Part 585 — Renewable Energy on the Outer Continental Shelf
Subpart A — General Provisions
- § 585.100— Authority.
- § 585.101— What is the purpose of this part?
- § 585.102— What are BOEM's responsibilities under this part?
- § 585.103— When may BOEM prescribe or approve departures from the regulations in this part?
- § 585.104— Do I need a BOEM lease or other authorization to produce or support the production of electricity or other energy product from a renewable energy resource on the OCS?
- § 585.105— What are my responsibilities under this part?
- § 585.106— What happens if I fail to comply with this part?
- § 585.107— Who can acquire or hold a lease or grant under this part?
- § 585.108— How do I show that I am qualified to be a lessee or grant holder?
- § 585.109— When must I notify BOEM if an action has been filed alleging that I am insolvent or bankrupt?
- § 585.110— When must I notify BOEM of mergers, name changes, or changes of business form?
- § 585.111— How do I submit plans, applications, reports, or notices required by this part?
- § 585.112— When and how does BOEM charge me processing fees on a case-by-case basis?
- § 585.113— Definitions.
- § 585.114— How will data and information obtained by BOEM under this part be disclosed to the public?
- § 585.115— Paperwork Reduction Act statements—information collection.
- § 585.116— Requests for information.
- § 585.117— Severability.
- § 585.118— What are my appeal rights?
Subpart B — The Renewable Energy Leasing Schedule
Subpart C — Issuance of OCS Renewable Energy Leases
- § 585.200— What rights are granted with a lease issued under this part?
- § 585.201— How will BOEM issue leases?
- § 585.202— What types of leases will BOEM issue?
- § 585.203— With whom will BOEM consult before issuance of leases?
- § 585.204— What areas are available for leasing consideration?
- § 585.205— How will leases be mapped?
- § 585.206— What is the lease size?
- § 585.210— What are the steps in BOEM's competitive lease award process?
- § 585.211— What is the Call?
- § 585.212— What is area identification?
- § 585.213— What information is included in the PSN?
- § 585.214— What information is included in the FSN?
- § 585.215— What may BOEM do to assess whether competitive interest for a lease area still exists before the auction?
- § 585.216— How are bidding credits awarded and used?
- § 585.220— How will BOEM award leases competitively?
- § 585.221— What general provisions apply to all auctions?
- § 585.222— What other auction rules must bidders follow?
- § 585.223— What supplemental information will BOEM provide in a PSN and FSN?
- § 585.224— What will BOEM do after the auction?
- § 585.225— What happens if BOEM accepts a bid?
- § 585.226— What happens if the provisional winner fails to meet its obligations?
- § 585.230— May I request a lease if there is no Call?
- § 585.231— Will BOEM issue leases noncompetitively?
- § 585.232— May I acquire a lease noncompetitively after responding to a request for information or a Call for Information and Nominations?
- § 585.235— What are the lease periods for a commercial lease?
- § 585.236— If I have a limited lease, how long will my lease remain in effect?
- § 585.237— What is the effective date of a lease?
- § 585.238— May I develop my commercial lease in phases?
- § 585.239— Are there any other renewable energy research activities that will be allowed on the OCS?
Subpart D — Right-of-Way (ROW) Grants and Right-of-Use and Easement (RUE) Grants for Renewable Energy Activities
- § 585.300— What types of activities are authorized by ROW grants and RUE grants issued under this part?
- § 585.301— What do ROW grants and RUE grants include?
- § 585.302— What are the general requirements for ROW grant and RUE grant holders?
- § 585.303— How long will my ROW grant or RUE grant remain in effect?
- § 585.305— How do I request a ROW grant or a RUE grant?
- § 585.306— What action will BOEM take on my request?
- § 585.307— How will BOEM determine whether competitive interest exists for ROW grants and RUE grants?
- § 585.308— How will BOEM conduct an auction for ROW grants and RUE grants?
- § 585.309— What is the effective date of a ROW grant or a RUE grant?
- § 585.315— What deposits are required for a competitive ROW grant or RUE grant?
- § 585.316— What payments are required for ROW grants or RUE grants?
Subpart E — Lease and Grant Administration
- § 585.405— How do I designate an operator?
- § 585.406— Who is responsible for fulfilling lease and grant obligations?
- § 585.408— May I assign my lease or grant interest?
- § 585.409— How do I request approval of a lease or grant assignment?
- § 585.410— When will my assignment result in a segregated lease?
- § 585.411— How does an assignment affect the assignor's liability?
- § 585.412— How does an assignment affect the assignee's liability?
- § 585.413— How do I consolidate leases or grants?
- § 585.415— What is a lease or grant suspension?
- § 585.416— How do I request a lease or grant suspension?
- § 585.417— When may BOEM order a suspension?
- § 585.418— How will BOEM issue a suspension?
- § 585.419— What are my immediate responsibilities if I receive a suspension order?
- § 585.420— What effect does a suspension order have on my payments?
- § 585.421— How long will a lease or grant suspension be in effect?
- § 585.422— When can my lease or grant be canceled?
- § 585.425— May I obtain a renewal of my lease or grant before it terminates?
- § 585.426— When must I submit my request for renewal?
- § 585.427— How long is a renewal?
- § 585.428— What effect does applying for a renewal have on my activities and payments?
- § 585.429— What criteria will BOEM consider in deciding whether to renew a lease or grant?
- § 585.432— When does my lease or grant terminate?
- § 585.433— What must I do after my lease or grant terminates?
- § 585.434— When may BOEM authorize facilities to remain in place following termination of a lease or grant?
- § 585.435— How can I relinquish a lease or a grant or parts of a lease or grant?
- § 585.436— Can BOEM require lease or grant contraction?
