30 C.F.R. § 250.201

What plans and information must I submit before I conduct any activities on my lease or unit?

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(a) Plans and permits. Before you conduct the activities on your lease or unit listed in the following table, you must submit, and BSEE must approve, the listed plans (or relevant portions thereof), and any applicable permits. Your plans and applicable permits may cover one or more leases or units.

You must have BSEE approval of a(n) . . .	Before you . . .	Additional information
(1) New or Unusual Technology Conceptual Plan	install the new or unusual technology	(i) Must be approved by BSEE before it will approve any associated application or permit (e.g., pipeline, platform, APD, APM) involving the use of new or unusual technology. (ii) May be independent of a project Conceptual Plan or DWOP. (iii) BSEE will not approve this Conceptual Plan until all associated I3P Reports (if required) are submitted and are reviewed by BSEE. (iv) May not contain equipment identified as a primary or secondary barrier.
(2) New or Unusual Technology Barrier Equipment Conceptual Plan	install the new or unusual technology that is identified as barrier equipment	(i) Is required for any project or system involving new or unusual technology that is also identified as a primary or secondary barrier. (ii) Must be approved by BSEE before it will approve any associated application or permit (e.g., pipeline, platform, APD, APM) involving the use of new or unusual technology identified as barrier equipment as applicable for the permit scope. (iii) BSEE will not approve this Conceptual Plan until all associated I3P Reports are submitted and reviewed by BSEE.
(3) Project Conceptual Plan	conduct post-drilling installation or well completion activities for a deepwater development project, or for any project that will involve the use of a subsea tieback development technology in any water depth, which may include new or unusual technology	(i) Must be approved before well completion permit approval (e.g., APM). (ii) Any relevant new or unusual technology associated with completion operations must be approved by BSEE before project Conceptual Plan approval.
(4) Deepwater Operations Plan (DWOP)	(i) conduct post-completion installation activities for a deepwater development project, or for any project that will involve the use of a subsea tieback development technology in any water depth, which may include new or unusual technology; and (ii) initiate production activities	Must include reference to all applicable, previously approved Conceptual Plans for the associated development project.

(b) Submitting additional information. On a case-by-case basis, the Regional Supervisor may require you to submit additional information if the Regional Supervisor determines that it is necessary to evaluate your proposed plan or permit.

(c) Referencing. In preparing your proposed plan or permit, you may reference information and data discussed in other plans or permits you previously submitted or that are otherwise readily available to BSEE.

(d) All plans listed under paragraph (a) of this section that are initially submitted after October 29, 2024 must comply with the requirements of this subpart.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 22 cases, 2008–2014 · leading case: Century Expl. New Orleans, LLC v. United States, 110 Fed. Cl. 148 (Fed. Cl. 2013).

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Century Expl. New Orleans, LLC v. United States, 110 Fed. Cl. 148 (Fed. Cl. 2013). · cites it 4× “§§ 1340 (c)(1), 1340(e)(2); 30 C.F.R. § 250.201 , and Interior must approve or deny the EP within thirty days of receipt, see 43 U.”

Century Expl. New Orleans, LLC v. United States, 745 F.3d 1168 (Fed. Cir. 2014). · cites it 2× “§ 1340 (c)(1), (e)(2); 30 C.F.R. § 250.201 (2010). Such an exploration plan detailed the lessee’s proposed exploration activities on the Outer Continental Shelf and required government approval before the lessee commenced any exploration activity.”

Alaska Wilderness League v. Kempthorne, 548 F.3d 815 (9th Cir. 2008). · cites it 4× “30 C.F.R. § 250.201 . The EP must include a project-specific environmental impact analysis assessing the potential effects of the proposed exploration activities.”

Ctr for Biological Diversity v. Ken Salazar, 683 F.3d 158 (5th Cir. 2012). “30 CFR § 250.201 (a) (2011). Elsewhere in the OCS, the DOI requires submission and approval of a Development and Production Plan (DPP) before such activities may commence.”

Century Expl. New Orleans, Inc. v. United States, 103 Fed. Cl. 70 (Fed. Cl. 2012). “Before NTL6, according to plaintiffs, lessees were required to provide additional information only on a case-by-case basis pursuant to 30 C.F.R. § 250.201 (b) (2011). Plaintiffs assert that the new requirements of NTL6 violate that regulation and others.”

Alaska Wilderness v. Kempthorne (9th Cir. 2008). · cites it 2× “30 C.F.R. § 250.201 . The EP must include a project-specific environmental impact analysis assessing the potential effects of the proposed exploration activities.”

Ctr for Biological Diversity v. Ken Salazar (5th Cir. 2012). “30 CFR § 250.201 (a) (2011). Elsewhere in the OCS, the DOI requires submission and approval of a Development and Production Plan (DPP) before such activities may commence.”

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