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Maintaining a spatial record of avoidance areas enables BOEM to keep an inventory and to ensure the avoidance areas remain protected and / or mitigated if archaeological resources are discovered during dredging operations. Avoidance Areas are polygons which represent the buffered footprint (recommended avoidance radius stipulated in lease agreement) surrounding sensitive areas or potentially significant anomalies identified in the OCS that must be avoided during dredging or geotechnical survey activities associated with authorized OCS leases. Avoidance areas are specifically defined in Negotiated Non-Competitive Leases or Memoranda of Agreement with BOEM, which authorize contracted entities to dredge sand, gravel, or shell resources from the OCS. This dataset is a collection of avoidance areas from final, executed lease documentation and is maintained by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). This dataset is compliant to the Archaeological Resources Protection Act. Attribution consists of state, OCS lease number, project ID, area/block name, avoidance area ID, effective date of OCS lease, type of avoidance area, x/y coordinates, coordinate system, avoidance radius and units, study ID, and comments. Revisions to the data will occur regularly as these areas are identified and incorporated into new OCS lease agreements. |
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Maintaining a spatial record of avoidance areas enables BOEM to keep an inventory and to ensure the avoidance areas remain protected and / or mitigated if archaeological resources are discovered during dredging operations. Avoidance Areas are polygons which represent the buffered footprint (recommended avoidance radius stipulated in lease agreement) surrounding sensitive areas or potentially significant anomalies identified in the OCS that must be avoided during dredging or geotechnical survey activities associated with authorized OCS leases. Avoidance areas are specifically defined in Negotiated Non-Competitive Leases or Memoranda of Agreement with BOEM, which authorize contracted entities to dredge sand, gravel, or shell resources from the OCS. This dataset is a collection of avoidance areas from final, executed lease documentation and is maintained by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). This dataset is compliant to the Archaeological Resources Protection Act. Attribution consists of state, OCS lease number, project ID, area/block name, avoidance area ID, effective date of OCS lease, type of avoidance area, x/y coordinates, coordinate system, avoidance radius and units, study ID, and comments. Revisions to the data will occur regularly as these areas are identified and incorporated into new OCS lease agreements. |
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Avoidance Areas are polygons which represent the buffered footprint (recommended avoidance radius stipulated in lease agreement) surrounding sensitive areas or potentially significant anomalies identified in the OCS that must be avoided during dredging or geotechnical survey activities associated with authorized OCS leases. In some instances, these avoidance areas occur within state waters but are noted in OCS leases due to their association with construction-related activity (e.g., dredge pipelines, pumpouts, or placement areas). Avoidance areas are specifically defined in Negotiated Non-Competitive Leases or Memoranda of Agreement with BOEM, which authorize contracted entities to dredge sand, gravel, or shell resources from the OCS. Section 8 (k) of the OCS Lands Act (OCSLA), as amended by Public Law 103-426 (enacted in 1994), provides BOEM the authority to negotiate an agreement for the use of OCS sand, gravel, and shell resources for use in: (1) a project for shore protection, beach restoration, or coastal restoration undertaken by a Federal, State, or local government agency; or (2) for use in a construction project funded in whole or part by or authorized by the Federal government. This dataset is a collection of avoidance areas from final, executed lease documentation and is maintained by the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). This dataset is compliant to the Archaeological Resources Protection Act. |
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