30 CFR § 550.121 - What must I do to protect health, safety, property, and the environment?

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title: "30 CFR § 550.121 - What must I do to protect health, safety, property, and the environment?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "550.121"
section_name: "What must I do to protect health, safety, property, and the environment?"
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"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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."
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# 550.121 What must I do to protect health, safety, property, and the environment?

The Director may require additional measures to ensure the use of Best Available and Safest Technology (BAST) as identified by BSEE:

(a) To avoid the failure of equipment that would have a significant effect on safety, health, or the environment;

(b) If it is economically feasible; and

(c) If the incremental benefits justify the incremental costs.

[81 FR 18152, Mar. 30, 2016]