Part 285 — Renewable Energy and Alternate Uses of Existing Facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf
Current through Jul 27, 2026
Authority: 43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.
Source: 88 FR 6413, Jan. 31, 2023, unless otherwise noted.
Sections
- § 285.100 Authority.
- § 285.101 What is the purpose of this part?
- § 285.102 What are BSEE's responsibilities under this part?
- § 285.103 When may BSEE prescribe or approve departures from the regulations in this part?
- § 285.104 [Reserved]
- § 285.105 What are my responsibilities under this part?
- §§ 285.106-285.109 [Reserved]
- § 285.110 How do I submit applications, reports, or notices required by this part?
- § 285.111 When and how does BSEE charge me processing fees on a case-by-case basis?
- § 285.112 Definitions.
- § 285.113 How will data and information obtained by BSEE under this part be disclosed to the public?
- § 285.114 Paperwork Reduction Act statements—information collection.
- § 285.115 Documents incorporated by reference.
- § 285.116 Requests for information on the state of the offshore renewable energy industry.
- § 285.117 Severability.
- § 285.118 What are my appeal rights?
- § 285.400 What happens if I fail to comply with this part?
- § 285.401 When may BSEE issue a cessation order?
- § 285.402 What is the effect of a cessation order?
- § 285.403-285.405 [Reserved]
- § 285.406 Who is responsible for fulfilling lease and grant obligations?
- § 285.407-285.414 [Reserved]
- § 285.415 What is a lease or grant suspension?
- § 285.416 [Reserved]
- § 285.417 When may BSEE order a suspension?
- § 285.418 How will BSEE issue a suspension?
- § 285.419 What are my immediate responsibilities if I receive a suspension order?
- § 285.420 What effect does a suspension order have on my payments?
- § 285.421 How long will a suspension be in effect?
- §§ 285.422-285.432 [Reserved]
- § 285.433 What must I do after my lease or grant terminates?
- §§ 285.434-285.436 [Reserved]
- § 285.437 When can my lease or grant be canceled?
- §§ 285.600-285.601 [Reserved]
- § 285.602 What records must I maintain?
- §§ 285.603-285.613 [Reserved]
- § 285.614 When may I begin conducting activities under my approved SAP?
- § 285.615 What other reports or notices must I submit to BSEE under my approved SAP?
- §§ 285.616-285.630 [Reserved]
- § 285.631 When must I initiate activities under an approved COP?
- § 285.632 What documents must I submit before I may construct and install facilities under my approved COP?
- § 285.633 How do I comply with my COP?
- §§ 285.634-285.635 [Reserved]
- § 285.636 What notices must I provide BSEE following approval of my COP?
- § 285.637 When may I commence commercial operations on my commercial lease?
- § 285.638 What must I do upon completion of my commercial operations as approved in my COP or FERC license?
- §§ 285.639-285.649 [Reserved]
- § 285.650 When may I begin conducting activities under my GAP?
- § 285.651 When may I construct complex or significant OCS facilities on my limited lease or any facilities on my project easement proposed under my GAP?
- § 285.652 [Reserved]
- § 285.653 What other reports or notices must I submit to BSEE under my approved GAP?
- §§ 285.654-285.659 [Reserved]
- § 285.700 What reports must I submit to BSEE before installing facilities described in my approved SAP, COP, or GAP?
- § 285.701 What must I include in my Facility Design Report?
- § 285.702 What must I include in my Fabrication and Installation Report?
- § 285.703 What reports must I submit for project modifications and repairs?
- § 285.704 After receiving the FDR, FIR, or project verification reports, what will BSEE do?
- § 285.705 When must I use a Certified Verification Agent (CVA)?
- § 285.706 How do I nominate a CVA for BSEE approval?
- § 285.707 What are the CVA's primary duties for facility design review?
- § 285.708 What are the CVA's or project engineer's primary duties for fabrication and installation review?
- § 285.709 When conducting onsite fabrication inspections, what must the CVA or project engineer verify?
- § 285.710 When conducting onsite installation inspections, what must the CVA or project engineer do?
- § 285.711 [Reserved]
- § 285.712 What are the CVA's or project engineer's reporting requirements?
- § 285.713 [Reserved]
- § 285.714 What records relating to FDRs, FIRs, and Project Modification and Repair Reports must I keep?
- § 285.800 How must I conduct my activities to comply with safety and environmental requirements?
- § 285.801 How must I conduct my approved activities to protect marine mammals, threatened and endangered species, and designated critical habitat?
- § 285.802 What must I do if I discover a potential archaeological resource while conducting my approved activities?
- § 285.803 How must I conduct my approved activities to protect essential fish habitats identified and described under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act?
- §§ 285.804-285.809 [Reserved]
- § 285.810 When must I submit a Safety Management System (SMS) and what must I include in my SMS?
- § 285.811 Am I required to obtain a certification of my SMS?
- § 285.812 How must I implement my SMS?
- § 285.813 When do I have to report removing equipment from service?
- § 285.814 [Reserved]
- § 285.815 What must I do if I have facility damage or an equipment failure?
- § 285.816 What must I do if environmental or other conditions adversely affect a cable, pipeline, or facility?
- §§ 285.817-285.819 [Reserved]
- § 285.820 Will BSEE conduct inspections?
- § 285.821 Will BSEE conduct scheduled and unscheduled inspections?
- § 285.822 What must I do when BSEE conducts an inspection?
- § 285.823 Will BSEE reimburse me for my expenses related to inspections?
- § 285.824 How must I conduct self-inspections?
- § 285.825 When must I assess my facilities?
- §§ 285.826-285.829 [Reserved]
- § 285.830 What are my incident reporting requirements?
- § 285.831 What incidents must I report, and when must I report them?
- § 285.832 How do I report incidents requiring immediate notification?
- § 285.833 What are the reporting requirements for incidents requiring written notification?
- § 285.900 Who must meet the decommissioning obligations in this subpart?
- § 285.901 When do I accrue decommissioning obligations?
- § 285.902 What are the general requirements for decommissioning for facilities authorized under my SAP, COP, or GAP?
- § 285.903 What are the requirements for decommissioning FERC-licensed hydrokinetic facilities?
- § 285.904 Can I request a departure from the decommissioning requirements?
- § 285.905 When must I submit my decommissioning application?
- § 285.906 What must my decommissioning application include?
- § 285.907 How will BSEE process my decommissioning application?
- § 285.908 What must I include in my decommissioning notice?
- § 285.909 When may facilities remain in place following termination of a lease or grant?
- § 285.910 What must I do when I remove my facility?
- § 285.911 [Reserved]
- § 285.912 After I remove a facility, cable, or pipeline, what information must I submit?
- § 285.913 What happens if I fail to comply with my approved decommissioning application?
- § 285.1000 What activities does this subpart regulate?
- §§ 285.1001-285.1013 [Reserved]
- § 285.1014 When will BSEE suspend an Alternate Use RUE?
- § 285.1015 [Reserved]
- § 285.1016 When will an Alternate Use RUE be cancelled?
- § 285.1017 [Reserved]
- § 285.1018 Who is responsible for decommissioning an OCS facility subject to an Alternate Use RUE?
- § 285.1019 What are the decommissioning requirements for an Alternate Use RUE?