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FEDERAL · 30 CFR

Part 550 — Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf

170 sections · Title 30: Mineral Resources

§ 550.101Authority and applicability.
§ 550.102What does this part do?
§ 550.103Where can I find more information about the requirements in this part?
§ 550.104How may I appeal a decision made under BOEM regulations?
§ 550.105Definitions.
§ 550.115How do I determine well producibility?
§ 550.116How do I determine producibility if my well is in the Gulf of America?
§ 550.117How does a determination of well producibility affect royalty status?
§ 550.118§ 550.118 [Reserved]
§ 550.119Will BOEM approve subsurface gas storage?
§ 550.120What standards will BOEM use to regulate leases, rights-of-use and easement, and rights-of-way?
§ 550.121What must I do to protect health, safety, property, and the environment?
§ 550.122What effect does subsurface storage have on the lease term?
§ 550.123Will BOEM allow gas storage on unleased lands?
§ 550.125Service fees.
§ 550.126Electronic payment instructions.
§ 550.130§ 550.130 [Reserved]
§ 550.135What will BOEM do if my operating performance is unacceptable?
§ 550.136How will BOEM determine if my performance is unacceptable?
§ 550.140When will I receive an oral approval?
§ 550.141May I ever use alternate procedures or equipment?
§ 550.142How do I receive approval for departures?
§ 550.143How do I designate an operator?
§ 550.144How do I designate a new operator when a designation of operator terminates?
§ 550.146How do I designate an agent or a local agent?
§ 550.147Who is responsible for fulfilling leasehold obligations?
§ 550.160When will BOEM grant me a right-of-use and easement (RUE), and what requirements must I meet?
§ 550.161What else must I submit with my application?
§ 550.162May I continue my right-of-use and easement after the termination of any lease on which it is situated?
§ 550.163If I have a State lease, will BOEM grant me a right-of-use and easement?
§ 550.164If I have a State lease, what conditions apply for a right-of-use and easement?
§ 550.165If I have a State lease, what fees do I have to pay for a right-of-use and easement?
§ 550.166If BOEM grants me a RUE, what financial assurance must I provide?
§ 550.167How may I obtain or assign my interest in a RUE?
§ 550.181When may the Secretary cancel my lease and when am I compensated for cancellation?
§ 550.182When may the Secretary cancel a lease at the exploration stage?
§ 550.183When may BOEM or the Secretary extend or cancel a lease at the development and production stage?
§ 550.184What is the amount of compensation for lease cancellation?
§ 550.185When is there no compensation for a lease cancellation?
§ 550.186What reporting information and report forms must I submit?
§ 550.187-550.193§§ 550.187-550.193 [Reserved]
§ 550.194How must I protect archaeological resources?
§ 550.195§ 550.195 [Reserved]
§ 550.196Reimbursements for reproduction and processing costs.
§ 550.197Data and information to be made available to the public or for limited inspection.
§ 550.198§ 550.198 [Reserved]
§ 550.199Paperwork Reduction Act statements—information collection.
§ 550.200Definitions.
§ 550.201What plans and information must I submit before I conduct any activities on my lease or unit?
§ 550.202What criteria must the Exploration Plan (EP), Development and Production Plan (DPP), or Development Operations Coordination Document (DOCD) meet?
§ 550.203Where can wells be located under an EP, DPP, or DOCD?
§ 550.204When must I submit my IOP for proposed Arctic exploratory drilling operations and what must the IOP include?
§ 550.205§ 550.205 [Reserved]
§ 550.206How do I submit the IOP, EP, DPP, or DOCD?
§ 550.207What ancillary activities may I conduct?
§ 550.208If I conduct ancillary activities, what notices must I provide?
§ 550.209What is the BOEM review process for the notice?
§ 550.210If I conduct ancillary activities, what reporting and data/information retention requirements must I satisfy?
§ 550.211What must the EP include?
§ 550.212What information must accompany the EP?
§ 550.213What general information must accompany the EP?
§ 550.214What geological and geophysical (G&G) information must accompany the EP?
§ 550.215What hydrogen sulfide (H<sub>2</sub>S) information must accompany the EP?
§ 550.216What biological, physical, and socioeconomic information must accompany the EP?
§ 550.217What solid and liquid wastes and discharges information and cooling water intake information must accompany the EP?
§ 550.218What air emissions information must accompany the EP?
§ 550.219What oil and hazardous substance spills information must accompany the EP?
§ 550.220If I propose activities in the Alaska OCS Region, what planning information must accompany the EP?
§ 550.221What environmental monitoring information must accompany the EP?
§ 550.222What lease stipulations information must accompany the EP?
§ 550.223What mitigation measures information must accompany the EP?
§ 550.224What information on support vessels, offshore vehicles, and aircraft you will use must accompany the EP?
§ 550.225What information on the onshore support facilities you will use must accompany the EP?
§ 550.226What Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) information must accompany the EP?
§ 550.227What environmental impact analysis (EIA) information must accompany the EP?
§ 550.228What administrative information must accompany the EP?
§ 550.231After receiving the EP, what will BOEM do?
§ 550.232What actions will BOEM take after the EP is deemed submitted?
§ 550.233What decisions will BOEM make on the EP and within what timeframe?
§ 550.234How do I submit a modified EP or resubmit a disapproved EP, and when will BOEM make a decision?
§ 550.235If a State objects to the EP's coastal zone consistency certification, what can I do?
§ 550.241What must the DPP or DOCD include?
§ 550.242What information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
§ 550.243What general information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
§ 550.244What geological and geophysical (G&amp;G) information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
§ 550.245What hydrogen sulfide (H<sub>2</sub>S) information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
§ 550.246What mineral resource conservation information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
