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DOI/MMS RIN: 1010-AD17 Publication ID: Fall 2008 
Title: Open and Nondiscriminatory Movement of Oil and Gas as Required by the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
Abstract: This regulation will provide shippers a way to file complaints alleging denial of access or discriminatory access to pipelines on the Outer Continental Shelf. The Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (OCSLA) requires owners of pipelines to provide open and non-discriminatory access to shippers of production. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has historically enforced this provision through its enforcement of the Natural Gas Act (NGA) and the Interstate Commerce Act. The courts have ruled that Minerals Management Service has jurisdiction. This regulation conforms the MMS regulations to these court decisions. 
Agency: Department of the Interior(DOI)  Priority: Other Significant 
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Completed Actions 
Major: No  Unfunded Mandates: No 
CFR Citation: 30 CFR 270   
Legal Authority: 43 USC 1863   
Legal Deadline:  None
Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
NPRM  04/06/2007  72 FR 17047   
NPRM Comment Period End  06/05/2007    
Final Action  06/18/2008  73 FR 34630   
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No  Government Levels Affected: None 
Federalism: No 
Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 
Agency Contact:
Scott Ellis
Department of the Interior
Minerals Management Service
P.O. Box 25165,
Denver, CO 80225
Phone:202 208-2622
Email: scott.ellis@mms.gov