30 CFR § 285.651 - When may I construct complex or significant OCS facilities on my limited lease or any facilities on my project easement proposed under my GAP?

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title: "30 CFR § 285.651 - When may I construct complex or significant OCS facilities on my limited lease or any facilities on my project easement proposed under my GAP?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "285.651"
section_name: "When may I construct complex or significant OCS facilities on my limited lease or any facilities on my project easement proposed under my GAP?"
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"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "43 U.S.C. 1331"
regulatory_source: "88 FR 6413, Jan. 31, 2023, unless otherwise noted."
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# 285.651 When may I construct complex or significant OCS facilities on my limited lease or any facilities on my project easement proposed under my GAP?

If you are applying for a project easement, or installing a facility or a combination of facilities on your limited lease deemed by BOEM to be complex or significant, as provided in 30 CFR 585.648(a)(1), you also must comply with the requirements of subpart G of this part and submit your safety management system description required by § 285.810 before construction may begin.