§ 550.247What biological, physical, and socioeconomic information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
§ 550.248What solid and liquid wastes and discharges information and cooling water intake information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
§ 550.249What air emissions information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
§ 550.250What oil and hazardous substance spills information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
§ 550.251If I propose activities in the Alaska OCS Region, what planning information must accompany the DPP?
§ 550.252What environmental monitoring information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
§ 550.253What lease stipulations information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
§ 550.254What mitigation measures information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
§ 550.255What decommissioning information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
§ 550.256What related facilities and operations information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
§ 550.257What information on the support vessels, offshore vehicles, and aircraft you will use must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
§ 550.258What information on the onshore support facilities you will use must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
§ 550.259What sulphur operations information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
§ 550.260What Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
§ 550.261What environmental impact analysis (EIA) information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
§ 550.262What administrative information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?
§ 550.266After receiving the DPP or DOCD, what will BOEM do?
§ 550.267What actions will BOEM take after the DPP or DOCD is deemed submitted?
§ 550.268How does BOEM respond to recommendations?
§ 550.269How will BOEM evaluate the environmental impacts of the DPP or DOCD?
§ 550.270What decisions will BOEM make on the DPP or DOCD and within what timeframe?
§ 550.271For what reasons will BOEM disapprove the DPP or DOCD?
§ 550.272If a State objects to the DPP's or DOCD's coastal zone consistency certification, what can I do?
§ 550.273How do I submit a modified DPP or DOCD or resubmit a disapproved DPP or DOCD?
§ 550.280How must I conduct activities under the approved EP, DPP, or DOCD?
§ 550.281What must I do to conduct activities under the approved EP, DPP, or DOCD?
§ 550.282Do I have to conduct post-approval monitoring?
§ 550.283When must I revise or supplement the approved EP, DPP, or DOCD?
§ 550.284How will BOEM require revisions to the approved EP, DPP, or DOCD?
§ 550.285How do I submit revised and supplemental EPs, DPPs, and DOCDs?
§ 550.286-550.295§§ 550.286-550.295 [Reserved]
§ 550.296When and how must I submit a CID or a revision to a CID?
§ 550.297What information must a CID contain?
§ 550.298How long will BOEM take to evaluate and make a decision on the CID?
§ 550.299What operations require approval of the CID?
§ 550.300-550.301§§ 550.300-550.301 [Reserved]
§ 550.302Definitions concerning air quality.
§ 550.303Facilities described in a new or revised Exploration Plan, Development and Production Plan, or Development Operations Coordination Document.
§ 550.304Existing facilities.
§ 550.400Leasing maps and diagrams.
§ 550.1011Financial assurance requirements for pipeline right-of-way (ROW) grant holders.
§ 550.1153When must I conduct a static bottomhole pressure survey?
§ 550.1154How do I determine if my reservoir is sensitive?
§ 550.1155What information must I submit for sensitive reservoirs?
§ 550.1165What must I do for enhanced recovery operations?
§ 550.1166What additional reporting is required for developments in the Alaska OCS Region?
§ 550.1167What information must I submit with forms and for approvals?
§ 550.1400How does BOEM begin the civil penalty process?
§ 550.1401Index table.
§ 550.1402Definitions.
§ 550.1403What is the maximum civil penalty?
§ 550.1404Which violations will BOEM review for potential civil penalties?
§ 550.1405When is a case file developed?
§ 550.1406When will BOEM notify me and provide penalty information?
§ 550.1407How do I respond to the letter of notification?
§ 550.1408When will I be notified of the Reviewing Officer's decision?
§ 550.1409What are my appeal rights?
§ 550.1450What definitions apply to this subpart?
§ 550.1451What may BOEM do if I violate a statute, regulation, order, or lease term relating to a Federal oil and gas lease?
§ 550.1452What if I correct the violation?
§ 550.1453What if I do not correct the violation?
§ 550.1454How may I request a hearing on the record on a Notice of Noncompliance?
§ 550.1455Does my request for a hearing on the record affect the penalties?
§ 550.1456May I request a hearing on the record regarding the amount of a civil penalty if I did not request a hearing on the Notice of Noncompliance?
§ 550.1460May I be subject to penalties without prior notice and an opportunity to correct?
§ 550.1461How will BOEM inform me of violations without a period to correct?
§ 550.1462How may I request a hearing on the record on a Notice of Noncompliance regarding violations without a period to correct?
§ 550.1463Does my request for a hearing on the record affect the penalties?
§ 550.1464May I request a hearing on the record regarding the amount of a civil penalty if I did not request a hearing on the Notice of Noncompliance?
§ 550.1470How does BOEM decide what the amount of the penalty should be?
§ 550.1471Does the penalty affect whether I owe interest?
§ 550.1472How will the Office of Hearings and Appeals conduct the hearing on the record?
§ 550.1473How may I appeal the Administrative Law Judge's decision?
§ 550.1474May I seek judicial review of the decision of the Interior Board of Land Appeals?
§ 550.1475When must I pay the penalty?
§ 550.1476Can BOEM reduce my penalty once it is assessed?
§ 550.1477How may BOEM collect the penalty?
§ 550.1480May the United States criminally prosecute me for violations under Federal oil and gas leases?
§ 550.1490What standards must my BOEM-specified surety instrument meet?
§ 550.1491How will BOEM determine the amount of my bond or other surety instrument?
§ 550.1495How do I demonstrate financial solvency?
§ 550.1496How will BOEM determine if I am financially solvent?
§ 550.1497When will BOEM monitor my financial solvency?