GroundRules
30 CFR 556.303: What does BOEM do if an area proposed for leasing is within three nautical miles of the seaward boundary of a coastal State?
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 30—Mineral Resources
- CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
- SUBCHAPTER B—OFFSHORE
- PART 556—LEASING OF SULFUR OR OIL AND GAS AND FINANCIAL ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
- Subpart C—Planning and Holding a Lease Sale
For an area proposed for leasing that is within three nautical miles of the seaward boundary of a coastal State, as governed by section 8(g)(1) of OCSLA (43 U.S.C. 1337(g)(1)):
(a) BOEM provides the governor of the coastal State, subject to the confidentiality requirements in this chapter:
(1) A schedule for leasing; and
(2) An estimate of the potential oil and gas resources.
(b) At the request of the governor of a coastal State, BOEM will provide to that governor, subject to the confidentiality requirements in this chapter:
(1) Information concerning geographical, geological, and ecological characteristics; and
(2) An identification of any field, geological structure, or trap, or portion thereof, that lies within three nautical miles of the State's boundary.
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