30 CFR § 291.100 - What is the purpose of this part?

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title: "30 CFR § 291.100 - What is the purpose of this part?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "291.100"
section_name: "What is the purpose of this part?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "APPEALS"
part_number: "291"
part_name: "OPEN AND NONDISCRIMINATORY ACCESS TO OIL AND GAS PIPELINES UNDER THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS ACT"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "31 U.S.C. 9701, 43 U.S.C. 1334."
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# 291.100 What is the purpose of this part?

This part:

(a) Explains the procedures for filing a complaint with the Director, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) alleging that a grantee or transporter has denied a shipper of production from the OCS open and nondiscriminatory access to a pipeline;

(b) Explains the procedures BSEE will employ to determine whether violations of the requirements of the OCSLA have occurred, and to remedy any violations; and

(c) Provides for alternative informal means of resolving pipeline access disputes through either Hotline-assisted procedures or alternative dispute resolution (ADR).