{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-250.1726","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 250.1726","heading":"When must I submit an initial platform removal application and what must it include?","body":"An initial platform removal application is required only for leases and pipeline rights-of-way in the Pacific OCS Region or the Alaska OCS Region. It must include the following information:\n(a) Platform or other facility removal procedures, including the types of vessels and equipment you will use;\n(b) Facilities (including pipelines) you plan to remove or leave in place;\n(c) Platform or other facility transportation and disposal plans;\n(d) Plans to protect marine life and the environment during decommissioning operations, including a brief assessment of the environmental impacts of the operations, and procedures and mitigation measures that you will take to minimize the impacts; and\n(e) A projected decommissioning schedule.","path":["Title 30—Mineral Resources","CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER B—OFFSHORE","PART 250—OIL AND GAS AND SULPHUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF","Subpart Q—Decommissioning Activities"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-30.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:24Z","sha256":"06fa18052703538ccca249e916869b37559ed1ce4537f09c42cb117e0093039a","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-250.1725","next":"us/30-cfr-250.1727"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}