2023 Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Permit for Offshore Oil and Gas activities in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico and Supporting Documents

• Draft permit:  EPA Region 4 2023 Draft National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Permit for Offshore Oil and Gas activities in the eastern Gulf of Mexico (pdf) (1.75 MB)
• Fact sheet:   EPA Region 4 2023 Fact Sheet for the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System General Permit for Offshore Oil and Gas activities in the eastern Gulf of Mexico (pdf) (493.07 KB)
• Essential Fish Habitat Assessment:    US EPA Region 4 Draft Essential Fish Habitat Assessment for the Outer Continental Shelf General Permit for Offshore Oil and Gas Activities (pdf) (353.3 KB)
• Ocean Discharge Criteria Evaluation:  US EPA Region 4 Draft Ocean Discharge Criteria Evaluation for the Outer Continental Shelf General Permit for Offshore Oil and Gas Activities (pdf) (2.07 MB)
• Categorical Exclusion: EPA Region 4 Categorical Exclusion for the Draft Offshore Oil and Gas General Permit for the eastern Gulf of Mexico (pdf) (375.57 KB)

The comment period for the draft permit (GEG460000) and supporting documents has been extended to August 9, 2023. Please send all comments to staples.bridget@epa.gov on or before August 9, 2023.