Joint final report deadline extended - October 31, 2010

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Week of October 31, 2010

Joint final report deadline extended

More time has been granted for a final report from the joint team investigating the April 20 Deepwater Horizon explosion.

The U.S. Coast Guard and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement joint investigation team said Oct. 22 that its request for an extension was approved by USCG Commandant Admiral Robert J. Papp and BOEMRE Director Michael R. Bromwich.

The extension allows for additional time to complete forensic testing and for a final public hearing on the forensic evidence, a hearing tentatively scheduled for the week of Jan. 24.

When the joint investigation team was established April 27, it was given nine months to complete its report, or a Jan. 27 deadline.

Any request for extension needed to be made at least 30 calendar days prior to the deadline.

The approved extension gives the team 60 more days to complete its report, with a new deadline of March 27.

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