{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-556.403","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 556.403","heading":"Under what circumstances may I be disqualified from acquiring a lease or an interest in a lease on the OCS?","body":"You may be disqualified from acquiring a lease or an interest in a lease on the OCS if:\n(a) You or your principals are excluded or disqualified from participating in a transaction covered by Federal non-procurement debarment and suspension (2 CFR parts 180 and 1400), unless the Department explicitly approves an exception for a transaction pursuant to the regulations in those parts;\n(b) The Secretary finds, after notice and hearing, that you or your principals (including in the meaning of “you,” for purposes of this subparagraph, a bidder or prospective bidder) fail to meet due diligence requirements or to exercise due diligence under section 8(d) of OCSLA (43 U.S.C. 1337(d)) on any OCS lease; or\n(c) BOEM disqualifies you from acquiring a lease or an interest in a lease on the OCS based on your unacceptable operating performance. BOEM will give you adequate notice and opportunity for a hearing before imposing a disqualification, unless BSEE has already provided such notice and opportunity for a hearing.","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 D—Qualifications"],"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":"7d42bc7c3fc36c7a5da75051d7fb638befc67bdd861f1fdd1b08d4dc384197cb","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-556.402","next":"us/30-cfr-556.404"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}