This report on the implementation of National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2008, section 904 "Management of the Department of Defense," presents the consensus recommendations of the Department's senior management team on the assignment of duties for the Chief Management Office (CMO), the Deputy Chief Management Office, and the Military Department CMO's, as well as summarizing the Department's inaugural Strategic Management Plan.

A report which discusses last year's Strategic Management Plan by describing the integrated activities that comprise the Department's performance management system. It also establishes five top-level priorities for business operations.

This report answers questions about the revisions to the Endangered Species Act Special Rule for the African elephant. Questions include: why didn't the Service ban all ivory trade, What is the U.S. role in illegal elephant ivory trade, how do the changes to the African elephant rule affect trade in African elephant ivory. Additional questions and answers are included in the report.

Report describing four pathways for incorporating energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) policies in State and Tribal Implementation Plans (SIPs/TIPs). The purpose of the report is to reduce the barriers for state, tribal, and local agencies to incorporate EE/RE policies in SIPs/TIPs by clarifying existing EPA guidance.

"This technical support document details certain demonstration requirements for Clean Power Plan (CPP) state plan submittals that must include a projection of carbon dioxide emission performance by affected electric generating units."

Report examining the changing face of media and its relevant policy and regulatory situation.

An historical evaluation and documentation of the offshore oil and gas industry and its impact on the economy of Southern Louisiana from its inception in the early decades of the twentieth century.

Appendices to accompany a study to assess benthic impacts of drilling at four sites along the Gulf of Mexico's continental slope. Objectives studied are cuttings accumulations, seabed changes from anchors and mooring systems, debris accumulations, chemical modification of sediments, and effects on benthic organisms.

The objective of this analysis is to evaluate the relative contribution of produced water organic and nutrient compounds in relation to those of the Mississippi and Atchafalaya discharges in the context of hypoxia formation on the continental shelf.

An update of Texas A&M and Continental Shelf Associates studies designed to monitor the ongoing ecological health of the coral in the Flower Garden Banks (FGB). This is a deepwater, discontinuous reef that arcs along the outer continental shelf of the Gulf of Mexico and is the site of oil and gas operations that could potentially impact the integrity of the FGB.

Annual report of the U.S. Good Neighbor Environmental Board describing the organization's activities, goals, and recommendations for further development along the U.S.-Mexico border region. This report focuses on the status of Executive Branch and other implementation of prior years' recommendations, as reported by the federal agencies' represented on the Board.

Appendix to accompany a report about incorporating energy policies and programs into implementation plans, describing states and tribal governments that have implemented EE/RE policies and programs in their SIPs as well as opportunities opportunities to reduce electricity consumption and nitrogen oxides emissions through renewable energy certificates credits and storm water mitigation requirements.

A report in which the U.S. Arctic Commission (USARC) emphasizes the growing need for more-effective spill prevention and response i the Arctic region, and a greater understanding of oil and gas metabolism and toxicity in the Arctic marine ecosystem.

Report for the proposed California Desert Conservation Area Plan Amendment and Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System (ISEGS) project. The proposed plan amendment adds the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System project site to those identified in the current California Desert Conservation Area Plan, as amended, for solar energy production.

Appendix to accompany a report about incorporating energy policies and programs into implementation plans, describing the weight of evidence pathway.

The purpose of this paper is to provide some recommendations (and caveats) regarding which year(S) of eGROD subregion GHG emissions factors to use for estimating Scopes 2 and 3 GHG emissions from electricity use under various conditions.

This advisory provides guidance on the handling, storage and standards fr solid ammonium nitrate prills.

Appendix to accompany a report about incorporating energy policies and programs into implementation plans, describing the tradeoffs, level of effort, methods, and other key criteria involved in incorporating energy efficiency and renewable energy (EE/RE) polices and programs in a SIP/TIP as a control strategy.

An instructional document for using Microsoft excel to import Third Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule Results.

Appendix to accompany a report about incorporating energy policies and programs into implementation plans, describing the best emissions quantification approach when accounting for energy efficiency/renewable energy (EE/RE) policies and programs in state implementation plans/tribal implementation plans (SIPs/TIPs).

Report discussing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) WaterSense program that concerns water conservation and use.

This report is about the study of subsurface high-speed current jets in the deep water of the Gulf of Mexico.

This is a report on the developed atmospheric boundary layer environmental observations program on offshore platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. The report provides information on the project objectives, deployment of instruments, data availability, data processing, data formats, preliminary data analyses, and recommendations.

This study is about the history and evolution of the offshore oil and gas industry in southern Louisiana in an objective and comprehensive way.