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The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is a agency within the U.S. Department of Interior. BOEM has four sections that cover the United States' waters: Alaska OCS Region, Pacific OCS Region, Gulf of Mexico OCS Region and the Atlantic OCS Region. The Alaska Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Region Office is responsible for over one billion acres of the OCS and more than six thousand miles of coastline covering the state of Alaska. The Alaska OCS is in charge of addressing the Environment, Leasing and Plans, and Resource Evaluation. This document is a scientific or technical publication for the Alaska OCS.