{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-550.202","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 550.202","heading":"What criteria must the Exploration Plan (EP), Development and Production Plan (DPP), or Development Operations Coordination Document (DOCD) meet?","body":"Your EP, DPP, or DOCD must demonstrate that you have planned and are prepared to conduct the proposed activities in a manner that:\n(a) Conforms to the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act as amended (Act), applicable implementing regulations, lease provisions and stipulations, and other Federal laws;\n(b) Is safe;\n(c) Conforms to sound conservation practices and protects the rights of the lessor;\n(d) Does not unreasonably interfere with other uses of the OCS, including those involved with National security or defense; and\n(e) Does not cause undue or serious harm or damage to the human, marine, or coastal environment.","path":["Title 30—Mineral Resources","CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER B—OFFSHORE","PART 550—OIL AND GAS AND SULFUR OPERATIONS IN THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF","Subpart B—Plans and Information"],"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":"43c54c4fc7413861b247e4e76294a8e4552d98bbbf2cae600b7a03976934b7e2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-550.201","next":"us/30-cfr-550.203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}