{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-556.309","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 556.309","heading":"Does BOEM offer blocks in a sale that is not on the Five Year program schedule (called a Supplemental Sale)?","body":"(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this section, BOEM may offer a block within a planning area included in the Five Year program in an otherwise unscheduled sale, if the block:\n(1) Received a bid that was rejected in an earlier sale;\n(2) Had a high bid that was forfeited in a scheduled sale; or\n(3) Is a development block subject to drainage.\n(b) For an unscheduled sale, BOEM may disclose the classification of the block as a development block.\n(c) Blocks in the Central or Western Gulf of America Planning Areas cannot be offered in a sale that is not on the schedule.","path":["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"],"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":"83b4a83321f0b8300b7b06bfdecda87ed3ffba9b67297e8fac3c9e27cb028809","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-556.308","next":"us/30-cfr-556.400"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}