Title 30, Part 550 — Oil and Gas and Sulfur Operations in the Outer Continental Shelf

Authority and applicability.

What does this part do?

Where can I find more information about the requirements in this part?

How may I appeal a decision made under BOEM regulations?

Definitions.

How do I determine well producibility?

How do I determine producibility if my well is in the Gulf of America?

How does a determination of well producibility affect royalty status?

[Reserved]

Will BOEM approve subsurface gas storage?

What standards will BOEM use to regulate leases, rights-of-use and easement, and rights-of-way?

What must I do to protect health, safety, property, and the environment?

What effect does subsurface storage have on the lease term?

Will BOEM allow gas storage on unleased lands?

Service fees.

Electronic payment instructions.

[Reserved]

What will BOEM do if my operating performance is unacceptable?

How will BOEM determine if my performance is unacceptable?

When will I receive an oral approval?

May I ever use alternate procedures or equipment?

How do I receive approval for departures?

How do I designate an operator?

How do I designate a new operator when a designation of operator terminates?

How do I designate an agent or a local agent?

Who is responsible for fulfilling leasehold obligations?

When will BOEM grant me a right-of-use and easement (RUE), and what requirements must I meet?

What else must I submit with my application?

May I continue my right-of-use and easement after the termination of any lease on which it is situated?

If I have a State lease, will BOEM grant me a right-of-use and easement?

If I have a State lease, what conditions apply for a right-of-use and easement?

If I have a State lease, what fees do I have to pay for a right-of-use and easement?

If BOEM grants me a RUE, what financial assurance must I provide?

How may I obtain or assign my interest in a RUE?

When may the Secretary cancel my lease and when am I compensated for cancellation?

When may the Secretary cancel a lease at the exploration stage?

When may BOEM or the Secretary extend or cancel a lease at the development and production stage?

What is the amount of compensation for lease cancellation?

When is there no compensation for a lease cancellation?

What reporting information and report forms must I submit?

§§ 550.187-550.193 [Reserved]

How must I protect archaeological resources?

[Reserved]

Reimbursements for reproduction and processing costs.

Data and information to be made available to the public or for limited inspection.

[Reserved]

Paperwork Reduction Act statements—information collection.

Definitions.

What plans and information must I submit before I conduct any activities on my lease or unit?

What criteria must the Exploration Plan (EP), Development and Production Plan (DPP), or Development Operations Coordination Document (DOCD) meet?

Where can wells be located under an EP, DPP, or DOCD?

When must I submit my IOP for proposed Arctic exploratory drilling operations and what must the IOP include?

[Reserved]

How do I submit the IOP, EP, DPP, or DOCD?

What ancillary activities may I conduct?

If I conduct ancillary activities, what notices must I provide?

What is the BOEM review process for the notice?

If I conduct ancillary activities, what reporting and data/information retention requirements must I satisfy?

What must the EP include?

What information must accompany the EP?

What general information must accompany the EP?

What geological and geophysical (G&G) information must accompany the EP?

What hydrogen sulfide (HS) information must accompany the EP?

What biological, physical, and socioeconomic information must accompany the EP?

What solid and liquid wastes and discharges information and cooling water intake information must accompany the EP?

What air emissions information must accompany the EP?

What oil and hazardous substance spills information must accompany the EP?

If I propose activities in the Alaska OCS Region, what planning information must accompany the EP?

What environmental monitoring information must accompany the EP?

What lease stipulations information must accompany the EP?

What mitigation measures information must accompany the EP?

What information on support vessels, offshore vehicles, and aircraft you will use must accompany the EP?

What information on the onshore support facilities you will use must accompany the EP?

What Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) information must accompany the EP?

What environmental impact analysis (EIA) information must accompany the EP?

What administrative information must accompany the EP?

After receiving the EP, what will BOEM do?

What actions will BOEM take after the EP is deemed submitted?

What decisions will BOEM make on the EP and within what timeframe?

How do I submit a modified EP or resubmit a disapproved EP, and when will BOEM make a decision?

If a State objects to the EP's coastal zone consistency certification, what can I do?

What must the DPP or DOCD include?

What information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?

What general information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?

What geological and geophysical (G&G) information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?

What hydrogen sulfide (HS) information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?

What mineral resource conservation information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?

