30 CFR § 550.283 - When must I revise or supplement the approved EP, DPP, or DOCD?

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title: "30 CFR § 550.283 - When must I revise or supplement the approved EP, DPP, or DOCD?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "550.283"
section_name: "When must I revise or supplement the approved EP, DPP, or DOCD?"
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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# 550.283 When must I revise or supplement the approved EP, DPP, or DOCD?

(a) *Revised OCS plans.* You must revise your approved EP, DPP, or DOCD when you propose to:

(1) Change the type of drilling rig (e.g., jack-up, platform rig, barge, submersible, semisubmersible, or drillship), production facility (e.g., caisson, fixed platform with piles, tension leg platform), or transportation mode (e.g., pipeline, barge);

(2) Change the surface location of a well or production platform by a distance more than that specified by the Regional Supervisor;

(3) Change the type of production or significantly increase the volume of production or storage capacity;

(4) Increase the emissions of an criteria air pollutant, VOC, or TSP to an amount that exceeds the amount specified in your approved EP, DPP, or DOCD;

(5) Significantly increase the amount of solid or liquid wastes to be handled or discharged;

(6) Request a new H<sub>2</sub>S area classification, or increase the concentration of H<sub>2</sub>S to a concentration greater than that specified by the Regional Supervisor;

(7) Change the location of your onshore support base either from one State to another or to a new base or a base requiring expansion; or

(8) Change any other activity specified by the Regional Supervisor.

(b) *Supplemental OCS plans.* You must supplement your approved EP, DPP, or DOCD when you propose to conduct activities on your lease(s) or unit that require approval of a license or permit which is not described in your approved EP, DPP, or DOCD. These types of changes are called supplemental OCS plans.

[76 FR 64623, Oct. 18, 2011, as amended at 85 FR 34936, June 5, 2020]