30 CFR § 556.303 - What does BOEM do if an area proposed for leasing is within three nautical miles of the seaward boundary of a coastal State?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s556.303"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 556.303 - What does BOEM do if an area proposed for leasing is within three nautical miles of the seaward boundary of a coastal State?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "556.303"
section_name: "What does BOEM do if an area proposed for leasing is within three nautical miles of the seaward boundary of a coastal State?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "OFFSHORE"
part_number: "556"
part_name: "LEASING OF SULFUR OR OIL AND GAS AND FINANCIAL ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS 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: "31 U.S.C. 9701; 42 U.S.C. 6213; 43 U.S.C. 1334."
regulatory_source: "81 FR 18152, Mar. 30, 2016, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "556"
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# 556.303 What does BOEM do if an area proposed for leasing is within three nautical miles of the seaward boundary of a coastal State?
For an area proposed for leasing that is within three nautical miles of the seaward boundary of a coastal State, as governed by section 8(g)(1) of OCSLA (43 U.S.C. 1337(g)(1)):
(a) BOEM provides the governor of the coastal State, subject to the confidentiality requirements in this chapter:
(1) A schedule for leasing; and
(2) An estimate of the potential oil and gas resources.
(b) At the request of the governor of a coastal State, BOEM will provide to that governor, subject to the confidentiality requirements in this chapter:
(1) Information concerning geographical, geological, and ecological characteristics; and
(2) An identification of any field, geological structure, or trap, or portion thereof, that lies within three nautical miles of the State's boundary.