What biological, physical, and socioeconomic information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?

What solid and liquid wastes and discharges information and cooling water intake information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?

What air emissions information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?

What oil and hazardous substance spills information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?

If I propose activities in the Alaska OCS Region, what planning information must accompany the DPP?

What environmental monitoring information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?

What lease stipulations information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?

What mitigation measures information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?

What decommissioning information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?

What related facilities and operations information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?

What information on the support vessels, offshore vehicles, and aircraft you will use must accompany the DPP or DOCD?

What information on the onshore support facilities you will use must accompany the DPP or DOCD?

What sulphur operations information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?

What Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?

What environmental impact analysis (EIA) information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?

What administrative information must accompany the DPP or DOCD?

After receiving the DPP or DOCD, what will BOEM do?

What actions will BOEM take after the DPP or DOCD is deemed submitted?

How does BOEM respond to recommendations?

How will BOEM evaluate the environmental impacts of the DPP or DOCD?

What decisions will BOEM make on the DPP or DOCD and within what timeframe?

For what reasons will BOEM disapprove the DPP or DOCD?

If a State objects to the DPP's or DOCD's coastal zone consistency certification, what can I do?

How do I submit a modified DPP or DOCD or resubmit a disapproved DPP or DOCD?

How must I conduct activities under the approved EP, DPP, or DOCD?

What must I do to conduct activities under the approved EP, DPP, or DOCD?

Do I have to conduct post-approval monitoring?

When must I revise or supplement the approved EP, DPP, or DOCD?

How will BOEM require revisions to the approved EP, DPP, or DOCD?

How do I submit revised and supplemental EPs, DPPs, and DOCDs?

§§ 550.286-550.295 [Reserved]

When and how must I submit a CID or a revision to a CID?

What information must a CID contain?

How long will BOEM take to evaluate and make a decision on the CID?

What operations require approval of the CID?

§§ 550.300-550.301 [Reserved]

Definitions concerning air quality.

Facilities described in a new or revised Exploration Plan, Development and Production Plan, or Development Operations Coordination Document.

Existing facilities.

Leasing maps and diagrams.

Financial assurance requirements for pipeline right-of-way (ROW) grant holders.

When must I conduct a static bottomhole pressure survey?

How do I determine if my reservoir is sensitive?

What information must I submit for sensitive reservoirs?

What must I do for enhanced recovery operations?

What additional reporting is required for developments in the Alaska OCS Region?

What information must I submit with forms and for approvals?

How does BOEM begin the civil penalty process?

Index table.

Definitions.

What is the maximum civil penalty?

Which violations will BOEM review for potential civil penalties?

When is a case file developed?

When will BOEM notify me and provide penalty information?

How do I respond to the letter of notification?

When will I be notified of the Reviewing Officer's decision?

What are my appeal rights?

What definitions apply to this subpart?

What may BOEM do if I violate a statute, regulation, order, or lease term relating to a Federal oil and gas lease?

What if I correct the violation?

What if I do not correct the violation?

How may I request a hearing on the record on a Notice of Noncompliance?

Does my request for a hearing on the record affect the penalties?

May I request a hearing on the record regarding the amount of a civil penalty if I did not request a hearing on the Notice of Noncompliance?

May I be subject to penalties without prior notice and an opportunity to correct?

How will BOEM inform me of violations without a period to correct?

How may I request a hearing on the record on a Notice of Noncompliance regarding violations without a period to correct?

Does my request for a hearing on the record affect the penalties?

May I request a hearing on the record regarding the amount of a civil penalty if I did not request a hearing on the Notice of Noncompliance?

How does BOEM decide what the amount of the penalty should be?

Does the penalty affect whether I owe interest?

How will the Office of Hearings and Appeals conduct the hearing on the record?

How may I appeal the Administrative Law Judge's decision?

May I seek judicial review of the decision of the Interior Board of Land Appeals?

When must I pay the penalty?

Can BOEM reduce my penalty once it is assessed?

How may BOEM collect the penalty?

May the United States criminally prosecute me for violations under Federal oil and gas leases?

What standards must my BOEM-specified surety instrument meet?

How will BOEM determine the amount of my bond or other surety instrument?

How do I demonstrate financial solvency?

How will BOEM determine if I am financially solvent?

When will BOEM monitor my financial solvency?