Ken Salazar actually said...

We have, through Secretarial Order, ordered the dismantling of MMS as we knew it into what now will be three components going forward.

The answer to that is yes because it is much easier to deal with these kinds of issues in shallower water than in deep water.

I appreciate the comment on the role that the engineers played and will continue to play as we try to move forward with the new safety regim...

The fact also is that that plan has not been effective in protecting the sensitive ecology of the Gulf of Mexico.