{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-256.1","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 256.1","heading":"Purpose.","body":"The purpose of the regulations in 30 CFR part 256 is to establish the procedures under which the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) will exercise the authority to administer a leasing program for oil, gas and sulphur. The procedures under which the Secretary will exercise the authority to administer a program to grant rights-of-way, are addressed in part 250, subpart J.","path":["Title 30—Mineral Resources","CHAPTER II—BUREAU OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER B—OFFSHORE","PART 256—LEASING OF SULPHUR OR OIL AND GAS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF","Subpart A—Outer Continental Shelf Oil, Gas, and Sulphur Management, General"],"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":"afcde485ad26d592c32ff8b0150a09bad219091c9d72deac9fd1b1d349acb432","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-254.90","next":"us/30-cfr-256.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}