30 CFR § 285.614 - When may I begin conducting activities under my approved SAP?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s285.614"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 285.614 - When may I begin conducting activities under my approved SAP?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "285.614"
section_name: "When may I begin conducting activities under my approved SAP?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "OFFSHORE"
part_number: "285"
part_name: "RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ALTERNATE USES OF EXISTING FACILITIES ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "43 U.S.C. 1331"
regulatory_source: "88 FR 6413, Jan. 31, 2023, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "285"
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# 285.614 When may I begin conducting activities under my approved SAP?
(a) You may begin conducting the activities approved in your SAP following BOEM approval of your SAP.
(b) If you are installing a facility or a combination of facilities deemed by BOEM to be complex or significant, as provided in 30 CFR 585.613(a)(1), you must comply with the requirements of subpart G of this part and submit the Safety Management System (SMS) description required by § 285.810 before construction may begin.
[88 FR 6413, Jan. 31, 2023, as amended at 89 FR 42715, May 15, 2024]