30 CFR § 285.638 - What must I do upon completion of my commercial operations as approved in my COP or FERC license?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s285.638"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 285.638 - What must I do upon completion of my commercial operations as approved in my COP or FERC license?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "285.638"
section_name: "What must I do upon completion of my commercial operations as approved in my COP or FERC license?"
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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# 285.638 What must I do upon completion of my commercial operations as approved in my COP or FERC license?
(a) Upon completion of your approved activities under your COP, you must decommission your project as set forth in subpart I of this part. You must submit your decommissioning application as provided in §§ 285.905 and 285.906.
(b) Upon completion of your approved activities under your FERC license, the terms of your FERC license will govern your decommissioning activities.
[88 FR 6413, Jan. 31, 2023, as amended at 89 FR 42715, May 15, 2024]