The United States BUDGET Department of the Interior JUSTIFICATIONS and Performance Information Fiscal Year 2012 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement NOTICE: These budget justifications are prepared for the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittees. Approval for release of the justifications prior to their printing in the public record of the Subcommittee hearings may be obtained through the Office of Budget of the Department of the Interior. BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, REGULATION AND ENFORCEMENT FY 2012 PERFORMANCE BUDGET Table of Contents Director’s Preface ......................................................................................................................... 1 General Statement ........................................................................................................................ 7 Summary of BOEMRE Budget Request ........................................................................................ 7 FY 2012 Performance Budget Request......................................................................................... 8 Reorganization and Reform .......................................................................................................... 9 FY 2012 Budget Highlights......................................................................................................... 12 FY 2012 Analysis of Budgetary Changes.................................................................................... 13 Performance Summary................................................................................................................ 20 BOEMRE Organization Chart.................................................................................................... 23 Goal Performance Table ............................................................................................................ 25 Bureau Level Budget Tables......................................................................................................37 Budget at a Glance...................................................................................................................... 37 Summary of Requirements – Ocean Energy Management ......................................................... 38 Renewable Energy ...................................................................................................................... 41 Summary of FY 2012 Program Changes .................................................................................... 41 Justification of FY 2012 Program Changes................................................................................ 41 Program Overview...................................................................................................................... 45 Performance Overview ............................................................................................................... 45 Leasing and Environmental.......................................................................................................53 Summary of FY 2012 Program Changes .................................................................................... 53 Justification of FY 2012 Program Changes................................................................................ 53 Program Overview...................................................................................................................... 61 Performance Overview ............................................................................................................... 61 Resource Evaluation ................................................................................................................... 71 Summary of FY 2012 Program Changes .................................................................................... 71 Justification of FY 2012 Program Changes................................................................................ 71 Program Overview...................................................................................................................... 74 Performance Overview ............................................................................................................... 74 Regulatory ................................................................................................................................... 89 Summary of FY 2012 Program Changes .................................................................................... 89 Justification of FY 2012 Program Changes................................................................................ 89 Program Overview...................................................................................................................... 96 Performance Overview ............................................................................................................... 98 Information Management.......................................................................................................... 111 Program Overview.................................................................................................................... 111 Performance Overview ............................................................................................................. 112 Oil Spill Research...................................................................................................................... 115 Summary of FY 2012 Program Changes .................................................................................. 115 Justification of FY 2012 Program Changes.............................................................................. 115 Program Overview.................................................................................................................... 116 Performance Overview ............................................................................................................. 117 General Administration............................................................................................................ 123 Summary of Budget Request .................................................................................................... 123 Budget Overview ...................................................................................................................... 123 Program Overview.................................................................................................................... 125 Executive Direction................................................................................................................... 127 Policy and Management Improvement................................................................................... 129 Administrative Operations....................................................................................................... 133 General Support Services......................................................................................................... 137 Appendices................................................................................................................................. 139 Appendix A - Fixed Costs and Related Changes ................................................................. 139 Appendix B - 2012 Appropriations Language ..................................................................... 143 Appendix C - Authorizing Statutes ....................................................................................... 147 Appendix D – MAX Tables .................................................................................................... 153 Appendix E - Employee Count by Grade ............................................................................. 157 Appendix F - Mandatory Accounts and Offsetting Collections.......................................... 159 Appendix G – 2012 Working Capital Fund Centralized Bill.............................................. 161 Table of Figures Figure 1: BOEMRE Organization Chart....................................................................................... 23 Figure 2: Estimated FY 2010 Renewable Energy Spending Profile............................................. 47 Figure 3: Estimated FY 2010 Leasing and Environmental Spending Profile............................... 64 Figure 4: Estimated FY 2010 Resource Evaluation Spending Profile.......................................... 75 Figure 5: Existing BOEMRE 3-D Seismic Data Inventory, Gulf of Mexico (2010) ................... 77 Figure 6: Estimated FY 2010 Regulatory Spending Profile ......................................................... 99 Figure 7: Estimated FY 2010 Information Management Spending Profile................................ 114 Figure 8: Estimated FY 2010 Oil Spill Research Spending Profile............................................ 117 Figure 9: Ohmsett Facility in New Jersey................................................................................... 120 Table of Tables Table 1: Summary of BOEMRE Budget Request .......................................................................... 7 Table 2: FY 2012 Analysis of Budgetary Changes ...................................................................... 13 Table 3: Goal Performance ........................................................................................................... 25 Table 4: Budget at a Glance.........................................................................................................