30 CFR § 285.800 - How must I conduct my activities to comply with safety and environmental requirements?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s285.800"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 285.800 - How must I conduct my activities to comply with safety and environmental requirements?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "285.800"
section_name: "How must I conduct my activities to comply with safety and environmental requirements?"
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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# 285.800 How must I conduct my activities to comply with safety and environmental requirements?
(a) You must conduct all activities on your lease or grant under this part in a manner that conforms with your responsibilities in § 285.105(a), and using:
(1) Trained personnel; and
(2) Technologies, precautions, and techniques that will not cause undue harm or damage to natural resources, including their physical, atmospheric, and biological components.
(b) You must certify compliance with those terms and conditions identified in your approved SAP, COP, or GAP, as required under § 285.615(b), § 285.633(a), or § 285.653(b).