- § 585.438— What happens to leases or grants (or portions thereof) that have been relinquished, contracted, or cancelled?
Subpart F — Payments and Financial Assurance Requirements
- § 585.500— How do I make payments under this part?
- § 585.501— What deposits must I submit for a competitively issued lease, ROW grant, or RUE grant?
- § 585.502— What initial payment requirements must I meet to obtain a noncompetitive lease, ROW grant, or RUE grant?
- § 585.503— What are the rent and operating fee requirements for a commercial lease?
- § 585.504— How are my payments affected if I develop my commercial lease in phases?
- § 585.505— What are the rent and operating fee requirements for a limited lease?
- § 585.506— What operating fees must I pay on a commercial lease?
- § 585.507— What rent payments must I pay on a project easement?
- § 585.508— What rent payments must I pay on ROW grants or RUE grants associated with renewable energy projects?
- § 585.509— Who is responsible for submitting lease or grant payments to ONRR?
- § 585.510— May BOEM defer, reduce, or waive my lease or grant payments?
- § 585.516— What are the financial assurance requirements for each stage of my commercial lease?
- § 585.517— How will BOEM determine the supplemental financial assurance associated with commercial leases?
- § 585.520— What financial assurance must I provide when I obtain my limited lease, ROW grant, or RUE grant?
- § 585.521— Do my financial assurance requirements change as activities progress on my limited lease or grant?
- § 585.525— What general requirements must a financial assurance instrument meet?
- § 585.526— What instruments other than a surety bond may I use to meet the financial assurance requirement?
- § 585.527— May I demonstrate financial strength and reliability to meet the financial assurance requirement for lease or grant activities?
- § 585.528— May I use a third-party guaranty to meet the financial assurance requirement for lease or grant activities?
- § 585.529— Can I use a lease- or grant-specific decommissioning account to meet the financial assurance requirements related to decommissioning?
- § 585.530— What must I do if my financial assurance lapses?
- § 585.531— What happens if the value of my financial assurance is reduced?
- § 585.532— What happens if my surety wants to terminate the period of liability of my financial assurance?
- § 585.533— How does my surety obtain cancellation of my financial assurance?
- § 585.534— When may BOEM cancel my financial assurance?
- § 585.535— Why might BOEM call for forfeiture of my financial assurance?
- § 585.536— How will I be notified of a call for forfeiture?
- § 585.537— How will BOEM proceed once my bond or other security is forfeited?
- § 585.540— How will BOEM equitably distribute revenues to States?
- § 585.541— What is a qualified project for revenue sharing purposes?
- § 585.542— What makes a State eligible for payment of revenues?
- § 585.543— Example of how the inverse distance formula works.
Subpart G — Plans and Information Requirements
- § 585.600— What plans must I submit to BOEM before I conduct activities on my lease or grant?
- § 585.601— When must I submit my plans to BOEM?
- § 585.605— What is a Site Assessment Plan (SAP)?
- § 585.606— What must I demonstrate in my SAP?
- § 585.607— How do I submit my SAP?
- § 585.610— What must I include in my SAP?
- § 585.611— What information and certifications must I submit with my SAP to assist BOEM in complying with NEPA and other applicable laws?
- § 585.612— How will my SAP be processed for Federal consistency under the Coastal Zone Management Act?
- § 585.613— How will BOEM process my SAP?
- § 585.614— When may I begin conducting activities under my approved SAP?
- § 585.615— What other reports or notices must I submit to BOEM under my approved SAP?
- § 585.617— What activities require a revision to my SAP, and when will BOEM approve the revision?
- § 585.618— What must I do upon completion of approved site assessment activities?
- § 585.620— What is a Construction and Operations Plan (COP)?
- § 585.621— What must I demonstrate in my COP?
- § 585.622— How do I submit my COP?
- § 585.626— What must I include in my COP?
- § 585.627— What information and certifications must I submit with my COP to assist BOEM in complying with NEPA and other applicable laws?
- § 585.628— How will BOEM process my COP?
- § 585.631— When must I initiate activities under an approved COP?
- § 585.632— What documents must I submit before I may construct and install facilities under my approved COP?
- § 585.634— What activities require a revision to my COP, and when will BOEM approve the revision?
- § 585.635— What must I do if I cease activities approved in my COP before the end of my commercial lease?
- § 585.640— What is a General Activities Plan (GAP)?
- § 585.641— What must I demonstrate in my GAP?
- § 585.642— How do I submit my GAP?
- § 585.645— What must I include in my GAP?
- § 585.646— What information and certifications must I submit with my GAP to assist BOEM in complying with NEPA and other applicable laws?
- § 585.647— How will my GAP be processed for Federal consistency under the Coastal Zone Management Act?
- § 585.648— How will BOEM process my GAP?
- § 585.650— When may I begin conducting activities under my GAP?
- § 585.651— When may I construct complex or significant OCS facilities on my limited lease or any facilities on my project easement proposed under my GAP?
- § 585.652— How long do I have to conduct activities under an approved GAP?
- § 585.653— What other reports or notices must I submit to BOEM under my approved GAP?
- § 585.655— What activities require a revision to my GAP, and when will BOEM approve the revision?
- § 585.656— What must I do if I cease activities approved in my GAP before the end of my term?
- § 585.657— What must I do upon completion of approved activities under my GAP?
- § 585.658— Can my cable or pipeline construction deviate from my approved COP or GAP?
- § 585.700— What requirements must I include in my SAP, COP, or GAP regarding air quality?
- § 585.701— How must I conduct my approved activities to protect marine mammals, threatened and endangered species, and designated critical habitat?
- § 585.702— What must I do if I discover a potential archaeological resource while conducting my approved activities?
- § 585.703— How must I conduct my approved activities to protect essential fish habitats identified and described under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act?