30 CFR § 580.71 - What is the timetable for release of data and information?
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/us/cfr/t30/s580.71
Currency
2026-04-05
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No
Updated
2026-04-05
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Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Department of the Interior
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Section 104, Public Law 97-451, 96 Stat. 2451 (30 U.S.C. 1714), Public Law 109-432, Div C, Title I, 120 Stat. 3000; 30 U.S.C. 1751; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1334; 33 U.S.C. 2704, 2716; E.O. 12777, as... Section 104, Public Law 97-451, 96 Stat. 2451 (30 U.S.C. 1714), Public Law 109-432, Div C, Title I, 120 Stat. 3000; 30 U.S.C. 1751; 31 U.S.C. 9701; 43 U.S.C. 1334; 33 U.S.C. 2704, 2716; E.O. 12777, as amended; 43 U.S.C. 1331 43 U.S.C. 1337.
# 580.71 What is the timetable for release of data and information?We will release data and information that you or a third party submits and we retain according to paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section.(a) If the data and information are not related to a deep stratigraphic test, we will release them to the public according to items (1), (2), and (3) in the following table:| If you or a third party submits and we retain . . . | The Regional Director will disclose them to the public . . . || --- | --- || (1) Geological data and information, | 10 years after issuing the permit. || (2) Geophysical data, | 50 years after you or a third party submit the data. || (3) Geophysical information, | 25 years after you or a third party submit the information. || (4) Data and information related to a deep stratigraphic test, | 25 years after you complete the test, unless the provisions of paragraph (b) of this section apply. |(b) This paragraph applies if you are covered by paragraph (a)(4) of this section and a lease sale is held or a noncompetitive agreement is negotiated after you complete a test well. We will release the data and information related to the deep stratigraphic test at the earlier of the following times:(1) Twenty-five years after you complete the test; or(2) Sixty calendar days after we issue a lease, located partly or totally within 50 geographic miles (92.7 kilometers) of the test.