NTL 1999-G22 - Guidelines for the Sub-Seabed Disposal and Offshore Storage of Solid Wastes - September 24, 1999

This Notice to Lessees (NTL) provides standardized guidelines and instructions for the subseabed disposal and offshore storage of solid wastes generated from oil and gas development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) in the Gulf of Mexico OCS Region (GOMR). This NTL applies only to such solid wastes that are classified as exempt exploration and production (E&P) wastes under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) (see 40 CFR 261.4(b)(5)). These exempt E&P wastes include drilling fluids, produced waters, and other wastes associated with the exploration, development, or production of oil, natural gas, or sulphur on the OCS.