{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-250.409","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 250.409","heading":"May I obtain departures from these drilling requirements?","body":"The District Manager may approve departures from the drilling requirements specified in this subpart. You may apply for a departure from drilling requirements by writing to the District Manager. You should identify and discuss the departure you are requesting in your APD (see § 250.414(h)).","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 D—Oil and Gas Drilling Operations"],"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":"f8df9993788bcb08d19caf2e18f45f97d1e7eb228e49cf9ab557d111153be46f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-250.408","next":"us/30-cfr-250.410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}