30 CFR § 586.200 - What must I do before I request an Alternate Use RUE?

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title: "30 CFR § 586.200 - What must I do before I request an Alternate Use RUE?"
title_number: 30
title_name: "Mineral Resources"
section_number: "586.200"
section_name: "What must I do before I request an Alternate Use RUE?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "OFFSHORE"
part_number: "586"
part_name: "ALTERNATE USES OF EXISTING FACILITIES 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 6468, Jan. 31, 2023, unless otherwise noted."
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# 586.200 What must I do before I request an Alternate Use RUE?

If you are not the owner of the existing facility on the OCS and the lessee of the area in which the facility is located, you must contact the lessee and owner of the facility and reach a preliminary agreement as to the proposed activity for the use of the existing facility.