{"data":{"id":"us/30-cfr-586.104","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"30 CFR 586.104","heading":"When may BOEM prescribe or approve departures from the regulations in this part?","body":"(a) BOEM may prescribe or approve departures from these regulations when departures are necessary to:\n(1) Facilitate the appropriate activities on a grant under this part;\n(2) Conserve natural resources;\n(3) Protect life (including human and wildlife), property, or the marine, coastal, or human environment; or\n(4) Protect sites, structures, or objects of historical or archaeological significance.\n(b) Any departure approved under this section and its rationale must:\n(1) Be consistent with subsection 8(p) of the OCS Lands Act;\n(2) Protect the environment and the public health and safety to the same degree as if there was no approved departure from the regulations;\n(3) Not impair the rights of third parties; and\n(4) Be documented in writing.","path":["Title 30—Mineral Resources","CHAPTER V—BUREAU OF OCEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","SUBCHAPTER B—OFFSHORE","PART 586—ALTERNATE USES OF EXISTING FACILITIES ON THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"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":"e0b11e9fa58f9ffc7e0c10c39563b790a28caf8d54472dd7092b38127e666cb2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/30-cfr-586.103","next":"us/30-cfr-586.105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}