30 CFR §550.283
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- (a)Revised OCS plans. You must revise your approved EP, DPP, or DOCD when you propose to:
- (1)Change the type of drilling rig (e.g., jack-up, platform rig, barge, submersible, semisubmersible, or drillship), production facility (e.g., caisson, fixed platform with piles, tension leg platform), or transportation mode (e.g., pipeline, barge);
- (2)Change the surface location of a well or production platform by a distance more than that specified by the Regional Supervisor;
- (3)Change the type of production or significantly increase the volume of production or storage capacity;
- (4)Increase the emissions of an criteria air pollutant, VOC, or TSP to an amount that exceeds the amount specified in your approved EP, DPP, or DOCD;
- (5)Significantly increase the amount of solid or liquid wastes to be handled or discharged;
- (6)Request a new H2S area classification, or increase the concentration of H2S to a concentration greater than that specified by the Regional Supervisor;
- (7)Change the location of your onshore support base either from one State to another or to a new base or a base requiring expansion; or
- (8)Change any other activity specified by the Regional Supervisor.
- (b)Supplemental OCS plans. You must supplement your approved EP, DPP, or DOCD when you propose to conduct activities on your lease(s) or unit that require approval of a license or permit which is not described in your approved EP, DPP, or DOCD. These types of changes are called supplemental OCS plans.