{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-556.807","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 556.807","heading":"What is the effect of an assignment of operating rights on an assignee's liability?","body":"As assignee, you and any subsequent assignees are liable for all obligations that accrue after the effective date of your assignment. As assignee, you must comply with all the terms and conditions of the lease and regulations issued under OCSLA. In addition, you must remedy all existing environmental and operational problems on the lease, properly abandon all wells, and reclaim the site, as required under 30 CFR part 250.","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 H—Transferring All or Part of the Operating Rights in a Lease"],"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":"6c51152afb075f7dda41ced4c3844072e472976f0babb15555fe424861dd3961","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-556.806","next":"us/30-cfr-556.808"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}