30 CFR § 585.605 - What is a Site Assessment Plan (SAP)?
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t30/s585.605"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "30 CFR § 585.605 - What is a Site Assessment Plan (SAP)?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "585.605"
section_name: "What is a Site Assessment Plan (SAP)?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "OFFSHORE"
part_number: "585"
part_name: "RENEWABLE ENERGY ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "43 U.S.C. 1337."
regulatory_source: "88 FR 6430, Jan. 31, 2023, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "585"
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# 585.605 What is a Site Assessment Plan (SAP)?
(a) A SAP describes the site assessment activities meeting the criteria in § 585.600(a)(1) that you plan to perform on your commercial lease.
(b) You must receive BOEM approval of your SAP, as provided in § 585.613, before you can begin any proposed site assessment activities requiring such approval.
(c) If BOEM determines that your proposed site assessment facility or combination of facilities is complex or significant under § 585.613(a)(1), you must comply with the requirements in 30 CFR part 285, subpart G, regarding facility design and construction and submit your SMS as required by 30 CFR 285.810.