30 CFR § 586.104 - When may BOEM prescribe or approve departures from the regulations in this part?

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title: "30 CFR § 586.104 - When may BOEM prescribe or approve departures from the regulations in this part?"
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section_name: "When may BOEM prescribe or approve departures from the regulations in this part?"
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part_name: "ALTERNATE USES OF EXISTING FACILITIES ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF"
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# 586.104 When may BOEM prescribe or approve departures from the regulations in this part?

(a) BOEM may prescribe or approve departures from these regulations when departures are necessary to:

(1) Facilitate the appropriate activities on a grant under this part;

(2) Conserve natural resources;

(3) Protect life (including human and wildlife), property, or the marine, coastal, or human environment; or

(4) Protect sites, structures, or objects of historical or archaeological significance.

(b) Any departure approved under this section and its rationale must:

(1) Be consistent with subsection 8(p) of the OCS Lands Act;

(2) Protect the environment and the public health and safety to the same degree as if there was no approved departure from the regulations;

(3) Not impair the rights of third parties; and

(4) Be documented in writing.