Similar task forces have been established between BOEMRE and Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Virginia, Delaware, Maine and Maryland.

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Of that total, 28 of these permits have been issued, according to BOEMRE.

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As of March 28, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcment (BOEMRE) of the Department of the Interior had received 31 deepwater drilling permit applications for offshore drilling activities like water injection wells and drilling from a fixed rig that were still allowed under the moratorium.

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