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30 CFR § 556.802 - When may BOEM disapprove the transfer of all or part of my operating rights interest? 

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s556.802"
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title: "30 CFR § 556.802 - When may BOEM disapprove the transfer of all or part of my operating rights interest?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "556.802"
section_name: "When may BOEM disapprove the transfer of all or part of my operating rights interest?"
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"
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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."
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# 556.802 When may BOEM disapprove the transfer of all or part of my operating rights interest?

BOEM may disapprove a transfer of all or part of your operating rights interest:

(a) When the transferor or transferee is not in compliance with all applicable regulations and orders, including financial assurance requirements;

(b) When a transferor attempts a transfer that is not acceptable as to form or content (*e.g.,* not on standard form, containing incorrect legal description, not executed in accordance with corporate governance, transferee does not meet the requirements of § 556.401); or

BOEM may disapprove a transfer of all or part of your operating rights interest:

(a) When the transferor or transferee is not in compliance with all applicable regulations and orders, including financial assurance requirements;

(b) When a transferor attempts a transfer that is not acceptable as to form or content (e.g., not on standard form, containing incorrect legal description, not executed in accordance with corporate governance, transferee does not meet the requirements of § 556.401); or

(c) When the transfer does not conform to these regulations, or any other applicable laws or regulations (e.g., departmental debarment rules).

[81 FR 18152, Mar. 30, 2016, as amended at 89 FR 31593, Apr. 24, 2024