30 CFR § 550.120 - What standards will BOEM use to regulate leases, rights-of-use and easement, and rights-of-way?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s550.120"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 550.120 - What standards will BOEM use to regulate leases, rights-of-use and easement, and rights-of-way?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "550.120"
section_name: "What standards will BOEM use to regulate leases, rights-of-use and easement, and rights-of-way?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "OFFSHORE"
part_number: "550"
part_name: "OIL AND GAS AND SULFUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "30 U.S.C. 1751; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1334."
regulatory_source: "76 FR 64623, Oct. 18, 2011, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "550"
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# 550.120 What standards will BOEM use to regulate leases, rights-of-use and easement, and rights-of-way?
BOEM will regulate all activities under a lease, a right-of-use and easement, or a right-of-way to:
(a) Promote the orderly exploration, development, and production of mineral resources;
(b) Prevent injury or loss of life;
(c) Prevent damage to or waste of any natural resource, property, or the environment; and
(d) Ensure cooperation and consultation with affected States, local governments, other interested parties, and relevant Federal agencies.
[81 FR 18152, Mar. 30, 2016]