30 CFR § 585.606 - What must I demonstrate in my SAP?

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title: "30 CFR § 585.606 - What must I demonstrate in my SAP?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "585.606"
section_name: "What must I demonstrate in my SAP?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
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part_number: "585"
part_name: "RENEWABLE ENERGY ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "43 U.S.C. 1337."
regulatory_source: "88 FR 6430, Jan. 31, 2023, unless otherwise noted."
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# 585.606 What must I demonstrate in my SAP?

Your SAP must demonstrate that you have planned and are prepared to conduct the proposed site assessment activities in a manner that:

(a) Conforms to your responsibilities listed in § 585.105(a);

(b) Conforms to all applicable laws, regulations, and provisions of your commercial lease;

(c) Is safe;

(d) Does not unreasonably interfere with other uses of the OCS, including those involved with national security or defense;

(e) Does not cause undue harm or damage to natural resources; life (including human and wildlife); property; the marine, coastal, or human environment; or sites, structures, or objects of historical or archaeological significance;

(f) Uses best available and safest technology;

(g) Uses best management practices; and

(h) Uses properly trained personnel.