| Metadata Review Frequency: | 1 Year |
| Metadata Next Review Date: | 2019-02-08 |